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Randomly calling a runner out because you think someone is cheating? You call a runner because you saw the runner leave the base early, not because you thought someone cheated. You are not supposed to guess outs, you're supposed to see them. Will you call an illegal pitch every now and then because you think she might be illegal?
There are limitations in one-umpire games, and everyone should live with them. A single umpires is not going to see everything, but he should call what he sees, and only what he sees.
Most coaches I know, travel ball and high school, teach their players to leave a split second early from 1st in one-umpire games. You're not going to see it unless they are way early. You cannot watch the runner at 1st and the pitcher and do a good job. You do the best you can.
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