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Originally Posted by jmkupka
apologies for the confusion, youngump... my ruling is based on the premise that the umpire did enter the change on the line-up sheet (between innings, and before the play in question), but failed to notify the opposing coach.
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Your clarification raises an interesting tangential play to my mind.
Lineup is submitted with two players left off; 1 & 2. In the 3rd inning, 1 is entered for 3 and the umpire fails to note that 1 wasn't on the card or to report it. Then in the 5th inning 2 enters for 4 and the umpire correctly warns, enters, and reports. Now in the seventh the defense protests that 1 is illegally in for 3. Would you restrict?