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Old 04-13-2009, 11:57 AM   #4
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To give someone the hook is an old vaudeville term, meaning to pull him offstage. In baseball it means to send a pitcher to the showers; to replace him with another pitcher.

The equation between Endurance and how many pitches he can throw isn't solid. It varies based on the Pitcher Endurance setting (under League Setup>Strategy). That means that a 70 Endurance means something different in a league with Pitcher Endurance set on 'Low' than in one set on 'High'.

It's also poorly understood by Forum posters in general (or maybe just me). There has been a suggestion that Endurance has more impact on how quickly pitchers rebound from a performance than in how long that performance can last.
This is the definitive difference IMO. Very high endurance pitchers (80+) will be 5-12% ahead of 50-70 endurance pitchers each day after pitching. That makes them rested and available for starts on 3-days rest.

However that being said I don't trust the AI to properly manage this. I keep a pitch limit on all starters and several relievers.
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