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Originally posted by Dakota
Take things one at a time.
Take DP/FLEX out of the picture for a moment.
S1 enters the game for B5 in the 3rd. B5 reenters in the 4th. 5th inning, B4 is due up. S1 comes to bat.
Is this an unannounced illegal sub or an unannounced sub BOO?
S1 comes to bat. Once the ball is live, and S1 is in the batter's box, she is now in the game (3-3-3d).
What is she? She is certainly an unannounced sub. Ok, so now she is legally in the game - where? In the B4 position. This is an illegal sub.
The coach lost his option of having this considered BOO when he did not announce the substitution.
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Yes, S1 is unannounced, but for B5. (That is the only legal position available for S1.)
S1 still could have merely batted out of turn.
S1 did not substitute for B4.
Unchallenged by defense, the next proper batter is B6, not B5, who S1 replaced.
No change in positions, or batting order.
RE:
Bookkeeping - B4 merely missed an "at bat".
Certainly there is nothing wrong with you scenario.
Your interpretation is legitimate as given.
With a poorly written rule, we may conjure all we'd like.
Is that not like artistic license?
mick