Dead or alive?

[Richard_Siegel]

A fair batted ball passes F3 and hits the BU who is still standing in the A position in foul territory. Dead or alive?

[Bluefish]

Is this a trick question? Sounds like a live ball to me if it passed on the ground f3 and 1b in fair territory .

[Richard_Siegel]

Is this a trick question? Sounds like a live ball to me if it passed on the ground f3 and 1b in fair territory .

Any question you're not sure of the right answer too is a trick question.

[Ozzy]

A fair batted ball passes F3 and hits the BU who is still standing in the A position in foul territory. Dead or alive?
Live ball, play on!

[Rich_Ives]

Is this a trick question? Sounds like a live ball to me if it passed on the ground f3 and 1b in fair territory .

He said it was a fair ball. It's live. Play the bounce.

[heyblue26]

Any question you're not sure of the right answer too is a trick question.

I understand that it may be just in the wording that tricks us up, mean some of us up.

Fair ball

[heyblue26]

Any question you're not sure of the right answer too is a trick question.

He said it was a fair ball. It's live. Play the bounce.

It must of had a spin on it which thru him off.

[bigbird69]

Fair-Live ball... play on....


As BU, get ready to get razzed by your PU/partners after the game and for a few weeks to come.

[Bluefish]

Richard,

Based on your past posts and this simple question, I was expecting you to come out with some relevation that the play you described had some inner meaning that I must have been missing. Oh well.

[ggchavez]

A fair batted ball passes F3 and hits the BU who is still standing in the A position in foul territory. Dead or alive?
Is he still breathing? I'd wait for a medical professional to declare him dead. ;)

[Bluefish]

Yeah, I am a little slow sometimes. Maybe BU is a little dead in his tracks and alive with shame for not getting out of the way faster.

[Richard_Siegel]

What do you make of this?

2.16.1(d) A foul is a batted ball that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or a player or any object foreign to the natural ground;

So if a batted ball passes F3 inside the bag and then hits the BU who is still standing in the A position in foul territory, wouldn't this rule make it a foul ball?

[ggchavez]

What do you make of this?

2.16.1(d) A foul is a batted ball that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or a player or any object foreign to the natural ground;

So if a batted ball passes F3 inside the bag and then hits the BU who is still standing in the A position in foul territory, wouldn't this rule make it a foul ball?
If it was a fly ball, yes. But if it bounded past 1B fair, then here's the rest of the story...

2.5.1 A fair ball is a batted ball which: (c) is on or over fair ground when bounding to the outfield past first or third base;

[semper_fi_72]

It must of had a spin on it which thru him off.

Of course it had spin on it or it wouldn't have veered towards fould ground and the umpire after passing 1B. :twisted:

[dash_riprock]

It must of had a spin on it which thru him off.

26,

It's should HAVE, must HAVE, could HAVE, might HAVE, etc.

Just trying to help.

And I apologize. Must OF is like nails on a blackboard to me.

[heyblue26]

26,

It's should HAVE, must HAVE, could HAVE, might HAVE, etc.

Just trying to help.

And I apologize. Must OF is like nails on a blackboard to me.

Now thats funny. Of course I knew that the ball had a spin on it they all have some type of rotation. It Should have , must have, could have, and might have. this is what makes this site a lot of fun. Thanks for trying to help.

[sdix00]

Coming in late.

Assuming this ball was fair before it was "foul", then we have a fair ball.

Once its fair, its fair forever.

[dash_riprock]

Now thats funny. Of course I knew that the ball had a spin on it they all have some type of rotation. It Should have , must have, could have, and might have. this is what makes this site a lot of fun. Thanks for trying to help.

Thanks for taking my gratuitously snippy comment with grace and class. I allowed a pet peeve of mine to interfere with patience and reserve which, incidentally, are qualities expected of me as an umpire.

Forget about thanking me for trying to help. As a U.S. Marine, you have already done far more for me than I could ever hope to do for you.

Thank you for your service, soldier.

[dash_riprock]

What do you make of this?

2.16.1(d) A foul is a batted ball that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or a player or any object foreign to the natural ground;

So if a batted ball passes F3 inside the bag and then hits the BU who is still standing in the A position in foul territory, wouldn't this rule make it a foul ball?

Of course a batted ball is one who's fair/foul status has yet to be determined - not the case in your OP.

But congratulations on finding yet another contradiction in the rules. I picture you hunched over a desk, examining the rule book through a high-powered lens and making copious notes.

It's a good thing that benefits us all.

[bobjenkins]

Of course a batted ball is one who's fair/foul status has yet to be determined - not the case in your OP.

But congratulations on finding yet another contradiction in the rules. I picture you hunched over a desk, examining the rule book through a high-powered lens and making copious notes.

It's a good thing that benefits us all.

FWIW, I think that same contradiction is in OBR and NCAA.

[MCLEOD36]

You gotta love Richard and he makes a great point, hunched back and all...ha ha.

[heyblue26]

You gotta love Richard and he makes a great point, hunched back and all...ha ha.

He sure keeps us all on our toes thats for sure.