Fair Ball at Yankee Stadium - Why Umpire Called Bobby Witt's Bunt Fair When Touched by DJ LeMahieu
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2023
- After HP Umpire Lance Barrett signaled fair when Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu swiped his glove at Royals batter Bobby Witt's bunt, New York seemed perplexed by the lack of a foul ball call. To answer this riddle, we must consult the rulebook (and do a 3D simulation). Article: www.closecallsports.com/2023/...
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"A FAIR BALL is a batted ball that settles on fair ground between home and first base, or between home and third base, or that is on or over fair territory when bounding to the outfield past first or third base, or that touches first, second or third base, or that first falls on fair territory on or beyond first base or third base, or that, while on or over fair territory touches the person of an umpire or player, or that, while over fair territory, passes out of the playing field in flight."
Within this wordy definition appear two criteria for determining whether a ball is fair or foul: in some cases, the ball must be on fair territory/ground in order to be considered fair whereas, in others, the ball may be either on or over fair territory/ground.
For example, a fly ball to left field must first fall on fair territory. But notice that for the Royals-Yankees play-fielder LeMahieu physically touching the ball prior to first or third base-the ball may be either on or over fair territory when touched in order to be deemed fair.
Thus, even though the ball itself was in contact (or on) with foul territory, part of the baseball's sphere was positioned over fair territory when first touched by LeMahieu, and, thus, the ball was ruled fair.
How unfortunate that a broadcaster, equipped with unqualified confidence and subject to no accountability, has the power to instantly misinform a large number of people.
Thank you for using criterion/criteria correctly. I'm not an ump, and I don't even watch all that much baseball, but this is one of my favorite channels on here.
And Aaron Boone obviously didnt know THIS rule either lol
Onca again the announcers have no clue about the rules. No surprise there.
I have umpired bb for over 40 years and never heard this explained in this manner. Thanks for the clarification and teaching and old dog new tricks.
A similar rule applies in soccer (football for the rest of the world) too. The soccer ball has to be completely passed over the touchline to be out of bounds. An example was the 2nd goal by Japan against Spain in last year world cup.
I had no idea the ball didn't have to touch the line to be fair.
Go figure, Yankee announcers and Aaron “1 for 10” Boone being 100% clueless about the rules.
I saw a comments section in which people were literally threatening to end each other as they disagreed with this call. There are so many uneducated toxic fans that refuse to be educated on the rules that it's actually embarrassing.
Gee..how weird. Michael Kay doesn't know the rules but acts like an expert again.
Thanks for these videos! I have been a HUGE baseball fan for most of my 54 years, and I swear that I learn something new regarding the rules or interpretation of the rules near every day. What a strange, wonderful sport.
Thanks for the breakdown. I was watching this game live yesterday and when I saw this play, I knew you’d probably do a video about it. You did not disappoint! Thanks for the great explanation.
Before Lindsay explained the rule - every soccer referee ever: "That's a fair ball".
In my 25 plus years of umpiring, 16 years of playing, and 10 years coaching, I have never seen this comparison of a ball being over the line but not on the line? Very enlightening and the best breakdown and explanation of the rule content and the differences between the two.
I cant believe so many people didnt know this....i think it is ever funnier that both Yankee announcers were convinced it was foul, even though replay showed the ball fair!!!
Easiest way I think of it, if that had been going over the base (third base in this case) would the ball have hit the bag? Even if the part touching the ground is past the chalk, the edge of the ball would have hit the bag, therefore, fair ball.
Again great job. Thank you.
Such a cool video ! Thank you for the rule clarification. I was definitely waiting for this one
There was a play like 2 or 3 years ago now where this exact same thing happened, except instead of paying attention to the game before arguing, they let 3 runs score and stood there arguing while the runner ran around the bases.
This is one of the best vids u have done. IMHO. Learned a bunch here.