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Old Thu Apr 15, 2004, 07:42am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally posted by harmbu
Have I been misled for all of these years? I have always understood that if a manager or coach wishes to make a double switch he must go to the umpire BEFORE going to the mound.

Last night in the Astros/Cardinals game, Jimy Williams went to the mound. When the umpire went out to break up the conference, Williams spoke to him for awhile and then made a double switch.

Of course this is OBR.
I believe, but I'm too lazy to look it up, that this applies only on the second visit to the mound -- IOW, when the pitcher must be removed.

Was that the case in this game, or was the switch during the first visit?

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