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	8-Ball Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		The balls are racked in a triangle at the foot of the table with the 8-ball in the center of the triangle, the first ball of the rack on the foot spot, a stripe ball in one corner of the rack and a solid ball in the other corner.
		Please Note: The incoming player has cue ball in hand behind the head string and may not shoot an object ball that is behind the head string, unless he first shoots the cue ball past the head string and causes the cue ball to come back behind the head string and hit the object ball.
		An object ball is considered to be illegally pocketed when (1) that object ball is pocketed on the same shot a foul is committed, or (2) the called ball did not go in the designated pocket, or (3) a safety is called prior to the shot.
	www.8ball.org /rules_8ball.htm (1486 words)

	Amateur Softball Association of America
		A ball goes sharply and directly from the bat backwards and first touches the catcher’s glove/mitt and then rebounds off the chest protector and is caught by the catcher before touching the ground.
		A foul ball with “perceptible” arc goes toward the catcher’s left and the catcher moves the glove to catch the ball.
		A foul ball goes sharply and directly from the bat to the catcher’s shin guard and rebounds to the third base person who catches the ball.
	www.softball.org /umpires/clarifications_2006_jan.asp (1386 words)

	Foul ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Otherwise, when a batted ball becomes a foul ball, the ball is dead, all runners must return to their time-of-pitch base, and the batter continues to bat.
		In different situations, a foul ball may be considered a positive or negative outcome of a pitch or swing.
		Foul balls with two strikes are generally considered positive for the batter, since he thus avoids strike three on a potentially difficult pitch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foul_ball (341 words)

	Fair and Foul Balls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		The judgment is based solely upon the relationship between the BALL and the LINE at the moment the fielder touches the ball, or at the moment the ball comes to a stop, or on outfield fly balls; the moment it touches the fielder or the ground.
		An outfield fly ball is judged to be fair or foul by the relationship of the ball to the foul line at the moment it first touches the ground, or where it first touches a fielder.
		A fair fly shall be judged according to the relative position of the ball and the foul line, including the foul pole, and not as to whether the fielder is on fair or foul territory at the time he touches the ball.
	www.baseball-rules.com /fairfoul.htm (463 words)

	Nine-Ball Rules
		The object balls are racked in a diamond shape, with the 1-ball at the top of the diamond and on the foot spot, the 9-ball in the center of the diamond, and the other balls in random order, racked as tightly possible.
		If the cue ball is pocketed or driven off the table, or the requirements of the opening break are not met, it is a foul, and the incoming player has cue ball in hand anywhere on the table.
		If a match is not refereed, it will be considered a cue ball foul if during an attempt to jump, curve or masse the cue ball over or around an impeding numbered ball, the impeding ball moves (regardless of whether it was moved by a hand; cue stick follow-through or bridge).
	www.recroom-products.com /nineballrules.html (999 words)

	Baseball Extras: Wiffleball
		FOUL LINES shall extend from the back of home plate to the base of the foul poles, in left and right fields, clearly defining the limits of"fair" territory of the playing field.
		A pitched ball that hits the batter is also considered a ball, although the batter must attempt to avoid being hit.
		A strike shall be called if a pitched ball (i) goes through the target strike zone in the air, (ii) is swung at and missed by the batter, or (iii) is fouled by the batter.
	www.bostonbaseball.com /whitesox/baseball_extras/whif.html (3379 words)

	NBA.com RULE NO. 12-FOULS AND PENALTIES
		A technical foul called for (1) delay of game, (2) coaches box violations, (3) defensive 3-seconds, or (4) having a team total of less or more than five players when the ball is alive, or (5) an offensive player hanging on his basket ring or backboard, is not considered an act of unsportsmanlike conduct.
		Technical fouls assessed to opposing teams during the same dead ball and prior to the administering of any free throw attempt for the first technical foul, shall be interpreted as a double technical foul.
		In the case where one punching foul is followed by another, all aspects of the rule are applied in both cases, and the team last offended is awarded possession on the sideline at the free throw line extended in the frontcourt.
	www.nba.com /analysis/rules_12.html?nav=ArticleList (4798 words)

	Change of Foul to Fair
		The batter hunkers away from a high inside pitch, the ball whacks the bat, and the UIC erroneously calls: "Foul ball!" The ball each time rolled briskly to the pitcher, who picked it up and threw out the batter-runner.
		Ruling: If the umpire agrees with the coach that the ball was fair, he may change his call because the "obvious" outcome of the hit would have been a "double." B1 is awarded second.
		If the ball is subsequently ruled foul, simply order the batter back to the box &emdash; and any runners back to bases occupied at the time of the pitch.
	home.earthlink.net /~sscutchen/baseball/Ump/Advice/foul_to_fair.htm (1525 words)

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		On the fifth pitch, or subsequent pitch, the batter attempts to bunt the ball and the ball is batted foul.
		In the event that the ball is thrown behind the runner, then the runner may proceed to the next base to avoid the tag; however, when all action ceases, then the runner is returned to the base the runner occupied at the time of the pitch, as base stealing is not allowed.
		Any time there is a play on a runner and the ball is overthrown into foul or dead ball territory, the ball is dead, and the runner is awarded the base to which the runner was advancing.
	www.kasasoftball.org /CaseBook8u.htm (1582 words)

