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Originally Posted by Dakota
Yes, if they are going to add bat-the-roster to the rule book, they will need to address the side effects. Among them are:
1) Shorthanded rule. What does shorthanded mean in a bat-the-roster game? If they drop down 1 (from, say, 14 to 13), do they take an out?
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2) What about ejections? If one player is ejected, do they now forfeit (can't play shorthanded due to ejection).
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3) Two players down... is it a forfeit to go from 14 to 12? (Mike's example)
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4) Courtesy runner rule. Since everyone is batting, does this mean no courtesy runners?
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By rule, no.
There are no proposals to change the rule regarding playing shorthand. For that matter, a note attached to the change in 4.1.C states that the shorthanded rule would apply is it does presently.
If this gets added, I certainly hope the ASA conference / convention / convocation (whatever it is called) does not muck this rule up as badly as your typical rec league does.[/quote]