A Baseball Rules Thread (For The Dummies)

that’s the crux of it for me, i could’ve made it simpler.

infield fly was called, and i after, i go “what a second, it went foul!”. guy on the other team said definitely in support of the call, “yeah but it landed fair.” the ump had already blown an egregious call (on another rule) and i was much too incensed at that point than anyone should be playing in a fun co-ed league, so i just kept my mouth shut. But I still want to be vindicated, lol

I get your confusion now-- that it shouldn't have been ruled an infield fly until its fair/foul status is determined.

I don't know the right answer.

Yes, because I hear a lot of umps say “infield fly! batter is out of fair!”

*if fair (i shouldn’t post from my phone)

Fun co-ed leagues need more Earl Weavers, spewing four-letter invective and kicking dirt on the umpire.

The infield fly rule only applies to fair balls (the ump is supposed to call "infield fly, batter out if fair" or something like that). So if the ball landed fair then the batter is automatically out and it doesn't matter where the ball rolls if it's not caught.

I wasn’t clear that it bounced foul in front of the bag (ie foul in any circumstance). Does that change it for you NoTime, or is it still called strictly as it lands?

I'm fairly sure it doesn't matter as long as it's a fair ball. The ball needs to be fair and to be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, which could be in the infield in front of the bag, behind the bag on the infield dirt, or even in the shallow outfield.

i never knew the origin of the dropped third strike rule. i found this fascinating. i also had no idea that a form of baseball went back to the 1700s!

https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-dropped-third-strike-the-life-and-times-of-a-rule/

I saw this happen quite recently and I was shocked and delighted. Regular season game. Mayyyyybe Bobby Witt Jr?

It happens several times a game!

Sorry I meant I saw someone successfully outrun and reach.

it’s a silly rule but i guess i don’t mind it

probably because i was never a catcher