Are ballparks as important as everyone thinks...

Yeah im 4th in batting avg but last in runs scored

Yeah im 4th in batting avg but last in runs scored

Worry about OPS more than batting average.

I love base stealing teams, but in this game, the gain produced from stealing is wiped out by attempted steals of 3rd and Home.

For example. I had a team that stole 2nd at a rate of 260 to 80 times caught. That's way over 66% and a number I'm totally happy with. However, they also stole 3rd at a rate of 29 to 26 and home at a rate of 6 to 7. This cost me runs and almost obliterates the gain I received from them stealing 2nd.

A simple check box of "don't steal 3rd or Home" would add another dimension to this game and elevate base stealing to a more appropriate status.

And certainly, OBP is more important than BA, but BA is still very important, especially in bringing in runners from 2nd or 3rd base. A walk doesn't do that.

PS. I like your strategy of stacking good pitching and then alternating cheap hitting per ballpark. I think it could work @ 80m because there seems to be far more value hitter than pitchers

Yeah Nev

Its much different drafting in the ATG, than in a single season draft. Pitching in the ATG seems to be unimportant where as getting the best pitching in a single season draft is very important.

But as it was my first online draft, I failed to realize it lol.

Scott.

Yeah Nev

I did draft or pick up for high OB% as well as of now I'm 6th in that category.

sorry I meant Corky as to the OB% comment.

What I always loved CT is grabbing great pitching so I wouldn't have to face them myself. Then make up for the lack of great power hitting with defence and base stealing. In a single season draft it was always fun to do that. I would have stellar pitching and when guys would roll on my pitchers card with their HR guys it would always piss them off because when I did it with my .270 defensive guys, I would be getting hits and stealing bases. Even if I lost, I had fun driving them crazy with, So, Are you holding my guy at first base, are you holding him at second base?

Anyway I always found it more enjoyable to win games 2-1 or 3-2 than 8-6, or 12-10 as they would when playing each other.

Scott.