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Originally Posted by debeau
Well I had a game yesterday .
A player bunted the ball dropped the bat and took to first ,
the catcher jumped up moved forward and twisted his ankle trying to get the ball on the bat .
Dead ball intereference b/r out .
No questions or arguments . Players do this on purpose to try and get an advantage
Now dont come back to me and say the catcher may have stepped on the bat to get the interference , I aint listening to that
As to your scenario Irish , we have discussed that before and a runner cant just disappear and INT would have to be intentional , in this case the batter has a duty to "place" the bat ina safe position .
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Would you have made the call without the injury? Given your emphaisis on "safety", I'm guessing "no."
What, other than a general "players do this" view led you to judge that THIS player placed the bat with intent to endanger the catcher?
Please find the rule spelling out for us the batter's "duty" to "place" the bat in a "safe" position? What part of the playing field is "safe" and what part is "dangerous" You emphasized "place" the bat. Do you mean the batter must not drop the bat, but must carefully "place" it with safety in mind?