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Originally Posted by Matt
First question--was Dusty an announced or unannounced sub? If unannounced, then he really subbed for Bill--he took Bill's position in the box. There is no BOO and Charlie is up.
If announced, Bill is out, and Dusty is up. He is still in the game for Charlie.
Now, the tricky thing is, if announced, the umpire has to figure out if the substitution is projected, as Charlie is not the rightful batter, and disallow it, or if it is incidental to the BOO.
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I agree. And if the coach sends Dusty up to bat for Charlie when it's Bill's turn, then HE doesn't think it's a "projected" substitution. The umpire should allow it and proceed with the game.
In other words, it doesn't matter if it is IN FACT a projected substitution. I'm not going to prevent BOO just because the coach is subbing.