ASA Illegal Substitution Question

[Dakota]

If the PU goes brain dead and allows the illegal sub, the remedy is the protest.

If the illegal sub is unnannouced (such as FLEX entering for another player in the batting order), then the remedy is the protest.

As the PU, I do not have an OBLIGATION (as such) to prevent the illegal sub, so I am not required to memorize the names and faces of the players so I can recognize all attempts at unanncounced sub or illegal sub.

But, if the coach brings me a sub that I know to be illegal or any other line up change (such as CR) that I know to be illegal, I will tell him, "Coach, you can't do that." And, I will tell him why.

This is especially true with the DP/FLEX positions. It is very easy for a coach to get wrapped around the axel with this rule, and there are a number of myths about the rule that coaches believe (such as unlimited swapping between the DP and FLEX).

Here is a distinction I would make.

B1 due up.
B2 comes up to bat. I happen to know the team well enough to know B2 is BOO. I will ignore this.

B1 due up.
Coach approaches and says, "I want to bring in #22 to bat for B1." (Now, #22 has already been in the game as a sub for B2.)
I'll say, "Can't do that, coach. #22 has already batted in the #2 spot. She can't sub for the #1 spot player."