DEFO/DP/Flex explanation

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by David Emerling

My criticism of the DP/FLEX rule is an opinion based on experience; partly my experience, but mostly observed experiences. Those who say that most of the people they know understand the rule very well are either 1) kidding themselves or 2) only calling very high level ball or 3) don't travel around enough to get a good sampling. Umpires who only call high level softball, over a period of time, become detached from the realities of the majority of the softball world.

Heck, David, most of the couches around here in JO ball don't know how the basic substitution rules work. They only have to worry about batting 9 when they get to championship play. Most everything else is bat the roster.

Lack of putting in the effort to learn does not equate to complicated.