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Old Tue May 27, 2014, 01:36pm
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Originally Posted by chapmaja View Post
I meant there is no penalty as in 3-7-1 PENALTY (Art 1.) My policy is in line with the rulebook and what it says, but that is not a penalty per se (as in the above), it is simply following the rule, which says it shall be denied.
His point, I think, is that you don't need an individual policy for this. Just follow what the rule says. IOW, you are doing the right thing, but your explanation of why implies that others could have a different "policy". Actually, they can't and still follow what the rule book says.

You'll find that this is not the only thing prohibited by the rules where the "penalty" is, basically, the umpire saying "don't do that." Not every rule violation has a penalty (beyond the obvious one for a clear defiance of the umpire's instructions).
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