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Originally Posted by Manny A
So let me get this straight. I mentioned this in a previous post.
Defensive coach comes to me between innings while he has #5 throwing her five warm-ups from the circle. He says, "Blue, I want to enter #10 who is over there in my bullpen as pitcher for #5 this inning. She'll start pitching when their #44 comes up."
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The umpire's response to the coach should be: "Coach, give me the change when it happens."
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I have to take that substitution and announce it to the opposing coach?
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WHEN the change is given to you.
A substitution takes place when it is provided to the umpire, not when a particular scenario occurs or any other particular point in the game arrives. This way, when the coach changes his/her mind because the anticipated scenario did not occur, there is no excuse of forgetting to rectify the situation.
Like in football where they inform the official that as xx:xx left on the clock, they are going to request a time out. However, they must still inform the official of the request AT THE TIME it occurs.
Coach wants to give you a heads up on a possible change, that is fine, but that is not the change.