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I am looking for an explanation for a strange HAL substitution. As seen in the cut and paste below, Bob Bailor was used as a defensive replacement for Dale Murphy. No injuries. DH league. 1(-3)e6 replaced by a 3(0)e7. In game 6 of a championship series, no less. Personally, I would not have made the move, but HAL sure did. Why would HAL do such a thing?

Thanks!

*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 T.Wallach 3 Triple b-3
0 3 D.Murphy 3 Ground Out b-0
1 3 C.Martinez 3 Sac Fly 3-H b-0
2 M.Tettleton 4 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Doug Corbett
SUBSTITUTE LF- Bob Bailor

Haven't seen something like that before. Please post a link to the entire game.

Here is the link: http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/80s/playoffs/boxscore.html?group_id=34064&g_id=988

Actually I have seen this before, and I think it (or something like it) has happened to me. Makes me wonder whether the "1" on Murph's card for LF is a misprint. HAL apparently doesn't think he's a 1.

Are you sure you don't have Bailor listed as a defensive replacement in LF?

Well...I checked the defensive replacements. The problem is me! Just before the season ended, Murph was injured. So, I started Pedro Guerrero in LF. Bailor does play better defense than Pedro...so I set him up as a defensive replacement. It did not burn me in the playoffs. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. A valuable lesson learned...check your settings from time to time! Thanks!

tkkljsoup is a genius. No wonder he wins so much!!!