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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Just re winded to the play and I saw no chalk kick up.
If they would have called that foul. You wouldn't have thought anything about the call, correct?
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It definitely hit the line. Back up and look at the 'rope' holding the protective netting up just as the ball is crossing over the bag. Now follow that rope to where it intersects with the foul line - you can clearly see where the ball actually wiped out the chalk on the line.
The second bounce was on the line. As the first bounce was a full 3 or 4 inches foul, it confirms that it was at least moving fair right before it crossed the bag.
I really don't think we have beef here. The second bounce was unquestionably in fair territory and had the first bounce been 'more' fair, I'd have said it was on a direct path foul and likely went over the bag foul.. However, since the first bounce was foul and the second bounce was fair, I think there's a better than 50/50 chance that it was a fair ball.