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Originally posted by Ref Ump Welsch
Some local leagues use this rule especially with rec leagues. Reason behind this type of rule is that these so-called rec leagues are for fun and using the intentional walk to get the automatic out takes that fun out of the game for these folks.
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Our rec leagues address this in a much easier to deal with way - they just don't enforce the automatic out! Simple & easy.
Of course, this is a yute rec fast pitch league, not an AA league. And not saying I necessarily agree with it - but it is easy to deal with. It does have the consistency of either you are there to play ball for fun or you are there to seriously go after wins.
The league even allows "borrowing" players from the other team if a team has fewer than 8 show up in order to avoid having everyone go home, although in this latter case, the league standings will officially record a forfeit. But the kids get to play anyway.