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	Infield fly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In baseball, the infield fly rule is a special case designed to prevent the defense from gaining an "unfair" double play by intentionally allowing an easy fly ball to drop to the ground.
		Instead of the formalized "Infield fly!", an umpire may simply yell "Batter's out!", and the reason is understood by all to be the infield fly rule.
		Just like any other fly ball, if an infield fly is caught, runners must touch (or tag up) their time-of-pitch base before attempting to advance; if an infield fly is not caught, no tag up is required.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Infield_fly (729 words)

	Infield fly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Umpires are generally taught that if a fielder is comfortably positioned under a high fly ball, it is probably catchable with ordinary effort.
		Participants and fans often misunderstand the infield fly rule.
		Also, an infield fly does not affect baserunners other than the batter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Infield_Fly_Rule (729 words)

	Infield Fly Rule
		The infield fly rule always seems to be a point of confusion for players, coaches, and parents watching a game.
		The purpose of the infield fly rule is to prevent a defensive team from purposely dropping or not catching an infield fly with the intention of trying to turn a double play.
		The infield fly rule is not applied and the third baseman can pick the ball off the ground (if he missed it) and touch third base for a force out if the runner hasn't made it to third yet.
	www.qcbaseball.com /baseball_rules/infield_fly_rule1.aspx (1391 words)

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		If the ball is near the baselines, the umpire shall declare “Infield Fly, if fair.” The ball is alive and runners may advance at the risk of the ball being caught, or retouch and advance after the ball is touched, the same as on any fly ball.
		An infield fly is declared by the umpire.
		An infield fly must be declared by the umpire as soon as he determines that the ball can be caught by the infielder with ordinary effort not after the play is over.
	www.sabinocanyonll.com /umpire/TheInfieldFly.doc (2717 words)

	Zen and the Art of the Infield Fly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		An infield fly (wherein the batter is out and runners may advance at their own risk) can only be called with runners on first and second (or the bases loaded) and less than two outs.
		The umpire calls “infield fly — batter is out” when, in his judgment, a fly ball or popup in the infield is catchable “with reasonable effort” and skill, and doesn’t require a highlight-reel play.
		When the infield fly is called, runners can advance at their own risk because the ball (and play) are not ruled “dead” by the call, as they are, for example, when a batter is hit by a pitch.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /features/2002/game_inches.htm (716 words)

	The SCS Crew
		If a declared Infield Fly is allowed to fall untouched to the ground, and bounces foul before passing first or third base, it is a foul ball.
		On the infield fly rule the umpire is to rule whether the ball could ordinarily have been handled by an infielder not by some arbitrary limitation such as the grass, or the base lines.
		The umpire must rule also that a ball is an infield fly, even if handled by an outfielder, if, in the umpire's judgment, the ball could have been as easily handled by an infielder.
	www.geocities.com /scs_boyz/scsbaseball/Rules.html (850 words)

	Rule Quiz
		Even though the ball did not stay in the infield, when it was in the air the umpire’s judgment was that it could ordinarily be caught by an infielder and he called it that way.
		Since the Infield Fly Rule is ultimately an umpire's judgment call, no matter what you thought and no matter where the ball was hit, if the umpire does not call it, it is not an Infield Fly.
		An INFIELD FLY is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive nor an attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, when first and second, or first, second and third bases are occupied, before two are out.
	www.dyba.com /Rule_Quiz_Infield_Fly.htm (1435 words)

	Infield Fly Rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		It must be a fly ball that an average infielder could catch with ordinary effort.
		Strictly speaking, the fly ball may not have to land or be caught in the infield.
		Application: If the infield fly rule is called, the batter is out and runners may advance if the ball is not caught at their own risk.
	www.digitalblair.org /rules_infield_fly.htm (183 words)

	The Official Forum - Infield Fly Fiasco
		Batter hits fly ball high enough for IF but the problem is that F6 is playing deep, isn't the most athletic kid on the team, and can't get to the ball before it hits the ground.
		Plays within the infield are too easy to turn a DP with the runners holding whereas it's far less likely on balls outside the infield.
		But given your response I can envision the entire defense (besides the pitcher and catcher) leaning against the outfield/homerun fence, the batter hitting a high pop fly that will land in the infield where no one is located, and some dork umpire like Tim C calling an infield fly.
	www.officialforum.com /thread/6001 (2032 words)

