Two pitching questions

[xflbret]

sorry if this has been posted before. I searched, and couldn't find the answers to either of the following questions.

Question one: during a mound visit, what exactly am I asking my pitcher? This is confusing. If I'm asking him "how do you feel about continuing?" and it's positive, then I should leave him in. If the question is "How do you feel about seeing me? You want me to take you out?" and the response is positive, then I should take him out. So, I'm confused here.

Question two: Forgive my ignorance here. This may seem like a dumb question, but I'm primarily a football and boxing fan, and still am in the learning stages of baseball.

When I'm looking over my pitcher rosters, what do the acronyms mean? I'm guessing SP is starting pitcher, and that CP is closing pitcher, but what is MRP, SU, and the others?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Marlins25]

To answer one of your questions..

MRP - Middle Relief Pitcher

SU - Set Up Man(The guy who usually pitches the inning before the 9th)

LRP - Long Relief Pitcher

LRP's are usually guys who could spot start if one of your 5 go down for injury or be put into a game if your pitcher gets injured or keeps getting hammered...you want them to be at least a 55 stamina rating just to be safe.

MRP's are usually 7th-8th inning pitchers, good for an inning or two of relief.

[MaddiesDaddy]

MRP = Middle Relief Pitcher...a guy who usually throws in the 6th and/or 7th innings

SU = Set-up Relief Pitcher....a guy who typically throws in the 8th or innings before you bring in your closer...you can use this guy as a closer on days when you want to give your regular closer a rest. He also can pitch more than inning more often than a closer does.

You really can use these two types of picthers in any relief scenario. It depends on their abilities and your playing/coaching style.

Sorry...I don't have anything for you on question #1...but I am interested to hear when someone does know.

btw...these are both good questions...don't worry about being new, etc. That is what forums like this are for.

[KenDammit]

I don't think there is an answer to number 1 really, I guess the method used in the game is determined by the players morale. If he's getting hit a lot, it might be a positive to go out and calm him down, but if he's running along at a pretty good clip and you're visiting the mound, it might ruin his confidence. I usually don't do mound visits unless I'm changing pitchers...I think they are pointless in game.

[jhath]

if the pitchers response is positive, his stamina will increase and it will probably be best to leave him in... if his response is negative, his stamina will decrease and it will probably be best to pull him... you must use good judgment in the timing of visiting the mound... an ill placed mound visit will ruin a pitcher's stamina if it is already dangerously low to begin with

[Wolverineman]

I basically only use Mound Visit to help a relief pitcher warm up. Especially good when you're in a jam and need a lefty up or something. And at least in 2004, if the pitcher had been hit quite a bit in that inning, a Mound Visit will almost always be 'positive'. But it usually isn't enough of a positive to help.

[xflbret]

thank you for all the good responses. they were indeed helpful