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:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:01 AM To: af@afmug.com 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: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> 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:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com<mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 8:26 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> 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.
