Thanks guys. This happened at my son's game last week (HS Varsity). It was our team at bat. The umpires converged and uttered these dreaded words, "the hands are part of hte bat". I about fell off of the bleachers.
Of course, the parents around me asekd me what the discussion was about. I told them that the umpires just gave the wrong ruling, even though it benefitted our team. I was almost laughed at. They all insisted that the "hands are part of the bat". I just gave up. However, my confidence started waining.
BTW, our coach, who for years was one of hte best umpires in our part of Illinois, was just standing in the third base coaches box grinning from ear to ear. Especially when the kid took the extra swing granted him and promptly deposited a double into left-center field.
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