Maybe I was being ironic, and I actually did mean "wither".
Of course I wasn't, and I did mean "whither". I couldn't decide which way it was spelled, so I guessed. I guessed wrong.
I'm certainly glad you pointed out my error. Thanks! <vbg>
Your knowledge of spelling exceeds your knowledge of lacrosse (or as you Brits so quaintly call it, "lacs" - you know, I bet it would be a better game if you didn't call it "lacs" <vbg>).
Nothing serious in this post, so everyone relax... <g>
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ok, now I'm cool Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 15:40:40 +0100
Whether they'll weather your withering or whether whither is what you meant, I wot not.
John
On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:24:26 -0400, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ah, sweet irony...
All yous 'Murricans on the list, and so far the only two correct answers re: the Infield Fly Rule are from a Brit and a Canuck (ignoring for the moment, the fact that Cotty clearly cheated - at least he tried, and now he knows the rule, so I guess it's all good).
Wither the Great American Pastime? <vbg>
cheers, frank
PS: could someone explain offside in soccer (sorry, football)? could someone explain cricket (the sport, not the insect)?
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><snip>>15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work?
Does it matter? It's only practised by a bunch of pansies wearing pyjamas and waving a stick at a ball....
Oh, go on then, you asked:
The only difference between an infield fly and any other fly is that the batter is out when it is declared, and the ball does not have to be caught. Because the batter is declared out the runners are no longer forced to run, but they may run if they wish, at the risk of being put out. If the ball is caught they must tag-up before running, the same as on any fly ball. If the ball is not caught they may run without tagging up, the same as on any fly ball.
If the umpires forget to call an obvious infield fly, the rule is assumed to have been called and the batter may still be out. If the umpires forget to call it, the defense is not allowed to get 2 or more outs. They can only have one. If the ball is dropped and nobody is put out, the batter is called out. If the ball is dropped and 2 or more runners are put out; the batter is out and the other runners are returned to their original bases. This is OBR rules. In FED the batter is out even if the infield-fly is not called and all plays that occur, stand as they resulted.
If a fly ball first lands untouched on foul ground before first or third base and bounces untouched into fair territory, it is an infield fly because it is now a fair ball and the batter is out. If the fly ball first lands untouched in fair territory before first or third and bounces untouched into foul territory, it is just a foul ball.
I love Google.
Cheers, Cotty
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