Home Run?

[sd181612]

I'm watching the Astros/Angels game and Valbuena hits a ball towards right field. To me it appears that it hit the yellow line,; Davis called it a home run. Review ensues, call's overruled, double. Isn't the yellow line considered to be out of play therefore a homer? Thanks.

[Rich Ives]

3 minutes ago, sd181612 said:

I'm watching the Astros/Angels game and Valbuena hits a ball towards right field. To me it appears that it hit the yellow line,; Davis called it a home run. Review ensues, call's overruled, double. Isn't the yellow line considered to be out of play therefore a homer? Thanks.

All yellow lines are re IN play.  Standard MLB groundrule.

[sd181612]

Thank you very much @Rich Ives. I've always been confused when it comes to that rule.

[udbrky]

Where's the yellow line? I only see at the foul poles.

[sd181612]

 

1 minute ago, udbrky said:

Where's the yellow line? I only see at the foul poles.

Right field, higher section.

[udbrky]

Ah - I saw LF only when I looked up.

[sd181612]

1 minute ago, udbrky said:

Ah - I saw LF only when I looked up.

Kind of a weirdly laid out ballpark (when it comes to the outfield).

[Jimurray]

Did the ball pass out of the perpendicular extension of the bottom of the outfield fence? Where did it go after it hit whatever it hit? 

[udbrky]

Saw this finally - trying to go to sleep, watching the game, it sits about 10-15' higher above a scoreboard/ad. Looks like if it doesn't clear the Yellow, it's in play.

[Senor Azul]

  Angel Stadium Ground Rules—Outfield Area   

  Ball striking yellow square at top of outfield wall: In Play. (However, ball striking fence support above yellow square is considered to have gone over fence (i.e., home run, ground-rule double, etc.))

 

  Ball striking the top of the outfield wall and rebounding onto the playing field: In Play.

 

  Ball striking yellow line on the 18-foot wall located in front of the seating area in right field and rebounding onto the playing field: In Play.

 

  Ball striking above or behind the yellow line on the 18-foot wall located in front of the seating area in right field: Home Run.

[sd181612]

Thank you all for your help guys. Really appreciate it.

[Larry in TN]

10 hours ago, udbrky said:

Where's the yellow line? I only see at the foul poles.

...and why aren't they called FAIR poles?

 

[udbrky]

2 minutes ago, Larry in TN said:

...and why aren't they called FAIR poles?

 

It's a mystewy!