by MICHAELTARBELL » Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:12 pm
[quote:428ff3a72d]PBTR, what did you mean about "Closer Max" being for iffy R1 guys you only want to use in the 9th? I thought it meant that it's more likely HAL will bring a closer in a closing situation.[/quote:428ff3a72d]
You are correct. I think what PBTR means is that it seems well designed to "hide" guys that are good closers on one side (Mesa, Walker), so you can check their cards "do not appear before ninth inning", and closer max, and this will insure that they only appear in closer situations. Also saying that to have a guy like lidge as a closer only, when he is also an R2 is a waste of his talents. He should be pitching mostly in setup situations, and ending games. Remember, in the world of strat, a "closer situation" and a "save" are two distinctly different things. You can save a game without it being a closer situation. A closer situation in strat is defined as "a 1 run lead in the ninth inning"....so if you are ahead by two runs, it is the ninth inning, you have lidge as closer max, and you want lidge to come in as your "closer", it will not happen, because to SOM , this is not a closer situation....
not to put words in your mouth PBTR!! :wink: