Line up mess in Tampa Bay

[johnnyg08]

I'm not sure...my guess would be because he was listed as a starter on the lineup card...I think there were two third basemen listed at the time that the lineups became official...while improper, maybe since he was listed as a starter, he's done.

[SAump]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

I'm not sure...my guess would be because he was listed as a starter on the lineup card...I think there were two third basemen listed at the time that the lineups became official...while improper, maybe since he was listed as a starter, he's done.

The proper pitcher and the proper third baseman were not substitutes. These two players were already in the game and their positions in the lineup were established after the first pitch. A substitution for Mr Longoria never took place.

A substitute player shall bat in the replaced player’s position in the team’s batting order.

A player whose name is on his team’s batting order may not become a substitute runner for another member of his team.

Why was Mr. Longoria's entry into the ballgame as DH denied? It was determined that the DH had not been reported at the appropriate time. The pitcher was required to bat in the P/DH position. The DH position had been effectively eliminated by the opposing coach. The DH was not allowed to serve in the role of P/DH.

That by itself was the only penalty that can be completely justified by rule. The DH was not terminated because, by rule 6.10, it did not exist at game time. I would like to ask the scorekeepers a question. If Mr. Longoria were about to break the record for consecutive MLB games "played" as a DH, would this game count?

[johnnyg08]

it woudn't have counted for Ripken...my understanding was that he had to play a certain amount of time to get credit for the game...so no, the record would've stopped there. (I don't remember what inning they discovered this error)...but as you said, great question for the scorekeeper...i have no idea.

[SAump]

Mixup forces Rays to bat Sonnanstine | raysbaseball.com: News

No mention of snafu in previous press release.

Hijinks extend beyond lineup gaffe | MLB.com: News

BTW, the umpire crew faced several close calls that night.
The snafu wasn't one of them.

Who brought up the snafu and why?