World Baseball Classic US vs South Africa

[Puddy]

They should just call this game...17 - 0 in the 4th....

[WSUCougar]

Who kicked the FG for us?

[SackAttack]

Speaking of the mercy rule:

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060310&content_id=1343821&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Thing is, though, I thought there was an innings limit on pitchers?

[digamma]

Speaking of the mercy rule:

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060310&content_id=1343821&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Thing is, though, I thought there was an innings limit on pitchers?
It's a pitch count limit:



Q: What are the pitcher use limitations of the tournament?
A: A pitcher must:

Not pitch until a minimum of four days have passed since he last pitched, if he threw 50 or more pitches when he last pitched;
Not pitch until a minimum of one day has passed since he last pitched, if he threw 30 or more pitches when he last pitched;
Not pitch until a minimum of one day has passed since any second consecutive day on which the pitcher pitched; and
Throw no more than:

65 pitches per game in Round One of the tournament;
80 pitches per game in Round Two of the tournament; and
95 pitches per game in the Semifinals and Final of the tournament.
Note: A pitcher may exceed the maximum per-game limits in order to complete a batter's plate appearance.

There are no restrictions on the use of position players.
If a pitcher is within 20 pitches of a prescribed limit at the beginning of an inning, the Game Operations Technical Committee (appointed to each game by WBCI) shall so inform the umpire-in-chief, both managers and the ballpark public address announcer. The Game Operations Technical Committee shall immediately notify the umpire-in-chief when a pitcher has reached a limit set forth in the Rule (which includes finishing a batter's plate appearance, if necessary), whereupon the umpire-in-chief shall inform the pitcher's manager to remove the pitcher from the game immediately.

[ShaefIllini]

Speaking of the mercy rule:

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060310&content_id=1343821&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Thing is, though, I thought there was an innings limit on pitchers?
I thought it was just a pitch limit. 65 actually, so he just got it in.

[Maple Leafs]

They should just call this game...17 - 0 in the 4th....
For who?

(Just kidding.)

[panerd]

I thought it was only major leaguers that had the pitch limit. South Africans don't have to follow the rule, do they?