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I want the calls to be right so the game is fair and honest. I willing to support any reasonable trade-off to see that happen.
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The last time I did, there were balls six inches outside the zone getting called strikes. If that's "human error" in umpires these days, then let's get more cameras on the game. That's an unacceptable level of mistake. We have the tools to know if the game is being umpired correctly. Why not use them? |
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Of course, nowadays only 2 of a club's 16 games have opponents decided by the position of finish the previous season. Back in the three-divisions-per-conference days it was either 8 or 10 games of a club's 16 games which had opponents decided by the position of finish the prior season, depending on whether it was in a five-team or four-team division. It does if the format is intended as a realistically plausible replacement for what MLB does now (with "realistically plausible" defined as something MLB would potentially accept as a not-too-radical departure from practices it has been using for several decades). Last edited by Le Grande Orange; 09-24-2014 at 02:51 AM. |
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That's probably always been my least favorite aspect of the game itself. The strike zone is based on the umpire's whim. The rulebook strike zone ought to be enforced. It irritates me when someone says it doesn't matter where the strike zone is, as long as it's consistent throughout a game. You hear that all the time.
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A little background on my semi-historical league, with 8-team divisions: Seems that Bud Selig, Brewers owner, died in 1978! Normally, if an owner dies before his real-life time, I just edit him back to life, but this time, I decided to do some historical "what-if" stuff instead.
So, 8-team divisions, and no interleague play. I'm also going to keep Milwaukee in the AL, and Houston in the NL. I will move Buffalo, one of two fictional 1986 NL expansion teams, to the AL East in 1998, and division swap a few others to accommodate the Rays and D-Backs. At least until MLB expands again in real life. Which, considering that I'm just finishing up the last month the 1995 season now, will be a while. Should be an interesting experiment.
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2-game series: 8 3-game series: 30 4-game series: 14 ... and not be remarkably different from this: 2-game series: 4 3-game series: 38 4-game series: 10 ... assuming these are the limits of choice. I would agree your other scenario would be considered far less desirable. This also assumes that reducing the schedule from 162 games is a non starter. The only way that would happen is for clubs to share in greater revenue resulting from a reduction in regular season schedule and expansion of playoffs schedule.
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In the meantime, does anyone know if there is an OOTP schedule file for this alignment? 14 games x 7 division opponents and 7 games x 8 non-division opponents? With no off days on weekend dates? Can someone make one? Or help me make one? Pretty please?
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It's not much different at the individual MLB team level, though of course there is more variety depending on how far into the post-season a club goes and whether the club is a good earner in general. In 2009 Anaheim's playoff run amounted to 5% of total club revenue. The year prior (a shorter run admittedly), it was only 1.8%. For Tampa in 2008—which made it to the World Series—the playoffs were more significant: 11% of total revenue came from post-season play. (On the other hand, nearly 22% of Rays' income was from revenue sharing.) And that's fine. I'm not disputing what one's preferences are, just whether such preference is necessarily plausible. When one is commissioner in OOTP, of course, the plausible is whatever one wants it to be! |
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Whether that's a "problem", as you characterize it, is a matter of opinion. Me, I don't think that's a problem. I'd like to see 200 regular season games a year. |
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I'd use sensors everywhere. The goal is an honest and fair game where human error and prejudice play no part.
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Endor Baseball League and Coruscant Baseball League use droids as umpires.
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But where's the heart? Where's the soul? It's slide protector-wearing autobots like you who ruin the game for us real fans.
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The more you automate the game, to ensure accuracy over substance; you miss out on the Lou Pinellas and Sparky Andersons arguing calls, kicking dirt on the umpires. It's tradition. It's drama. It's entertainment.
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It would be a huge improvement, and the heart would still be there.
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Let's get rid of the inattentive clowns in umpire suits (yes, Angel Hernandez, I'm looking at you) and make the game fair and honest.
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You clearly have me mixed up with LGO. Personally I'm all digital and never carry a pen.
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4x4 with no interleague play:
18 games against each of 3 division opponents (54 total) 9 games against each of 12 non-division opponents (108 total) (if this results in too many 3-game series, then 14 against the division / 10 against non-division is an acceptable alternative) |
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