Some rules questions

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by hags7

2 questions on tough rules:

1. Are the hands "part of the bat" when a batter is hit by a pitch? I haven't been able to find it in the rulebook.

1. When you bought the bat, were the hands included?

2. Hold the bat at arm's length. Let go of the bat. After the bat settles on the ground, do you see any hands attached to it?

If the answer to questions 1 & 2 is no, then the hands are not part of the bat.

Please feel free to use these two examples for any arguments about this subject.

Originally Posted by hags7

2. What is the proper procedure for an appeal to a base? Is it required that the pitched step back on the rubber then step off to appeal, or can they just go straight to the appeal?

If the ball is still "live" then the defense can go straight to appeal. If the ball became "dead" for any reason, then the ball must be made "live" first. F1 must then proceed to throw to the proper base or step off and throw. Under FED, the appeal can be made with the ball dead.