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Honorable_Pawn · 08-24-2015, 09:59 PM

Ob..two-a-hamey?

Padreman · 08-24-2015, 10:38 PM

Honorable Pawn is a man of honor

facelessman · 08-24-2015, 10:44 PM

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Honorable Pawn is a man of honor

Good to hear, let's move on.

sreem · 08-24-2015, 10:51 PM

Sample size, sample size, sample size, and confirmation bias. I feel you brother, I've been there. It's always hard to 1) make piece with a known players underperformance and 2) deal with the baggage of MLB players once the game starts.

Hang in there, it'll all straighten out.....or, the game may have randomly selected Bummy for early retirement....It's all yet to be written in your game my friend.

Good Luck!

battists · 08-24-2015, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by facelessman

I appreciate your constructive response!

BABIP .344

FIP .320

So, these right here pretty much explain his performance so far. A FIP of 3.20 broadly means that, if his fielding hadn't been so crappy, he would have a 3.20 ERA - quite acceptable for Bumgarner. On top of that, the .344 BABIP is high, which indicates that he has been unlucky too, a preponderance of opponents just "hitting it where they ain't." These two things lead me to believe he is pitching reasonably well, just has been a bit snakebit. If you have the opportunity to do so, definitely look at how you can improve your defense, like someone else said, especially up the middle.

Kent814 · 08-24-2015, 11:53 PM

Whats his k/9 bb/9 and hr/9

MizzouRah · 08-25-2015, 12:09 AM

Here are his stats in my game...

The Game · 08-25-2015, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by facelessman

Here's his stats for the season (Year 1):

In 12 starts, hes:

1-6
4.86 ERA
OAVG .286

Those stats above are a microcosm of his season so far, VERY unrealistic with his ratings. He's had one shutout against a Braves team that isn't real good at this point.

I believe he's had ONE game that he went deep pitch/inning-wise, and has given up at least 4 runs or more every start.

That's NOT Madison Bumgarner what-so-ever.

Poop happens. Do you expect every player to perform as they have IRL 2015? If you do you are playing the wrong game. Brandon McCarthy is a 2 time 20 game winner, should i yell and scream that he is too good? Hee sop Choi has over 350 HR. Granted my league isn't based on one season. Wait and i am sure MadBum will right the ship over the long term.

facelessman · 08-25-2015, 11:37 AM

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This is exactly what I was going to respond with. Clayton Kershaw was 3-3 with an ERA of just under 4 in his first 10 games this year and is already back down to a 2 ERA 15 starts later. It's very premature for you to have said he "sucks in this game" in just over 1/3 of a season, especially without looking at this peripheral stats. A big key I've noticed to having good pitching is improving defense up the middle. Find high range guys at the shortstop, centerfield and catcher positions (and to a lesser extend 2B) and your ERA vs. FIP should be much closer, if not actually getting to a FIP higher than your ERA

That was the key, by happenstance, Pagan (not great defensively due to age?) and Blanco (average defensive ratings) are both on the DL, called up Darren Ford who was hitting over .300 at Sacramento, but more importantly has 19 Range and 17 speed and that, coupled with Posey coming off the DL (Susac is still progressing, but was not an ideal option while Posey was out) and suddenly my whole staff is more effective. I'm happy with the Crawford/Panik combo up the middle.

Thanks for the suggestion!

That said, thanks to all who responded, I've already seen how deep and immersive this game is, and just learned a little more about that!

Truly a GREAT experience, perhaps why i've logged over 150 hours in the two weeks since I purchased it!

Assos · 08-25-2015, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by facelessman

Thanks for the suggestion!

That said, thanks to all who responded, I've already seen how deep and immersive this game is, and just learned a little more about that!

Truly a GREAT experience, perhaps why i've logged over 150 hours in the two weeks since I purchased it!

And this is why the game is so great! The game is fun, the forum just adds so much more!

Giants44 · 08-25-2015, 04:38 PM

Walsh06 · 08-25-2015, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by facelessman

That was the key, by happenstance, Pagan (not great defensively due to age?) and Blanco (average defensive ratings) are both on the DL, called up Darren Ford who was hitting over .300 at Sacramento, but more importantly has 19 Range and 17 speed and that, coupled with Posey coming off the DL (Susac is still progressing, but was not an ideal option while Posey was out) and suddenly my whole staff is more effective. I'm happy with the Crawford/Panik combo up the middle.

Thanks for the suggestion!

That said, thanks to all who responded, I've already seen how deep and immersive this game is, and just learned a little more about that!

Truly a GREAT experience, perhaps why i've logged over 150 hours in the two weeks since I purchased it!

I have to admit, thats a worrying amount of time in just two weeks.

Doc_Brown · 08-25-2015, 07:31 PM

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I have to admit, thats a worrying amount of time in just two weeks.

Nah he's not even at 50% yet. Still had almost 200 hours to sleep,shower, eat etc.

facelessman · 08-25-2015, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Walsh06

I have to admit, thats a worrying amount of time in just two weeks.

Naw, my bowling season is over, i'm retired, I have a lot of time to kill when i'm not golfing, and this has been the perfect remedy, besides my wife and family of course.

facelessman · 08-25-2015, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Doc_Brown

Nah he's not even at 50% yet. Still had almost 200 hours to sleep,shower, eat etc.

Exactly.

Friendly_Beaver · 08-28-2015, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Walsh06

I have to admit, thats a worrying amount of time in just two weeks.

I leave mine running pretty much all the time even if I'm not playing it. It says I have 350 hours of playing time and I've only had it a month, I'm hoping that's the case here too. 150 hours in 2 weeks would be madness!

Assos · 08-28-2015, 10:09 AM

I use to auto 125 years when I would leave it on to test the historical-ness of the game.

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sreem All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 673	Sample size, sample size, sample size, and confirmation bias. I feel you brother, I've been there. It's always hard to 1) make piece with a known players underperformance and 2) deal with the baggage of MLB players once the game starts. Hang in there, it'll all straighten out.....or, the game may have randomly selected Bummy for early retirement....It's all yet to be written in your game my friend. Good Luck! __________________ "What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. Except for bears....."

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