Maximum pitch count feature broken?

rcbuss · 12-23-2004, 08:18 AM

I have a promising long man who I'm attempting to convert to starting pitcher. He has a duration rating of 5, so initially I had been conservative with his pitch counts (85-90). It seems, however, that he ends up going 50-60 pitches no matter where I set the preferences.

http://www.invitationonlysports.com/...php?G_pid=3075

In his last start, this happened despite having the sliders for Pull Starting Pitchers and Individual Hook Setting pushed all the way to slow, and No Pitch Count.

This is a league that plays out a week at a time, so manually simming is not an option. Has anyone else run into this problem, and, if so, how did you fix it? Thanks in advance.

andymac · 12-23-2004, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by rcbuss

I have a promising long man who I'm attempting to convert to starting pitcher. He has a duration rating of 5, so initially I had been conservative with his pitch counts (85-90). It seems, however, that he ends up going 50-60 pitches no matter where I set the preferences.

http://www.invitationonlysports.com/...php?G_pid=3075

In his last start, this happened despite having the sliders for Pull Starting Pitchers and Individual Hook Setting pushed all the way to slow, and No Pitch Count.

This is a league that plays out a week at a time, so manually simming is not an option. Has anyone else run into this problem, and, if so, how did you fix it? Thanks in advance.

It seems to me like he is just getting tired after that amount of pitches. It doesn't matter what you set the pitch limit at, if he goes into the red the computer is going to get him out ASAP.

jnshmoo · 12-23-2004, 10:15 AM

A duration rating of 5 is not going to get the guy many pitches. I don't know that I've ever considered starting a guy with a 5. 6 is the lowest I usually go and that is usually only in a pinch or as a spot starter.

jnshmoo · 12-23-2004, 10:17 AM

dola,

The point of the maximum pitch count is just that, maximum. If you set it to 85, the computer will let him go that far and no further. It's not a minimum count.

12-23-2004, 08:18 AM	#1
rcbuss Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Mauston, WI Posts: 226	Maximum pitch count feature broken? I have a promising long man who I'm attempting to convert to starting pitcher. He has a duration rating of 5, so initially I had been conservative with his pitch counts (85-90). It seems, however, that he ends up going 50-60 pitches no matter where I set the preferences. http://www.invitationonlysports.com/...php?G_pid=3075 In his last start, this happened despite having the sliders for Pull Starting Pitchers and Individual Hook Setting pushed all the way to slow, and No Pitch Count. This is a league that plays out a week at a time, so manually simming is not an option. Has anyone else run into this problem, and, if so, how did you fix it? Thanks in advance. __________________ Robert C Buss FOBL Mauston Mad Cows

12-23-2004, 10:15 AM	#3
jnshmoo All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Not Here Posts: 1,226	A duration rating of 5 is not going to get the guy many pitches. I don't know that I've ever considered starting a guy with a 5. 6 is the lowest I usually go and that is usually only in a pinch or as a spot starter. __________________ Beer Snob and Baseball Sim Geek

12-23-2004, 10:17 AM	#4
jnshmoo All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Not Here Posts: 1,226	dola, The point of the maximum pitch count is just that, maximum. If you set it to 85, the computer will let him go that far and no further. It's not a minimum count. __________________ Beer Snob and Baseball Sim Geek