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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Boy, you talk about taking something so simple, yes, SIMPLE, and turning it into a TWP-type scenario 
If you are not taking a change until it happens, then you don't take a defensive change until the team is on defense. If the team is on defense, they cannot have a runner on base! Duh!
And what the hell is a "my bench only hitter catch"?
JMHO, but anyone who cannot grasp 8.10.A & B might want to consider not working FP. |
Easy, there, Mike. I understand the rule; and I agree it's simple. That just doesn't mean it's written unambiguously. The OP had the DP starting out playing defense. By rule, that's not allowed. The DP has to start in the DP slot. The first time the visitors take the field the DP can be inserted to start playing catcher if they'd like.
That's not a substitution but I'd still write it on my lineup card to know who gets the CR. If they told me during the plate conference then I'd probably write it down then, while I had it out (or they might have done it for me). It now says on my lineup card that the DP is catching. (And there's not a rule in the book that governs how defensive position changes happen.) Now the ambiguity is that they didn't mean who was listed at the position by me as a factor in keeping straight what was happening, they meant the one listed in the starting lineup. The rules certainly provide plenty of cover for getting the ruling right.
But they would be more clear and allow less room for error if they simply said starting lineup. It would be a simple change to make the rule even simpler.
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