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7 teams. 4 in the Playoffs. 0 making second round of playoffs. Last night 2 of these teams were in the playoffs with 1-1 records on the first night and both went 0-2. In one, HAL kept my worst reliever in (set him at avoid RH and quick hook) for 5 innings until he lost the game.

Can anyone tell what I am doing wrong? I'd like to think it is just bad luck but...

In my last playoff team, Boggs and Gwynn (who were both top 10 in hitting during the year) went like 1 for 20. That was just unfair.

Oh well. Still have a team or two left on my 5-pack.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/80s/playoffs/boxscore.html?group_id=10823&g_id=979

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/80s/team/team_other.html?user_id=65159

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/80s/team/team_other.html?user_id=65339

It's nothing you are doing. It's just luck.
Over the course of a season, you don't notice when players don't produce for five or seven games.
In a short series, where you are counting on them, it is magnified.
My lone championship team I thought i was done with Bobby Grich, my best hitter all season long, he batted near .300 and crushed 40 dingers, was hurt in the first game. To compound matters, my next best hitters, Kal Daniels and Calrton Fisk, also went down for a couple of games,
And because I was forced to go five games in my first series, Bill Gullickson who had disappointed me all year had to start two games.
Thought I was done. But, Gullickson wins both his starts, Jerry Browne batted over .400 and Grich comes back in the 7th and hits two home-runs.
Luck, luck, luck.

24 80's playoff teams, 3 championships.

Sorry, but I lack the empathy you seek. :wink:

I still love this game tremendously more than any of the other SOM products and I enjoy the challenges of teh mystery card and the community of managers who play it. I do feel that the Karma will flip back to the winning side of things for me eventually.

[code:1:e484770b4b]OVERALL Rank Teams Wins Losses Pct. Playoffs Champs Rating
OVERALL 20 238 18284 18367 .499 67 16 2844
Game (weight) Rank Teams Wins Losses Pct. Playoffs Champs Rating
StratBaseball ATG (45%) 610 3 243 243 .500 1 0 34
StratBaseball 02 (50%) 192 19 1442 1636 .468 4 2 179
StratBaseball 80s (100%) 3 80 6021 5967 .502 24 3 916
StratBaseball 03 (100%) 58 29 2311 2246 .507 9 1 358
StratBaseball ATG2 (100%) 65 61 4564 4670 .494 13 5 660
StratBaseball FantaSim (50%) 356 1 71 91 .438 0 0 3
StratBaseball 05 (100%) 13 34 2812 2696 .511 13 5 691
StratBaseball 69 (100%) 26 11 820 818 .501 3 0 113
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I have more luck in ATG2 and 200X.

Chalk it up to luck, pick up the pieces and buy another 5-pack when you can. It's more fun than anything else.

whats really annoying was that both teams were the second best teams in their respective leagues during the regular season, but the best team was in the same division so I had to play them in the first round.

No sympathy here, 14 completed teams, 2 playoffs, no RINGS. I still play and I learn with every league that I play. I know eventually (At least I hope I am not the reincarnation of Gene Mauch) that ring will be mine.

Ugly

5 game series...anything can happen. You'll get there. It's better than not making the playoffs!

I have 3 100 win teams that lost in the semis. Happens to us all. Sucks for us all. 4 outta 7 in the playoffs is pretty outstanding, though.

On the topic of whining, this team was first in runs, 4th in pitching, 2nd least amount of errors and didn't make the playoffs. There were alot of one run losses and 10 run blowouts.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/80s/team/team_other.html?user_id=54919

sorry for the whining but Ive needed to get that off my chest for a while.

I just lost the championship series in 4 straight with this 104 win team. They "only" won 104 games because I rested my 3 "big guns" for the last 12 regular season games.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/80s/team/team_other.html?user_id=63180

Losing...it happens! :?

12 playoff teams, 1 championship in BTT80's.3 weeks ago a 106 win
team lost in the playoffs, 2 weeks ago a 99 win team lost in the semi's
and i am still at it, starting at least one team a week.