re: What’s the plan with Eyanson?

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Obviously. Arkansas was also a favorite over us.

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Bringing back eyanson is not unprecedented but its very rare :

One notable example is from a game on May 30, 1981, between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. The game experienced a total rain delay of over 5 hours, including a 3-hour, 32-minute delay after the top of the fourth inning. Phillies starting pitcher Steve Carlton, who had pitched four perfect innings before the delays, returned to the mound after the extended interruption and continued pitching into the sixth inning, though the Giants eventually won 3-1. This demonstrates a starting pitcher resuming after a significant rain delay, despite the physical and mental challenges involved.

Another instance occurred on September 28, 2006, during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, which included a 3-hour, 16-minute rain delay in the bottom of the second inning. Starting pitchers Orel Hershiser (Dodgers) and Darryl Kile (Cardinals) were both replaced after the delay, but this game highlights the rarity of pitchers returning after such long interruptions, as managers often opt to pull starters to avoid injury risks due to cooled muscles or disrupted rhythm.

The decision to allow a starting pitcher to resume after a 3-hour rain delay is uncommon due to concerns about injury, as muscles can cool down significantly during such a long break, increasing the risk of strain when throwing at MLB velocities (80-100 mph). Most teams prefer to replace the starter with a reliever, especially if the pitcher has already thrown a few innings, as maintaining focus and physical readiness over hours of inactivity is challenging. However, in rare cases like Carlton’s, pitchers with exceptional durability or under specific managerial decisions (e.g., Dallas Green’s aggressive approach) have returned.

Historical data on rain delays is limited, and exact instances of 3-hour delays with returning starters are not systematically documented. However, these examples confirm it has happened, particularly in earlier eras when pitcher management was less cautious than today’s game, where starters rarely pitch on short rest or after long delays due to modern injury prevention strategies. If you’re seeking additional specific games, further research into box scores from rain-delayed games (e.g., via Baseball-Reference.com) could uncover more cases, but they remain exceptional.

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I didn’t ask that. I asked if people knew that it wasn’t set in stone

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it has happened, particularly in earlier eras when pitcher management was less cautious than today’s game, where starters rarely pitch on short rest or after long delays due to modern injury prevention strategies.

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