Length of Hitting Streak

as5680 · 08-04-2019, 04:50 PM

I have a player who is currently on a long hitting streak in one of my leagues (across the current and previous season) and there is a difference between the number of games being given in news stories and the number shown on the Streaks page in his league statistics.

The numbers have been one out following each game - after his most recent game, the news story said that he had extended the streak to 34 but on the Streaks page, he is listed on 35. I have looked back through the Almanac for the previous season and I am sure that 35 is correct.

Something has obviously gone wrong with the counting - all I can think of is that his team played a double header on the final day of the previous season. Could this cause such a discrepancy?

swoboda · 08-04-2019, 08:24 PM

I wrote about the same exact issue a couple of months ago.

Matt Arnold · 08-05-2019, 04:19 AM

It would help to post the text from the news story (so we can look it up in the text db). It's possibly just the story itself using a wrong tag and the count is correct, or there may be something else here.

as5680 · 08-05-2019, 06:24 AM

The news report on the last game of the streak was:

----------

David Hawkins has been on a tear for several weeks, and his hitting streak just keeps getting longer. The 29-year-old Edmonton Green left fielder extended his streak today to 34 games, going 3-for-5 as Edmonton got the best of the Tottenham Lock at Town Road, 4-3.

"David has been playing real well lately and we're proud of him," Green manager Rowland Holmes said. David Hawkins struck out in the 1st, struck out in the 2nd, singled in the 5th, doubled in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

This year Hawkins is hitting .380 with no home runs.

------------

I should add though that when the streak ended in the next game, the news story correctly gave the length at 35 games, but the reports on previous games (every game past 30 etc) were all one out.

Edit: Having checked all the past news stories, even the report on a 20-game hit streak, which came before the double header at the end of the previous season, was one out. That report refers to the 21st game of the streak.

Matt Arnold · 08-05-2019, 07:34 AM

Okay, thanks, yeah it looks like all the "extended" streaks may be out by a game on the text news (we write the news story before we have updated the streak value).

swoboda · 08-05-2019, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

Okay, thanks, yeah it looks like all the "extended" streaks may be out by a game on the text news (we write the news story before we have updated the streak value).

Agree that was the conclusion I reached on mine discrepancy of one game

JMDurron · 08-07-2019, 06:56 AM

I am also seeing this issue, it's a relief to see that it is known and understood by the devs.

08-04-2019, 04:50 PM	#1
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	Length of Hitting Streak I have a player who is currently on a long hitting streak in one of my leagues (across the current and previous season) and there is a difference between the number of games being given in news stories and the number shown on the Streaks page in his league statistics. The numbers have been one out following each game - after his most recent game, the news story said that he had extended the streak to 34 but on the Streaks page, he is listed on 35. I have looked back through the Almanac for the previous season and I am sure that 35 is correct. Something has obviously gone wrong with the counting - all I can think of is that his team played a double header on the final day of the previous season. Could this cause such a discrepancy?

08-04-2019, 08:24 PM	#2
swoboda All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Guarding The Line Posts: 1,205	I wrote about the same exact issue a couple of months ago. __________________ "...If you want to look ahead to the bottom of the ninth, the Mets will be sending up Buddy Harrelson, Jerry Buchek , and Don Bosch, we'll be right back after this word from Rheingold Beer" The late great Lindsey Nelson

08-05-2019, 06:24 AM	#4
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	The news report on the last game of the streak was: ---------- David Hawkins has been on a tear for several weeks, and his hitting streak just keeps getting longer. The 29-year-old Edmonton Green left fielder extended his streak today to 34 games, going 3-for-5 as Edmonton got the best of the Tottenham Lock at Town Road, 4-3. "David has been playing real well lately and we're proud of him," Green manager Rowland Holmes said. David Hawkins struck out in the 1st, struck out in the 2nd, singled in the 5th, doubled in the 6th and singled in the 8th. This year Hawkins is hitting .380 with no home runs. ------------ I should add though that when the streak ended in the next game, the news story correctly gave the length at 35 games, but the reports on previous games (every game past 30 etc) were all one out. Edit: Having checked all the past news stories, even the report on a 20-game hit streak, which came before the double header at the end of the previous season, was one out. That report refers to the 21st game of the streak. Last edited by as5680; 08-05-2019 at 06:35 AM.

08-05-2019, 04:19 AM	#3
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,104	It would help to post the text from the news story (so we can look it up in the text db). It's possibly just the story itself using a wrong tag and the count is correct, or there may be something else here.

08-05-2019, 07:34 AM	#5
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,104	Okay, thanks, yeah it looks like all the "extended" streaks may be out by a game on the text news (we write the news story before we have updated the streak value).

08-07-2019, 06:56 AM	#7
JMDurron All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,262	I am also seeing this issue, it's a relief to see that it is known and understood by the devs.