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I will probably regret responding to this, but here goes.
You said:
"In Roper's article it was very obvious that F5 was not the pitcher. The PU didn't even say anything untill the real F1 was on the rubber with the ball."
When do you suggest that the PU say something? You could:
1) Stop the "new" pitcher from toeing the rubber. Search out the manager to ascertain whether this was a legitimate pitching change? I can hear it now, "hey blue, why can't my new pitcher warm up?"
2) Not being a clairvoyant, allow the "new" pitcher to warmup. Enforce any penalty once it occurs. Again I can hear it now, "hey blue, how could you let my 1st baseman warmup like that, are you not paying attention?"
My vote is Number 2. Unless any of the rule experts out there have another option.
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