[IBL] pitcher rest question

[Kevin Greenberg]

Sean is correct.  Our rules allow:
1-1-1-X
1-2-X

On Thursday, June 26, 2014, Sean Sweda <sweda at ibl.org> wrote:

> 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:
>
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > The charts say specifically:
> >
> > * 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
> >
> > ** cannot pitch more than 3 consecutive days -- there is an "**" on the
> chart next Short 0-1 and Middle 0-1
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Can we please get the commish to weigh in here as well as any others?
>  Thanks.
> >
> > AC
> >
> >
>
>
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