Short Handed?

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by Zepp

In response to AltUmpSteve - the exception I was referring to in regards to the Blood Rule is at the end of Rule 4-1-d : A player who has left the game under the blood rule may return even after missing a turn at bat

The umpires that brought this stitch to the meeting felt that since the player did not miss a turn at bat,
then they haven't left the game. They felt that an advantage was not gained by playing the defensive inning
minus one player.

Good catch on your part; I missed that exception, and took the blood rule statement as a stand alone.

But, I don't see where advantage gained is a factor in any part of any rule. How would it ever be a strategic advantage to play defense shorthanded? But, that isn't an issue; the fact is, playing 8 defensively in FP and 9 defensively in SP is one less than full, and is playing short-handed.