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Originally Posted by BIG17EASY
Not every hit is right at the outfielder.
I don't play out my games, so I can't say whether or not this is a problem. But assuming that slow runner should rarely advance two bases on a hit to left is a little naive. Every base hit is not the same, nor does OOTP differentiate between the nearly countless types of hits (bloops, line drives, balls in the gap, balls right at an outfielder, 50 hoppers through the hole, etc.). That's one of the reasons I don't play out games. I'd like to see more variety in how hits are described.
Plus, remember that it's not just the player's speed rating that determines if he advances two bases. He might have a low speed rating, but a high baserunning rating, which means he gets good jumps and reads balls well.
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The PbP differentiates between ground ball base hits, line drive base hits, and non-line drive (or softer) base hits. The type of hit is factored into the outcome of the play (as far as I can tell). To the best of my ability, I've tried to ensure that the PbP description "fits" the category it belongs to (though, granted, some of the PbP expressions may still be ambiguous).