OK......baseball rules experts.....

Yeah, but that usually only comes into play if the weather conditions are such that you're not sure if the ball is going to land fair or foul.

I heard that exact example during my umpiring training workshops last year from the grizzled veteran umpire who still attended even though he's probably memorized the book. The only time I wasn't sure what a pop fly was going to do in an infield fly situation, I called out, "infield fly, batter out if fair." When the ball landed foul, I just called it a foul ball.

 

Scoring question: who is credited with a run scored if a courtesy runner scores?

 

I would have called dead-ball interference and sent the runners back to their bases.

Had I thought a defensive player could have made a play, I would have called the runner on third out and sent the runner back to second.

 

Said friend was behind the plate when I saw the Royals play last Saturday at the K. Didn't get a chance to talk to him.