Positional Player as Pitcher

eneubaue · 04-07-2002, 06:00 PM

Just an interesting discovery...

While playing around with my fictional league (I've been simming seasons to tweak the settings), I began a new season by simming a day at a time and checking the box score and game logs after each game. I noticed that in one game, two teams had played an extra-inning game that went 16 innings and used about 6/7 pitchers each. To my surprise, I discovered that the losing pitcher was a backup catcher!! So the computer AI will sometimes insert a positional player as a pitcher in certain situations.

BasicGuy · 04-07-2002, 06:03 PM

The sad thing Is....The game wont keep the pitching stats for that catcher after the season ends. Replaying history you'll get some players that can play a normal postion and pitch have decent If needed. But sadly to save space the game decides there career pitching stats arent important.

JML · 04-07-2002, 06:16 PM

[quote]Originally posted by BasicGuy:
<strong>The sad thing Is....The game wont keep the pitching stats for that catcher after the season ends. Replaying history you'll get some players that can play a normal postion and pitch have decent If needed. But sadly to save space the game decides there career pitching stats arent important.</strong><hr></blockquote>

That sucks.

In my fictional, I have a backup SS who's pitched 3 scoreless innings! Maybe I'll write that into his history page, if the stats will be lost next season

BasicGuy · 04-07-2002, 06:33 PM

wow you've had better luck then me. My backup 1B\3B baseman In my fantasy league(no dh)pitched 10IP last season(over a few games) and had a era of right around 6.60

But I had no choice had to use him as a extra relief picture for a small period thanks to some Injurys. And there was no way I was gonna rush my prospects or make a trade. luckly during those 10IP he hit 3 hrs for me.

eneubaue · 04-08-2002, 07:30 AM

BasicGuy and JML,

Once Pierre gets his CSV Reporter finished for version 4, then it's just a matter of saving and exporting all the stats for the players.

statfreak · 04-08-2002, 07:43 AM

I haven't had a position player pitch yet in v4, but in v3 I am pretty sure the pitching stats were saved.

Don't remember if I had to change the player's primary position to P to view stats or not.

04-07-2002, 06:00 PM	#1
eneubaue Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 156	Positional Player as Pitcher Just an interesting discovery... While playing around with my fictional league (I've been simming seasons to tweak the settings), I began a new season by simming a day at a time and checking the box score and game logs after each game. I noticed that in one game, two teams had played an extra-inning game that went 16 innings and used about 6/7 pitchers each. To my surprise, I discovered that the losing pitcher was a backup catcher!! So the computer AI will sometimes insert a positional player as a pitcher in certain situations.

04-08-2002, 07:43 AM	#6
statfreak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 2,434	I haven't had a position player pitch yet in v4, but in v3 I am pretty sure the pitching stats were saved. Don't remember if I had to change the player's primary position to P to view stats or not. __________________ Roll out the barrel!

04-07-2002, 06:03 PM	#2
BasicGuy Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ND Posts: 478	The sad thing Is....The game wont keep the pitching stats for that catcher after the season ends. Replaying history you'll get some players that can play a normal postion and pitch have decent If needed. But sadly to save space the game decides there career pitching stats arent important.

04-07-2002, 06:16 PM	#3
JML Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The act or process of locating. Posts: 2,154	[quote]Originally posted by BasicGuy: <strong>The sad thing Is....The game wont keep the pitching stats for that catcher after the season ends. Replaying history you'll get some players that can play a normal postion and pitch have decent If needed. But sadly to save space the game decides there career pitching stats arent important.</strong><hr></blockquote> That sucks. In my fictional, I have a backup SS who's pitched 3 scoreless innings! Maybe I'll write that into his history page, if the stats will be lost next season

04-07-2002, 06:33 PM	#4
BasicGuy Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ND Posts: 478	wow you've had better luck then me. My backup 1B\3B baseman In my fantasy league(no dh)pitched 10IP last season(over a few games) and had a era of right around 6.60 But I had no choice had to use him as a extra relief picture for a small period thanks to some Injurys. And there was no way I was gonna rush my prospects or make a trade. luckly during those 10IP he hit 3 hrs for me.

04-08-2002, 07:30 AM	#5
eneubaue Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 156	BasicGuy and JML, Once Pierre gets his CSV Reporter finished for version 4, then it's just a matter of saving and exporting all the stats for the players.