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Bossman,
I agree with you except for one part of your response. If you read the very first reply to the question, you'll see that my first response was exactly what the ruling would be in case of a batting out of order situation. In fact, I used the names Baker/Jackson to be one and the same, assuming Jackson was batting out of order in place of the ejected Baker. The ejection has absolutely nothing to do with the batting out of order.
My recent replies were to give a ruling in the off chance that Jackson was indeed sent to the plate for Abel, who realized that Baker was batting out of order.
What the original scenario did not address was, what did Jackson or the Visitors' Manager tell the UIC when he reached the batter's box.
As for telling anyone that someone is batting out of turn, the UIC is not authorized by rule to do that. Nor is a scorekeeper, announcer or anyone else not connected to the teams. The UIC should only make a ruling when an appeal is requested. If Jackson said, "I'm replacing Baker", then all the UIC should do is mark his lineup card and announce that. If Jackson said, "I'm replacing Abel", then again, all that the UIC should do is mark his card and announce the replacement accordingly.
The ruling the UIC needs to make depends on whom Jackson replaced in the game. Dependant on that ruling, either Chambers or Demeter would be at bat. And either Abel is ejected or still in the game.
Jerry
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