The Game Gets Even (to even things out)

revcarte · 09-01-2011, 11:36 AM

I have been playing the 1975 Reds and the season was going great. We were on pace to win something like 120 games. Then I guess the "game" decided to even things out. We lost 16 of 18 games and will now with a week to go in the season will be lucky to win 100. We may even lose the division to the Dodgers. The same guys who helped with the winning now cannot do anything right. No matter who is pitching they get hit hard. We have recently had 8/9 baserunners trying to score get thrown out at the plate. Fast guys...Joe Morgan, Ken Griffey, Geronimo, etc... We lost a game at Chicago where we had 18 runners left on base. That's right....18! We got swept at home by the last place Expos. It is frustration at its worst.
My impression is that no matter what we do or who we play the "game" has predistined that we will not be allowed to win an excessive amount of games compared to the actual stats.
Anyone else experience the same thing??? by the way, I have manually played the entire Red's schedule.

JayWigley · 09-01-2011, 04:00 PM

You are experiencing what happens to teams all the time. . .the late season collapse. It isn't the program. . .it is baseball. That happens all the time in real baseball, right? Why do you think it couldn't or shouldn't happen in your 1975 replay?

Sebastian Palkowski · 09-01-2011, 05:27 PM

There is no code to prevent things to happen to "get stats right". And no, there is no comeback code either.

revcarte · 09-02-2011, 02:59 AM

After an awesome 130 games and then seeing my team totally flop over a 20 game period I just figured the game was "geared" to produce stats that were near the real life stats and would not let you exceed those stats by a large margin. Was not meant as an insult....just an observation of what I thought was happening. Hope we can hang on and win the division but things must turn around real soon. Only 6 games left.

Supernovae · 09-02-2011, 06:15 AM

Are they exhausted or are you letting more of your rookies play?

I've had seen a case where, in one rough season, I was down by, say 20 games, right around September callups. Well, I kept my roster at 25/40 and found out my starters were facing other team's rookies/scrubs. Needless to say, I didn't make the playoffs, but my team started winning a majority of the games.

Supernovae

Nugget699 · 09-02-2011, 07:22 AM

2011 San Fran Giants anyone?

revcarte · 09-02-2011, 10:41 AM

thanks for the feedback. this forum is awesome. I am just wondering if the possibility exists to greatly exceed what a given team did in a given year??? (within the ootp game or iootp game)

Husky51 · 09-02-2011, 02:39 PM

Heck, my 75 Phils where out to a 14-4 start and now are at 14-14. I expect they will come back but when I look at their recent performance I have to remember who their manager is: I'm no Danny Ozark

revcarte · 09-02-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Husky51

Heck, my 75 Phils where out to a 14-4 start and now are at 14-14. I expect they will come back but when I look at their recent performance I have to remember who their manager is: I'm no Danny Ozark

Good one

omgimasian · 09-02-2011, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by revcarte

thanks for the feedback. this forum is awesome. I am just wondering if the possibility exists to greatly exceed what a given team did in a given year??? (within the ootp game or iootp game)

It can happen any year, the results you get are all decided upon by chance. Fiven enough playthroughs its almost a certainty that you'll greatly exceed what the team actually did at least a few times

MadBum · 09-03-2011, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Nugget699

2011 San Fran Giants anyone?

Watch Yourself

09-01-2011, 11:36 AM	#1
revcarte Major Leagues Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mt. Dora, FL Posts: 359	The Game Gets Even (to even things out) I have been playing the 1975 Reds and the season was going great. We were on pace to win something like 120 games. Then I guess the "game" decided to even things out. We lost 16 of 18 games and will now with a week to go in the season will be lucky to win 100. We may even lose the division to the Dodgers. The same guys who helped with the winning now cannot do anything right. No matter who is pitching they get hit hard. We have recently had 8/9 baserunners trying to score get thrown out at the plate. Fast guys...Joe Morgan, Ken Griffey, Geronimo, etc... We lost a game at Chicago where we had 18 runners left on base. That's right....18! We got swept at home by the last place Expos. It is frustration at its worst. My impression is that no matter what we do or who we play the "game" has predistined that we will not be allowed to win an excessive amount of games compared to the actual stats. Anyone else experience the same thing??? by the way, I have manually played the entire Red's schedule. Last edited by revcarte; 09-01-2011 at 11:37 AM.

09-01-2011, 05:27 PM	#3
Sebastian Palkowski Developer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 5,544	There is no code to prevent things to happen to "get stats right". And no, there is no comeback code either. __________________ Buy Franchise Hockey Manager

09-02-2011, 02:59 AM	#4
revcarte Major Leagues Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mt. Dora, FL Posts: 359	ok After an awesome 130 games and then seeing my team totally flop over a 20 game period I just figured the game was "geared" to produce stats that were near the real life stats and would not let you exceed those stats by a large margin. Was not meant as an insult....just an observation of what I thought was happening. Hope we can hang on and win the division but things must turn around real soon. Only 6 games left. Last edited by revcarte; 09-02-2011 at 03:01 AM.

09-02-2011, 10:41 AM	#7
revcarte Major Leagues Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mt. Dora, FL Posts: 359	wondering thanks for the feedback. this forum is awesome. I am just wondering if the possibility exists to greatly exceed what a given team did in a given year??? (within the ootp game or iootp game)

09-01-2011, 04:00 PM	#2
JayWigley Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 129	You are experiencing what happens to teams all the time. . .the late season collapse. It isn't the program. . .it is baseball. That happens all the time in real baseball, right? Why do you think it couldn't or shouldn't happen in your 1975 replay?

09-02-2011, 06:15 AM	#5
Supernovae Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 160	Are they exhausted or are you letting more of your rookies play? I've had seen a case where, in one rough season, I was down by, say 20 games, right around September callups. Well, I kept my roster at 25/40 and found out my starters were facing other team's rookies/scrubs. Needless to say, I didn't make the playoffs, but my team started winning a majority of the games. Supernovae

09-02-2011, 07:22 AM	#6
Nugget699 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 444	2011 San Fran Giants anyone?

09-02-2011, 02:39 PM	#8
Husky51 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 198	Heck, my 75 Phils where out to a 14-4 start and now are at 14-14. I expect they will come back but when I look at their recent performance I have to remember who their manager is: I'm no Danny Ozark