Quote:
Originally posted by robustpuppy
And could somebody please explain the infield fly rule? Nothing worse than going for the next base when you're not supposed to, and having everybody scream their heads off, and then getting tagged.
|
I know I know I know (thanks to being married to a baseball rules/strategy geek)!
When there is one out or no outs, runners on at least first and second (or bases loaded), and the batter hits a high popup that could be fielded by an infielder, the ump calls infield fly while the ball is still in the air. Whether or not the ball is actually caught, the batter is out and the runners do not advance.
I guess I could Google to check for sure--the only part I might have missed is the runners on. It might be that the bases have to be loaded.
tm
