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Old Tue Apr 29, 2014, 08:25am
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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. View Post
I just watched the PU on the Oakland-Texas game kick the bat away as an Oakland player was coming into score, !

MTD, Sr.
Happens all the time in the pros. I was watching the Nats play the Padres on TV over the weekend, and I saw the PU on two occasions pick up the bat and hold onto it as runners came in to score.
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