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Rule Change for 0/3rds Pitched

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Rule Change for 0/3rds Pitched
Both the Central and Pacific Leagues have come to an agreement to add two more cases to denoting a pitcher having worked "0/3rds" of an inning. Up until now, recording 0/3rds of an inning pitched has been applied when (1) a starting pitcher is replaced after failing to get a single out, or (2) when a relief pitcher comes in and is replaced without getting a single out. Starting from this season, 0/3rds will be additionally applied when (3) a relief pitcher comes in at the start of an inning and is replaced the next inning after failing to record an out, or (4) a relief pitcher comes into an inning with nobody out and is replaced the next inning after failing to record a single out.

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Re: Rule Change for 0/3rds Pitched
[ Author: Heian-794 | Posted: Mar 24, 2007 12:17 AM | HT Fan ]

I confess to not really understanding why they use the "0/3" notation at all. If the pitcher doesn't get anyone out, he's pitched zero innings; you don't need to divide it by three.

And the U.S./MLB way of indicating that a pitcher began an inning but didn't retire a batter - using a footnote stating that he pitched to some number of batters in whatever inning - is more informative than a plain "0/3".

AFAIK, in the U.S. the footnote has been used in all the situations where the new rule would use "0/3".
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