Question for Umpires - Infield Fly Rule

[MTR]

I'm in Australia so I'm not bound by those rules. I really don't know the exact rule here TBH.

ISF has a similar allowance for umpires to rectify any call or delay of call which places either team in jeopardy.

 

[jbooth]

Lozza;

You can have a fit all you want. ASA Rule 10 clearly allows umpires to correct calls where the umpires have erroneously put runners in jepoardy. You can argue - I guess - that the ball could not be caught with ordinary effort, but good luck.

I will admit, however, that I have NEVER seen a line drive called an infield fly even though the rule book states that a fair fly ball includes a line drive and a bunt.

Even the MLB umpires are told to not allow an unfair double play when they screw up and don't call an infield fly when they should have.

You need to look at the definition of infield fly. It states that a line drive or attempted bunt cannot be an infield fly.