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Originally Posted by timmermac
I find that even in 1954, I can't really use someone not in the starting rotation with stamina in the high 90's or over 100 for more than maybe 4 or 5 innings in relief.
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I can *definitely* pitch a guy for more than 4 or 5 innings in relief in 1946. Usually he'll be completely gassed by the time he gets to 7 innings or so (or, if he's not pitching well, 3 or 4 innings) but the point of leaving a guy in in those situations isn't so much that he's naturally got the stuff to throw 7 or 8 innings a knock every time out, it's that your starter got injured or knocked out of the box early or else it's deep into the extra innings and you just need a guy to soak up the innings. And in those situations, pitchers will totally soak up those innings. They'll be pretty crummy once they go all the way into the red but at that I've seen those sorts of players get 1-2-3 innings (usually this happens when it's late at night IRL and I need to work the next morning).