Expensive starting pitching is a waste of $$

BOTTOM OF INNING 1
0 W.McGee 1-8 Double (CF) b-2 F9
0 2 A.Simmons 3-3 Single (LF) 2-H b-1 F9
0 1 H.Greenberg 2-9 Double (CF) 1-3 b-2 F9
0 23 M.Piazza 3-6 Single (CF) 3-H 2-3 b-1 F9
0 1 3 C.Jones 1-5 Home Run (CF) 3-H 1-H b-H F8
SUBSTITUTION at P: Jim Shaw

Didn't matter if Mathewson, Guidry or Randy Lerch started this game.
Spend you cash on big bats so you have a chance to battle back

I'm apt to agree with you.

Every time I get what I think is a good starting pitching staff, they get smoked and I've got a punch & judy lineup trying to catch up.

man, your CFer is getting tired.

-steven

man, your CFer is getting tired.

-steven

Well, he just watched as the last one, the home run, sailed way, way, way, (way) over his head.

I truly think they're worth it. Ive seen more SUPER SP teams win now then really....ever. Maybe ATG2 but those "super-staffs" had a different style (less total money by alot). Pitching and small-ball was effective but that was the case in a lot simpler game. Certain cards: Meusel, Chance, Bush, to name a few were crazy underpriced. Now those cards are all significantly more money so small-ball has that going against it.

Small-ball still wins.

Super starting pitching seems like a potent style to me.

Problem is, most people feel the exact same way about spending money on sluggers. They like it. Too much.

Certain leagues, ERA's ballon well beyond 5 and im not even talking about 140mil+.

Self-fufilling prophecy guys. True, it doesn't help the cause that we now have about 100 guys that can hit 40+, most of whom have gotten "tax cuts" in recent years plus we're now exposed to these stupid radioactive Fanta-sim cards.


Just say no!
Go with pitching guys.

if there was a 'like' button this is me hitting it nels. at the same time shhhhh about small ball. like i really need more people taking my players in auto drafts.

-steven

Thanks, I appreciate it. I just really want people to shift the meta-game back into semi-reality...

Here's a great start by Christy Mathewson

BOTTOM OF INNING 1
0 C.Keller 3-7 Double (CF) b-2 F9
0 2 W.Boggs 1-9 Home Run (RF) 2-H b-H bpHR 1-12 F9
0 O.Charleston 5-8 Line Out (3B) b-0 F9
1 B.Dickey 1-9 Walk b-1 F9
1 1 D.Mattingly 5-11 1 Base Error - 1B 1-2 b-1 gb(1B)x F9
1 12 E.Webb 1-10 Double (CF) 2-H 1-3 b-2 F9
1 23 R.Cano 1-2 Home Run (RF) 3-H 2-H b-H bpHR 1-12 F8
SUBSTITUTION at P: Doug Bair

if there was a 'like' button this is me hitting it nels. at the same time shhhhh about small ball. like i really need more people taking my players in auto drafts.

-steven

same thing i was thinking. where is the like button

I'm seeing a lot more small ball teams do well compared to when I started here...three, four years ago.