There is a huge difference between team initiated deliberate outs and umpire initiated ones, let alone umpire directed misplays and obvious wrong calls. That hurts the credibility and integrity of all of us, as it says we can make wrong calls deliberately, makes us part of the game and makes us look time-only concerned.
I guess many of us make sure we are using the full strike zone when the game is out of hand, plus reminding the winning coach that running it up is unsporting.
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