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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
Oh, I get it now, you meant that Little League is not safety oriented. That is not true, either.
In Little League, if a batter unintentionally (that means on accident) throws his bat carelessly, a warning is given to him, and his teammates, that the very next time it happens, the offender will be ejected from the game.
If a player intentionally (that means on purpose) throws a bat carelessly or maliciously, he is immediately ejected without any warning whatsoever.
In our original situation, it was an accidental (unintentional, remember?) throwing of the bat. After the play was completely over, the umpire should have called "Time," warned the BR who hit the triple for throwing the bat carelessly, and then warned his team that the next such occurrence would result in an ejection. No out can be called, because by rule (all codes), is not interference unless done intentionally and it actually interferes with the fielder's play, which in the original play, neither of which occurred.
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I agree with your interp 100%. This whole issue boils down to one BIG disagreement between option A and B. The CLUE is that the UMPIRES on the scene, in their judgment, determined that it was INDEED intentional or malicious. They called the batter OUT for interference and ejected the young man without warning.
We can only determine that much from the original sitch, nothing else. It was the RAT who stated it was an accedent. We've all done LL games where a little one is HBP and is "coached" into crying by the SHOCK or PAIN. Then some opposing RAT yells that the little guy has to "make an attempt" to get out of the way. Sometimes, I just want to hit the GUY with a RISING fastball for taking advantage of a little tyke. Sometimes I want to yell back, "I wish it was your KID!"
Of all people, you happen to know my MO very well, and SAFETY is UP there HIGH on my LIST. Many leagues and tournaments have adopted modified rules of play {as BOB stated} and many include mandatory interference calls for carelessly thrown bats which strike a catcher. In the BIGS, the batters actions have consequences and NO ONE does it or defends it. I was taken back, but not surprised, by those who defend it so vigorously over the internet.
Just something for the TALLER ONES to think about.