Foul Has Nothing to do With Your Feet
Posted by The Little League Coach on 04 Jun 2008 at 12:16 am | Tagged as: Game Results, General, Umpires
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Today I saw a call incorrectly made that I wanted to clarify. A ball is foul based on where it is touched, not where the player is or where the players feet are. The ball is called based on the position of the BALL at the time it is contacted.
Therefore, if a player is standing fully in fair territory and reaches over into foul territory to make a play, and contacts the ball when the ball is in foul territory, the ball is foul. The position of the player or the player’s feet is irrelivant.
This is a call that is often made wrong and rarely understood in the stands.
Do you know any other strange rules that come into play often?
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Infield fly rule has to be the most commonly messed up rule.
That is an understatement! Not only is it not understood by most people, umpires often forget to call it or call it wrong. It is sometimes a difficult call, but in that case, don’t call it. When in doubt, play it out!