A coach who actually understands DP/FLEX!

[BretMan]

I'm going to have to remember that, for my next extra inning game...

Had a couple of minor DP/FLEX glitches at a tourney today, both caught and corrected right away without further incident.

The first one was when a coach handed me his line-up at the plate and casually mentioned that he was using the "designated hitter". Yep, she was listed right there in the six hole as a "DH"! I confirmed that he meant the "designated player" (DP) and that he realized how the position related to the FLEX (who was properly listed). He seemed to understand all that, but just thought the "batting" player was called the DH.

Second was when a coach told me that his DP would now be playing defense, but didn't mention who she was playing defense for. I mistook that he was saying the DP would be replacing the FLEX. Just to be clear, I mentioned that if the DP replaced the FLEX on defense, then the FLEX was out of the game.

My bad.

Instead of just saying, "No, my DP is playing defense for another player", the guy gets all beligerant and starts ranting that this is a legal move and he's going to get his rule book out and show me I'm wrong!

I kind of put up the stop sign and said, "Whoa, calm down. Your DP can play defense for a player other than the FLEX. No problem." And on we went...