Top Ten Reasons for ASA Keeping DP/DEFO
10. The NCAA has just changed the names of the positions, so we can't abandon them now.
9. It is different from OBR.
8. It provides continuing fodder for the umpire / rules boards.
7. If I can learn this rule, it proves I'm not senile yet.
6. The Umpire can make arbitrary rulings during a game and not a single coach will have nerve enough to challenge him.
5. It makes pre game line up preparation take forever during tournaments as rookie scorekeepers ask each other, "What's a DEFO?"
4. The sense of drama is increased when the coach sends the DP in to play defense for someone other than the DEFO, and you can't wait to explain the rule when the BOO appeal is made.
3. It provides continuing amusement to watch coaches sweat over designating the DP/DEFO and then treat it like a simple DH during the game.
2. It makes me really appreciate Steve M and Gulf Coast Blue and their gift for making the seemingly complex simple and understandable.
1. When understood, it allows a team to make maximum use of the hot glove or pitcher who can't hit a lick AND the utility fielder with a strong bat, using 10 weapons against the opposition's nine. Also, the coach can cycle the DP through the defense the whole game, giving his players much needed rest on those hot tournament days without burning his substitution opportunities.
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