The first Saturday  night of season 49 at the Barleymoe Pub

              Tonight Elijah Craig is joined by Johnny Walker, Jim Beam and Jack Daniels

Elijah: Gentleman tonight I would like us to discuss anything you find interesting 4 games into the       season.
 Jim: You know I'm always interested in pitching. Pitching wins World championships, scoring runs sells seats for the fans. I have found it interesting that 8 teams started the season with four man starting rotations; but only three teams are committed to it.
 Johnny: What are you talking about. What is a commitment?
 Jim: Boston, Cincinnati,Fargo,Seattle and Trenton all started the season with a four man rotation followed by a day off. El Paso,Las Vegas and New York all started the season with their dept chart showing a 4 man rotation and no day off on the fifth day of the season.
 Jack: Do you really think they will try to have a four man rotation throughout the season?
 Jim: Yes I do!
 Jack: Is there any history of this?
 Jim : Last year Giancarlo Colome started 43 games pitched 270 innings for the Galaxy.  pimpbotlove  is a believer in the four man rotation.
 Jack : What is the advantage of abandoning a five man rotation?
 Johnny: I remember along time ago in the Blyleven league, Breeolad used a 3 man rotation and won a championship.
 Jack: Why would anyone do that?
 Johnny: Back then I wasn't a scout, I Was a CONSULTANT. I got paid big bucks to solve problems.
 Jim: Then why are you now a  scout like us?
 Johnny: That is not the point. If a team, like the one in Blyleven, had several good long relievers and just three strong starters; it is probably better to juggle the long relievers against teams that they had an advantage against than picking one guy to be the fourth starter.
 Jim: But still you're now a scout and not a CONSULTANT. How did it end up?
 Johnny: The team lost the number two starter after 49 starts to an arm injury and the number one starter was done after 3 starts in the next season.
 Jack: So you're and a scout now and not making the big bucks.
 Johnny: If I had it to do all over a again and I found a team with a lot of long relievers and not many good starters I would advocate again that they do it.
 Jim: If you are a damn fool who would make the same mistake twice  you wouldn't be able to afford to buy drinks in the Barleymoe