BOO or Ineligible Player

[jmkupka]

PONY rules (didn't happen during Nationals )

As BU, I watched from behind 1B as my partner resolved this:

Clueless OC thinks DP doesn't bat, but thinks Flex does.

Inattentive Defensive bookkeeper doesn't catch it 'til 2nd time around.

B8, DP, is scheduled to bat.
B9 bats instead. Singles.
Flex comes to bat.
Before 1st pitch, DC calls time. Appeals BOO.
B8 ruled out, then after discussion, enlightened OC decides it would be prudent to put B1 in to bat instead of Flex.

Got me thinking, though... the 1st time around, when it wasn't caught, the Flex was absolutely an ineligible player when she batted instead of B1. Is this handled the same as other ineligibles, where even if it's discovered innings later, the rule is enforced and the player is now restricted to the bench?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by jmkupka

Got me thinking, though... the 1st time around, when it wasn't caught, the Flex was absolutely an ineligible player when she batted instead of B1. Is this handled the same as other ineligibles, where even if it's discovered innings later, the rule is enforced and the player is now restricted to the bench?

But how would one prove, a couple innings later, that something like that happened?

[jmkupka]

When DC comes out to appeal the BOO, the still-clueless OC (before being enlightened) states something to the effect that "this is what we did 2 innings ago..."

Unfortunately, PU can't say, "before you shoot yourself in the foot, OC, let me sort out this BOO appeal"

[MD Longhorn]

I can see that, but you wouldn't believe a coach telling you something that happened in his favor 2 innings ago, so I can't see believing him accurately telling me what he did wrong either.

[jmkupka]

Good point... that would be my "out" should the DC insist.

Just to clarify, OC was saying "this is what we did 2 innings ago" to defend what he thought was a non-BOO...

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by jmkupka

Good point... that would be my "out" should the DC insist.

Just to clarify, OC was saying "this is what we did 2 innings ago" to defend what he thought was a non-BOO...

Yes, I got that. And to DC ... no one pointed anything out in the first inning. And now he's likely just saying that because he thinks it will get him out of trouble right now. We have no way to verify that actually happened that way in first inning.