Shortened Games in Minor League Doubleheader

ALP21 · 05-09-2018, 11:53 PM

Couldn't find any concrete answers on whether doubleheaders in minor league games in OOTP 19 are shortened to 7 innings, guessing they aren't, but figured I would ask.

joefromchicago · 05-10-2018, 09:37 AM

No, they're not.

Le Grande Orange · 05-10-2018, 10:16 AM

No, this aspect of the minors (along with several others) is not recreated by OOTP at present. It's unfortunate, as it removes some of the distinctiveness that the minors have in real life.

andyhdz · 05-10-2018, 11:33 AM

Plus this year they have the runner on 2nd when games go into extra innings rule.

Qeltar · 05-10-2018, 12:18 PM

With any luck that rule gets reversed before the devs get a chance to implement it.

Le Grande Orange · 05-10-2018, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by andyhdz

Plus this year they have the runner on 2nd when games go into extra innings rule.

The irony being that the rule was introduced to shorten extra inning games, and yet a number of games this season have gone deep into extra innings. The longest so far, if I recall correctly, was 14 innings.

Once the season is over, the data can be compared to last year to see if the new rule resulted in an substantive reduction in the percentage of extra inning games going beyond 10 innings.

BeanballComin · 05-10-2018, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Qeltar

With any luck that rule gets reversed before the devs get a chance to implement it.

No kidding. I live for extra inning games.
They were especially exciting, when, as a child, games from California sometimes didn't end until 2AM Central Time.
Those tubes in the radio were burnin' late. Definite baseball excitement.
But I do like to see how clubs manage their teams in extra innings.
Sometimes I think a few managers want to go to the guy in the 4th row behind 3rd, and ask him if he wanted to throw a few .. ..

Le Grande Orange · 05-10-2018, 04:24 PM

For historical context, doubleheaders in the minors used to be two 9-inning games. Later, this was changed to one 9-inning game and one 7-inning game (though, strangely, sometimes the first game was 7 innings, and other times the second game was 7 innings; I'll have to dig into this more at some point). Finally, doubleheaders were changed to two 7-inning games.

There are some exceptions, however, Separate admission, day-night doubleheaders are still sometimes played as two 9-inning games; other times either the day or night game is reduced to 7 innings while the other game remains 9 innings.

05-09-2018, 11:53 PM	#1
ALP21 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 67	Shortened Games in Minor League Doubleheader Couldn't find any concrete answers on whether doubleheaders in minor league games in OOTP 19 are shortened to 7 innings, guessing they aren't, but figured I would ask.

05-10-2018, 09:37 AM	#2
joefromchicago Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,725	No, they're not. __________________ American-Ethnic (and Canadian) Namesets Historical Minor League Schedules 1870s City/Team Nickname Randomizers "It's Usually Sunny in Philadelphia" weather mod Negro League Schedules

05-10-2018, 10:16 AM	#3
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	No, this aspect of the minors (along with several others) is not recreated by OOTP at present. It's unfortunate, as it removes some of the distinctiveness that the minors have in real life.

05-10-2018, 11:33 AM	#4
andyhdz All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fresno, CA by way of Texas Posts: 1,754	Plus this year they have the runner on 2nd when games go into extra innings rule.

05-10-2018, 12:18 PM	#5
Qeltar Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 382	With any luck that rule gets reversed before the devs get a chance to implement it.

05-10-2018, 04:24 PM	#8
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	For historical context, doubleheaders in the minors used to be two 9-inning games. Later, this was changed to one 9-inning game and one 7-inning game (though, strangely, sometimes the first game was 7 innings, and other times the second game was 7 innings; I'll have to dig into this more at some point). Finally, doubleheaders were changed to two 7-inning games. There are some exceptions, however, Separate admission, day-night doubleheaders are still sometimes played as two 9-inning games; other times either the day or night game is reduced to 7 innings while the other game remains 9 innings.