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Originally Posted by irishmafia

no, for multiple reasons.

To start, it isn't my bat. though true, NOT RELEVANT.
second, a discarded bat becomes part of the field. though true, still NOT RELEVANT.
third, your attention should be on the ball, runners & defenders, not on the bat. I can walk and chew gum at the same time. Can't you?
Fourth, as noted, if you do it for one, but better do it for both, every time. COMPLETE BS. Do it whenever possible. That is what a reasonably prudent person would do.
fifth, is you move it, just where are you going to move it to with assurance it will not become part of the play? Can you imagine the crap you will here (and test of your insurance) if you move a bat to an area which the play goes and a player trips over a bat you placed there? What i can assure you is that it will be part of the play IF YOU DON'T MOVE IT. So by that logic, you ought to do what you can to limit it. If the ball hits it after you moved it, who gives a $h!t? "Coach, i moved the bat because it was hazardous." PERIOD.
sixth, and most important, it still isn't my bat. Though still true, STILL NOT RELEVANT.

let's wake up people.