The difference is that he says if the league is using free subs in Fall ball, that we should also, without say-so from the league, allow wanton abuse of the courtesy runner rule.
My league is using free subs for fall ball. There's no way in HE*& any umpire I know would allow a coach to "CR" for the shortstop, solely because at that specific moment he thinks he'll be moving SS to P after the inning ends.
My point --- if your league doesn't address this SPECIFICALLY, you are erring in assuming they want this rule abused. Lacking direction from the league, I think it's a huge mistake to allow this.
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