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Umpired in one league that used the 20 after 2 rule, but also allowed the team behind by 20 or more to bat until 1 out was recorded AFTER every batter got to bat. (So, using CBO, with 12 batters, if after 2 innings it was 20-0, and the losing team had not gotten a runner on base, batters 7-12 would then bat in the top of the third and then B1 would bat - after B12 batted, the team ahead had to record an additional out (they still needed the 3 outs to end the top of the 3rd). League even said that if that team managed to score 20 in the top of the 3rd, they lost due to the 2nd inning run rule--- this did encourage the winning team to put in a lesser pitcher or play their weaker players in the field.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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