Bat in the way

[bkbjones]

Streamdoc knows that if he touches that bat, GEH will swoop down on him from parts unknown and do a cup check.

I never touch, nudge, slide or anything else with a bat. Besides the repercussions that could come in case someone is injured, I don't have $300 to replace it if all of a sudden it has a crack or a flat spot and, of course, it's the umpire's fault because he did thus and so...

For the same reasons I won't touch a catcher's helmet/mask, largely for the reasons Andy pointed out: if I pick it up and hand it back for one team's catcher and then for whatever reason don't for the other team, well obviously I am favoring Team A...sigh.