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Originally Posted by debeau
in this case the batter has a duty to "place" the bat ina safe position .
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Really? Would you mind providing a citation to back up such an assumption?
Following that line of thought, the batter should be ruled out of the ball hits the bat (as opposed to the bat hitting the ball) under the INT rule. However, we both know that is not the correct call.
A catcher realizes a play at the plate is eminent and kicks the bat away from the plate area. It happens to end up in foul territory, but still in an area where an advancing runner may pass through. Could it be OBS on the catcher for removing the bat from an area where a play may occur? After all, he did it for safety purposes.
I believe it is over-officious to assume a batter placed a bat in a position to affect the manner in which the defender would field the ball just by dropping the bat.