Sammy Sosa

[Bob Lyle]

Originally posted by tornado
Why do the umpires ignore Sammy Sosa touching them? If you haven't seen a Cubs game, Sosa always taps the PU and the catcher on their left leg with his bat just before his first at bat. This just seems so out of place to me.

Any comments??

In the last two years, I have noticed more coaches touching me in a spirit of friendship. Taps on the back, things like that. This never happened earlier in my career and I must admit that it makes me nervous. Figuratively speaking, I wonder when the shoe is going to come up my butt.

So far, nothing bad has happened so like the umpires in the pros I have let it pass, but it seems like a worthy topic of discussion.