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Aug. 27 SCUBA 83 posts | In an infield fly situation, is the ability of the infielder a factor in determining whether a pop-up requires ordinary effort? What one shortstop can do with ordinary effort may require extraordinary effort for another. Especially in league play, many umpires are aware of players' abilities. What's the call? |
Aug. 28 stick8 1992 posts | Yes orinary effort |
Aug. 28 SSUSA Staff 3505 posts | 2013 Eastern Nationals ... IFR situation in an 80's game, with 2B playing back on the grass ... Lazy popup that landed half-way between P and 2B, with 2B trying to get forward, but not even close ... Appropriately, no IFR called ... Any other 2B on, say, a 65's or younger team would have gobbled it up ... Ordinary effort is judged by all facts and circumstances present at that time, including player abilities ... |
Aug. 28 SCUBA 83 posts | stick8, please elaborate. |
Aug. 28 stick8 1992 posts | In laymans language ordinary effort means taking a minimum amount of steps toward a position underneath the infield pop-up and waiting to catch it. Had a play just last weekend (mens game): bases loaded no outs. Batter hits a pop-up halfway between home and third in fair territory. No one moved toward catching it. Amongst the defensive team and their dugout chants of "infield fly ump" I didn't call anything. Finally the third baseman came sprinting in and at the last second made a diving catch. The infield fly rule doesn't apply there. It was more than the ordinary or minimum effort. |