well, THERE's a new one

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BK47

If you are offering at a pitch, then your hands are a part of the bat. Nothing more needs to be discussed.

Thanks for playing. Don Pardo, tell BK47 about his consolation prize.

If the batter offers and it hits his hands, it's a dead ball strike. Certainly not the same as "the hands are part of the bat" which would imply that offering and the ball hitting the hands would be foul.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

If the batter offers and it hits his hands, it's a dead ball strike.

Right. So even if the ball ends up in fair territory, the ball is dead.

If the hands were part of the bat, that would be a fair ball.