Walks

[gold2rush6]

I am replaying the 2013 MLB season. Just completed the May 18th game between Seattle and Cleveland. I managed both teams. Cleveland pitchers walked 13 batters. Granted a couple the relievers stamina was low but not the others. In 2 1/3 innings they gave up 11 walks. On the historical simulation accuracy my game is showing a .106 number indicating 31% above the average. Can anyone explain why?

[RchW]

Originally Posted by gold2rush6

I am replaying the 2013 MLB season. Just completed the May 18th game between Seattle and Cleveland. I managed both teams. Cleveland pitchers walked 13 batters. Granted a couple the relievers stamina was low but not the others. In 2 1/3 innings they gave up 11 walks. On the historical simulation accuracy my game is showing a .106 number indicating 31% above the average. Can anyone explain why?

Not based on info from one game. How can you be replaying the 2013 season? It is not yet complete.

Same with historical accuracy. Are you playing the 2013 season based on 2012 results? That seems more likely and there is no historical comparison to make unless you are saying that BB league wide are up 31% from 2012. Screenshots would help, especially your league totals and the team stats showing total BB so far.

Also since you played out the game, let us know how. Did you use 1-pitch or pitch by pitch? If the latter do you use "take pitch"? If so that is a known exploit that increases BB.

[JohnHoward]

Originally Posted by gold2rush6

I am replaying the 2013 MLB season. Just completed the May 18th game between Seattle and Cleveland. I managed both teams. Cleveland pitchers walked 13 batters. Granted a couple the relievers stamina was low but not the others. In 2 1/3 innings they gave up 11 walks. On the historical simulation accuracy my game is showing a .106 number indicating 31% above the average.

Cleveland pitching this year. High walk games through 8/15/13:
Apr 6 @ TBR 9
Apr 16 vs BOS 9
May 25 @ BOS 8
Jul 4 @ KCR 8
May 1 vs PHI 7
etc. etc.

Cleveland pitchers BB/9:
Rich Hill 6.4
Nick Hagadone 5.7
Vinnie Pestano 5.1
Ubaldo Jimenez 4.8

oh, and Trevor Bauer 8.5

Can anyone explain why?

The answer is: the Indians. The Cleveland Indians.

[D-BacksJosh]

Are you warming up your pitchers?

[RchW]

Originally Posted by JohnHoward

The answer is: the Indians. The Cleveland Indians.

Yeah they are 29th in MLB.

[RchW]

Originally Posted by gold2rush6

Just completed the May 18th game between Seattle and Cleveland. I managed both teams.

I may be wrong but you can't completely manage both teams at the same time in a single game. Do you set some aspects to AI? If so which ones?

If you remain in control of pitching strategy with warmup on but are handling the batting team the pitchers will not be warmed up. This will screw up walks big time.

[gold2rush6]

I'm using the 2013 game with 2013 MLB rosters. Replaying the 2013 schedule as it happens. I manage every team in both AL and NL. You can select this option in league setup. I will check the warmup on to see if that's what's causing the walks since I do not use the bullpen. I do not get high walks in every game but it seems as if more walks then usual.

[Cinnamon J. Scudworth]

Originally Posted by gold2rush6

I will check the warmup on to see if that's what's causing the walks since I do not use the bullpen.

Are you playing the same game as the rest of us?

[RchW]

Originally Posted by gold2rush6

I'm using the 2013 game with 2013 MLB rosters. Replaying the 2013 schedule as it happens. I manage every team in both AL and NL. You can select this option in league setup. I will check the warmup on to see if that's what's causing the walks since I do not use the bullpen. I do not get high walks in every game but it seems as if more walks then usual.

Please explain? You can't play out games without using the bullpen.

[gold2rush6]

I'm not using the bullpen to warm up pitchers. I make pitching changes as close to how they're being used by real life managers. Have that feature turned off. You can play each game individually managing both after it has been played in real life using the real life 2013 schedule and lineups.

[RchW]

Originally Posted by gold2rush6

I'm not using the bullpen to warm up pitchers. I make pitching changes as close to how they're being used by real life managers. Have that feature turned off. You can play each game individually managing both after it has been played in real life using the real life 2013 schedule and lineups.

Screenshot needed; like this below. You seem to be speaking in a code I don't know so please simplify.

I suggest that you make sure the warmup rule is off.

[gold2rush6]

The difference is use AI to manage your league. I have set the control to let me manage my league and all teams. You do this in League Setup. This how I am playing the 2013 season as it's being played. My rosters and lineups follow MLB on a daily basis.

[RchW]

OK, you seem to have everything under control.

[Fyrestorm3]

Originally Posted by gold2rush6

I'm not using the bullpen to warm up pitchers. I make pitching changes as close to how they're being used by real life managers. Have that feature turned off. You can play each game individually managing both after it has been played in real life using the real life 2013 schedule and lineups.

That's perfectly fine, but the question here is: do you have the Warmup Rule turned off in the Options tab when you go to start a game?

If it's off, no problem, and we can then try and figure out why you're seeing so many walks (I like JohnHoward's answer: it's the Indians). But if the Warmup Rule is on, and you're not warming up pitchers, that means that they will be entering the game cold, which would result in an abnormal number of walks.

[gold2rush6]

I noticed when I played my first game today the warm up rule was on. When I turned it off, every game after that had the no warm up off. It appears I could have it turned on not realizing it. Thanks.