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Full-Text Articles in Law
Teach The Controversy, Rob Neyer
De-Limiting Rules, Peter B. Oh
Umpires, Judges, And The Aesthetics Of The Infield Fly, Chad M. Oldfather
Umpires, Judges, And The Aesthetics Of The Infield Fly, Chad M. Oldfather
FIU Law Review
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The Puzzle Of The Infield Fly Rule, Spencer Weber Waller
The Puzzle Of The Infield Fly Rule, Spencer Weber Waller
FIU Law Review
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Keeping The Infield Fly Rule In Effect, Howard M. Wasserman
Keeping The Infield Fly Rule In Effect, Howard M. Wasserman
FIU Law Review
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Just Say No To The Cheap Double Play, Richard D. Friedman
Just Say No To The Cheap Double Play, Richard D. Friedman
FIU Law Review
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Functionalism And The Infield Fly Rule, Mark A. Graber
Functionalism And The Infield Fly Rule, Mark A. Graber
FIU Law Review
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Another Side To The Infield Fly Rule, Andrew J. Guilford
Another Side To The Infield Fly Rule, Andrew J. Guilford
FIU Law Review
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The Prehistory Of The Infield Fly Rule, Richard Hershberger
The Prehistory Of The Infield Fly Rule, Richard Hershberger
FIU Law Review
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The Enfield Fly Rule, Rob Nelson
Just A Bit Aside, Howard Wasserman
Just A Bit Aside, Howard Wasserman
Faculty Publications
In "Time to Drop the Infield Fly Rule and End a Common Law Anomaly," Judge Andrew Guilford and Joel Mallord offer the first cohesive scholarly critique of baseball's venerated and venerable Infield Fly Rule. They argue that the rule is grounded in outdated notions of sportsmanship and opposition to deception and that the game would be more exciting if players could be left to their own strategic and skillful devices on infield fly balls. This Response Essay builds on my previous work to argue that, properly understood, the Infield Fly Rule is justified, necessary, and appropriate in order to to …