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But yeah, ironic if that occurred in the most-recent NYY series. :- )
Bet you a dollar, though, that baseball teams waiting 3-5 days don't underperform historically. Maybe Hardball Times has an article.
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Will cheerfully concede that, for pitchers on 6-7-8 days' rest, you see some sloppiness reflected in their stats. But would like to see it isolated: long rest *immediately after* overwork, compared to normal rest after overwork.
Could be the long rest hurts the pitchers. I'd be more inclined to look at the fact that, if you finish early, you can always get your ace in game 1, though. What's better? #3 SP on sched, or Cliff Lee on long rest? I'll bet the historical split ERA's would go with Lee :- )