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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Most pitches in an inning
Dave Smith posted this list, of pitchers 2004-2007:
Pitcher,Team,Date,Inning,Pitches
Wandy Rodriguez,HOU,20070801,1,55
Erik Bedard,BAL,20040908,2,51
Chad Durbin,CLE,20040826,1,51
Josh Beckett,FLO,20050501,1,51
Wayne Franklin,SFN,20040824,1,50
Jaret Wright,ATL,20040817,1,50
Derek Lowe,LAN,20050920,1,50
Jason Bergmann,WAS,20070405,1,50
I’m sure someone at Retrolist will go through these games and tell us how they did for the rest of the game. One would think that these pitchers are exhausted and would not be pitching well, if at all, in the next inning. I’m shocked that the totals are this high.
I’d be in favor of a rule that allows a pitcher to be removed after 40 pitches in one inning, but can be optionally brought back in the next inning. This would have to be specified at the time of the switch. This is similar to an emergency runner for someone who can not run out his homerun. Or, simply force the pitcher from the game after 40 pitches in an inning. Yeah, yeah, I know all about “being a man”. Often, that’s the same as “being an idiot”.
Anyway, can someone show the PITCHf/x of that 2007 game. Was his fastball slowing down during the inning?