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Originally posted by jicecone
Wait a minute here!
That would have to be pretty dam obivious on intent, for someone to call batter interference here. To square around for an attempted bunt, and then pulling back and purposely attempt to interfer with the catcher by hitting his glove, is far fetched. Possible, but improbable.
Stick with it being nothing, unless the intent is such (and boy will it be obivious or at least it better be)that everyone would clearly have seen it.
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My inclination is nothing, but I would not try to decide intent, if he brought his bat back and made the catcher drop the ball on a steal attempt I have pretty much the same thing as I would if he took a swing at an outside pitch and ended up out in front of the plate. Did he interfere or not, intent has nothing to do with it, and I can't read minds. When he takes a big swing and his backswing knocks the ball out of the catcher's mitt I am pretty sure that is not intentional either.