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Originally Posted by More Cowbell
Two questions: 1.) Should I tell our manager the correct call to protect the same scenario from happening against us...? 2.) When a ball is swung on, missed, but hits hand, is it a dead ball batter out, or an uncaught third strike and batter can run to first? (My gut says dead ball, but I'm not sure.)
Thanks again in advance. Isn't the "hand part of bat thing" one of the umping 101 rules every ump should know? (I need to get a life methinks.)
MC
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1) That depends on your relationship with the manager and how likely he is to believe you, even if you show him the rule. (Note that you'll be trying to "prove a negative" which is hard to do -- there's no rule that specifically says, "the hands are NOT part of the bat.")
2) Any time the pitch hits the batter, it's a dead ball. It might also be an award of first (the usual HBP), a ball (the batter made no attempt to get out of the way) or a strike (ball was in the strike zone or the batter swung). It's never a foul ball or a fair ball.
3) Yes, the umps should know this. So, too, should the coaches, the former AA player, etc. It is one of the "top 40 myths".