FAIR OR FOUL? The Call Everyone Gets Wrong

A grounder hugging the line can fool anyone.
On a bounding ball, the call is decided by how it crosses the bag — not by the bounce after. If it goes around the outside, it’s foul even if it lands in fair.
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FAIR OR FOUL? The Call Everyone Gets Wrong

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Irate manager changes umpire's mind - The Empty Press

CANTON – A bad call in a Stark County Semi-Pro Baseball League today, after Louisville Barons manager Dave Benson charged home-plate and convinced Umpire Aaron Bose to revisit his decision. “Aaron’s a great umpire,” began Benson. “But, it was clear from my vantage point in the dugout that his fourth-inning third-strike call against Balderson was […]

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