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Old 01-15-2015, 01:22 PM   #17
TomVeal
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Originally Posted by BIG17EASY View Post
OOTP will never ever be able to score earned runs perfectly. The reason being is that there are instances where certain factors just cannot be weighed properly by OOTP.

For instance, in the example you list above, if the runner on third breaks on contact, it's an earned run no matter what because the runner scores even if the infielder makes the play. As far as I'm aware, OOTP does not code whether or not that runner goes on contact.
I suppose that OOTP could, behind the scenes, rerun the play without the error, see whether the runner would have scored and charge an earned run accordingly. But is that the highest and best use of the scarce resource of programming effort? There are enough arbitrary ER calls in real life that one can tolerate them in a game.
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