[rwest]

We've been going back and forth. I'd like to summarize so I know how to rule on this if it should ever happen. It seems to me that the two broad categories we are discussing is as follows:

1. Flex bats in the 10th spot with the #1 spot being the DP.
2. Flex bats in the 10th spot with the DP being in some other spot other than #1.

With that in mind here are the scenarios:

1. Flex Bats in 10th spot with #1 spot being the DP. If discovered while at bat, can't we say she is an unreported substitute, assuming she is batting for the DP? Then if that's the case we simply put her in the game. The team has now gone down to 9 and we give a team warning.

2. Flex Bats in 10th spot with DP being #1 spot. Flex makes it safely on base. DP now comes up to bat. What do we have? BOO? What do we do with Flex? Is she still an unreported substitute?

3. Flex Bats in 10th spot with #1 spot NOT the DP. If discovered while at bat, what do we have? Illegal Sub? BOO?


4. Flex Bats in 10th spot with #1 spot not the DP. Flex makes it safely on base. Lead-off batter now comes up to bat. What do we have? BOO? What do we do with Flex? Is she still an unreported substitute?