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I don't get it? why?... I mean I know they can do that. but i don't see the strategy in it. (maybe that's why I umpire instead of coach)
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AFAIC, all the coach has done is lose one entry into the game and restricted the player to where in the line-up she can emerge. |
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yeah, I asked the coach at home and she said that they had never done it as it seemed trivial and didn't give them anything they didn't already have (she dumbs it down for her poor umpire ) But thanks for the info.
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It seems to me the VAST majority of coaches use the Dp/Flex for the purpose of getting one more player in the game.
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Because, if they ever want to use the DP/FLEX during the course of the game, then they must start the game with it.
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If you have a team that doesn't have 10 people who can play at least one portion of the game, you might want to start looking for another team. |
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Here's the rationale I've heard for this move.
Starting pitcher is also a very good with the bat. Relief pitcher is not. Starting pitcher is entered as DP, relief pitcher as FLEX. Once the lineup is accepted, DP plays defense for FLEX. If a relief pitcher is needed, she re-enters as FLEX, and DP continues to bat.
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Another reason I am not a fan of specialty rules. |
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However, it seems to me that all the extra bits in the DP/FLEX rule over a simple DH rule are there precisely to allow coaches to use it strategically, and not just for participation. Otherwise, the EP rules are much easier to deal with.
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Seriously, the EH rule in slow-pitch is a good one. It allows some teams who have so many good players to let one hit and still be flexible enough to allow him to switch interchangeably with someone in the field for defense. It's more used by the travel type teams than the rec type teams. I've used it plenty in men's ball when I was coaching. |
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Go ahead, but the key question is "why is the DP/FLEX not just an EP rule if the goal is participation?"
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So there is a place for the person which has limited skills to participate.
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