On Broadway, the playbill always has this disclaimer: “Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.”
That doesn’t soothe the wound if the guy who served you an omelet in the morning is filling in for Dustin Hoffman in “Death of a Salesman” that night, but it’s there.
They don’t print such things on MLB tickets. Perhaps they should.
Some of the Dodgers met some of the Giants on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series. The Dodgers were up by 3 1/2 games in the National League West.