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Pete ~
You forgot to cite the entire rule. 6.05 (h) is for a batted ball. That's not what we've been discussing.
6.05(h) A batter is out when after hitting or bunting a fair ball, his bat hits the ball a second time in fair territory. The ball is dead and no runners may advance. If the batter-runner drops his bat and the ball rolls against the bat in fair territory and, in the umpire's judgment, there was no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, the ball is alive and in play.
This play has a batter-runner throwing the bat without intent to interfere. On a thrown ball you need to have intent on a runner to rule interference.
7.08(b) Any runner is out when he intentionally interferes with a thrown ball; or hinders a fielder attempting to make a play on a batted ball.
Official Notes - Case Book - Comments: A runner who is adjudged to have hindered a fielder who is attempting to make a play on a batted ball is out whether it was intentional or not.
Windy ~
What you told NFUmp was that he shouldn't rely on the either the PBUC or MLBUM and further went on to say that this wasn't addressed in the J/R. Now that he's shown you that it is you're dismissing that interpretation as well.
Tim.
[Edited by BigUmp56 on Feb 4th, 2006 at 09:32 PM]
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