Pinch Hitter/ Batting Out of Order

Spence · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 26, 2009, 11:18pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPatrino

Let me just play devils advocate here. How can, as the plate umpire, you announce a substitution you know is not legal? Just thinking out loud here. Absent this little warp in the time/space continum, I have an unannounced substitution, Charlies up, Dusty is in for Bill.

I'm not an umpire so let me ask.

Can a manager only announce a sub when the subbed-for player is due to bat? Can't he announce it , say, when there's one more batter to go before his PH comes in?

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