andycummings65 wrote:egvrich wrote:MaxPower wrote:And Avoid Lefties is only operative when HAL decides whether to bring him into the game. For some reason once he's in the game HAL completely ignores Avoid settings.
Do we know this to be a fact, because if so, well, that's just plain silly.
Yes, just like Avoid a side for hitters, only when they are entering the game.
Here is what the wiki has to say:
When this setting is active for a relief pitcher, he will avoid entering or staying in a game to face the corresponding type of batter. A switch-hitter is (intuitively) considered to be a lefty if the pitcher is a righty, and vice versa. This avoidance is rather strict as long as 1) there are other fresh, available options in the bullpen that are not otherwise restricted from being used in the given situation, 2) the game is relatively close, and 3) the game is in the later innings. This setting is ignored in otherwise lower-leverage situations.
Note: This setting is ignored completely for a pitcher if he is the starting pitcher for a game.
This setting was greatly improved for SOM Online's Bullpen v2 enhancement, as compared with the original CD-ROM game implementation, resulting in fewer instances of pitchers facing their Avoid side, among other things.
And out of curiosity I checked the Windows help file to see if that's what I'd been originally thinking of, but the Windows game also claims that the setting is operative on pitchers already in the game:
Avoid lefties or righties - Try not to bring this pitcher into a game when a left-handed or right-handed batter is at-bat. Also if this pitcher is in the game already against a batter he should avoid in a key situation then try to bring a relief pitcher in for him.