HAL AI

[Paul5757]

I'd be more interested in splits (batters faced from each side, not the results). I'm probably in a minority, but I don't think splits necessarily tell you anything b/c of the small sample size, and you don't know if your player faced a lot of strong reverse players. I've had a number of players "turn around" after keeping them (sometimes too long) and some whose stats didn't match their splits after knowing what year I had due to injury.

This is especially true of relief pitchers b/c of the limited innings they pitch.

Gibby didn't hit LHP too well in '85 too.

Playing the '05 game will make this even more obvious---some of the aberrations are funny sometimes.

[rookssa1958]

yeah, but the splits go away at the end of the season, don't know why really.....

I think maybe HAL was thinking back to the '88 World Series????

[Outta Leftfield]

Actually there's a way to get the splits back even after the season ends. Choose the regular season statistics. Click on your team. The page you get will have splits, just like during the regular season.

I think the reason they go away is that the splits slot is taken over by playoff stats in the post-season, but the splits never really left and this method is a way to call that info back. It's really helpful if you're in the playoffs and want to plan lineups, etc.

[rookssa1958]

Damn, I wish you would have showed me that sooner.......


Welsh, C. (L)
vs. L 58 21 11 5 0 .362
vs. R 168 37 21 11 4 .220
TOTAL 60.2 226 58 32 16 4 .257 4.15 1.48
Eckersley, D. (R)
vs. L 234 46 12 54 0 .197
vs. R 207 42 11 71 2 .203
TOTAL 122.2 441 88 23 125 2 .200 1.39 .91

[Paul5757]

Even with the ba splits, I'm not sure that you had Welsh's "reverse lefty" year. Myabe one his more balanced years? The number of pa's vs. LHP is not enough to tell. Checking "avoid LH hitters" would've only compouded the problem--HAL would've been looking for RH hitters that Welsh could get out.

[rookssa1958]

I only clicked avoid lefties for his one World Series apearance. During the season, I spot started him with no contraints against teams who used largely RH lineups, hence the low PA's for LH.

I don't mind HAL using him, however, Eck's stats vs lefties were still better, so I am not sure as to the progressions HAL goes through when picking a pitcher to use, but my money would have been on Eck in that situation. Of course, I would have had Eck in way before it got to be 2 on and 2 out in the bottom of the ninth with a 3 run lead.....

I will gladly let HAL put Welsh in again anytime he wants, if he will allow me to reach game 7 of the series again.

[Paul5757]

OK, now that we can tell what years we have at the end of the year, spill the beans: what year was Welsh, Gibson???

[honestiago1]

In a strange twist of engineering, I have both Will Clark and Wally Joyner on my team. Wally's been hurt (four times now, and it's his '91 card), and each time HAL has inserted a "4" at 1B for subsequent starts. Evidently, according to HAL, Clark's DH roll is set in stone. It will not play him at 1B in lieu of anyone else, unless I place him there myself (which I was forced to do for a 3-game series, during which time, Joyner was out 2 games [I had to list him in my lineup as a DH]).

[rookssa1958]

Welsh was:
1982 SD 28 8 8 0 139.1 146 76 63 48 4.91 1.50 3R

Gibson:
1986 DET 119 441 84 118 11 2 28 86 68 107 34 6 .268 .492 .365 .857 2R

Eck
1990 OAK 63 4 2 48 73.1 41 5 4 73 .61 .61 1R

I still think HAL should have used Eck

[steal third]

How can I have Fisk's 1983 card as revealed by injury: 26 HR, 86 RBI, .289 BA and "E" and get the following split:

vs. RHP: 131 AB, 13 HR, 29 RBI, .275 BA
vs. LHP: 41 AB, 0HR, 2 RBI, .098 BA. :shock:

And how can Trevino be batting .395 against LHP in 38 AB and .313 in 67 against RHP? :roll: And how can I get 2 bad years from Blyleven and Reuss on 2 consecutive teams? :x

I tell ya, HAL is Rod Smart....He Hate Me!!!! :evil: