Blaine, I stayed out of this on UT, but I have to agree with someone who said that some people just don't like to be touched.
A true story...
About 20 years ago my partner, who was PU was having a rather antimated conversation with a coach between innings near home plate. Things got hot.
Then, out of the corner of his eye he saw a ball sailing towards both of them from the outfield. He reached up and grabbed the coaches arm and tried to move out of the way of the ball, dragging the coach with him. The coach reacted by punching my partner in the face. He thought he had been attacked.
Later, the coach, despite his story, was suspended for the remainder of the season for punching an umpire. My partner was suspended for three games for touching a coach.
Garth
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