closer throws 119 pitches

[blackrussian]

i did a double take when i saw this line in the boxscore:
*the important thing to know here is that spencer is the team's closer...

s. spencer 5 IP, 14 H, 11 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR in a 20-1 drubbing (his team lost obviously). for a second, this reminded of why i dont delve too deep into the boxscore of AI sim games. on closer inspection, there were some acceptable reasons.

first, the bullpen pitched a lot in the preceeding 4 games (i just started the season, at game 6 right now). there was a 13 inning game, and 2 games where the starter didnt last 5 innings. so that left only the closer rested fr this particular game.

what i dont get is why the AI has only 9 pitchers on the staff (5 starters, 3 middle rel, 1 closer)? they have AAA veterans and 2 outstanding prospects in AAA that are a hair off from being good in the majors, but wouldnt embarrass themselves if called up. theres no pitchers on the d/l either.

another interesting thing was the team's transactions. after the 2nd game, the AI demoted their 10th pitcher, a 2 star 27yo. in his place, they called up a 1 star 31yo centerfielder making it their SEVENTH outfielder (only one of whom played a non OF position). the only logic behind this i can see is that the day before one of their CF'ers strained his hamstring and is out for 4 weeks. he's a 2 star 23yo, fairly average. btw, the team already had 2 other players rated at CF.

so, suffice it to say its a pretty weak example of AI management. i dont think this rather poor example is too common, but i dont wanna poke around too much and get disappointed; i'll just write it off as a rookie GM mistake

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[Malleus Dei]

You can set pitch counts for relievers. Except during playoffs/critical games they tend to be a good idea.

[blackrussian]

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

You can set pitch counts for relievers. Except during playoffs/critical games they tend to be a good idea.

yeah, i should prolly do that, at least for the closers; any recommendations? this particular league is standard modern, 5 man rotation. and after bitching about that closer, what does mine do? blows a 3 run lead in the 9th in my last game

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[Malleus Dei]

We had a nice discussion about that in another thread recently. You might see if you can find it.

[blackrussian]

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

We had a nice discussion about that in another thread recently. You might see if you can find it.

found it, thanks (closer usage fix in 6.12, im assuming yr talking about). now what to do about those 7 outfielders...

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