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Old Sun Jun 25, 2017, 09:19am
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Intentionally breaking a rule- USC or just stupid?
fed rules. BR overruns 1b, ball in circle, BR heads back toward 1b and breaks for 2b. BR out. After a calm conversation, in which I refer OC to 8.7.3 in the book, and she insists no, she knows the rules, we continue play.

Later in the day, I see her trying the same ploy (I am a spectator this time). This time she got lucky with an inattentive/ignorant Umpire.

Got me thinking… I know she knows the rule now, since I quoted it to her. If she tries it again with me, is it just a stupid move or is intentionally breaking the rules an unsportsmanlike act?
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Old Sun Jun 25, 2017, 09:33am
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Just continue to call her runner out any time they do it and make sure to let all your fellow umpires to watch for the infraction. Sooner or later she will figure it out.
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Old Sun Jun 25, 2017, 11:11pm
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Just keep calling the out. There's no support for USC on this. Faster outs: quicker game.
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Old Mon Jun 26, 2017, 01:23am
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Sounds like a conversation needs to be had the the umpire at first. Help them retrieve their noggin from their hinter regions..........
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Old Mon Jun 26, 2017, 09:02am
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Old Mon Jun 26, 2017, 09:19am
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"Willfully" gets the UC.

Let's help all with interpreting "persistently" for forfeit.
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