computer manager flaw or screw over

Why would you have David Price, one of the best starting pitchers in the set, on quick hook? That does not make ANY sense to me.

I NEVER use the F-settings and I am almost always satisfied with what the computer manager or Hal does with my bullpen!

in reply to "mondreyes" post---sorry I haven't checked to forums for a few days

I am an old strat card player from 60's-70s that just found the online game this April.

I would advise you to read the all the strategy posts you can find before you draft a team (if you haven't yet)----and beware of BP HR ratings---I made the mistake of Turner field with my first team which is 1-7 BP HR----I assumed an average of 1-10 counting the 81 road games--that was a big mistake---Turner is much closer to a pitchers park than a hitters park when it comes to HR

The strategy posts say go with an average field for your 1st team---about the only thing I would argue with in strategy posts for new players-----I would go for an extreme park one way or the other -- go for ob.pct., speed, doubles in a pitchers park --- ob.pct., HR in a hitters park.

Also draft the better players from parks similar to the one you picked if it is a pitchers park.

A good explanation but I would add a bit. The F number is the fatigue factor. The higher the F number the stronger the pitcher is. Think of it as a measure of what the pitcher has left in the tank. F9 is a full tank. Anything less and fatigue is setting in.

The @ on the card is meaningless and not used with the computerized advanced fatigue system. Instead the computer internally punishes a pitcher for being fatigued. Many of us believe the mechanism for doing this is to shift rolls from the pitcher card to the batters cards.

Why would you have David Price, one of the best starting pitchers in the set, on quick hook? That does not make ANY sense to me.

I NEVER use the F-settings and I am almost always satisfied with what the computer manager or Hal does with my bullpen!

There are a lot of different ways to manage your pitchers. I think of these settings as giving you lots of strategy options. I think there's a wide variety of approaches being used by managers.

My approach with Price (and many pitchers and situations) is this - I like to set him on F8 so that HAL doesn't give him a needless quick hook, which he does sometimes. But IF Price STARTS to tire - i.e. goes to F8 or F7, THEN I want HAL to pull him quickly - but only once he's already started to tire. I like this setting for good starting pitchers, to get the best of both worlds - lots of good innings, but then bring in the ace relievers quickly once he starts to tire.

why are runners with a 8 rating are sent a extra base only to get thrown out!

why are runners with a 8 rating are sent a extra base only to get thrown out!

Good question. Can you send the URL web link from the game play by play?

If the odds were 1-8, I would do this if there were 2 outs, and if the game was either tied or was a 1 run game, if I thought that the odds of getting a hit were low for the next batter up. If the next batter up walks a lot, I would also consider the next batter after that. If their odds of getting a hit to score the run are low, then I personally WOULD send the runner with 1-8 odds. I.e. 8 out of 20 is a 40% chance. With a poor hitter up, I'd try running the base at 40% odds.

My answer also assumes that there isn't a great pinch hitter available. If there was a great hitter available to pinch hit, then I would hold the runner at third base.