And if you trip over it, do you sue the batter?
I've got over 20 years of kicking them out of the way. I'm not sure how many bats/kicks that is, but no one hit yet. And no lawsuits.... also no runners or catchers with broken body parts due to tripping over the bat.
Being a podunk from the country, perhaps I just haven't met up with the 'wrong' ambulance chaser yet.
Knock on wood!
Dammit! Where's a wooden bat when you need it?