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[quote:5ef84e1f4b]Relief Pitcher's Rest Requirements
Relief pitchers cannot be used more than 2 straight days. He must rest at least 1 day after pitching 2 straight days. If the pitcher was used as a starter in his previous outing then before he can be used as a reliever he must rest the amount of days specified in the SUPER-ADVANCED STARTING PITCHERS REST CHART. If a pitcher who does not have a rating as a relief pitcher must pitch in relief, give him an endurance rating of 1.[/quote:5ef84e1f4b]

I am new to the online version of SOM... Does this rule apply?

Thanks,

...or this?

[quote:811a741612]Pitcher Rest

Table 7: Relief Pitcher's Rest Chart

Short Reliever (1 or 2) / Long Reliever (3 or 4)

IP..........Rest....../.....IP..........Rest
0-1.........0**....../.....0-2..........0*
1.1-2......0*......../.....2.1-3.......1
2.1-3......1........../.....3.1-4.......2
3.1-4......2........../.....4.1-5.......3
........................./5.1 or more...4


Relief pitchers rest will be governed by the "Relief Pitcher's Rest Chart". In addition, a pitcher used in relief in his last outing should have at least 1 day of rest before starting. If he does not have this day of rest then consider him fatigued for that entire start. If a pitcher who does not have a rating as a relief pitcher must pitch in relief, give him an endurance rating of 3.[/quote:811a741612]

The first rule you referenced is the one used here. However, there have been cases when a reliever has been used for three straight days. This usually occurs when someone sets their closer setting on maximize. Generally, an R1 can pitch 140 innings in a season before he tires. Incidentally, I've seen someone use an R3 so much that he ended up with 300 innings at the end of the year. :shock: