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Old 05-07-2010, 06:37 PM   #7
Cryomaniac
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Originally Posted by SteveP View Post
In the game engine, the decision is made to call a WP or a PB based on probabilities. If it is a WP/PB, the runner is always going to be safe -- otherwise, it would not be a WP or a PB. What you don't get in OOTP is a "baserunner out advancing" play, which is what the scoring would be if the runner was thrown out on something he thought might be a WP or a PB. In a sense, that type of play becomes a CS in OOTP.
But what you do get is runners being thrown out trying to stretch singles into doubles, so that sort of play is possible in the engine.
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