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Originally Posted by DG
The A.R. does not support your assumption. The coach must say something to indicate P will stay on as DH. And why wouldn't he if the pitcher is a good hitter and has been hitting for himself.
I recall a certain college club team with a particularly good hitting CF/P. When pitching he was always listed in starting lineup as P/DH and remained in the game if relieved. Coach never missed stating that he was staying in as DH if removed as pitcher. In a game when he wasn't the starting pitcher he played CF.
It's not too much to ask of a coach. It would be a good question to ask, from a preventive umpiring perspective, when the change is made.
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Rule reference please.
I was always under the assumption, 2 seperate entities, P and DH. When OP was made, I asked for a distinction to be made between F1 R Jones and DH R Jones. That clarification was never made and I deleted my post as it was simply ignored. This whole P/DH seems rather vague and confusing. To say coach must announce DH substitution at the time of the pitching substitution doesn't follow the logical flow of the DH rule.