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jdw · 09-09-2018, 08:56 PM

I agree with Rosco's point.

I had the Pirates sitting Stargell in 1977 for Mitchell Page. I get that - Pops was bad defensively, Page had good ratings, makes sense.

Where the problem came in is that the Pirates didn't DH Pops. Instead they went with Lee May, who frankly they never should have traded for in the first place given a backlog of players in the majors and minors at 1B. Pops had far better ratings than May. The AI wasn't even smart enough to do a platoon out of the two.

I shouldn't care, but Pops chasing 500 HR is he stayed healthier in 1974-77, and DH'd his way into the line up more often in 1978-79, was one of the things that interested me in the replay. 4 HR in 1977 killed that dead.

09-09-2018, 08:56 PM	#15
jdw All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,161	I agree with Rosco's point. I had the Pirates sitting Stargell in 1977 for Mitchell Page. I get that - Pops was bad defensively, Page had good ratings, makes sense. Where the problem came in is that the Pirates didn't DH Pops. Instead they went with Lee May, who frankly they never should have traded for in the first place given a backlog of players in the majors and minors at 1B. Pops had far better ratings than May. The AI wasn't even smart enough to do a platoon out of the two. I shouldn't care, but Pops chasing 500 HR is he stayed healthier in 1974-77, and DH'd his way into the line up more often in 1978-79, was one of the things that interested me in the replay. 4 HR in 1977 killed that dead.