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Originally Posted by bull425
As an aside, maybe it's the Mets.
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This certainly may be part of it.
However, in my own "manage out every game" season with the Mets I'm 16-7 after April, so I certainly don't think the in game managing is broken. It's just the luck of the draw in a small sample size.
On bunt hits: you say you don't shift much, but you
need to take away the bunt by playing your third baseman in if you think a guy is going to bunt for a hit (look at his bunt for hit ratings), just like real life. Otherwise guy like Eric Young will bunt all over you.
The Mets' pitching is actually pretty good, but also like real life, the Mets' infield defense is terrible up the middle. So you need to consider shifting more or putting in defensive replacements late in games.
As for striking out a ton compared to the Braves in one game...well, as someone who has watched most of the Mets' games this year, that's unfortunately also pretty realistic. In real life, the Mets currently have the 9th most strikeouts with 723, and the Braves have the 25th most with 643.