>Make no mistake, the changes are coming through me, and I record them
>all. I just request the managers to do it in a voice just loud enough
>for the scorekeeper to hear. It's that simple. I get a thumbs up from
>the sk, and we're ready to go. It just skips a step in the normal
>process, insures everyone is on the same page, and gets the kids back
>to playing ball quicker. Plus, the managers and scorekeeper seem to
>like it.

Thanks for the explanation, Kyle. Didn't read that clearly in your
earlier msgs and, this is exactly how I do things as well. It is a
convenience for the scorekeeper so if the scorekeeper doesn't hear
the manager, I ensure I repeat the manager's change loud enough for
the scorekeeper to hear. And to keep the legalities crystal clear I
inform the managers at the pre-game mtg that "when I repeat it
(meaning the change) back to you, if you don't correct me, at that
time the change becomes official." IMHO that is important because
once the change becomes official ANYTHING related to the official
batting order is done to the "new" batting order. How important is
that? I had to eject a player once just moments after the manager
had completed inserting his last substitute. Sorry manager, your
changes are done and your opponent gets to decide who re-enters the
game to replace the ejected player. Ouch! :-(

>....that got me thinking there had to be a better way to do this.

I am sure there is, but I haven't seen one..... at least not
yet. ;-) And this technique works well at all tournament locations
I have participated at... including those with language issues. :-)

>The only difference between regular season, for me, and post season is
>CBO. I note who's catching, and get the pitching changes. That's about
>all there is to it. CBO is nice in that respect.

Okay. Read like you were doing something significantly differently.

Andy
CA31