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Originally Posted by Old School
Just to further make my case clearer. In the NL, the pitcher can bat. Once the pitcher receives a count 1-0 as the batter. He must complete the at-bat. He can not be replaced.
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Not true. A batter can be replaced *at any time*.
A pitcher can be replaced *at any time* after he has faced one batter (or the side has been retired). The "one batter" rule "starts over" after a visit, unless there is also a pinch hitter (okay -- that was confusingly worded).
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However, the pitcher on the mound can be replaced anywhere in the count. If the count is 1-0, you can switch to another pitcher on the mound. The next pitcher comes in and throws 2 more balls for a count total of 3-0. That pitcher can be replaced with another pitcher on the mound. I have seen this in MLB. The in-between pitcher was used to get the guy the manager really wanted to use warm up.
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The first substitution you mentioned (with a 1-0 count) is allowed. The second (with a 3-0 count) isn't, and, no, you haven't seen it in MLB (unless the umpires were really asleep).
Since this is a baseball rules question that was posed, I'd ask you not to respond further unless you are a current baseball umpire.