I don't quite understand the rain delay concept.

neohemp · 01-19-2004, 10:26 PM

If there's, say like my last one, a 63 minute rain delay, wouldn't that be 63 minutes that your starter would be resting his arm? So wouldn't that mean he would be more liable to last a bit longer instead of being tired? Just me? heh

GCrusher23 · 01-19-2004, 10:30 PM

63 minutes will do nothing significant in the resting process and will only do more harm by causing stiffness in the arm.

Warrior · 01-19-2004, 10:51 PM

The player warms up, then sits a prolonged period of time. Normally takes 3-4 days for an arm to recover once it's cooled down. I suppose you could keep em pitching in the tunnel (for what reason, I don't know) but then they would be tired and probably not able to pitch anyway. Thus, the reason for stadiums with roofs.

sporr · 01-19-2004, 11:52 PM

Pitching puts tremendous strain on the arm. When the arm rests for a length of time after being worked out, it usually will stiffen up. This limits pitchers who come back after long rain-delays.

dsvitak · 01-20-2004, 12:00 AM

At first, I REALLY didn't like this...but after considerable thought, I believe that this is a good thing.

With no rain delays, there will be a dis-proportionate number of pitchers routinely working into the 8th inning.

If a pitcher has 36 starts, and completes an average of 7 innings per start, then you get a pitcher with 252 innings pitched.

This just doesn't happen much anymore. Very few pitchers pitch that much.

Having them pitch 1, 2, or 3 innings 5 or 6 times a year is a good thing. Get them innings pitched down to 220, for the 2-4 starters, where it belongs.

I don't much care for the fact that my ace pitcher will have a tougher time winning 20, but thats ok too. How many pitchers are winning 20 a year nowadays, anyway?

Cianfrocco · 01-20-2004, 02:19 AM

There needs to be an option after a rain delay ends to warm up a new pitcher. Same thing when a pitcher gets injured. I am forced to bring in a new pitcher who hasn't warmed up yet.

Henry · 01-20-2004, 07:01 AM

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Originally posted by Cianfrocco
There needs to be an option after a rain delay ends to warm up a new pitcher. Same thing when a pitcher gets injured. I am forced to bring in a new pitcher who hasn't warmed up yet.

Only happens when the warmup option is turned on for those that use it - thus agree it could be tweaked.

Henry

Cooker · 01-20-2004, 10:35 AM

For those of us who use the "warmup" option, it'd be great if after a rain delay we got a message on the PBP warning us of the likely impact on our SP, e.g., "Johnson probably will only be able to go another inning at most."

Henry · 01-20-2004, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by Cooker
For those of us who use the "warmup" option, it'd be great if after a rain delay we got a message on the PBP warning us of the likely impact on our SP, e.g., "Johnson probably will only be able to go another inning at most."

Good idea !

RonCo · 01-20-2004, 12:24 PM

My only issue with rain delays is that there seems to be a lot of them.

Henry · 01-20-2004, 12:39 PM

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Originally posted by RonCo
My only issue with rain delays is that there seems to be a lot of them.

The number of rain delays is generated based on the weather values listed with your ballpark.

Henry

Gastric ReFlux · 01-20-2004, 01:11 PM

It's amazing, I just simmed more than a 100 years, and not one rain delay became a rainout. This is unrealistic, and I'm never buying OOTP5 again.

Chappy · 01-20-2004, 04:10 PM

Me niether.

I'm also never going to buy OOTP4, OOTP3, or OOTP2 again.

Mr.Opinion · 01-21-2004, 12:02 AM

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Originally posted by RonCo
My only issue with rain delays is that there seems to be a lot of them.

There are two things that bother me about the rain delays. It seems like the number of minutes that the rain delay lasts is chosen randomly from a set of like 5 numbers...I'm tired of 63 minute rain delays.

The other is that whenever there is a rain delay, I've never seen more than one delay. Like, once the delay is over, it's like the rain cloud vanished. I'd like to see rain pickup and again and such.

01-19-2004, 10:26 PM	#1
neohemp All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 551	I don't quite understand the rain delay concept. If there's, say like my last one, a 63 minute rain delay, wouldn't that be 63 minutes that your starter would be resting his arm? So wouldn't that mean he would be more liable to last a bit longer instead of being tired? Just me? heh

01-19-2004, 10:51 PM	#3
Warrior Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 78	The player warms up, then sits a prolonged period of time. Normally takes 3-4 days for an arm to recover once it's cooled down. I suppose you could keep em pitching in the tunnel (for what reason, I don't know) but then they would be tired and probably not able to pitch anyway. Thus, the reason for stadiums with roofs. __________________ Leagues to which I belong: 4 Corners Baseball Association - Tierra Del Fuego Breakers Cooperstown Diamond Legends - Colorado Rockies Mud Hen's Out Of The Park Association - San Jose Giants

01-20-2004, 04:10 PM	#13
Chappy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,721	Me niether. I'm also never going to buy OOTP4, OOTP3, or OOTP2 again. __________________ NPBL - Pennsylvania Freedom AFBL - North Carolina Aviators MLB-Pro - Kansas City Royals

01-19-2004, 10:30 PM	#2
GCrusher23 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 126	63 minutes will do nothing significant in the resting process and will only do more harm by causing stiffness in the arm.

01-19-2004, 11:52 PM	#4
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	Pitching puts tremendous strain on the arm. When the arm rests for a length of time after being worked out, it usually will stiffen up. This limits pitchers who come back after long rain-delays.

01-20-2004, 12:00 AM	#5
dsvitak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,440	At first, I REALLY didn't like this...but after considerable thought, I believe that this is a good thing. With no rain delays, there will be a dis-proportionate number of pitchers routinely working into the 8th inning. If a pitcher has 36 starts, and completes an average of 7 innings per start, then you get a pitcher with 252 innings pitched. This just doesn't happen much anymore. Very few pitchers pitch that much. Having them pitch 1, 2, or 3 innings 5 or 6 times a year is a good thing. Get them innings pitched down to 220, for the 2-4 starters, where it belongs. I don't much care for the fact that my ace pitcher will have a tougher time winning 20, but thats ok too. How many pitchers are winning 20 a year nowadays, anyway?

01-20-2004, 02:19 AM	#6
Cianfrocco Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 78	There needs to be an option after a rain delay ends to warm up a new pitcher. Same thing when a pitcher gets injured. I am forced to bring in a new pitcher who hasn't warmed up yet.

01-20-2004, 10:35 AM	#8
Cooker All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 592	For those of us who use the "warmup" option, it'd be great if after a rain delay we got a message on the PBP warning us of the likely impact on our SP, e.g., "Johnson probably will only be able to go another inning at most."

01-20-2004, 12:24 PM	#10
RonCo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,512	My only issue with rain delays is that there seems to be a lot of them.

01-20-2004, 01:11 PM	#12
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	It's amazing, I just simmed more than a 100 years, and not one rain delay became a rainout. This is unrealistic, and I'm never buying OOTP5 again.