Say...Could Someone Look Into This ...

Charley575 · 02-08-2019, 12:50 AM

In Bronze .222 a team called Position Players Throwing Meatballs, which carries no pitchers(didn't think you could do that) and yet leads the Conference in Starting Pitcher's ERA (3.18)? Also they carry only a 14 man roster half of which is sub-60 rated cards. Currently in second place and kind of making a mockery of this whole thing. Might want to look into it.

Matt Arnold · 02-08-2019, 01:01 AM

Please report them using the in-game menu, and our support guys can take a look at it.

Charley575 · 02-08-2019, 01:11 AM

Ok. Reported.
Not sure if it's cheating per se, more like someone is running an experiment to see what happens if you run a team with no pitchers and a bunch of mediocre position players. So far I have to say, pretty successful.

<Pion> · 02-08-2019, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

Please report them using the in-game menu, and our support guys can take a look at it.

Isn't this the third (at least) time that team has been reported and been posted about?

pstrickert · 02-08-2019, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by <Pion>

Isn't this the third (at least) time that team has been reported and been posted about?

I was thinking the same thing. :\

Charley575 · 02-08-2019, 02:20 AM

For me, the existence of such a team makes me wonder...

1. Are ghost players enabled? Seems like it, since the only "pitcher" on their roster is Robbie Grossman, who is not a pitcher and has only pitched about 23 innings this season. So who else is picking up all these innings? And why are they apparently more effective than all the teams that have actual pitchers on the roster?

and most interestingly..

2. Does it even matter what cards you use or what they are rated, since this team which seems to have been engineered to be as awful as possible, is currently 5th in it's conference in run prevention and holding down a wildcard spot?

Lukas Berger · 02-08-2019, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by <Pion>

Isn't this the third (at least) time that team has been reported and been posted about?

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Originally Posted by pstrickert

I was thinking the same thing. :\

They've been posted about a lot, but not reported up until now.

Someone finally reported them, so I was able to ban them.

mess · 02-08-2019, 08:46 AM

End of an Era. I remember running into that team during the beta's entry pool.

Thundercrack · 02-08-2019, 08:53 AM

Markus posted on December 9 that this user was banned. Think you guys might want to look into your quality control

Markus Heinsohn · 02-08-2019, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Thundercrack

Markus posted on December 9 that this user was banned. Think you guys might want to look into your quality control

Probably someone else who did this, or the same guy setting up an account with another email and naming the team the same.

02-08-2019, 12:50 AM	#1
Charley575 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 544	Say...Could Someone Look Into This ... In Bronze .222 a team called Position Players Throwing Meatballs, which carries no pitchers(didn't think you could do that) and yet leads the Conference in Starting Pitcher's ERA (3.18)? Also they carry only a 14 man roster half of which is sub-60 rated cards. Currently in second place and kind of making a mockery of this whole thing. Might want to look into it.

02-08-2019, 08:46 AM	#8
mess Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 202	End of an Era. I remember running into that team during the beta's entry pool. __________________

02-08-2019, 01:01 AM	#2
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,860	Please report them using the in-game menu, and our support guys can take a look at it.

02-08-2019, 01:11 AM	#3
Charley575 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 544	Ok. Reported. Not sure if it's cheating per se, more like someone is running an experiment to see what happens if you run a team with no pitchers and a bunch of mediocre position players. So far I have to say, pretty successful.

02-08-2019, 02:20 AM	#6
Charley575 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 544	For me, the existence of such a team makes me wonder... 1. Are ghost players enabled? Seems like it, since the only "pitcher" on their roster is Robbie Grossman, who is not a pitcher and has only pitched about 23 innings this season. So who else is picking up all these innings? And why are they apparently more effective than all the teams that have actual pitchers on the roster? and most interestingly.. 2. Does it even matter what cards you use or what they are rated, since this team which seems to have been engineered to be as awful as possible, is currently 5th in it's conference in run prevention and holding down a wildcard spot?

02-08-2019, 08:53 AM	#9
Thundercrack All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 861	Markus posted on December 9 that this user was banned. Think you guys might want to look into your quality control