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Originally Posted by eauhomme
Remember the 2019 Mariners, 13-2 start, 55-92 finish. 68-94 season.
One of the things I love about baseball is that there are no guarantees, no easy games. All teams should win 54. All teams should lose 54. The difference between a good team and the bad team is the middle 54.
In my current sim, I had a 110 win team get swept in the first round of the playoffs. In a previous one, I had a team drop from over 100 wins to under .500 with essentially the same team, then rebound to 100 again the next year. Absolutely maddening. It happens.
I also had in this current sim a game that had 5 meltdowns in the bullpen. An easy win turned into a heartbreaking loss as I shuttled through pitcher after pitcher allowing something like 10 runs in the last three innings. Seems impossible, but the 116-win 2001 Mariners did the same thing against Cleveland (12 run blown lead after the 7th) on August 5, 2001.
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I understand all that. I'm simply confused how in the world of baseball can an All-star player with a 60+ rating, and 70+ contact, .300 hitter before he joins my team hits .160 in a season, while a non all star player.
It wouldn't have phased me very much, but I spent a great deal of time greatly improving the team, loading the farm system many 70+ potential players, then because of that second season, I didn't pass my goals (on a team I greatly improved, because I sucked, and now the owner wont let me sign any contracts trying to sign long term deals with with top 100 prospects I have.
From what I read this means that the owner is getting ready to fire me. Many hours spent, only to not be able to continue making a monster middle of season 3.
I'm going to try again, but regardless of what great moves I do, it means nothing if the great hitters I sign hit .230 or less a season.