	Strike zone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If any part of a pitched ball intersects any portion of this plane, the ball is in the strike zone and should be ruled as a strike (unless hit.) Technically, the strike zone has depth as well; the rules define a volume of 3-dimensional space–a right pentagonal prism.
		Fails to swing at a pitched ball which is called a strike—determined to be in the strike zone—by the umpire.
		A normal foul strike cannot count against the batter as his third strike; the third strike must be a swing and miss, called strike, touched ball, foul bunt or foul tip.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ball_(baseball_statistics) (1021 words)

	Amateur Softball Association of America
		All runners who advanced as a result of that batted ball are returned to the base they held at the time of the pitch.
		The ball is thrown to 1B where the defense tags the base.
		The ball is thrown back to F3 who is standing off 1B and, being somewhat confused, throws the ball back to the pitcher.
	www.softball.org /umpires/clarifications_2006_apr.asp (949 words)

	Youth Baseball Coaching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		The catcher assumes the crouched position while a partner, standing directly behind the catcher, throws the ball high into the air, imitating a pop fly.
		The catcher turns his or her back to the field, locates the ball, discards the mask, and makes the catch with two hands.
		The catcher should not take off the mask until he or she has located the foul ball and is in a position to catch it.
	www.youthbaseballcoaching.com /foul_ball_drill.html (99 words)

	CNN.com - Infamous Cubs-Marlins foul ball up for auction - Nov. 13, 2003
		The infamous foul ball bobbled out of play by a Chicago Cubs fan that helped turned the tide against the long-suffering club in the National League playoffs is going up for auction, with a starting bid of $5,000.
		Umpires ruled there was no fan interference, but the man who deflected the ball was showered with abuse and had to be removed from the stands for his own safety.
		The auction house said the ball wound up in the hands of a 33-year-old lawyer identified only as "Jim" who was seated nearby and decided to auction it off to start an education fund for his family.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/Midwest/11/13/offbeat.foul.ball.reut/index.html (374 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Texas boy who lost foul ball to souvenir-hunting adult gets windfall
		A 4-year-old boy who lost a foul ball to a not-so-grown-up adult is getting a windfall worthy of a game-winning home run hitter.
		The man's leg strikes the boy, and the boy is jostled a second time as the man stands up with the ball and appears to exchange words with the mother.
		The man who took the foul ball has not responded publicly to the criticism, but The Dallas Morning News identified him as Matt Starr, a married, 28-year-old landscaper and former youth minister.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040616-0717-foulball-boy.html (496 words)

	Amazon.com: Dead Ball Foul (A Silver Dagger Mystery): Books: Kayla McGrady (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		Dead Ball Foul is the story of Tricia, Luke, and Aaron: three teens who live in a quiet town in southwest Virginia, where the only excitement consists of the town's obsession with its high school football team.
		Now Kayla is turning to mysteries with her first novel, Dead Ball Foul, scheduled to be published in September 2000 by the Overmountain Press.
		DEAD BALL FOUL is clearly a young adult novel that will surprise other mystery readers with how good the plot is. Judsonville seems like a real place and the lead couple and support cast makes the small town feel even more genuine.
	www.amazon.com /Ball-Foul-Silver-Dagger-Mystery/dp/1570721173 (1404 words)

	Fair balls, foul balls, fair territory, foul territory
		Under the original rules he was allowed to try to advance around the bases as long as the batted baseball touched fair territory sooner or later.
		The distinction between fair and foul is only important if no defensive player catches the batted baseball before it bounces.
		That is, it could never have left the field over foul territory (i.e., on the outside of a foul pole) and then curved into the blue area.
	mysite.verizon.net /dqk/baseball-rules/fairball.html (741 words)

	Ball Four book by Jim Bouton
		When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt.
		As Keith Olbermann says, "FOUL BALL proves that a badly run city government can be just as dangerous—and just as hilarious—as a badly run baseball team."
		As with BALL FOUR there's a controversy surrounding FOUL BALL.
	www.ballfourbook.com (308 words)

	Boy's Mother Cries Foul Over Ball - Sports - nbc5i.com \| KXAS
		FORT WORTH, Texas -- The mother of a boy who was nearly knocked over when a man leaped for a foul ball says she was shocked that the man didn't give her son the ball.
		He was laying crossways in the aisle on the ground, and he had the bottom half of the ball, and I had the top half...
		Other fans were chanting for Starr to "give [the boy] the ball." He kept the ball to himself and reportedly left the game after the fourth inning.
	www.nbc5i.com /sports/3415704/detail.html (521 words)

