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Due to Dixie's vague rules on conduct and sportsmanship, it would be hard to justify an immediate ejection. Ejection is mentioned twice in the rulebook - under definitions and under rule XII. According to rule XII, only throwing equipment and profanity warrants an automatic ejection. Any other unsportsmanlike conduct requires (1) warning before the player is ejected. A flagrant act requires the player to leave the premises after an ejection. Based on Dixie rules, a protest may cause your ruling to be overturned if the ruling body foregoes common sense. Rule XII B empowers the umpire to call the runner OUT in this situation.
[Edited by alabamabluezebra on May 5th, 2004 at 03:39 PM]
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