<div><div dir="auto">I was one of the no votes on this originally but have had a change of heart the last couple of seasons. As long as the rule is limited to long games, cancelled games, suspended games and doubleheaders, I'd vote yes.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">NJR Mike</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 11:44 AM Sean Sweda <<a href="mailto:sweda@ibl.org">sweda@ibl.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On May 1, 2018, at 11:01 AM, Doug Palmer <<a href="mailto:aeronutty43@gmail.com" target="_blank">aeronutty43@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> first of all, Andrew just broke the Internet with "I agree with Doug <br>
> ....." LOL<br>
><br>
> My proposal narrows the circumstances that the aforementioned vetoed rule <br>
> advocates. If a team doesn't have enough eligible pitchers (no rested <br>
> starter like Andrew demonstrated or simply sheer numbers like I had) that <br>
> they should be allowed to get enough arms (or arm). I don't know how it <br>
> violates the spirit of the game or of the rules by allowing a team to <br>
> have either an eligible starter or enough pitchers to compete. Yes, <br>
> sometimes it's the stupidity of the manager that gets one into these <br>
> situations, but more times than not, it's the freak incidents like <br>
> weather, injuries or very, very long ballgames.<br>
><br>
> I'd like to hear from the owners who voted no as to the reasoning and <br>
> whether or not the narrowing of the circumstances changes their mind<br>
<br>
FWIW, I'd point out that having the rule be based on the number of pitchers <br>
available doesn't necessarily narrow the circumstances where the rule could <br>
be applied (as compared to limiting specifically to double-headers, rained <br>
out partial games, and extra innings). There are only a handful of series <br>
that have a rainout or extra-innings, whereas a "X pitchers available" rule <br>
could potentially be invoked anytime.<br>
<br>
Sean<br>
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