This is Stupid

Sandy Koufax in the 60s game:

Game 49: starts a game and lasts 3.1 innings
Game 52: comes in and relieves 3 innings, picking up a save
Game 53: starts and pitches a complete game

I don't have a problem with him coming in to relieve in game 52. After pitching three innings three days earlier, it makes sense. But to start the very next day...

I shouldn't really complain because this is part of a bigger problem with SOM--a problem that I take advantage of. For example, my star reliever, Dick Hall, pitches an insane amount of innings in part because the fatigue rules are so lame.

So, since this is the Wish section (and not Complaint section), I wish SOM would come up with an improved fatigue system for pitchers.

Yes, that is stupid.

Not nearly as stupid, but, still surprising, is what Koufax did in real life in 1958, according to Baseball-reference.com

June 20 - started, left in 4th inning
June 21 - relief appearance
June 22- relief appearance
July 18 started, left in 1st inning
July 19 started, pitched 8 innings

http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... &year=1958

Sandy Koufax in the 60s game:

Game 49: starts a game and lasts 3.1 innings
Game 52: comes in and relieves 3 innings, picking up a save
Game 53: starts and pitches a complete game

I don't have a problem with him coming in to relieve in game 52. After pitching three innings three days earlier, it makes sense. But to start the very next day...

I shouldn't really complain because this is part of a bigger problem with SOM--a problem that I take advantage of. For example, my star reliever, Dick Hall, pitches an insane amount of innings in part because the fatigue rules are so lame.

So, since this is the Wish section (and not Complaint section), I wish SOM would come up with an improved fatigue system for pitchers.

Maybe a couple rain outs? lol

Back in the 1970's my buddies and I came up with a simple 6 innings in 7 days rule it was easy to track and kept the innings in line with that era. It kept Eddie Murry from pitching 400 innings as I had planned.

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No, THIS IS SPARTA!

Back in the 1970's my buddies and I came up with a simple 6 innings in 7 days rule it was easy to track and kept the innings in line with that era. It kept Eddie Murry from pitching 400 innings as I had planned.

Eddie Murray was a slugging 1st baseman for the Baltimore Orioles!

That should have been the 1974 Dale Murry of the Expos and 1.03 era.

I think the solution to this is simple - for each 25% that a guy is projected to exceed his real life appearances / innings / PA's (use the largest excess), his injury number moves up a roll until it gets to be on a 7. It applies to pitchers as well as hitters.

I don't think it should decrease them, though - platoons are enough of an advantage.