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Travesty?
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never seen this before (although I should have seen this coming). We are operating a travel tournament using MLB rules with fed slide rules modification. (slide rule not relevant here.) Home team is losing 4-1 and we are in bottom of 5th. Runner on 3rd and 2 out. we are approaching time limit; less than one minute left. Coach verbally instructs r3 to run home. Pitcher steps off and throws home to catcher who tags runner out with 10 feet to spare. My partner and I are livid. We bring in site directors who say that the play is legal because "they did it when they were coaching". We maintained that there was no intent to steal home but to simply "give up" in order to start the next inning before time expired. We maintained that this was "travesty" and that the game should be declared over. Can anyone weigh in on this? I can't find anything to directly support this but we maintain that the integrity of the game was clearly violated.
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Join in the fun, don't make the call at home, instead call time and meet with your partner to discuss the play. As soon as time expires, call the runner out, game over.
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Travesty?? ............ or strategic coaching WITHIN the rules set for them to follow?
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