[JudP]

I've watched the videos from OOTP that explain the theory and the ratings.
(1) One video said that starters should have at least 4 pitches and that these guys will do better than pitchers with 2 or 3 pitches. Does that mean anything in reality? NO. Better teams with dynamite pitchers lose games to badly constructed teams with poor to mediocre pitchers. And this doesn't happen occasionally. In fact, if OOTP decides you cant win games this season it happens regularly.
(2) Hitters with contact over 100 cant hit while hitters with contact numbers in the 50's do.
(3) Teams win games with scores like 32-1. Come on... do you know how often that happens in baseball? Rarely if ever.
(4) The leagues and tournaments are predicated on only certain players being allowed to do well. Your tournament team can be constructed of well thought out pitchers and hitters that have high ratings and a multitude of talents, and they can be swept by teams with no pitching, no hitting and little defense. Is that really how the algorithm works???? I mean, sure good teams occasionally lose to bad teams, but this is crazy.
(5) Why play in tournaments when the reward for completing a difficult tournament costs a fortune compared to just buying the players? And why are some cards so rare that the prices for those players is ridiculously inflated. You won't catch me buying a pack of cards, The cost is not worth the contents.
I've given this game a few tries and even tried a league with some friends, but the fact is they quickly get bored of the inconsistencies.
Don't get me wrong... I don't mind losing to better teams at all or occasionally getting beat by a worse team. And the argument that this is only a game... well then get rid of the ratings and just call it potluck baseball. Currently you can have two teams in the same league with near identical players and the same player will behave 180 degrees differently on each team.
Come on... something is broken.