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Post by barkeep on Nov 5, 2023 18:54:12 GMT -5
In baseball when is the only time a fly ball is caught but not an out? Ken. This is not a trick question.
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Post by Ken C on Nov 6, 2023 8:31:03 GMT -5
Wow, this is a hard one. I was thinking it had to do with the infield fly rule, but not certain.
What about if a ball bounces off the outfield wall and the outfielder catches it? That wouldn't be an out, but a ball in play. Then again, it would no longer be a fly ball. Hmm...
I'll have to search for this answer barkeep!
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Post by barkeep on Nov 6, 2023 9:42:36 GMT -5
Ken. If the ball bounces of a player but does not hit the ground the ground it is still an out. A clue. It once was not a rule. And Bobby Mercer used it to his advantage in the old Yankee Stadium.
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Post by barkeep on Nov 7, 2023 14:06:12 GMT -5
In the old days with the 4 foot fence outfielders would jump and catch the ball and fall over the fence. There was no way to know if the outfielder caught the ball or picked up the ball from the ground. Home run or out? So the rule was changed to where even if the outfielder caught the ball if the ball is over the fence it is a home run caught or not.
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Post by Ken C on Nov 8, 2023 11:10:14 GMT -5
Did not know that. The 4 foot fence idea was not a good one.
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