	Mark Explains . . . The Infield Fly Rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		But the infield fly rule is based solely on the umpire's judgement of what is possible in a given situation - not even of what actually happens.
		So fly balls tend to be caught, and hitters avoid them unless they're swinging for the fences, or trying for a sacrifice.
		Basically, an infield fly is just a fly ball that drops in the infield, or close enough to the infield that it can be caught with ordinary effort by a defensive player who starts out in the infield when the ball is hit.
	thereeds.org /~mark/explicatio/infield_fly.rhtml (754 words)

	ChiefDelphi Forums - What is the infield fly rule of FIRST?
		Many of you are describing the scoring system as the infield fly rule but that not what it is. The easiest was to describe and compare the scoring to this year’s game is how professional hockey standings and soccer standings are figured out.
		The Infield fly rule is a rule that, no one but the officials really understand.
		The batter hit a pop up to the infield and he was called out by the infield fly rule.
	www.chiefdelphi.com /forums/showthread.php?t=27784 (1709 words)

	What is the infield fly rule? : Baseball rules information from Answerbag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The infield fly rule is a rule used to prevent a team from letting a pop-up drop in order to get two outs instead of the one that catching the ball would accomplish.
		It is called when a pop-up is hit on the infield (judgment call by the umpire) and there are less than 2 outs and runners on first and second base, or the bases are loaded.
		The infield fly rule is not in effect with only a runner at first, because if the fielder drops the ball to try to get a double play, the batter has had time to get to first, so the fielder will only get a force out at second, not a double play.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view.php?id=604 (518 words)

	BYOFonline.com - It's time to touch base on the infield fly rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Even though a batter is out the moment the umpire says or signals that the infield fly rule is engaged, play is not dead.
		Another wrinkle is that an infield fly can't be botched in foul territory.
		For example, say it's a gusty night at Comerica Park and an umpire bellows "batter out" on an infield pop-up that looks as if it will be easy pickings for the second baseman - or at least until the ball blows into foul territory where he promptly muffs it.
	www.byofonline.com /leaguenews/story.asp?newsID=2 (593 words)

	Never Swat an Infield Fly -- The Hardball Times
		For instance, the out percentage of outfield flies is only somewhat higher than groundballs -- it is the infield fly that makes a flyball more desirable from a pitching perspective.
		Aaron Sele is a flyball pitcher who has not been inducing a lot of infield flies.
		Infield flies are defined as flyballs that land in the infield (or would have landed in the infield if not caught).
	www.hardballtimes.com /main/article/never-swat-an-infield-fly (1988 words)

	Scout.com: Masters of Education
		If the ball is near the baselines, then the umpire will declare "Infield Fly, if fair." The ball is alive, and the runners may advance at the risk of the ball being caught, or may retouch and advance after the ball is touched, the same as on any fly ball.
		With the Infield Fly rule, the umpire is to decide whether the ball could ordinarily have been handled by an infielder not by some arbitrary limitations such as the grass, or the base lines.
		Jeter hits an infield pop, and the umpire calls "Infield Fly." As previously mentioned, this is for the benefit of the runners.
	diamondbacks.scout.com /2/272833.html (864 words)

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		Euclid began by noting that in the infield fly as described by Zeno, the upward leg of flight of the baseball was equal to the downward leg, even if the ball itself never came down.
		Although Plato was aware of empirical reports that pop flies occasionally went straight up, he held that if such behavior occurred it was due to manufacturing imperfections in the internal constitution of the ball.
		He introspected that the Infield Fly Rule was the work of devilish pragmatism, concocted to perpetuate this morally pointless mind-numbing sport.
	anthonydamato.law.northwestern.edu /papers-1/infield-fly-rule.doc (4207 words)

