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The LINE or the BASE

T therefump100+ posts
Hi,
Serious discussion in our chapter about whether to use the "line". The idiots (over 30 league) painted the fair/foul line on first about a ball's length over the first base bag. 2 questions:
1) do you use the line for fair/foul?
2) if the ball hits the base "behind" the line is it fair or foul?
3) If you answer that the line determines fair/foul then what happens if the ball hits the base "behind" the line?

Roy
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Jimmy03Jimmy031,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by therefump:
Hi,
Serious discussion in our chapter about whether to use the "line". The idiots (over 30 league) painted the fair/foul line on first about a ball's length over the first base bag. 2 questions:
1) do you use the line for fair/foul?
2) if the ball hits the base "behind" the line is it fair or foul?
3) If you answer that the line determines fair/foul then what happens if the ball hits the base "behind" the line?

Roy


By definition the entire bag is always fair no matter where the line is. On poorly lined fields, use the bag as fair when the ball hits the bag, in all other situations use the line.
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T therefump100+ posts
Ok,
That was my answer. Can you point out the rule or case book (Federation) where this is the case? My partner is uncontrollably insistent that the LINE is the determination of fair/foul. He went to 8 weeks of Harry Wendelstedt's school 5 years ago so he's allegedly the "expert".
I pointed out that the base is ALWAYS in fair territory. That wasn't good enough.
Jimmy03Jimmy031,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by therefump:
Ok,
That was my answer. Can you point out the rule or case book (Federation) where this is the case? My partner is uncontrollably insistent that the LINE is the determination of fair/foul. He went to 8 weeks of Harry Wendelstedt's school 5 years ago so he's allegedly the "expert".
I pointed out that the base is ALWAYS in fair territory. That wasn't good enough.


There is no rule that covers incorrectly lined fields. There is the definition of foul/fair and common sense, which seems to be in short supply with your partner, pro grad or not.

Remember, the majority of proschool grads, including me, were not good enough to move on.

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