Bernie, can you define CONSERVATIVE BASE STEALING for me???

[egvrich]

First night of Semis last night, I lose game #1 by the score of 4-3 even though I outhit my opponent. Maybe it had something to do with the 4 times I had base runners caught stealing, including the 2 of them in the bottom of the 9th while trailing by 1 run ..........

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/atg2/playoffs/boxscore.html?group_id=30973&g_id=974

What part of conservative does HAL not understand???

[mridge01]

You should have put the setting on aggresive. Then HAL wouldn't have even attempted a steal in that case. Put it this way, if I had to out think the devil, I would come up with the meanest, vicous way he could ensnare me and do the opposite to avoid the trap.

[JUMA]

Coach,
How were the individual cards set? Also, did any of these involve hit and runs, and if so, what was your manager setting there?
I try to be friends with HAL by setting everything on very conservative except actual baserunning. I think he's like most of us: happiest when he's doing as little as possible.
That's a bad beat no matter how it happened.
Randy

[Bunze0]

i am curious on his pitcher settings also. why did they ph for pollett in the 5th.

[JUMA]

I missed seeing the box score link earlier; it appears to me that Cuyler had a jones for Series MVP or something. He was running like a madman. Bet you had him checked to steal aggressively.

[bkeat23]

[quote:422d2cc598="JUMA"]I missed seeing the box score link earlier; it appears to me that Cuyler had a jones for Series MVP or something. He was running like a madman. Bet you had him checked to steal aggressively.[/quote:422d2cc598]

I had Cuyler on Steal more, and he was out stealing home in a tie game, bottom of 9th, in game 162 I needed to win to make playoffs. :x
HAL must have a "run all day" option checked on some players :lol:

[egvrich]

Yes, Randy, Cuyler (and Honus Wagner) are both set to steal more, but the team setting is conservative stealing.

The thing that strikes me as odd is that in the 4 game series thus far, they have 6 successful steals and 4 caught stealings and all 4 occured in ONE GAME. With 2 coming in the bottom of the 9th inning while trailing by 1 run. .........