Home Field Advantage

The feature that should be turned,"off" is the clutch feature. This clutch feature is really meant to be a RBI adjuster for "AS PLAYED STOCK TEAM REPLAYS", it does not make any sense in this draft league format. It should be left off the table the same way, "WEATHER EFFECTS" are.

Sorry for the hijack. I have no problem with the very slight home field advantage, it makes sense.

The feature that should be turned,"off" is the clutch feature. This clutch feature is really meant to be a RBI adjuster for "AS PLAYED STOCK TEAM REPLAYS", it does not make any sense in this draft league format. It should be left off the table the same way, "WEATHER EFFECTS" are...

Can't agree on this either. Clutch hitting gives another dimension to hitters' cards that must be considered. In short, it makes for a more interesting game.

It is another dimension that is being used improperly. The clutch ratings are only suppose to be used with stock team, "as played" replays, they have no business in a draft league.

Would you like to see weather effects used, that would make things more interesting? It would make more sense to use ballpark weather effects in a draft league than a RBI adjuster meant for stock team replays. I am not down with the RBI adjuster or the weather effects but at least the weather effects make sense.

The clutch ratings are only suppose to be used with stock team, "as played" replays, they have no business in a draft league.

You are entitled to your opinion, but that is what it is--opinion. Why are RBIs any different from doubles, average, home runs, walks, or any other hitting stat? That's a rhetorical question since I see that you feel they are different. (My opinion is) the game would lose something if clutch hitting was turned off.

I am just telling you why the clutch ratings were made in the first place. I can see the argument that they add another dimension, however, many things could add another dimension it does not make them realistic or sensible. Weather effects would add another dimension, and would actually be far more realistic.

My argument has always been along the lines of if a player batted .239 in real life against a full major league roster, then, I'm in favor of any gimmick (if it's kept simple) that improves the probability of that player hitting .239 in Strat-o-matic. Whether you call it "clutch rating" or "ballpark effect" makes little difference to me. But, I'd like it better if the "clutch" kicked in some other way because I have my mind made up that these "clutch" guys in real life are no more likely to hit in the clutch than other guys. If there are two outs and the bases loaded, wouldn't you prefer Pete "Charley Clutch" Rose over most other guys, no matter what happened the previous season?

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1377956

I guess my team did not get the memo SGT D

paul8210, I am all for as much realism as possible, the problem is the clutch effects were exclusively made to be used in "AS PLAYED STOCK TEAM REPLAYS". They were designed to make sure that players reached and did not exceed their real life "as played" RBI totals.

You can keep repeating the same thing (exclusive, only for stock replays) and even shout it (by using caps), but that doesn't make it true. I read the SOM Fanatic book, and I understand clutch ratings are more of an RBI-adjuster than anything else. However, there is nothing "exclusive to stock replays" about the rating. If that were true, then SOM would not use clutch in the online game. Period. They are the ones who make the ratings, and they are running these leagues after all. If what you said was true, of course clutch wouldn't be turned on.