Originally Posted by gloopy

But the infield fly rule exists for a reason. If we didn't have it, routine pop ups would be intentionally dropped and turned into double plays. How stupid would that be? The rule clearly says that the definition of an IFF is if the infielder can routinely get to it. In the game against the cards, the infielder could routinely get to it. He just dropped it because of a communication issue but that is 100% irrelevant. It had already been called. Case closed. Play better next year and win the division to get a full series.

The display by the crowd after was way too much like soccer BTW. Ew.