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Old Wed Mar 20, 2013, 07:12am
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by dash_riprock View Post
You are making an argument for throwing the bat at the catcher on every pitch-out.
You're putting words in my mouth. I never ever said it was legal for the batter to throw his bat at the catcher. I said it was legal for the batter to attempt to hit any pitch, even if he has to toss his bat at the ball. There is nothing written anywhere that says a batter cannot attempt to hit pitch-outs.

Besides, if the catcher only moved sideways for the pitch-out as they normally do, it would be an easy call if the batter threw his bat and hit him--batter's interference all the way. That is probably why catchers move that way to begin with.
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