by keyzick » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:29 pm
[quote:2428872e14="Petrosian"]but my understanding is that a critical rule in SOM is that relief pitchers can't pitch in three straight games. My experience has been that this rule was in effect prior to the transition.
Last night the second round of the Barnstormers began -- in the league where I was prematurely thrown out of waivers by a negative cash balance that didn't exist.
Both Newhauser and Wilhelm (my player) managed to appear in all three games of the series.
So it's not just fatigue that apparently needs fixing.[/quote:2428872e14]
I can say with certainty that while it's not typically seen, there definitely had been times under the old SOM that a reliever would be used in 3 straight games. The only reason I'm so sure is because I was of the same belief that the game would not allow it, so made a point of noting it when it did occur (probably first noticed a couple years ago)...so I can't attest to exacltyhow RARE it is, but it has happened under the old platform too.