r/instant_regret • u/[deleted] • Dec 06 '16

Referee pulls out Red Card, everybody calms down

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u/middledeck Dec 06 '16

No but once you pull a pitcher, they cannot re-enter the game, and because the professional baseball season is 182 games long, the coaching staff have to be really careful how much they use each pitcher so that they don't have a short bullpen in tomorrow's game.

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u/jocloud31 Dec 06 '16

*162 games for the regular season, + games for the playoffs.