You've never seen a batter end up with the barrel above his head after a swing? Happens all the time after a swing.

Unless he was trying to swat the throw out of the air, why does it matter where the bat was?

You might have seemed less antagonistic by leading with the thought that the batter holding the bat above his head qualifies as an abnormal movement making him liable for interference.

I think it's unclear from the OP whether the position of the bat was a natural consequence of a normal swing.

The bat was almost vertical when the throw hit it. It wasn't a normal backswing, but I didn't have the batter sticking the bat out in an attempt to deflect the throw (I didn't judge intent to be to cause interference).

Excuse me but are you an umpire or a batting coach? You've been told by a multitude of people that the batter did nothing wrong. When are you going to listen?

And you people wonder why I get an attitude online.... LISTEN - LEARN or go post somewhere else!

Oz, I'm not sure why you're freaking out on me. All I was doing was answering a question for someone looking for more information. I'm owning the fact that I think I kicked it- where did you see anything otherwise?

And people wonder why we can't keep good young umpires....when older guys can't help give feedback, it turns us off to the profession.

The Almighty expects better from you.

Other than the fact he explicitly said it wasn't.