Wasn't aware that this forum was only for "expert" umpires to respond to, Blue, by the way my answer was correct.
Ball dropped next to fence, have never been in or played in a park where the fence was close enough for a ball to drop next to it and then land in fair territory. We're not talking about a pop-up that had a chance of being fair according to the description. Of course all pop-ups are run out. When is the last time you saw a batter run to first base
on a foul ball straight back that the catcher caught next to the fence? Again, "next to the fence" are the important words here.
As far as your cynical comment about my claims in my profile-do a little more research if
you feel the need to get personal. Any player running out an "obvious" foul ball near the
fence would be needled unmercifully by his teammates as well as the coach/manager. It's called false hustle.
Moc1