ANOTHER WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

Where do you place the runners? You don't, once the batter contacts the catcher's glove on the backswing, the ball is dead and the batter looses his right to advance. That makes it three outs, half inning over.

Is that true if the swing follow through hits the catcher elsewhere, like on the helmet?

From the FED casebook:
8.4.1 SITUATION H: B1 swings and misses a pitch for strike three. As F2 is attempting to catch the pitch, B1 hits F2 with the bat on the follow-through, hindering F2’s attempt to catch the ball. RULING: B1 is out for interference.

7.3.5 SITUATION F: With R1 on third, one out and two strikes on B3, B3 swings at and misses the pitch. The ball bounces off F2’s glove into the air, where it is hit by B3’s follow-through. The ball rolls to the back stop. B3 reaches first base safely and R1 scores. RULING: The ball is dead immediately. B3 is out for interference and R1 returns to third base. A batter is entitled to an uninterrupted opportunity to hit the ball, just as the catcher is entitled to an uninterrupted opportunity to field the ball. Once the batter swings, he is responsible for his follow-through.

I think the italicized statement gives the general principle.

Great job three fingered glove and thanks for the casebook reference. I'm just looking thru outer questions that I've seen.

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Originally posted by Rob Kremer:
Is that true if the swing follow through hits the catcher elsewhere, like on the helmet?

You woudld have to read the play and see if it affected the catcher's ability to make the play. I would err on the side weak interference but it is possible to let the play go through.

Weak (backswing) interference is not an option in FED. It's all or nothing.