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I have Hunter, a one rated CF, but he has somehow let up 2 basehits this year that I know of. How do i know it? It reads single and error CF.
It has happened twice this season, last nights link above.
Anyone have an idea how a 1 lets up a single? Thats why I paid for him so that I would have good CF defense.

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 M.Matheny 6 Walk b-1
0 1 C.Utley 2 HBP 1-2 b-1
0 12 D.Johnson 7 Single 2-3 1-2 b-1
0 123 J.Mabry 5 Single 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1
0 123 A.Pettitte 1 Single 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1
0 123 B.Giles 6 Walk 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1
0 123 M.Kotsay 6 Sac Fly 3-H b-0
1 12 C.Floyd 4 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1
1 123 M.Tejada 4 Strike Out b-0
2 123 M.Matheny 2 Single & Error - CF 3-H 2-H 1-3 b-2

As I understand things, every time the roll of FB(cf)X comes up there is a chance your CF will either make a great play, let the ball drop for a hit (either a single or extra bases) or make an error.

Now, whereas you are right and Torii Hunter is rated 1, therefore he doesn't let any balls drop for hits due to poor defense he is also rated an e5 CF which means in a course of a season he is "bound" to commit around 5 errors.

If you play with the computer version you can see when "hits" come from the (x) roll but in the OL version you would just see a hit.

Hope this made sense and that I am correct about this.

GL

C2

I am too lazy to dig out a fielding chart, but there exists the dreaded random play, which may be the cause of the play in question. For example, I remember that a 4-rated OFer can crash into the wall resulting in an inside the park HR on a random play.

Just looked at the X-Chart. It can't happen in the board game. It's either a glitch in Bernie's program, or a difference between the board game and the computer game. :?

Jet
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It's the "unusual play."

No, I looked on the chart, there are no hits that a 1 can give up even counting the RPs.

Jet
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its actually the second time this has happened this year with hunter that I am aware of. I can only know for sure due to the "single and error" line on the box score, but as I recall from my card/dice game this shouldnt happen. Has anyone else seen their 1 fielder give up a "single and error"?
Or else im worried hunter is really a 2.

The error is a throwing error. The single comes from a regular single (cf), and then a runner challenges the cf arm, and an error can sometimes occur from the throw.

[quote:e37e0fc0c8="marcus wilby"]The error is a throwing error. The single comes from a regular single (cf), and then a runner challenges the cf arm, and an error can sometimes occur from the throw.[/quote:e37e0fc0c8]

How does that work in the board game exactly Marcus? I don't think this is correct.

In taking an extra base, you make the appropriate adjustments (2 out, runner held, throw to 3rd from RF, etc...) after adding or subtracting the OF arm rating to the base runner's rating, then roll a 20 sided die for the outcome. As far as I know, that's the whole play, and OF throwing errors only occur on fbX.

[b:1a30dfd99b]lucky[/b:1a30dfd99b] is correct. The OF throwing errors are a computer game rule.