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Originally Posted by craigwojo
This year pitchers are to observe (under age 16 rule) that:
(d) Pitchers league age 16 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements:
• If a player pitches 61 or more pitches in a day, three (3) calendar days of rest and a game (see e. below) must
be observed.
• If a player pitches 41 - 60 pitches in a day, two (2) calendar days of rest and a game (see e. below) must be
observed.
• If a player pitches 21 - 40 pitches in a day, one (1) calendar days of rest must be observed.
• If a player pitches 1-20 pitches in a day, no (0) calendar day of rest must be observed.
NOTE: And a game.
Issue being raised at our league is: if the game to be missed falls within the days of rest (pitchers throws 41 Tuesday and has a game Thursday & Friday), that the game within the days of rest counts as the game to be rested as a pitcher. In the example; then the pitcher is eligable for Fridays game.
Personally, I believe that the game that is a rest game must follow the days of rest. ie: Schedule shows games Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. The pitcher throws 41 pitches Tuesday, Can he pitch Friday?
I look at it as; why would and a game be added to the rule in the 2008 rule book; if he couldn't pitch on Thursday anyways; two (2) calendar days of rest rule. No need to add and a game if it doesn't follow the rest day.
Please clear this matter up so our league can have a straight answer.
Craig
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This partiuclar subject matter has been discussed "ad nauseum" on this Forum which is the best place to go for LL type questions
http://www.eteamz.com/baseball/boards/obrrules/
FWIW LL is notorious for adding / chaning rules without thinking of all the ramifications.
Take your example:Assume F1 had his max pitchcount on Tuesday. Schedule game on Saturday cancelled. The teams next game is the NEXT Saturday. So here we are some 2 weeks later and the "game rest" still has NOT been met so the kid who now has plenty of rest (2 weeks) still cannot pitch. - Go figure
Again IMO, LL did not define what a "game is" and also did not take into account rain-outs / cancelled games etc.
You will also notice that LL did not amend the rule on resumed games. In that section no mention of game rest. If F1 was the pitcher of record in a game that got suspended as long as F1 meets his rest requirement he can still pitch - No mention of game.
My suggestion with these LL rules that are vague is to have you own Local Rule" that everyone understands and abides by.
Even the various LL Regions around the country have their own interpretations of some of these rule changes.
Oh and don't worry the rules will Change again come All Star time.
Pete Booth