[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by whiskers_ump
Lets give this one a look see. ASA rules being utilized.

Both coaches present their respective line ups to PU, he looks at them,
hands each back and asks if that is what they want. They both say, yes.
Visitors bat in 1st inning. Home team has their first batter at the
plate, when visitors call time and approach the PU with the line up
of home team. PU pulls his copy and reviews. Calls Home team coach
over to conversation. They check with scorekeeper. Converstion
continues, then you hear home team coach screaming thats bull. Next
you hear plate say FLEX is ejected. Team has no subs. Home team failed
to indicate DP/FLEX on lineup sheet. They argue that blue should have noted
10 players listed and done some preventative umpiring and asked which was DP
as everyone knows 10th position is FLEX. Now blue asks visiting coach if
he can just correct sheet and go on. They insist on a penalty. As stated
blue ejects FLEX. Team has nine, don't have an out, because FLEX not batting
away.

How should this situtation been properly handled? No, I was not involved,
got this information in the locker room, but umpires that made ruling were
finished for the day, by schedule and not sure of any other details.

I know how I would have handled it, right or wrong.

Well, unless the batter in the box did not play defense in the previous half inning or the FLEX and there was no announced substitution, I would have corrected the line-up, informed the scorekeeper and then moved on.

I believe this is a correctable situation.