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I'm just fine with the umpire calling it foul, and I'm fine with the overturn, based upon the photographic evidence. I'm also curious to know the umpires opinion of the over rule. Is that even known? I'd bet he's okay with it too. Don't get no closer!
Here's the MLB definition of "fair ball", as you'll see, it includes a lot of language of "over", "in flight", etc. that touches on the argument we've been having.
"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. A fair fly shall be judged according to the
relative position of the ball and the foul line, including the foul pole, and not as to whether the fielder is on fair or foul territory at the time he touches the ball."
Its the same rules as tennis, and in or out, fair or foul, is going to be judged basically by the circumference of the ball---we're not trying to look and see which atom of the baseball touched fair or foul first, or whether the tennis ball flattened enough as to physically contact the chalk line...we're not and that's never been nor ever will be the meaning of the rule.
TexasRebel's self-admitted mission is to show he's smarter than the rest of us, but all he's done is talked himself into an incorrect, unworkable set of rules.