[Buddogger]

Thanks Tom. Your assessment that the substitution runner and subsequent reentry in the defensive end of the inning being legal was what I expected.

Again, in our league there is a local rule discouraging unnecessary courtesy runners by making the player who uses a courtesy runner ineligible for return to the game. It's an interesting local rule and was the basis of my protest.

Clearly, using the substitution rule with extra players on the bench can provide a means to circumvent this local rule, taking a runner off the bases without losing him for the game. Something to remember.

Thanks again.