Home Run Hug

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

No, no, a thousand times no. I had that partner just a week ago that insisted the coach high-fiving a girl that just hit a single and was almost back to the base as the ball was being thrown back to the pitcher should be called out. NO NO NO NO NO.

Okay, okay, perhaps I generalized too much. I shouldn't have said ANY touch of a runner, period.

I meant any touch of a runner that is designed to help her run the bases. That includes pushes, pulls, grabs, trips, pats on the back (to signal when to take off on a tag-up following a caught fly ball), etc. Whether or not the runner would have made a base minus that touch is immaterial.