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Originally Posted by grounder
the devils advocate
speaking ASA. couldnt an umpire consider the banging unsportsmanlike conduct much like negative cheering and invoke rule 10 - 1 power and duties? " the plate umpire shall have the authority to make decisions on any situations not specifaclly covered in these rules"
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How, she was cheering for her team? If you are going to do that, maybe we should use the same rule and remove the player's shoes after a warning for misuse by stomping them on the dugout floor in unison to create the rhythm for a cheer.
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