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Hey guys,
First thing for today- our online sale has just a few more days left! 5-packs are now on sale for only $69.99 and 3 packs for just $44.99. This runs through noon ET on Monday, November 16th so make sure to stock up before then!
Moving to the main topic today... And I know I write about this fairly often but it does come up as new players play the game. But how do you read the play-by-play?
In the play-by-play you may see an inning such as this one:
First, the numbers before the batter's name tell us the out and baserunner situation before the at-bat begins. The first number listed is always the number of outs before the at-bat starts. If there are any numbers after that, they represent if there are any runners on base and which base they're on. After the result (in Raines' case "Walk"), the next batch of information shows what happened to the batter and any baserunner's during the play. "b-0" means the batter is out, "b-1" he went to first, etc. For baserunner's the "b" is replaced by which base the runner was on.
So let's take a look at this inning. Raines leads off so the only number preceding his name is 0 as there are no outs and no baserunners. He walks so "b-1" means the batter reached first. He then steals a base and reached second displayed by "1-2". When Ibanez bats, there are still no outs but now a runner is on second so the preceding numbers display 0 2. Ibanez flies out and is retired ("b-0") but Raines holds his base so nothing is displayed for him. Cruz flies out and again it shows "b-0" but this time Raines tags and advances, displayed by "2-3". Everett pops out to end the inning.
Now let's take a look at a non-standard inning.
Here Fregosi and Cater both single followed by Azcue's homerun. However only 2 runs were scored this inning. Let's take a closer look. Fregosi singled but the display shows b-0 and then Cater batting with 1 out. This is due to Fregosi getting thrown out on the basepaths. Although a display like this would happen most often with baserunners going from 1st to 3rd, 1st to home, or 2nd to home, it can also happen when a batter tries to stretch a hit into an extra base. Here Fregosi tried to get a double but was thrown out at 2nd base. Although he is out, he is still credited with a single.
The same thing is displayed while watching a game replay. There, the results of the baserunners are shown below "Single" while the base and out situation are shown are the field.
You may seem other weird things to that aren't fully explained by the play-by-play. Occasionally you may see a runner on third base get caught stealing home! Naturally, the first reaction is why was he stealing!!! First thing you should do is check the batter's bunt rating. Almost all of the cases where the runner was caught stealing home was actually a suicide squeeze bunt attempt where the batter missed and the runner was forced to steal home. A situation like that is shown below:
Aybar went to third on the error and although it's not shown here, Gordon had attempted a suicide squeeze and Aybar was forced to steal home, which is labeled caught stealing.
That's all I have for this week. As always, if anyone has any questions please e-mail us at onlinegamesupport@strat-o-matic.com. Talk to everyone next Thursday!
-John
First thing for today- our online sale has just a few more days left! 5-packs are now on sale for only $69.99 and 3 packs for just $44.99. This runs through noon ET on Monday, November 16th so make sure to stock up before then!
Moving to the main topic today... And I know I write about this fairly often but it does come up as new players play the game. But how do you read the play-by-play?
In the play-by-play you may see an inning such as this one:
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0 T.Raines 2-4 Walk b-1 F9
Stolen Base 1-2 F9
0 2 R.Ibanez 3-5 Fly Out (RF) b-0 F9
1 2 D.Cruz 4-5 Fly Out (RF) 2-3 b-0 F9
2 3 C.Everett 5-10 Pop Out (C) b-0 catch-x F9
BOTTOM OF INNING 1
First, the numbers before the batter's name tell us the out and baserunner situation before the at-bat begins. The first number listed is always the number of outs before the at-bat starts. If there are any numbers after that, they represent if there are any runners on base and which base they're on. After the result (in Raines' case "Walk"), the next batch of information shows what happened to the batter and any baserunner's during the play. "b-0" means the batter is out, "b-1" he went to first, etc. For baserunner's the "b" is replaced by which base the runner was on.
So let's take a look at this inning. Raines leads off so the only number preceding his name is 0 as there are no outs and no baserunners. He walks so "b-1" means the batter reached first. He then steals a base and reached second displayed by "1-2". When Ibanez bats, there are still no outs but now a runner is on second so the preceding numbers display 0 2. Ibanez flies out and is retired ("b-0") but Raines holds his base so nothing is displayed for him. Cruz flies out and again it shows "b-0" but this time Raines tags and advances, displayed by "2-3". Everett pops out to end the inning.
Now let's take a look at a non-standard inning.
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BOTTOM OF INNING 2
0 J.Fregosi 5 Single b-0 F9
1 D.Cater 5 Single b-1 F9
1 1 J.Azcue 2 Home Run 1-H b-H F9
1 R.Culp 6 Ground Out b-0 F9
2 P.Rose 2 2 Base Error - CF b-2 F9
2 2 N.Fox 4 Ground Out b-0 F9
Here Fregosi and Cater both single followed by Azcue's homerun. However only 2 runs were scored this inning. Let's take a closer look. Fregosi singled but the display shows b-0 and then Cater batting with 1 out. This is due to Fregosi getting thrown out on the basepaths. Although a display like this would happen most often with baserunners going from 1st to 3rd, 1st to home, or 2nd to home, it can also happen when a batter tries to stretch a hit into an extra base. Here Fregosi tried to get a double but was thrown out at 2nd base. Although he is out, he is still credited with a single.
The same thing is displayed while watching a game replay. There, the results of the baserunners are shown below "Single" while the base and out situation are shown are the field.
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B2 J. Fregosi Single
b-0
You may seem other weird things to that aren't fully explained by the play-by-play. Occasionally you may see a runner on third base get caught stealing home! Naturally, the first reaction is why was he stealing!!! First thing you should do is check the batter's bunt rating. Almost all of the cases where the runner was caught stealing home was actually a suicide squeeze bunt attempt where the batter missed and the runner was forced to steal home. A situation like that is shown below:
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0 E.Aybar 6-7 Single (CF) b-1 F9
SB & Error - C 1-3 F9
Caught Stealing 3-o F9
1 D.Gordon 4-9 Ground Out (SS) b-0 gb(SS)x F9
Aybar went to third on the error and although it's not shown here, Gordon had attempted a suicide squeeze and Aybar was forced to steal home, which is labeled caught stealing.
That's all I have for this week. As always, if anyone has any questions please e-mail us at onlinegamesupport@strat-o-matic.com. Talk to everyone next Thursday!
-John