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At first, I REALLY didn't like this...but after considerable thought, I believe that this is a good thing.
With no rain delays, there will be a dis-proportionate number of pitchers routinely working into the 8th inning.
If a pitcher has 36 starts, and completes an average of 7 innings per start, then you get a pitcher with 252 innings pitched.
This just doesn't happen much anymore. Very few pitchers pitch that much.
Having them pitch 1, 2, or 3 innings 5 or 6 times a year is a good thing. Get them innings pitched down to 220, for the 2-4 starters, where it belongs.
I don't much care for the fact that my ace pitcher will have a tougher time winning 20, but thats ok too. How many pitchers are winning 20 a year nowadays, anyway?
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