Injury / Substitute

[UmpireErnie]

Originally Posted by youngump

I don't think you're reading that right. I think what you are seeing is that it says if it a team cannot provide 8 players in the line up the game is over. If they provide 8, the extra spot is an out except that if they go from 9 to 8 due to a runner getting hurt, then they may use a temporary runner.

Aha! What I had breezed by were the first words of 3-3-8. The "temporary runner" only applies when the team has a full compliment of players but has no available substitutes. It dosen't apply if the team is already playing short.

I feel better that seemed pretty wacked!