interference

[Bretman]

Huh? Have you never called an infield fly while the ball was still in the air and before the fielder caught it?

[HugoTafurst]

If infield fly rule was called, this would have been a double play if the ball was fair, correct?

You would have 2 outs.
The BR on the infield fly and the runner for interferring with a fielder fielding a batted ball.

How can you have IFF on a Dead Ball?

I was answering as if the IFF was called before the interference.

Even if the IFF was not verbalized before interference (but it was indeed determined to be an IFF), it still could be two outs.
That could happen easily for instance if BU called the INT as PU was abou to call the IFF.

[vcblue]

The IFF will always happen before the interference. How can it not?

[HugoTafurst]

The IFF will always happen before the interference. How can it not?

Not sure if you are are kidding or not, but I can envision a play where the runner interferes with the fielder as she is first moving (but before umpire has determined that the ball will become an infield fly).

Interference IS an immediate dead ball....

[vcblue]

The IFF will always happen before the interference. How can it not?

Not sure if you are are kidding or not, but I can envision a play where the runner interferes with the fielder as she is first moving (but before umpire has determined that the ball will become an infield fly).

Interference IS an immediate dead ball....

Sorry Hugo but should the blue call IFF by ASA mechanics (when it reaches its peak) on a fair batted ball the IFF still occurred right when the ball came off the bat. Therefore IFF will always come first.

[shagpal]

yeah, INT AFTER IFF, always.

[HugoTafurst]

The IFF will always happen before the interference. How can it not?

Not sure if you are are kidding or not, but I can envision a play where the runner interferes with the fielder as she is first moving (but before umpire has determined that the ball will become an infield fly).

Interference IS an immediate dead ball....

Sorry Hugo but should the blue call IFF by ASA mechanics (when it reaches its peak) on a fair batted ball the IFF still occurred right when the ball came off the bat. Therefore IFF will always come first.

Now that you mention it, that makes sense - I guess it was one of those "thinking about" plays..
After all, if you call the interference, you have determined that the fielder is the "protected" on , or "most likely to field" the ball -