tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344996834463861460.post3373652502856866353..comments2023-09-11T12:10:44.724-04:00Comments on Michael Holloway's Baseball Blogs: Izturis's foul ball - did the Umpire get it right?Michael Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11569272458580142677noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344996834463861460.post-55091985662368099862013-05-09T02:47:21.893-04:002013-05-09T02:47:21.893-04:00That doesn't read quite right. I think this is...That doesn't read quite right. I think this is more clear: A fair batted ball can start in foul ground off the bat.<br />Michael Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569272458580142677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344996834463861460.post-12277709477397045702013-05-09T02:44:18.838-04:002013-05-09T02:44:18.838-04:00So on further investigation - apparently a struck ...So on further investigation - apparently a struck ball can first hit foul territory - and then - if it continues on a path that takes it into the outfield while inside the playing area (inside the 1st or 3rd base bags), then that is a fair ball.<br /><br />So Izturis was out 3 unassisted, rather than several pitches later, on a strike swinging.<br /><br />Learn something new every game. :)<br /><br />And what everyone was thinking but what I didn't get was that Tim Welke at 1st base (the crew chief) made the call - and he thought the ball hit the batter while the batter was still in the batters box - which is - as everyone knows - just a foul ball. Michael Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569272458580142677noreply@blogger.com