Lip Man 1 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Apparently they (and the umpires) didn't know the rules (and that doesn't speak well for those umps does it?): https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/rays-savvy-lineup-switch-confuses-red-sox-manager-alex-cora-and-umpires-causes-19-minute-delay/ By the way the White Sox pulled this maneuver in the past as well: May 15, 1951 – It was a testament to the managerial genius of Sox skipper Paul Richards. It had been 30 years since the league saw a move like this. In the ninth inning of a game in Boston where the White Sox were winning 7-6, relief pitcher Harry Dorish was removed in favor of Billy Pierce to face the left handed hitting Ted Williams, only Dorish wasn’t removed from the game! He was moved to third base. Pierce retired Williams on a pop up, then was taken out of the game and Dorish put back on the mound. Boston eventually tied the game but the White Sox would have the last laugh, winning 9-7 in 11 innings. The victory marked the start of a 14 game win streak, with 11 of the wins on the road. On May 30 after sweeping the St. Louis Browns, the Sox record stood at 26-9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 The last time I saw this was little league, where it's fairly common. It's beyond embarrassing that MLB's own umps didn't know the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Angel Hernandez is just so.. so bad at his job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Pretty sure the Cub have done this. Maybe Lou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 5:34 PM, pcq said: Pretty sure the Cub have done this. Maybe Lou. Maddon has definitely done it with them using Travis Wood and Strop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I believe I saw Rice use this in a College World Series game about ten years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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