	Remembering My First Foul Ball \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Caught the first foul ball in my life at a Rangers/A's game on June 25th, 2003.
		The ball in flight, I had a flashback of my big brother having a Garret Anderson home run ball bounce out of his hands and back onto the field at Anaheim, my home field, so I braced myself for the pain and ensuing scramble for the loose ball.
		I followed the ball's course as it sailed through the air, my eyes squinting from the bright sun shining high above me, I watched the ball arcing towards me (“always keep your eye on the ball” sounding in my head) then landing cleanly in my outstretched cupped hands.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/submit/Tessier_Tom2.stm (255 words)

	Cubs' truly 'foul' ball blown up - - MSNBC.com
		CHICAGO - In a flash, the ball that came to symbolize the Chicago Cubs’ cursed history was blown up Thursday night, reduced to a pile of thread by a Hollywood special effects expert.
		Whether the ball was possessed by the curse that legend says afflicts the Cubs or not, fans were happy to see it go.
		In its final hours, the ball was put on display, given a massage and treated to a “last meal” of steak and lobster, or at least the aroma.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4373470 (719 words)

	Projo.com \| Providence \| Red Sox
		Television replays, however, seemed to indicate the ball would have been a home run had the fan not interfered.
		He said that after the ball hit his right palm, which was red, it dropped straight down and didn't hit the pole.
		Then, he added, he was "almost" certain the ball would have been foul if he hadn't touched it.
	www.projo.com /redsox/content/projo_20031009_09quote1.be950.html (872 words)

	Disputed Teixeira homer called foul ball; Rangers lose to Padres
		The Texas first baseman believed he had capped a big night with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth, but as the ball passed over or near the right field foul pole, first base umpire Bill Welke ruled it foul.
		One television replay appeared to show the ball sailing over the foul pole, but Padres manager Bruce Bochy disagreed.
		After discussing the play for about two minutes, they agreed it was a foul ball.
	www.kilgorenewsherald.com /news/2006/0621/Sports/024.html (375 words)

	Foul Ball: America’s Favorite Pastime Threatened By Frivolous Lawsuits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		A spectator filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta Braves claiming she suffered injuries when an outfielder tossed a ball into the crowd.
		The Braves are now thinking of stopping the age-old tradition of players throwing game balls in to the stands as a way giving people souvenirs.
		The court stated that the risk of being hit by a bat or ball is “well-known”.
	www.calahouston.org /foulball.html (356 words)

	SI.com - MLB - Fan feels 'stupid' after interfering with foul ball - Thursday June 23, 2005 11:24PM
		Arizona State's Tuffy Gosewisch misses a foul ball as a fan interferes.
		Brad Jordan of Arlington didn't catch the foul ball, but he did catch heck from NCAA director of championships Dennis Poppe.
		He said he hasn't been seeing the ball quite as well, partly because of the shadow that creeps over home plate early in night games at the CWS.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2005/baseball/more/06/23/cws.interference (780 words)

	Book Excerpt: Foul ball part of Ichiro's arsenal
		In Japan there are a lot of times when you can get a hit off a ball even if it's on the outside of the plate.
		If you're batting fourth they really want you to hit the ball, so in response to that you'll be aggressive about going after the pitch.
		· The ball is in the Democrats' court
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /baseball/191045_ichiro16.html (1305 words)

	the buzz > Foul Ball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		ARLINGTON, Texas - A 4-year-old boy who lost a foul ball to a not-so-grown-up adult is getting a windfall worthy of a game-winning home run hitter.
		I hope this so called man gets what he deserves for what he did, he should have just given the ball to the boy and said sorry for hitting him.
		Why this fan was willing to push a 4 year old out of the way for a foul ball baffles me? You just never know.
	www.glbuzz.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t5443.html (1207 words)

	Bleed Cubbie Blue :: Book Review: "Foul Ball"
		Jim Bouton's latest, "Foul Ball", also caught my eye, and having enjoyed "Ball Four" so much (and if you've never read it, what are you waiting for?), I thought I'd give it a shot.
		After the 2000 season, that club left, was replaced for one year by the Pittsfield Astros, and then it appeared that Pittsfield, after more than a century of pro ball, would have no team in 2002 and after.
		Ball Four was named one of the "Books of the Century" by the New York Public Library, specifically in the category of "Popular Culture and Mass Entertainment".
	www.bleedcubbieblue.com /story/2006/1/28/162019/111 (1169 words)

	Amazon.com: Foul Ball: My Life and Hard Times Trying to Save an Old Ballpark: Books: Jim Bouton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		Foul Ball: My Life and Hard Times Trying to Save an Old Ballpark, Plus Part Two by Jim Bouton
		This former Yankee pitcher, who wrote the sports tell-all template Ball Four, has a self-conscious voice that almost stifles this compelling story of Pittsfield, Mass., residents resisting a new stadium in order to renovate historic Wahconah Park instead.
		If Jim Bouton's first book, "Ball Four" (which I admit to not having read yet, though it's way up on my to-read list now), was a masterpiece of baseball literature, "Foul Ball" is not only a masterpiece of muckraking journalism, it's also simply an engrossing story, very well told.
	www.amazon.com /Foul-Ball-Times-Trying-Ballpark/dp/0970911718 (2304 words)

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