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The problem with special league rules is that nobody thinks of the consequences of such rule.
Examples in the league that I umpire alot in:
In the 11-12 league, the pitcher must be warned two times on balking before the penalty is enforced. What often happens is that the pitcher throws the ball, I yell "time" to warn on the balk, but the batter crushes the ball for an extra base hit. But since we are playing with the FED rule book, balks are an immediate dead ball, so I'm left with know choice but to nullify the hit.
In the 9-10 and 11-12 divisions, they have a maximum 9 run per inning rule. They also have a 10 run rule after 5 innings. If the visiting team is up by 19 or more runs in the top of the fifth, they want the game ended because it is not possible for the home team to get closer to 10 runs even if they score their maximum.
Then there is the ever popular "must slide on close plays" rule which I tell the coaches that it must be a VERY close play for me to call the runner out.
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