Curious

StacyDlacy · 12-21-2003, 01:33 PM

I bought the Wonderboy bat during the last week of the season. The next season I hit UNDER 300 for the first time in my career and I'm only 27. Shouldn't I have done a little better than that? I was 4th in batting average before the Wonderboy.

dannyc · 12-21-2003, 01:36 PM

hmm i dunno. maybe he has to adjust or something? also maybe he had a off year

Steve Kuffrey · 12-21-2003, 01:36 PM

There's no promise of better performance.

Orrie · 12-21-2003, 01:38 PM

The exact same thing happened to me, after acquiring Wonderboy I was looking forward to a monster year. The result: average actually dipping from about .300 to .260 range and homers holding steady at about 30. But that seems to track with results from OOTP5 where your abilities may not necessarily match results for any given year; Wonderboy gives plusses, but it doesn't guarantee performance. I think it's fine - part of the game.

Kaitiaki · 12-21-2003, 01:42 PM

I haven't been able to afford those bats yet, but given that ITP is based on the OOTP engine, and given that OOTP is known for its streaks and statistical variance, isn't the most likely answer that you simply, coincidentally, had a bad year right after buying the bat?

EDIT> Or, Orrie could say exactly what I said, only 2 minutes sooner, and make me look foolish.

12-21-2003, 01:33 PM	#1
StacyDlacy Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 91	Curious I bought the Wonderboy bat during the last week of the season. The next season I hit UNDER 300 for the first time in my career and I'm only 27. Shouldn't I have done a little better than that? I was 4th in batting average before the Wonderboy.

12-21-2003, 01:36 PM	#2
dannyc Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 163	hmm i dunno. maybe he has to adjust or something? also maybe he had a off year __________________ Mets > all

12-21-2003, 01:36 PM	#3
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,035	There's no promise of better performance. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

12-21-2003, 01:38 PM	#4
Orrie Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 115	The exact same thing happened to me, after acquiring Wonderboy I was looking forward to a monster year. The result: average actually dipping from about .300 to .260 range and homers holding steady at about 30. But that seems to track with results from OOTP5 where your abilities may not necessarily match results for any given year; Wonderboy gives plusses, but it doesn't guarantee performance. I think it's fine - part of the game. __________________ Let's go, Red Sox!

12-21-2003, 01:42 PM	#5
Kaitiaki Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,065	I haven't been able to afford those bats yet, but given that ITP is based on the OOTP engine, and given that OOTP is known for its streaks and statistical variance, isn't the most likely answer that you simply, coincidentally, had a bad year right after buying the bat? EDIT> Or, Orrie could say exactly what I said, only 2 minutes sooner, and make me look foolish. __________________ BJHL: Commissioner; Owner: Wichita War Eagles