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Originally Posted by youngump
The thread on projected substitution got me wondering. Do most of you usually have an idea who is up to bat? If the coach came up to me and said I want to bat 30 for 20 in the 5 spot, I'd have no idea if that was 9 spots away or due up. Should I be paying more attention to that?
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Again, while this is a traditionally way of talking about substitutions, that is not correct. #30 is a SUBSTITUTE for #20, who happens to be in the 5th batting position. So to answer your question: why does it matter. Make the change, record it on your line up card. If a team commits an infraction, and it is brought to your attention*, then rule on it. Period.
*NFHS does have language that allows the umpire to discover unreported subs, etc.