	NotInsane: Forums / / So....How bout them Red Sox? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The correct definition of an infield fly ball, is that when a ball is hit and smashes someone in the nuts, they get free homeruns for life.
		The man on 1st could run if he wanted to, but then he risks a double play, and he's safe on first because the umpire called into effect the infield fly rule before the short stop caught the ball.
		An infield fly is a fly ball that can be reasonably caught by an infielder, there must be runners on first and second or first,second and third with less then two, the base runners may advance after retuching when the ball is caught or hits the ground.now
	www.notinsane.net /forum_viewtopic.php?10.30 (603 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Things were going well until I noted (while the ball was still in the air) that a pop-up to the shortstop would be an out, whether or not he dropped it.
		If the batter hits a fly, the runners are more or less in limbo until they see whether the ball will be caught in the air.
		As with the Infield Fly Rule, there is a deeper wisdom, God's wisdom.
	lifeway.com /lwc/lwc_cda_article/0,1643,A=155309&X=1&M=50088,00.html (882 words)

	The Official Forum - Infield(er) Fly
		And another: "Purpose of Infield Fly Rule is to protect runners - it is called in favor of the offense.
		In spite of all that, a partner recently argued that a play should not have been an "infield fly" because the SS had to turn and reach to make the catch, even though she was only about 30 feet from 2nd base.
		I fully recognise that there are infield fly hits that cannot be caught.
	www.officialforum.com /printthread.php?threadid=8043 (4100 words)

	Infield Fly Rule - SoftballFans.com
		Runners on 1st and 2nd, 1 out (infield fly rule is now in effect).
		Umpire calls "infield fly, batter's out." I'm pitching and still running in pretty hard to make the catch (no way our catcher is gonna get it).
		I guess my understanding was wrong, I just always thought on the infield fly that if the fielder chose to let the ball drop (or misplayed it), then when the ball hit the ground (or the player's glove) it is considered "caught." Oh well, lvie and learn!
	www.softballfans.com /forums/showthread.php?t=6369 (1096 words)

	Re: the infield fly rule for a newbie to baseball - still don't get
		Baseball > Baseball General > Re: the infield...
		It's not your job to determine whether the move is smart or not.
		Re: the infield fly rule for a newbie to baseball - still don't
	talkaboutbaseball.com /group/rec.sport.baseball/messages/577302.html (1742 words)

	This is not your practice blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The fights, explosions, flying, and other special effects are fun to watch, but they sometimes go on too long.
		The umpires immediately and clearly called the infield fly rule, rendering Bonds out.
		Of course, with the batter out on the infield fly, there was no force.
	thisisnotyour.blogspot.com /2003_05_11_thisisnotyour_archive.html (722 words)

	Search Results for infield fly rule - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Frit flies, often bright yellow and fl, are usually found in grassy...
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		These small flies are common in moist places.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=infield+fly+rule (472 words)

	Intramural Sports - South Carolina State University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The umpire will announce, “Infield Fly” when one of the above conditions exists and a batter hits a pop-fly in the infield.
		Please note that an infield fly is a judgment call by the umpire and NOT subject for controversy.
		Catch and Carry- if a player catches a fly ball in play and momentum carries the player out of play, the ball is dead and any runners are awarded one base, if the player goes out of play intentionally, two bases are awarded.
	www.scsu.edu /services/sports/activities/softball.cfm (1159 words)

	Jaboobie and Two Hard Boiled Eggs » Blog Archive » Jaboobie explains the: INFIELD FLY RULE
		Jaboobie and Two Hard Boiled Eggs is the culmination of 29 years of research* in politics, existentialism, deviant sexual behaviour, humor, religion, contrivance, philosophy, buggery, alcoholism, hallucinogenics, flatulence, and Nick at Nite reruns.
		If the ball is near the baselines, the umpire shall declare “Infield Fly, if Fair.”; The ball is alive and runners may advance at the risk of the ball being caught, or retouch and advance after the ball is touched, the same as on any fly ball.
		On the infield fly rule the umpire is to rule whether the ball could ordinarily have been handled by an infielder_not by some arbitrary limitation such as the grass, or the base lines.
	www.jaboobie.com /cgi/wp/index.php?p=321 (471 words)

	SYA Rules Quiz - December 23, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The rules cited on these pages are taken from the ASA "Official Rules of Softball." Some of the rules do not apply to SYA Minors or Juniors.
		If the batter hits a pop-up in the infield, should an infield fly be declared?
		If the batter hits a pop-up in the infield and the right fielder runs in to catch the ball, can an infield fly be called?
	www.syasoftball.com /rulesquiz3.html (159 words)

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