First of all Loudon and Anderson County have gotten along fine until this year. In fact, Loudon has always gotten along with everybody in the district. What really got Coach Thompson upset was not the tag but the a player saying, "hit him harder next time." If that is bush league and baseball has truly become a "contact" sport that is a shame. This had been building up from the previous game where Loudon's first baseman had also heard a coach tell a player to run over him. These things take away from the game and are not what high school sports are about. Let us just play the game and have as friendly competition as possible. Also, anyone that has known Coach Thompson over the years knows that it must have gotten bad for him to get that upset.