Maybe I have just never noticed them calling anything. Watching the ball etc. What do they say? “Catchable”?
From: Jeff Broadwick - Lists Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 10:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Baseball Yup. A decent ump calls it while it's still in the air. Jeff Broadwick ConVergence Technologies, Inc. 312-205-2519 Office 574-220-7826 Cell [email protected] On May 20, 2017, at 12:23 PM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: LOL, they probably wanted to use that excuse but 50 year old guys playing night games with sketchy eyesight means it’s a 50/50 chance the ball gets caught. In this case, umm, no. But that is what the infield fly rule is designed to prevent. Rory From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Baseball So on the Wednesday night play, did the defense not catch it on purpose? From: Rory Conaway Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Baseball I still play baseball in an old mans little league in Phoenix and yes, it’s called all the time. Statistically, you just don’t see a lot of infield fly balls in the majors because they can hit it 400’. Hang around our league and it’s pretty common because we can’t. Had one called Wednesday night in fact. Rory From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 8:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] OT Baseball Has anyone ever actually seen an umpire call the infield fly rule? I was just discussing it with my wife and I realized I have never seen it that I can remember. I don’t watch a lot of baseball, but like a drop kick in football, I have never seen one one of those either. So now caught in the depths of youtube hell watching NFL trick plays. Nice way to enjoy a Saturday morning.
