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Mon Mar 18, 2013, 10:16am
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Throwing the bat in anger is wrong. Throwing it carelessly is wrong. Throwing it to distract a fielder is wrong.
Throwing it to try to hit the ball is completely legal, whether you make contact or not. Nothing wrong in this play.
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Mon Mar 18, 2013, 11:37am
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(And if you're wondering where there wouldn't be a rule that states this is legal ... is there a rule that says the pitcher may throw the ball such that it curves on it's way to the batter? Nope... cause it's legal. Generally - if something is not stated as illegal, it's legal.)
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Mon Mar 18, 2013, 02:34pm
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Agree. There is no requirement whatsoever in any rule book that the bat remain in the batter's hands in order to hit the ball. The only stipulation is that the batter cannot have one foot completely out of the batter's box and on the ground when contact between the ball and bat takes place. If contact takes place, then you would rule Fair or Foul. Otherwise, it's a Strike.
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Tue Mar 19, 2013, 01:59pm
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As a follow-on, suppose on the pitch-out, the catcher moves out and up, and the batter tosses his bat to try and hit the ball. But he ends up hitting the catcher instead.
Do you have batter interference, or catcher interference/obstruction here?
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