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ASA Rule 6.10.E
No player, manager or coach shall call time, emply any other word or phrase, or commit any act while the ball is alive and in play for the obvious purpose of trying to make the pitcher commit an illegal pitch. A warning shall be issued to the offending team, and a repeat of this type act by any member of the team warned shall result in the offender being ejected from the game.
EFFECT- The ball is dead, and all subsequent action on that pitch is canceled.
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Obviously, this only applies to the offensive team as I doubt the defense would try to confuse their pitcher into committing an illegal pitch.
If the defensive manager, call the illegal pitch. If the offensive manager, rule no pitch and issue the warning. Whether you have doubts on intention, it is the manager's responsibility to know that time should not be granted once the pitcher starts her motion. Give the warning. If s/he does it again, you know that either the coach is doing it intentionally or they are not very smart d:-) In either case, the game is probably better off without their presence.
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