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Originally Posted by HugoTafurst
Which brings up an interesting question (interesting to me, anyway).
Im one of those guys that keeps track of who is pitching and who is catching, which substitutes are available to run, who they have for and who is no longer available to run.
So far I have been "savvy" enough to not have a problem. When I see a new f1 or f2,
I will confirm it with both coaches.
But the question is, if for some reason I wasn't "savy" enough and did not notice a change (all those f2s look alike from the back) and in the next half inning, they want to use a CR what happens?
I look at my line up card and see a different player listed as f2.
Am I supposed to take the coaches word for it (that goes against my religion :-) )?
What about the other coach who never noticed the change?
Just wondering... if it happens ill let you know?
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So the coach fails to inform you of a position change where there is a new F2. And then he/she wants to enter a CR for that new F2, but you don't have a record that this player was the last F2 to physically play the position of catcher.
Well, if the new F2 was an unreported substitute, I definitely wouldn't allow the CR to run for her. The coach is required to report substitutions, and since he/she didn't, that's his/her fault, not mine.
As for a simple defensive switch, yes there is no real rule requiring any reporting of that. But I personally would not allow the CR to enter the game under that condition either. I still have no record of the new F2 playing defense, and my lineup card is the official lineup of where players bat and field. If it doesn't show the new F2 as playing catcher, I feel I can't allow a CR for her, regardless of the rules not requiring announcement of defensive position changes. The coach should have let me know of the change, especially if he/she intended on entering a CR for her.
That's my argument and I'm sticking to it.