whats the rulebook say

[Rich Ives]

What make Mike Fortunato an expert - that he agrees with you?

He would void a run because of obstruction?

He doesn't understand that an ejection takes effect after the play is over?

Perhaps he, and you, should read

http://www.littleleague.org/askll/05febsession.asp

where the LL UIC answers a question about thrown bats.

Fortunato is flat out wrong wrong wrong.

[NFump]

Ray, a local Little League umpire-in-chief in Spring Hill, Fla., asks:
	How do you handle or what can be done when a batter throws the bat after a hit, striking another player with the thrown bat? I would assume that if done intentionally, it would be unsportsmanlike conduct, but what about the player who just does it as a reflex action?
Andy:
	I’d talk to that player’s manager about it, so the player can be instructed. If it keeps happening, the manager should take the player out of the lineup. There is no rule that allows an umpire to call a batter out for throwing the bat, under any circumstances (even if intentional). Yeah, yeah, yeah. Bbbbbbbuuuutttttt MMMMiikkkeee ssssaaaiiid..........

[SAump]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

What make Mike Fortunato an expert - that he agrees with you?

He would void a run because of obstruction?

He doesn't understand that an ejection takes effect after the play is over?

Perhaps he, and you, should read

http://www.littleleague.org/askll/05febsession.asp

where the LL UIC answers a question about thrown bats.

Fortunato is flat out wrong wrong wrong.

This is the type of info that HELPS.


"The rules have ordained that there will be a catcher. Had there not been such a rule very early on, no-one in his right mind would ever have said, “Hey, let me stand behind that batsman and see if I can catch that ball without being hit by it or the bat.” "