Frustrating.

muggzy · 09-13-2011, 06:22 AM

2 time World Series Champions. Best pitching staff in the majors.
The league decided offense was down so they lowered the mound and destroyed my pitching staff.

TGH-Adfabre · 09-13-2011, 09:05 AM

Wow, that is rough.

Chicagofan76 · 09-13-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by muggzy

2 time World Series Champions. Best pitching staff in the majors.
The league decided offense was down so they lowered the mound and destroyed my pitching staff.

the game lowered the mound? thats awesome, I didn't know that was 1 thing they could change.

muggzy · 09-13-2011, 07:03 PM

Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool too. But now that my 33 yr old reigning Cy Young winner has a 5 ERA at the trade deadline, and my 33 yr old lefty who's won 15 the past 2 years has almost an 8 ERA, I don't think it's so cool anymore.

Slowly but surely we're starting to pull closer, 8 out of the wildcard, but 20 out of the division lead, on 7/26. I wanna phantom DL the one with the 8 ERA, like the Red Sox seem to do with Wakefield every year, but I'm not sure my rookies are ready to pitch in the majors yet and the game won't let me do it anyway. Another frustrating thing is he's the only pitcher on my staff that's a free agent after this season, but since he's pitching so bad I'm not getting any good offers for him, and I'm sure with a 8 ERA he won't be a type A FA like I was counting on.

It's been a frustrating season for sure. I keep thinking about firing my pitching coach, Mike Mussina, but he was the pitching coach for the 2 WS wins and I don't think he's the problem. My plan for now is to just stand pat and hope the experience of this team can pull it together and make a late season push for the playoffs.

It sure is fun though.

Chicagofan76 · 09-13-2011, 07:11 PM

whats the overall offense look like?

muggzy · 09-13-2011, 07:38 PM

Avg up 7 points to .252
HR up to .036/AB from .033
Runs up to 4.77/G from 4.52

So, it worked. Scoring is up. Just sucks that it seems like my #3 and #4 pitchers are the ones giving up all the extra runs. My team ERA is at 4.37 from 3.48 last year and 3.35 the year before that.

I think the problem with the offense in the first place is too many of the Mark Reynolds; walk, strikeout or homerun, type hitters artificially lowers the batting average.

muggzy · 09-13-2011, 07:54 PM

8/15 Now 4.5 out of the Wild Card and 1 game below .500. No one's catching the Yankees at 75-37.

I guess I just needed to be more patient.

Chicagofan76 · 09-14-2011, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by muggzy

Avg up 7 points to .252
HR up to .036/AB from .033
Runs up to 4.77/G from 4.52

So, it worked. Scoring is up. Just sucks that it seems like my #3 and #4 pitchers are the ones giving up all the extra runs. My team ERA is at 4.37 from 3.48 last year and 3.35 the year before that.

I think the problem with the offense in the first place is too many of the Mark Reynolds; walk, strikeout or homerun, type hitters artificially lowers the batting average.

I was glancing at the new online league i had joined. I ranked 12th in runs scored 5 the in runs against and 1st at .709 in fld pct. This league is close to yours in some ways. low avg high strikeouts a ton of HR 22 players over 40 (none over 50) best player in the league was .252 49 hr 112 BB 152 K 42? SB and he's a 1B. .252 is really low for most of the leagues i have played but i am only 10 yrs in for mt longest running solo league.

prodgers · 09-14-2011, 05:38 PM

I think I might see the true culprit. What are your age modifiers set to for pitchers? Once anyone in my leagues crests the dreaded 31 their abilities go from Hall of Fame to dogsh*t.

Just an observation, how are your young pitchers doing?

muggzy · 09-15-2011, 06:05 AM

I'm not really sure where to find that.

Chicagofan76 · 09-15-2011, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by prodgers

I think I might see the true culprit. What are your age modifiers set to for pitchers? Once anyone in my leagues crests the dreaded 31 their abilities go from Hall of Fame to dogsh*t.

Just an observation, how are your young pitchers doing?

I would be interested in knowing more about this also. In my ABF league in 2009 I am 33 over the last 2 yrs my velocity has dropped from 97-99 down to 85-88. I am only somewhat effective, but I am only at June 1st and i have already give more HR (15) then I have given up since 2001. My ERA is 2 runs higher then my worst ever ERA 3.32. I would like to correct this more for my other custom league, where I have a guy with 518 Wins who pitches until he is 59.

prodgers · 09-15-2011, 05:33 PM

go to game setup under player & picture options. tweak aging to less than 1. (I've used .995 and .990 in the past. find what you like) tweak randomness and development speed as you wish. as a reference I think the magic cliff for me is now somewhere in the 34-36 yr range...I can live with that

Chicagofan76 · 09-15-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by prodgers

go to game setup under player & picture options. tweak aging to less than 1. (I've used .995 and .990 in the past. find what you like) tweak randomness and development speed as you wish. as a reference I think the magic cliff for me is now somewhere in the 34-36 yr range...I can live with that

