[IBL] pitcher rest question

[Sean Sweda]

Under the old PtP rules if you pitch 2.0 IP you cannot pitch more than two consecutive days.  Having pitched the previous day makes 2 consecutive days -- thus the pitcher must rest.  There is no other allowable interpretation, as it would go against 20+ years of precedent.

Sean

On Jun 26, 2014, at 3:54 PM, Alex Campbell wrote:

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> In talking with a few owners over the past year and then specifically in one of my week 12 series, I have noticed that there is some confusion about how relief pitcher rest works under the current system.  Specifically, there seems to be an issue with how many consecutive days certain types of pitchers can pitch.  
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> My reading of the charts is that short relief pitchers may pitch 3 consecutive days if and only if, they did not exceed 1 inning pitched in their first 2 games.  In the 3rd game they may pitch as many innings as eligible.  if a short reliever pitches 1.1 or 1.2 inning they are limited to 2 consecutive days.
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> For middle relievers, they also may only pitch in 3 consecutive games as long as they only pitched 1 inning in the first 2 games.   They may pitch 2 consecutive days if an only if they do not exceed 2 innings pitched on either day.
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> The charts say specifically:
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> * cannot pitch more than 2 consecutive days -- there is an "*"  on the chart next to Short 1.1-1.2 and Middle 1.1 - 2.0
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> ** cannot pitch more than 3 consecutive days -- there is an "**" on the chart next Short 0-1 and Middle 0-1
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> In one of my week 12 series, my opponent pitched 2 of his middle relief pitchers each for 1 inning in game 1.  In game 2, those two same middle pitchers each pitched 2 innings.  On my reading of the charts, i believe they cannot pitch in game 3.  My opposing manager disagrees with this interpretation and says he was taught and has always played that middle relief pitchers can pitch three consecutive days per the chart--since they only pitched 1 inning in game 1, they may pitch three consecutive days.
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> Can we please get the commish to weigh in here as well as any others?  Thanks.
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> AC
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