[officialtony]

Rich,
I would agree with you completely.
But I would also say that if it is that " obvious " situation to which you alluded, isn't the B/R watching the ball and jogging down the baseline?
Isn't he watching the play and swearing to himself because he did what he did knowing he is out - or going to be?
I guess I am just thinking that if he knows he is out, he better be sure that if he wants to carry the bat for a jog, he better make sure he doesn't interfere with a play on that ball by " dropping " his bat in somebody's way - intentional or not.