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Joe Mauer is listed as a pb-4

Through 97 games played, he has 12 passed balls

Is this just bad luck? Or does TSN hate me?

yes

pb4 rating is listed in cd-rom as poor

1-excellent
2-good
3-average
4-poor

since Mauer is a 4 ...not suprizing

Actually, pb ratings can go up to 20 - it's a 20-sided die roll off of steal attempts or the X-charts. Among guys you might actually use at C, the worst are Tenace and Milt May (8).

WP ratings are the same; 0-20 off steal attempts and catcher X-charts.

As additional information, your catcher's PB rating isn't the only thing that factors into PB's. For certain roles on the catchers defensive X-chart you actually reference the pitchers WP rating (to replicate catching knuckleballers as the primary example).

So while Mauer may have a good PB rating, if he is catching pitchers with high WP ratings, then he will have more passed balls on the season.

Bbrool

I've been here for about 8 years now reading all kinda exceptions to card rolls....Whether it's all good, all bad or something in the middle, for a game that prides itself on it's transparency it's anything but.

:roll: :x :shock:

Here is an excerpt from the rules which I found online-

Fielding Chart Adjustments

When a reading of "P/P" or "P/F" is generated from the SYMBOLS CHART you should use the following procedure to determine if a passed ball occurs:

Refer to the pitcher's WP rating on his card, Roll the 20-sided die and if the roll is less than or equal to the pitcher's WP rating then a passed ball has occurred. If the roll is greater than the pitcher's WP rating then the catcher blocks the pitch, runner hold.

The P/P or P/F that is referred to, is one of the outcomes on the X-charts for catcher.

I guess the fundamental question is, can TSN post the full SOM game rules which govern game play.

At this point I think they are out on the web, but it might be a nice link to have for those that are interested in how the board game really plays, which is what governs the online game.

It is likely that the X-charts are not posted online, since SOM sells these as separate supplemental pieces to the board game (although one set is included with the board game).

rules, charts other stuff, it's all here

[url]http://somonline.wikia.com/wiki/Strat-O-Matic_Online[/url]