Help! Power Outage

Power Outage · 10-22-2013, 02:24 AM

Hoping the veterans can provide some help to a newb. I just started playing the game for the first time after I was able to purchase it for just 99 cents. It's very addictive, but I have one big issue that I'd like to make sure isn't a bug or some piece of game strategy that I am missing.

Basically, I'm playing with the Braves, and through 13 games my entire team only has three home runs. Meanwhile, I am allowing more than one homer per game. This seems odd for any team. I know slumps like that happen in real baseball, so it stands to reason that they will happen in a realistic simulation as well. But since I'm brand new to the game, I want to make sure I'm not doing something wrong (because if I am, I'd rather not sim 162 games and finish with 12 home runs for the year).

Any advice that could be offered would be appreciated.

Erik W. · 10-22-2013, 08:45 AM

Thirteen games is too small of a sample size to be concerned about in baseball. Unless you're fielding a terrible line-up, there's nothing you could be doing to cause the drought, so just keep with it and the numbers will normalize to some degree eventually.

Dr. Brian · 10-22-2013, 09:21 AM

As mentioned, your sample size is too small. Plus it depends who is on your team, too. Are you playing the Braves with Hank Aaron? Or some other year? Etc.

(It's a rhetorical question ... no need to answer, but I think you catch my drift.)

KingxX · 10-22-2013, 03:14 PM

If you have a lot of players with high power ratings on your team, you are going to hit a lot of home runs, if you have a lot of players with low or no power ratings on your team, you are not going to hit a lot of home runs.

Personally, I like a good balance of high contact players and high power players in my lineup.

ricealum · 11-04-2013, 02:43 PM

One other thing ... don't confuse current power ratings with potential power. It may be years before a young player reached his potential (if he ever does) and starts hitting with power.

10-22-2013, 02:24 AM	#1
Power Outage Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1	Help! Power Outage Hoping the veterans can provide some help to a newb. I just started playing the game for the first time after I was able to purchase it for just 99 cents. It's very addictive, but I have one big issue that I'd like to make sure isn't a bug or some piece of game strategy that I am missing. Basically, I'm playing with the Braves, and through 13 games my entire team only has three home runs. Meanwhile, I am allowing more than one homer per game. This seems odd for any team. I know slumps like that happen in real baseball, so it stands to reason that they will happen in a realistic simulation as well. But since I'm brand new to the game, I want to make sure I'm not doing something wrong (because if I am, I'd rather not sim 162 games and finish with 12 home runs for the year). Any advice that could be offered would be appreciated.

10-22-2013, 08:45 AM	#2
Erik W. Global Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rivière-du-Loup, Qc Posts: 4,615	Thirteen games is too small of a sample size to be concerned about in baseball. Unless you're fielding a terrible line-up, there's nothing you could be doing to cause the drought, so just keep with it and the numbers will normalize to some degree eventually. __________________ Free agent baseball fan. Let's go (insert team name here)!

10-22-2013, 09:21 AM	#3
Dr. Brian Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 76	As mentioned, your sample size is too small. Plus it depends who is on your team, too. Are you playing the Braves with Hank Aaron? Or some other year? Etc. (It's a rhetorical question ... no need to answer, but I think you catch my drift.)

10-22-2013, 03:14 PM	#4
KingxX Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 144	If you have a lot of players with high power ratings on your team, you are going to hit a lot of home runs, if you have a lot of players with low or no power ratings on your team, you are not going to hit a lot of home runs. Personally, I like a good balance of high contact players and high power players in my lineup.

11-04-2013, 02:43 PM	#5
ricealum Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 129	One other thing ... don't confuse current power ratings with potential power. It may be years before a young player reached his potential (if he ever does) and starts hitting with power.