The Infield Fly Rule

[Teddy_Salad]

**Discuss**

[GOPisEvil]

1. I think it would easier to translate a * speech from

"moran" to "English".

[Whitacre D_WI]

3. Fewer than 2 outs + runners in force positions + pop up = batter is out.

What's so hard to understand?

[Teddy_Salad]

5. But is the batter automatically out?

Even if the fielder drops the ball accidentally?

Seems a little silly, unless it's a Red Sox batter, of course. ;)

[Endangered Specie]

9. Too bad for the Red Soxs there is no infield lazy-ground-ball-rule.

:evilgrin:
edit: by the umipres judgement, the batter is automatically out

[SaveElmer]

13. Keeps the Infielders honest

The infielder could "accidently" drop it thereby getting a double play.

[Teddy_Salad]

14. So outfielders are automatically dishonest?

:shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

6. Yeah, but read the official rules...

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/official_rules/batter_6.jsp

[TrogL]

2. I eat them

mostly to gross out the kids but also for the protein.

[MikeG]

4. When in the infield, make sure you're fly is not open.

It could get embarrassing with TV cameras all over.

[ForrestGump]

10. How do you get to third base without opening your fly?

[MikeG]

11. She has to be really, really tiny.

[Gothmog]

7. There is actually a law review article on the infield fly rule

I think that it is from the University of Pittsburgh. It is one of the funniest things that I have ever seen in a law review. I am going to have to find that law review article now.

[Teddy_Salad]

8. I can see their point

For surely it could be deemed to be a "Restraint of Trade" if a batter is given out before he is actually out, if indeed that is the rule.

Now I'm really foncused. :silly:

[JVS]

12. It is a wise and just rule