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Originally Posted by socalblue1
Pete,
You are wrong on every count. A significant percentage of the current rules were written in response to cheating or taking advantage of holes in existing codes.
Nothing here is an appeal play - if the umpires see the cheating prior to making the ball live, fix it & eject 3B coach. If for some reason it's missed before the ball is made live, get the outs and eject 3B coach and runners.
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Exactly. This is not BOOT or a missed base or a leaving early violation where the defense is required, by rule, to be vigilant. And there is no chance this is an innocent mistake, either. The defense should be able to be confident that runners will not switch positions on the bases.