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In Illinois the State FED Rule Interpreters INSIST the basts and helmets be checked. If a bat is illegal it is taken out of play. If an otherwise legal bat is dented or has a flat spot, it is taken out of play AND MARKED FOR IDENTIFICATION by the plate umpire. If that bat shows up later in the game and is recognized it is treated as an ILLEGAL bat, and the batter is declared out as per the penalty for using and illegal bat (unlike an otherwise legal bat that is discovered during play to have a dent and is simply thrown out of play, as per the new FED rule). The thinking is a player can't try to get by with using his "favorite" bat, knowing the only penalty would be it's removal from the game - IF it's been deemed and marked unuseable during the pregame check. Did I confuse everyone??
PS Matt, where's home? I live in IL now, but grew up in Northfield MN...
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