Thread: DP/Flex Redux
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Old Mon Apr 07, 2008, 06:56pm
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Originally Posted by argodad
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.
Thank you for promoting an increase in knowledge instead of just working around it.
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