I believe it was an old myth that you couldn't touch the home run hitter until he touched the plate. I remember youth ball teams would always yell at each other, "dont' touch him...dont' touch him!" while lining up at the plate to congratulate their hero. I always thought to myself, "why not?" I certainly would not call someone out for such a petty BS call like that.
This is truly an example of an umpire wanting to inject himself into the game, as if it weren't enough to be a participant in an official capacity.
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Matthew 15:14, 1 Corinthians 1:23-25
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