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Pelican · 10-10-2021, 12:08 PM

Just had a tight and even pitching battle managing the 1966 Phillies against the Reds. Rick Wise versus Sammy Ellis. Each left after eight innings, Reds tied it up at 2 against the Phils’ bullpen, Joe Azcue won it with a walk-off HR to deep CF (424 feet). But Ellis was named POTG. First of all, his pitcher score was nearly identical to Wise. Second, Azcue won the game, also had another hit and scored. To add insult to injury, the game account - which sadly cannot be amended in OOTP GO - starts with praise for Ellis. (This is a standard and tiresome recap from the original game: “Despite a great effort by [the losing pitcher], the other team won….”). Surely the AI should recognize that a walk-off hit, let along a long HR, is the lede. That said, a competitive and realistic game. Justifies my trade of Johnny Briggs for Azcue. I recall 1966, and as great a defensive catcher as Clay Dalrymple was, he was an automatic out, well below the Mendoza line (which probably should have been called the “Dalrymple Line”).

10-10-2021, 12:08 PM	#174
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 2,885	Just had a tight and even pitching battle managing the 1966 Phillies against the Reds. Rick Wise versus Sammy Ellis. Each left after eight innings, Reds tied it up at 2 against the Phils’ bullpen, Joe Azcue won it with a walk-off HR to deep CF (424 feet). But Ellis was named POTG. First of all, his pitcher score was nearly identical to Wise. Second, Azcue won the game, also had another hit and scored. To add insult to injury, the game account - which sadly cannot be amended in OOTP GO - starts with praise for Ellis. (This is a standard and tiresome recap from the original game: “Despite a great effort by [the losing pitcher], the other team won….”). Surely the AI should recognize that a walk-off hit, let along a long HR, is the lede. That said, a competitive and realistic game. Justifies my trade of Johnny Briggs for Azcue. I recall 1966, and as great a defensive catcher as Clay Dalrymple was, he was an automatic out, well below the Mendoza line (which probably should have been called the “Dalrymple Line”). Last edited by Pelican; 10-10-2021 at 12:09 PM.