Interesting Facebook post

[grayhawk]

I've been following this thread with interest on Facebook.  Here's the question posted:

 

A deep fly ball to right field bounces off F9 attempting to catch it in foul territory(this means it hit him in foul territory) and goes over the fence inside the fair side of the foul pole or hits the foul pole. What is the ruling??

 

Don't want to share what's been discussed - what say you?

[NovaScotiaBlue]

It's simply a foul ball. (Isn't it??) I can't see how anything else that happens afterwards is of importance.

[Tksjewelry]

Just a foul ball right? I can't see any other answer to this one. It was touched in foul territory first.

[maineump]

Touched in foul territory by something that is not part of the field - I call foul ball - treat it as dropped

[Mudisfun]

Foul ball. Ball was touched in foul territory.

[johnnyg08]

I don't see how it could possibly be anything other than foul.

I'd bet the thread has been running for 100+ posts though.

[ElkOil]

That there's a foul ball.

[noumpere]

 

Don't want to share what's been discussed - what say you?

I say "thank you for not sharing" (based on my understanding of the intelligence level of most of those FB forums)

[Jimurray]

@johngray says it's fair and that you're all idiots.

I say it's foul but the runner jumped over the outstretched arm.

[labguy1971]

Foul

[Thunderheads]

I've been following this thread with interest on Facebook.  Here's the question posted:

 

A deep fly ball to right field bounces off F9 attempting to catch it in foul territory(this means it hit him in foul territory) and goes over the fence inside the fair side of the foul pole or hits the foul pole. What is the ruling??

 

Don't want to share what's been discussed - what say you?

Maybe I didnt' have enough coffee yesterday ...but I could have sworn the post is that he touches the ball in FAIR territory, and the ball deflects off of his glove over the fence in FOUL territory.

?? no?

 

I try to stay clear of a LOT of those posts .....very irritating.  People  posting wrong answers just to stir the pot

 

ON EDIT:

Ooooops .....I didn't answer ........ FOUL

[JaxRolo]

I've been following this thread with interest on Facebook.  Here's the question posted:

 

A deep fly ball to right field bounces off F9 attempting to catch it in foul territory(this means it hit him in foul territory) and goes over the fence inside the fair side of the foul pole or hits the foul pole. What is the ruling??

 

Don't want to share what's been discussed - what say you?

In FB the ball was touched in Fair territory the went over the fence in foul territory.

[ALStripes17]

There were two different posts. First one was 'touched fair, left field in foul. Second one was 'touched foul, left field in fair' The problem with the first one stemmed from the FED wording that any 'fair ball that leaves the field in flight is a HR so many were saying even though it left in foul territory it was a HR based on verbiage. The second one I am not aware of any consensus on FB. Didn't read it too much.

[RingEmUp]

On the "touched foul then left fair" has to be a foul ball.  Depending on the level of play this happens at you may get to add to your ejection totals. 

 

On the "touched fair then left foul" this at worst is a ground rule double but agree that FED wording is bad and could be ruled a HR.  Get ready to add to your ejection totals on this ruling as well.

[ZebraStripes]

touched ball in foul territory is going to stay foul

[MooseLoop]

OBR 2.00: A FOUL BALL is a batted ball  . . .  that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of a  . . .  player  . . ..

 

Does J/R say different?