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Originally Posted by Dakota
No, it isn't. The difference is that with a CR you should be taking out your lineup card and noting the change. If you knowingly make note of an illegal change, you are not doing your job. You now have an illegal lineup card in your pocket that you created.
Now, if the umpire screws up and unknowingly allows an illegal sub, CR, or lineup, then the coach and his team are the ones who will pay the penalty if the opponents notice, but it is still the umpire who screwed up.
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What is an illegal lineup card?
The umpires lineup card is a reference tool, not an official document. Unlike Minnesota ASA, most organizations do not require the turning in of a line up card.
The home teams book is the official reference of record.
A team can do anything they want to the lineup. They can bat out of order, they can enter illegal and unreported substitutions as much as they want until the other team says something about their actions.
As an umpire, the only substitution you shouldn't allow is a player who has been ejected or confined to the bench.
There are penalties for illegal subs in every rule book and they are there to penalize the offending team and reward the team offended.