Illegal Substitution

[CajunJeaux]

I don't think anyone has any thought of firing at this point. This is is first college head coaching position, and he's learning as well. Having the transfers would have helped in the transition, but the current record & RPI is actually ahead of what I expected might happen. You had what Mike thought were players capable of playing at a high level, but those players (with rare exceptions) were intended to be capable of contributing in their third years. Some of those are being asked to do so at an earlier time than expected, and as you would expect are having mixed results. I think having an off-season and fall practice time could have helped to not only improve the players but given the coaches time to evaluate the players to determine who would perform best as starters rather than having to do that during an actual season. As of now, we should not be expected to be competitive with a top 15-20 program. When we are, it will be due to an outstanding pitching effort. Next year should provide a better idea of what our teams will look like with injury and transfer players available to add to our roster. JMO

I agree 100% with your post...my other post was pure tongue-in-cheek...

[CajunRage]

I agree 100% with your post...my other post was pure tongue-in-cheek...

Pretty clear what’s going on here.

[alum81]

I think Glasco has a whole lot of things to manage during a game and thats why I recommended putting either an assistant Coach or a player who is on the bench in charge of making sure subs get checked in and out. Just whatch and say hey Coach we did not check in so and so.

Everyone makes mistakes, but after the second time a new procedure should have been installed to correct it.

But, if it did not happen last game it could very well be fixed already.

[CajunRage]

I think Glasco has a whole lot of things to manage during a game and thats why I recommended putting either an assistant Coach or a player who is on the bench in charge of making sure subs get checked in and out. Just whatch and say hey Coach we did not check in so and so.

Everyone makes mistakes, but after the second time a new procedure should have been installed to correct it. Or is it simply not notifying the umpire? The complainers will never explain what’s really happening.

But, if it did not happen last game it could very well be fixed already.

On that note, aren’t these college athletes. Do they not know the rules?

[alum81]

On that note, aren’t these college athletes. Do they not know the rules?

So your theory is the coach told them not to go in without checking in and they are doing it anyway? I think that is unlikely. I think a coach tells them to get in the game and it has never been their responsibility to check in with the ump or score keeper. I'm not even sure if a player can check herself in. Maybe when
a coach tells them to go in, they should remind the coach to check them in but I'm not sure how well he would except that.

[CajunRage]

So your theory is the coach told them not to go in without checking in and they are doing it anyway? I think that is unlikely. I think a coach tells them to get in the game and it has never been their responsibility to check in with the ump or score keeper. I'm not even sure if a player can check herself in. Maybe when
a coach tells them to go in, they should remind the coach to check them in but I'm not sure how well he would except that.

That's kind of along the lines I'm going. As stated earlier, there is a lot going on. I assisted my high school coach several times in this area throughout my career. Now this is softball and different rules from baseball. I guess the act of re-entering is just natural for a lot of players. Just think players could take it upon themselves to check in, or if they aren't allowed, alert a coach that they are re-entering.

This is pure speculation here, but if this is surrounding re-entering after a pinch runner, I would not be surprised one bit if this rule was more lax in professional ball and maybe even in the P5 conferences. Therefore, it may take a bit longer to get used to the stricter enforcement of the rule.