Hands are part of the bat??

[tcannizzo]

Originally posted by bluezebra
I didn't watch the game. Was that pitch called a dead ball/strike?
Bob

This is an interesting question. If it wasn't a DB/S, and the batter was not awarded 1B, could it have been Dead Ball/Ball because the batter did not make an attempt to get out of the way?

HIJACK

If a run-slapper gets hit by a pitch, would you call DB/B for not making an attempt to get out of the way?