Sorry John. Geometry is not a matter of opinion. A ball that goes up touched the top of the wall.
Home run. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>wrote: > No. It is your opinion that it is a home run. It is your interpretation > of the rules. It does not make you right just because you say you are > right. > > The last time you provided the prose from the rule book, we went through > the same thing. > > > > If a ball hits the edge of the wall that defines the border between what is > the top and what is the face of the wall, then we are in no-mans land in > debate. And my opinion is that if the ball hits the edge and goes forward, > then it is still in play. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi > *Sent:* Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:15 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Ortiz HR > > > > Again, there is no "edge". If the ball touches the top, it is out. When > it touches the top it goes up. > > Your "up ten feet and then fall one inch straight down onto the field" is a > home run. > > > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Because a ball can hit the edge and go up. The question should be whether > or not the ball hit the edge and went forward or backward. Thus, a ball can > hit the edge, then go up ten feet, and then fall one inch straight down onto > the field and still be in play. > > I did not see this specific HOUR. I am guessing that it was past the edge > and hit something behind the wall plane and came back onto the field. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Thu May 20 04:09:47 2010 > *Subject*: Ortiz HR > > Thank goodness they took the HR call away from the umps. They seem to > consistently miss that call. > > > > Why is it so hard to understand that a ball that bounces straight up hit > the top of the wall? > > > > Ray > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" www.fpgasimulation.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
