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Oxydizer · 04-14-2007, 07:01 AM

Hey Doug, I like that Defensive spectrum thing you posted, I will write that one down and keep it for future reference.

This is what I found out buy playing the game and watching and listening to the PbP announcers on tv and radio. A firstbaseman can usually play thirdbase. 2B and SS can usually learn each others positions. Left and Right Field can interchange as well. Centerfield is a bit harder, because a CF has to cover more ground, and is usually the guy that will call of a LF or RF. sometimes a 1B & 3B can learn to play cather. Some other things I have discovered that come into play in the game, Speed is a good quality to have for your outfielders. A tall 1B is a good thing to have. and shorter, faster 2B & SS is a good quality as well. I have a catcher on my single A team who is hitting just below .400, 44 games into the season. He is a rather large fella, and I am teaching him 1b right now, he is a great catcher and it looks like he has a great future, so I wanted to give him the ability to play more then catcher, in my opinion a catcher that can also play 3B & 1B, and hits well is a great asset to a team, since you can pull him out of the cathers spot if need, put him on 3B or 1B, and if you get into a long extra inning game, put him back into the cathers spot. I saw this done by Phil Garner last year when the Astros played that 18 inning game in the playoffs.

04-14-2007, 07:01 AM	#3
Oxydizer All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Francisco, Ca Posts: 586	Hey Doug, I like that Defensive spectrum thing you posted, I will write that one down and keep it for future reference. This is what I found out buy playing the game and watching and listening to the PbP announcers on tv and radio. A firstbaseman can usually play thirdbase. 2B and SS can usually learn each others positions. Left and Right Field can interchange as well. Centerfield is a bit harder, because a CF has to cover more ground, and is usually the guy that will call of a LF or RF. sometimes a 1B & 3B can learn to play cather. Some other things I have discovered that come into play in the game, Speed is a good quality to have for your outfielders. A tall 1B is a good thing to have. and shorter, faster 2B & SS is a good quality as well. I have a catcher on my single A team who is hitting just below .400, 44 games into the season. He is a rather large fella, and I am teaching him 1b right now, he is a great catcher and it looks like he has a great future, so I wanted to give him the ability to play more then catcher, in my opinion a catcher that can also play 3B & 1B, and hits well is a great asset to a team, since you can pull him out of the cathers spot if need, put him on 3B or 1B, and if you get into a long extra inning game, put him back into the cathers spot. I saw this done by Phil Garner last year when the Astros played that 18 inning game in the playoffs.