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Vinny P. · 07-17-2008, 02:13 PM

left-handed badgers strategies are almost exactly like the ones i use. except i dont pay a whole lotta attention to lefty/righty splits. in fact, i dont those splits make so much of a difference to actually be noticed in a team's won/lost record. i just use whatever players seem to be the most effective overall.

here's an example:

i have a long-relief type guy (i LOVE to keep one of these in my pen for the same reason the lefty guy said). this guy has a very consistent 2.20 ERA for the past 3 season with like 40+ holds each year...so hes a VERY solid pitcher, could even be better than my #4 starter generally is, but i try to keep as many guys with high endurance ratings as possible.

i also have a set-up man whos just as consistent with a slightly higher ERA (ussually between 2.80-3.20 ERA).

Now if my long relief guy has gott through the 6, and 7th innings with like 4 - 6 Ks, im dont wanna pull him in the 8th just to try to get that "split advantage". no no no no, if a guy is pitching (or hitting) really well, but DOES give up a few more hits or walks or whatever to left'ys than righty's i dont like to waste another pitcher's durability in the pen.

now, SOMETIMES (maybe only about 10 or 15 times in an entire season i WILL PH one hitter over another for the split like that, but only if i know there IS a significant difference between both players against either a lefty or righty pitcher)

as for high OBP, bunting and so forth:

ive noticed something about ootp in playing out over 1500 games. i created my manager in ootp 2k6 and started in rookie league. my first season was terrible, because i was thinking in terms of SLG and power pitching, but most hitters down there only bat MAYBE .300 (i belive the highest BA was like .312 in the league), so i was playing the whole OBP, defence, control pitching thing the next season and improved my record from 30-42 to 48-24.

got promoted, upt to Low A for my third season (ootp 2k7 this time) and kept my startegy pretty much intact from the season before and made it to the playoffs for the second time in a row.. played a second season in Low A and pretty much did the same.

High A for my 5th season was pretty much the same as before and got to the playoffs for the 4th time in a row.

Now, however, im in AA for my 6th season and all my players can actually HIT, and i finally have one guy who can be considered a slugger, and so my strategy changed a bit, and its a little more station-to-station so far this season and just let my hitters do all the work. Now thats the challenge being a minors manager. i cant control what players are on my team, so i have to REALLY do a lot more micro management from game to game to make sure my team is successful. I'll employ different strategies at different times...in other words, i wont use the same strat in the same situation. there's a lotta factors that go into "do i steal second with my leadoff guy with less than 2 outs? or do I let this guy with a .450 OBP simply pick up a BB, and HOPEFULLY my number 3 guy with a .235 BA with the league lead in HRs and RBIs can actually get a hit and pick up more RBIs rather than GIDP....)

in that siutation, sometimes i steal, sometimes i dont....seems to work about half the time no matter what i decide to do.

i guess, in other words, you just need to get a feel for the game. Thats the way ive ALWAYS played growing up. never really thought too long and hard about stuff, just kinda went with how i feel at the moment (i was incredibly successful stealing bases all the up through college. and when i would get thrown out at second, is when i didnt feel right about it. but EVERY TIME i stole a base successfuly, i was always like, OH YEAH! I GOT THIS!)

07-17-2008, 02:13 PM	#31
Vinny P. Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,518 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	left-handed badgers strategies are almost exactly like the ones i use. except i dont pay a whole lotta attention to lefty/righty splits. in fact, i dont those splits make so much of a difference to actually be noticed in a team's won/lost record. i just use whatever players seem to be the most effective overall. here's an example: i have a long-relief type guy (i LOVE to keep one of these in my pen for the same reason the lefty guy said). this guy has a very consistent 2.20 ERA for the past 3 season with like 40+ holds each year...so hes a VERY solid pitcher, could even be better than my #4 starter generally is, but i try to keep as many guys with high endurance ratings as possible. i also have a set-up man whos just as consistent with a slightly higher ERA (ussually between 2.80-3.20 ERA). Now if my long relief guy has gott through the 6, and 7th innings with like 4 - 6 Ks, im dont wanna pull him in the 8th just to try to get that "split advantage". no no no no, if a guy is pitching (or hitting) really well, but DOES give up a few more hits or walks or whatever to left'ys than righty's i dont like to waste another pitcher's durability in the pen. now, SOMETIMES (maybe only about 10 or 15 times in an entire season i WILL PH one hitter over another for the split like that, but only if i know there IS a significant difference between both players against either a lefty or righty pitcher) as for high OBP, bunting and so forth: ive noticed something about ootp in playing out over 1500 games. i created my manager in ootp 2k6 and started in rookie league. my first season was terrible, because i was thinking in terms of SLG and power pitching, but most hitters down there only bat MAYBE .300 (i belive the highest BA was like .312 in the league), so i was playing the whole OBP, defence, control pitching thing the next season and improved my record from 30-42 to 48-24. got promoted, upt to Low A for my third season (ootp 2k7 this time) and kept my startegy pretty much intact from the season before and made it to the playoffs for the second time in a row.. played a second season in Low A and pretty much did the same. High A for my 5th season was pretty much the same as before and got to the playoffs for the 4th time in a row. Now, however, im in AA for my 6th season and all my players can actually HIT, and i finally have one guy who can be considered a slugger, and so my strategy changed a bit, and its a little more station-to-station so far this season and just let my hitters do all the work. Now thats the challenge being a minors manager. i cant control what players are on my team, so i have to REALLY do a lot more micro management from game to game to make sure my team is successful. I'll employ different strategies at different times...in other words, i wont use the same strat in the same situation. there's a lotta factors that go into "do i steal second with my leadoff guy with less than 2 outs? or do I let this guy with a .450 OBP simply pick up a BB, and HOPEFULLY my number 3 guy with a .235 BA with the league lead in HRs and RBIs can actually get a hit and pick up more RBIs rather than GIDP....) in that siutation, sometimes i steal, sometimes i dont....seems to work about half the time no matter what i decide to do. i guess, in other words, you just need to get a feel for the game. Thats the way ive ALWAYS played growing up. never really thought too long and hard about stuff, just kinda went with how i feel at the moment (i was incredibly successful stealing bases all the up through college. and when i would get thrown out at second, is when i didnt feel right about it. but EVERY TIME i stole a base successfuly, i was always like, OH YEAH! I GOT THIS!)