by MARCPELLETIER » Tue May 02, 2006 6:34 pm
Well, the 4 other starters were probably not available. Hal usually does not call a starter to relieve unless it is really forced to, like when the last available reliever has been injured, or has been pinched-hit.
(although, it should be said, I have seen starters being used as SP and closers on the very same team....that is a possibility that TSN should consider removing, in my opinion....)
As for the two other relievers, they might have been used in the prior two games. If that is the case, then they were not available for the game, or they would have entered in the game tired.
You could argue that Hal should be more flexible in letting tired relievers to come into a third consecutive game, but owners would soon take advantages of that flexibility and would probably create a bigger problem.