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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
I hate arguing with Irish because I'm always wrong ... but the rule as printed here (and elsewhere) doesn't match what you said, and the exception DOES make sense within the context of the rule ... just the COMMENT does not.
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Let's forget the personification of a play, even for co-ed.
The "at bat" of the incorrect batter is negated. Says so right there in the rule. So, if the incorrect batter did not bat, how can s/he be ruled out?
The whole thing is a mess. I NEVER have an issue with the BOO and have a hard time believing anyone actually changed a rule that worked and was appropriate simply because the scorekeepers were not smart enough to figure it out.