Well, he said "foot, hand, shoulder" as an example (e.g.). The players don't play barefoot or shirtless, so it is implied that the foot has a shoe on it and the shoulder has a jersey covering it. So, therefore, the "body" is not really touching the base, either, so what precludes an empty glove? It should naturally fall into the same category as the other body parts listed that have something between them and the base. Does this make any sense at all? Probably not! But that's the way I see it.
