Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!mit-eddie!gds From: gds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: baseball question Message-ID: <2044@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Jun-84 10:47:42 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.2044 Posted: Tue Jun 5 10:47:42 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Jun-84 07:20:30 EDT References: <1157@ihuxl.UUCP> Organization: MIT Lusers and Hosers Inc., Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 24You are right in saying that if a ball hits the first or third base bag, it is fair, whether or not after it hits the bag it goes fair. I was always under the impression that whenever a ball hit the foul pole, it was a home run if it hit above the left or right field walls. Anybody know if the "orange line" rule at Shea Stadium is still in effect? For those who don't know, Shea Stadium's bullpens are in right field. The right field wall is higher than the rest of the outfield walls (at least it was when I was last there). If the ball is hit above the orange line, it is a home run, whether or not the ball bounces back into play. I guess this is to protect the warmup pitchers from home runs. Let's Go Mets! -- Let fly the bits! Greg Skinner (White Gold Wielder) {decvax!genrad, eagle!mit-vax, whuxle, ihnp4}!mit-eddie!gds And he who wields white wild magic gold is a paradox ...