When is "too late?"

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Not to mention the fact that at this point, nothing has happened. No one has stepped up to bat, no plays have been made, no pitches have been delivered.

If a coach comes up to me during the game and says, "Blue, I want to enter #24 into the game. Wait, I mean #25," I'm not going to force him to put #24 into that spot and then substitute #25 in for #24.

Dave,
Agree, nothing has happened. That being said, is that an adequate and proper answer to the white team HC if he starts to complain?

The substitution comparison is a good one. Again, let me state for the record I am not looking to force a coach to do something that he either did not intend to do or can't legally do regarding substitutions. Good line-up card/substitution management on the part of the PU dictates that we repeat the change to the coach to make sure that is the change that what he wants, BEFORE we report it to the official scorer or the other team. But like your sitch, there is a defined point where the sub (or the intentional walk) is official.

Another comparison might be when a coach has a "result of the play" option
that could occur on an IP or a catcher's obstruction sitch.
Now, unlike my sitch, "stuff has happened." But again the question is, once the coach indicates his choice, can he change it?