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Originally posted by cbfoulds
[B][QUOTE]Maybe your medication needs adjusting .....?
Let's try a couple not-so hypotheticals; I'm willing to be convinced. Maybe my judgment has been wrong: it's happened before.
1) B swings mightily & the bat accidentally slips from his hand, flying 20 feet into the infield toward the C position [& thus not coming close to hitting anyone]: is this a "carelessly" thrown bat?
Yes. It's a thrown bat, and it wasn't deliberate.
2) On-deck batter picks up his predecessor's stick and tosses it toward the corner of fence and dugout, after making sure that there is no-one in the vicinity: is this "careless", or more likely, an "intentionally" thrown bat?
No. It's not a deliberately thrown piece of equipment unless it's to register disgust or disapproval of the umpire or himself. You need to familiarize yourself with the genesis of the rule and the FED explanation of it.
3) B walks, and on his way toward 1stB, releases his bat, not merely to the force of gravity, but with a slight lateral impetus, which causes it to "fly" 5 ft, and then roll 10 more, coming into the path of and incidental contact with [but causing no harm to] the next batter, advancing to the plate, who sees it and returns it to the dugout [we'll pass for the moment, on whether he uses the proceedure in 2, above]. As you understand the wishes of the FED folk, are we to issue a warning, or eject upon the second occurance, for that?
You can go on and on all you want. You cannot escape the simple language of 3-3-1.
You and I both know you understand the FED definition of "carelessly thrown."
BTW: Concerning the "medications" crack. Why would you feel the need to stoop to a personal attack? I'll simply ignore your posts in the future. That way, I know you won't get a chance to insult me rather than debate my argument.
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