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Dyzalot · 04-05-2026, 03:05 PM

Why does the OOTP AI have such a disgust for pinch running that it borders on religious zealotry? I have my strategy setting for pinch running set to max for the 9th inning when the game is close (+/-1 run). Yet my catcher can lead off the top of the ninth when I am down one and the AI refuses to pinch run for him. Every MLB manager in today's game would pinch run in that situation, assuming the catcher is a slow runner. Yet with the AI in OOTP I can watch it go through hundreds of situations like this and see it pinch run maybe 1% of the time. What does OOTP have against pinch running?

FYI - This is a modern sim and I have seen this problem with OOTP for years through several versions.

04-05-2026, 03:05 PM	#1
Dyzalot All Star Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,740	Anti-pinch running religion Why does the OOTP AI have such a disgust for pinch running that it borders on religious zealotry? I have my strategy setting for pinch running set to max for the 9th inning when the game is close (+/-1 run). Yet my catcher can lead off the top of the ninth when I am down one and the AI refuses to pinch run for him. Every MLB manager in today's game would pinch run in that situation, assuming the catcher is a slow runner. Yet with the AI in OOTP I can watch it go through hundreds of situations like this and see it pinch run maybe 1% of the time. What does OOTP have against pinch running? FYI - This is a modern sim and I have seen this problem with OOTP for years through several versions.