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No need to be like that.
If you can't handle being wrong occasionally, don't post. If you still think you're right, tell us why and post the rule. The first sitch I can see the disagreement, as one of the sources is the MLBUM, and everyone doesn't have that.
But the 2nd is crystal clear to me. It may be our job to try to prevent protests based on OUR OWN misapplications of rules. But why in the world would it be our responsibility to prevent protests based on things done by the coaches that might be against the rules (such as putting in a pitcher who had already pitched their limit, using a player from outside the district/area, etc --- that stuff is NOT in our purview, and shouldn't be).
You have a clear cut rule that says if a pitcher takes up a position on the mound at the beginning of an inning, he has to pitch to at least one batter. You are overreaching your bounds to ignore this rule in order to clear up an error by a manager on an item outside our purview. You now have created a situation where the offense can protest your misapplication (or non-application) of 3.05b, and he would be right. "I'm sorry coach, I'm going to ignore 3.05b this time so that you can't protest the other manager's illegal overuse of a pitcher" ain't gonna cut it.
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