Basic scenario:
1. I may sub for a Player (Player A) in the lineup with any player not yet entered in the game (Sub 1). (or re-enter a previous sub for that spot in the lineup)
2. Player A may re-enter the game, but only in the same spot in the lineup, and only once.
3. Sub 1 may re-enter the game, but ONLY for Player A, and with this substitution, Player A is now out of the game and may not re-enter.
Substitution questions:
1. May I then enter a new substitution for Sub 1, if that bench player (Sub 2) has not yet entered the game previously? now Sub 1 is out of the game and may not re-enter, and Sub 2 is now tied to that spot in the lineup?
2. if the ruleset allows for "courtesy runner" for pitcher/catcher, and that courtesy player is mandated to be a bench player (and not the "last out"), can that player run for BOTH pitcher and catcher if those positions are separated in the lineup so as they would never occupy the basepaths simultaneously?
3. If I use a courtesy runner for pitcher and/or catcher, can that player later be entered into the game as a regular substitution? or are they "stuck" as a courtesy runner and cannot enter the game as a position player? Do they have to enter the game in the lineup spot for the pitcher or catcher they ran for? or can it be any spot in the lineup?
thanks.
1. I may sub for a Player (Player A) in the lineup with any player not yet entered in the game (Sub 1). (or re-enter a previous sub for that spot in the lineup)
2. Player A may re-enter the game, but only in the same spot in the lineup, and only once.
3. Sub 1 may re-enter the game, but ONLY for Player A, and with this substitution, Player A is now out of the game and may not re-enter.
Substitution questions:
1. May I then enter a new substitution for Sub 1, if that bench player (Sub 2) has not yet entered the game previously? now Sub 1 is out of the game and may not re-enter, and Sub 2 is now tied to that spot in the lineup?
2. if the ruleset allows for "courtesy runner" for pitcher/catcher, and that courtesy player is mandated to be a bench player (and not the "last out"), can that player run for BOTH pitcher and catcher if those positions are separated in the lineup so as they would never occupy the basepaths simultaneously?
3. If I use a courtesy runner for pitcher and/or catcher, can that player later be entered into the game as a regular substitution? or are they "stuck" as a courtesy runner and cannot enter the game as a position player? Do they have to enter the game in the lineup spot for the pitcher or catcher they ran for? or can it be any spot in the lineup?
thanks.