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Originally Posted by Andy
Scott - I just wanted to let you know that I feel your pain.
I received a report from an umpire last week that a JV coach (NFHS Rules) presented a lineup at the plate meeting with an EP. When he was informed that HS rules do not allow for an EP, only the DP/FLEX, he (the coach) said that he never did understand that "DP/FLEX thing" and preferred to use the EP, and he had been doing it all season (about 10 games so far)!
While I have my doubts about the validity of his claim, it certainly would not surprise me if he had been allowed to use the EP previously.
So now a memo goes out to all of our HS umpires......  |
I had a 9th grade / JV / Varsity tripleheader a couple of weeks ago. One Freshman coach gave me a lineup with a Designated Hitter. I told him that it was a DP and FLEX, and that the FLEX goes in the 10th spot. He told me, "I was a baseball guy. I use the DH."
I told him that wasn't an option. He was a bit miffed until about the middle of the game when someone convinced him that he could use his DP on defense. Now he thinks DP/FLEX might be a good thing and that maybe he should study the rule.
