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The thought of a 40-50 MPH pitch coming in and striking an uncontrolled bat in mid-air right in front of a catcher is, well, unnerving. If discarding the bat in that manner to hit the ball hinders the catcher from making a play on the ball, would you not consider that INT under 8-2-F-5? |
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INTERFERENCE ! How was that? |
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The bat doesn't 'fly' when the ball hits it, it just pretty much falls to the ground. |
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Let me take it a step further and remove the opinion out of it... don't you believe that if TPTB wanted such an action to be against the rules or considered it unsafe (especially considering some of the other safety rules out there), that TPTB would have put a prohibition of this action in the rulebook? What do you read from them not doing so? |
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There is just something that doesn't seem right about this. :confused:
Couldn't this be considered Illegal Use of Equipment? (Where ever Illegal Use of Equipment is defined...) How about this definition: BLOCKED BALL: A batted, pitched or thrown ball that is touched, stopped or handled by a person not engaged in the game, or which touches loose equipment or any object that is not part of the official equipment or official playing area. But then contradicted here: EQUIPMENT ON THE PLAYING FIELD. Loose equipment, miscellaneous items or a detached part of a player’s uniform, other than that being legally used in the game at the time, should not be within live ball territory. Official equipment which may be in live ball territory with no penalty includes the batter’s bat, the catcher’s mask, umpire paraphernalia, a helmet which has inadvertently fallen off an offensive or defensive player during play or any equipment belonging to a person assigned to the game. Loose equipment, miscellaneous items or detached uniform parts which are in live ball territory and are not being legally used in the game at the time could cause a blocked ball or interference. And: SPORTING BEHAVIOR The values of softball competition are based on good sporting behavior and fair play. The following are examples, although not limited to, of unsporting behavior: A. Uniforms not worn properly, such as jerseys not tucked in, sleeves rolled under, and caps worn backwards. B. Exposed undergarments of different colors worn by different teammates on the same team. C. Coaching tactics that endanger the safety of players. D. After equipment check, illegal equipment being put back into play. E. Use of equipment for other than its intended design. WHY THEN is a defender penalized, but not an offensive player? When a fielder intentionally contacts or catches a fair batted, a thrown, or a pitched ball with any part of the uniform or equipment that is detached from its proper place. EFFECT: Delayed Dead Ball and the batter and runners are entitled to: 1. three bases from the time of the pitch if a batted ball, 2. two bases from the time of the throw if a thrown ball, 3. one base from the time of the pitch if a pitched ball Just askin'. :rolleyes: |
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And when I played FP in the Navy, I often ran the box and left the bat in mid-air over the plate while I was running. BTW, how is it a defender can throw the glove at a ball in foul territory to keep from rolling fair without penalty? |
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Like a recent partner. After the batter hit a flat slow pitch, he finally called the illegal pitch. Batter didn't quite know what to do at that point. |
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If I only had a brain.... |
FWIW
there used to be a subsection in 7-6 saying what the batter shall not do, but they have since removed that subsection. even in the old rule, nothing from the OPs description was listed. |
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