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Originally Posted by mrbadguy
Not sure if its just me but Im finding Im getting alot more 9th inning blown saves and collapses than before.
My closers are around a 75% conversion rate. They dont blow many when I sim games, so this percent is lower when I actually play the 9th. Rarely get a 3 up, 3 down save opportunity. Almost all saves turn into tying run on base, at bat or on deck.
In my most recent game, which was game 5 (final game) of NLDS my starter had a 3 hit, 2 walk shutout going into 9th. I brought in my defensive replacements with a 4-0 lead. He proceeded to walk the bases loaded, then I brought in a left vs left reliever who promptly gave up a grand slam. I lost in 11th.
Just find these 9th inning collapses are more common than before. Goes both ways as I have scored 3-5 runs in 9th to tie or win on too many occasion.
Is it just me? Thanks
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It can sometimes feel like the game is conspiring against you as you play out a close one in the bottom of the ninth... but I grew up a Red Sox fan and I had that feeling in the pit of my stomach every game of import that my Sox played in throughout my youth. It always seemed more so if I was watching. So, I've come to accept it as a perception bias. Glad the comebacks have swung your way at times too. I had to wait a long time for Red Sox karma to give me the late inning breaks....