I am trying .998 for batters and hitters alike...Did you change you devel speed? I was thinking about slowing that down to .996. Now i just gotta remember to change this for my MLB league after 2010 ( after more fictional players come into the game)
I was hoping running a rescout would have given me my velocity back it did not

prodgers · 09-15-2011, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Chicagofan76

I am trying .998 for batters and hitters alike...Did you change you devel speed? I was thinking about slowing that down to .996. Now i just gotta remember to change this for my MLB league after 2010 ( after more fictional players come into the game)
I was hoping running a rescout would have given me my velocity back it did not

No Sorry once the the drop occurs that is pretty much it. I did change dev speed to slightly over 1 in one of my past leagues to hasten the potential but I usually keep it at 1. I've found that work ethic and development speed work hand in hand and a good work ethic is actually better than increasing the development speed.

Chicagofan76 · 09-15-2011, 07:51 PM

maybe i will manually redo my abilities after i see how bad i do this yr. ERA's are up league wide not just for me. My #1 SP has an ERA of 3.76 my #3 an ERA of 3.40 who happens to be my best friend who is having a slightly better yr then me. I am a bit concerned over the fact the predictor has me at 61 hr, but I play in a bandbox.

bwburke94 · 09-17-2011, 04:48 PM

This is exactly why these kinds of settings should be turned off.

muggzy · 09-17-2011, 09:43 PM

Nah, this stuff makes it more fun for me. I'd get bored if I figured out a system to win every season.

09-13-2011, 09:05 AM	#2
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	Wow, that is rough. __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

09-13-2011, 06:22 AM	#1
muggzy Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 16	Frustrating. 2 time World Series Champions. Best pitching staff in the majors. The league decided offense was down so they lowered the mound and destroyed my pitching staff.

09-13-2011, 07:03 PM	#4
muggzy Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 16	Frustrating Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool too. But now that my 33 yr old reigning Cy Young winner has a 5 ERA at the trade deadline, and my 33 yr old lefty who's won 15 the past 2 years has almost an 8 ERA, I don't think it's so cool anymore. Slowly but surely we're starting to pull closer, 8 out of the wildcard, but 20 out of the division lead, on 7/26. I wanna phantom DL the one with the 8 ERA, like the Red Sox seem to do with Wakefield every year, but I'm not sure my rookies are ready to pitch in the majors yet and the game won't let me do it anyway. Another frustrating thing is he's the only pitcher on my staff that's a free agent after this season, but since he's pitching so bad I'm not getting any good offers for him, and I'm sure with a 8 ERA he won't be a type A FA like I was counting on. It's been a frustrating season for sure. I keep thinking about firing my pitching coach, Mike Mussina, but he was the pitching coach for the 2 WS wins and I don't think he's the problem. My plan for now is to just stand pat and hope the experience of this team can pull it together and make a late season push for the playoffs. It sure is fun though.

09-13-2011, 07:11 PM	#5
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Infractions: 2/2 (3)	whats the overall offense look like?

09-13-2011, 07:38 PM	#6
muggzy Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 16	Avg up 7 points to .252 HR up to .036/AB from .033 Runs up to 4.77/G from 4.52 So, it worked. Scoring is up. Just sucks that it seems like my #3 and #4 pitchers are the ones giving up all the extra runs. My team ERA is at 4.37 from 3.48 last year and 3.35 the year before that. I think the problem with the offense in the first place is too many of the Mark Reynolds; walk, strikeout or homerun, type hitters artificially lowers the batting average.

09-13-2011, 07:54 PM	#7
muggzy Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 16	8/15 Now 4.5 out of the Wild Card and 1 game below .500. No one's catching the Yankees at 75-37. I guess I just needed to be more patient.

09-14-2011, 05:38 PM	#9
prodgers Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 233	I think I might see the true culprit. What are your age modifiers set to for pitchers? Once anyone in my leagues crests the dreaded 31 their abilities go from Hall of Fame to dogsh*t. Just an observation, how are your young pitchers doing?

09-15-2011, 06:05 AM	#10
muggzy Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 16	I'm not really sure where to find that.

09-15-2011, 05:33 PM	#12
prodgers Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 233	go to game setup under player & picture options. tweak aging to less than 1. (I've used .995 and .990 in the past. find what you like) tweak randomness and development speed as you wish. as a reference I think the magic cliff for me is now somewhere in the 34-36 yr range...I can live with that

09-15-2011, 07:51 PM	#15
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Infractions: 2/2 (3)	maybe i will manually redo my abilities after i see how bad i do this yr. ERA's are up league wide not just for me. My #1 SP has an ERA of 3.76 my #3 an ERA of 3.40 who happens to be my best friend who is having a slightly better yr then me. I am a bit concerned over the fact the predictor has me at 61 hr, but I play in a bandbox.

09-17-2011, 04:48 PM	#16
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,499	This is exactly why these kinds of settings should be turned off.

09-17-2011, 09:43 PM	#17
muggzy Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 16	Nah, this stuff makes it more fun for me. I'd get bored if I figured out a system to win every season.