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Originally posted by ozzy6900
If the coach goes out on the 1st visit and changes the pitcher, there is no visit charged. If, however, there is a visit on F1 already, then once the coach crosses the foul line, he has to pull the pitcher.
Now, if your game is STRICT OBR then guess what? F1 has to leave the game. True, most youth leagues circumvent this rule and rightly so. But every now and then, you get to do a game where they want to play STRICT OBR. That is when my plate meeting runs longer than the normal 30 seconds because I bring up all of hte STRICT OBR nuances - like this one. If both sides still agree to go with STRICT OBR, then play on!
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I'm not sure that answered my question as per my example.
What are you saying about my example?
The coach goes out to visit the pitcher but makes no change. Later in that same inning, the coach requests time to change pitchers but does NOT visit the mound. He simply announces his intentions from the dugout. Can the removed pitcher return to the mound later in the game -or- does this count as "a trip", nonetheless?
That's my question.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN