Why on earth would HAL do this?

[ANDREWLEVITAN]

First I couldn't tell who was pitching for my opponent in Game 1 and 2 of the Finals until 10:05 pm (too late),

THen in game 1, with the score 2-1 in my favor, the computer brought in Justin Miller, my .57 mill mop-up guy, to pitch the 7th and 8th innings. He promptly gives up 2 runs (blown save) and I lose 3-2.

Meanwhile, my set up and closer guy, the 7 mill Mariano Rivera, sits on the bench. He can't be tired, because there was a rest day between the semi-finals and finals. (unless I am missing something?)

I don't mind losing if it is fair and square (in its essence it is just a dice game based on probabilities), but I do mind losing if it is stupid or worse (as in somehow rigged) :x

Anyone care to comment? Here is the game

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/playoffs/boxscore.html?group_id=84961&g_id=983

[apolivka]

It's a tough loss, but....

HAL very rarely brings on a guy who is R1/Cx in the 7th inning. Ever. So, who had the Middle role? Then when the 8th came around it wasn't a setup situation anymore, so unless Miller was tired, he usually stays in. But, that really didn't matter anyway since the damage was already done.

So, maybe Miller was a suboptimal choice, but Rivera almost always stays on the bench in this situation. Are you positive you had Miller in the Mop Up role?

[bernieh]

If you're trying to have the same guy be both your Setup and Closer, turn your Strategy->Closer Usage to "Normal". If you have it on "Maximize", it will (from the help text on that page) "restrict your defined Closer to save situations".

[boyer14]

As your opponent for this Finals series I can guarantee you that nothing is "rigged". HAL sometimes makes funny decisions. Neither of our bullpens are very deep. Cla Meredith is not exactly the pitcher I would have wanted pitching in a tied game in the 9th inning of the second game of the series, but that's what I got and he took the loss. So the one good thing about HAL is that it happens both ways - I think we sometimes notice most the moves that hurt our team. Good luck as we move on to games 3 & 4!
Doug

[ANDREWLEVITAN]

Thanks Bernie.

In the 8th inning had Rivera come in according to the dice rolls....oh well never mind

Good luck to you too Doug, I am relieved to learn you are not a hacker :)

Andrew

[ANDREWLEVITAN]

P.S. You kicked my butt in the regular season so I am thinking your team is the heavy favorite if I was a gambling man......

[elpasopesos]

Stop the whining about HAL you can't change it just learn to love his magnificentness lol.