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witesoxwoz22

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League "sub" question
« on: December 29, 2015, 09:07:19 PM »
Not sure if sub is the right term, but in my friend's league they have a team with a roster of 5, where 4 bowl at a given time.  One team is switching out a bowler between games depending on how they are doing with a series. Looking at rule 107c, I guess this is legal?

 

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Re: League "sub" question
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2015, 09:20:52 PM »
I know of no USBC rule to make this scenario illegal. so, I would assume that this is legal per USBC rules; but the league could adopt a rule disallowing it. 

You probably can not take away the ability to replace a bowler, especially for the scenario of an injury or departure for an emergency of some sort.  but I would think you could adopt a rule similar to baseball; once you have been replaced, you are done and can not return for that league night.

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Re: League "sub" question
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2015, 11:22:45 PM »
Perfectly legal

Commonly Asked Questions – Rule 104a.
104a/1 May a captain change the lineup from game to game?
Yes. Unless it is a match point league or there is a league rule to the contrary, a captain may
change the lineup from one game to the next. Rule 106b, Item 1, states that once a game
has started, no changes to the order can be made after the start of a game. The rule does not
place a restriction on making changes during a series. A captain may change the order of the
players, replace a substitute with a regular member or make any other lineup change from one game to the next.
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Re: League "sub" question
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2015, 01:20:37 AM »
I know of no USBC rule to make this scenario illegal. so, I would assume that this is legal per USBC rules; but the league could adopt a rule disallowing it. 

You probably can not take away the ability to replace a bowler, especially for the scenario of an injury or departure for an emergency of some sort.  but I would think you could adopt a rule similar to baseball; once you have been replaced, you are done and can not return for that league night.
Perfectly legal

Commonly Asked Questions – Rule 104a.
104a/1 May a captain change the lineup from game to game?
Yes. Unless it is a match point league or there is a league rule to the contrary, a captain may
change the lineup from one game to the next. Rule 106b, Item 1, states that once a game
has started, no changes to the order can be made after the start of a game. The rule does not
place a restriction on making changes during a series. A captain may change the order of the
players, replace a substitute with a regular member or make any other lineup change from one game to the next.

Thanks for the responses.  Never seen this before, especially with a low payout league.