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Originally Posted by s1murc1
Also how is taking pitches as a batter gaming the system but intentionally walking a guy is not? are you not taking whatever the game had planned for that at bat and turning it into a walk? I dont do PBP so i dont have a dog in this fight but that i fail to understand everyones point on.
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Because an Intentional Walk has risk. You take a guy, and turn whatever the result was (probably an out) into a walk.
Taking a pitch in PbP has no risk or possible downside. If you tell every batter to take pitches until they get to 2 strikes in every single PA, in real life your team would be striking out a ton by getting themselves into 2-strike counts. In OOTP your team would strike out less and make less in-play outs too.
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Originally Posted by s1murc1
Lastly infield shifts, if you use a infield shift is it for show? or do you actually get a opportunity to take a hit away? And if that is so are you not gaming the system by your guys definition
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Of course a shift affects the outcome. You seem to be confusing "using strategy" with "abusing the game engine."