At any time during a game, you can choose to view the lineup selection window to make substitutions. The lineup selection window looks the same as it does for pregame lineup selection, but the menu commands are different. And the menus are different for each team, because the available options depend on whether the team is batting or playing defense.

See Lineup selection: Window Layout and Tools for a description of this window and the actions you can take to browse the information displayed in this window.

There are four ways to make substitutions from this window:

right-click on the player in the roster and choose a command from the popup menu
right-click on the lineup and choose a command from the popup menu
left-click on the Other actions button and choose a command from the popup menu
use drag-and-drop to insert a player from the roster into the lineup

These options are described below.

When you have finished making changes to the lineups, click on the OK button to dismiss this window and return to the game. DMB verifies that your lineup complies with the rules of baseball before proceeding; if not, an error message is displayed and the window remains open.

If you wish to abandon any changes you have made, click on the Cancel button to return to the game. If, however, you are required to make changes because one or more players have been ejected or injured, or because your lineup doesn't include a player at every defensive position, you cannot leave this window before fixing your lineup. Clicking on Cancel under these circumstances will display an error message and leave the window open.

The roster popup menu

When you right-click on the name of a player on the roster of the batting team, the following menu appears:

When you right-click on a player on the roster of the defensive team, the pinch hit and pinch run commands are not there. The other five commands are the same for both the batting and defensive team, so we'll describe them only once:

Select Pinch hit to insert the selected player into the lineup as a pinch hitter for the player who is due to bat next.
Select Pinch run to insert the selected player into the lineup as a pinch runner.
Select Start warming up to have this player start warming up in the bullpen. This is necessary only if you are using the bullpen warmup rule for this game. If you are using this rule, and you want to have a relief pitcher ready to start the next inning, you'll need to begin warming him up while your team is still batting.
Select Stop warming up to instruct a reliever who is warming up to sit down.
Select Make ineligible to tell the computer manager not to use this player at any time in this game, except in an emergency. This action has no effect if a human manager handles this team for the entire game.
Select Make eligible to reverse the effect of previously marking this player as ineligible for this game.
Select Player profile to see a complete profile of the selected player. You can also see a profile by double-clicking on the player's name.

The lineup popup menu (batting team)

When you right-click on a lineup slot, the following menu appears:

Select Pinch hit to insert the selected player into the lineup as a pinch hitter for the player who is due to bat next. Before doing this, make sure that you have left-clicked on the desired player in the roster grid so DMB knows which player you are trying to insert.
Select Pinch run to insert the selected player into the lineup as a pinch runner for the player in the lineup slot on which you right-clicked. Before doing this, make sure that you have left-clicked on the desired player in the roster grid so DMB knows which player you are trying to insert as a runner.
Select Insert pitcher for DH to insert the pitcher into the lineup in place of the designated hitter. This command is disabled if the pitcher is already in the lineup or there is no designated hitter to replace.
Select Save this lineup > to manager profile to store the current lineup in the manager profile for future use. DMB displays a small window that allows you to choose where in the manager profile to place this lineup. See Saved Lineups for more information.
Select Save this lineup > to real-life lineup log to store the current lineup as one that should be used anytime this game is played. This assumes that you may want to play the season more than once.
Select Player profile to see a complete profile of the selected player. You can also see a profile by double-clicking on a lineup slot.

The lineup popup menu (defensive team)

When you right-click on a lineup slot, the following menu appears:

Select Insert bench player to insert the selected player into the lineup slot on which you right-clicked. When DMB pops up a list of defensive positions, choose one. Before doing this, make sure that you have left-clicked on the desired player in the roster grid so DMB knows which player you are trying to insert.
Select New defensive pos to switch the defensive position of the player in the lineup slot on which you right-clicked.
Select Insert bench player in P slot to insert the selected player into the lineup as the new pitcher without putting him into the batting order (because the designated hitter is being used). This command is disabled if the team does not have the right to use the DH.
Select Insert pitcher for DH to insert the pitcher into the lineup in place of the designated hitter. This command is disabled if the pitcher is already in the lineup or there is no designated hitter to replace.
Select Move pitcher to insert the pitcher into a lineup slot other than the slot currently held by the designated hitter. When DMB pops up a list of defensive positions, choose one. This command is necessary only if the designated hitter rule is in effect and only if you have previously given up the right to use a designated hitter by moving your DH to a fielding position. In order to use this command, you must first click on the lineup slot in which you would like to insert the pitcher.
The Save this lineup command enables you to save the current lineup to the manager profile for this team or to the real-life lineup log. These commands are described earlier in this topic.
Select Player profile to see a complete profile of the selected player. You can also see a profile by double-clicking on a lineup slot.

The other actions menu

When you click on the Other actions button, the following menu appears:

During a game, the Computer manager and Load saved lineup commands are disabled.

The Save this lineup command enables you to save the current lineup to the manager profile for this team or to the real-life lineup log. These commands are described earlier in this topic.

Select Scheduled pitchers to view the scheduled starting pitchers for the next 4 game days. This command will only be enabled if Real-life transactions and lineups are being used.

Choose Undo all changes to revert to the lineups that were in place when you first entered the lineup selection window. That way, you can change your mind or recover from any changes that you made by mistake. Changes that you make are not committed until you click Ok in the lower right corner of the lineup selection window.

Inserting a player using drag-and-drop

To put a player in the lineup using drag-and-drop:

1. Left-click once on the name of the player you want to start and release the mouse button.

2. Position the mouse near the top or bottom edge of the player's name. When the cursor changes from the normal arrow cursor to the special drag-and-drop arrow (see image below), left-click again, hold your mouse button down, and drag the player over to the lineups area on the right side of the screen.

3. Release the mouse button over the lineup slot into which you wish to insert this player. DMB displays a popup menu so you can choose his defensive position.

4. Choose a defensive position from the popup menu.

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