DG,
(I can't even imagine what DH is referring to.)
While I completely agree with your comments in "2)", if I were the defensive manager, I would be inclined to protest your misapplication of 6.05(h) in failing to call the batter out in bossman's situation when his non-stationary bat came into contact with his fair batted ball. There is no intent required and it is by rule an out, whether or not the umpire "judges" that the contact "hindered" a fielder attempting to make a play. That's what the rules says, and that's what the rule means.
From the MLBUM:
"If after hitting or bunting a fair ball, the batter's bat hits the ball a second time in fair territory, the
batter is out and the ball is dead. (See Official Baseball Rule 6.05(h).)"
What's your thinking?
JM
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