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Elipticon · 10-27-2025, 12:18 AM

Apologies for the week-long delay, general playoff doldrums (Bazardo!), illness, and trying to move the save file from 22 to 26 after years for refusing to upgrade have made this all too much to handle. But we're back!

And what a series to come back to, it's our home opener, and one against our cross-state rivals at that! The Philadelphai Keystones have the same record as us, but don't be fooled, they're just unlucky, their hitting core outclasses us completely, and the fielding is among the league's best too.

GAME 1:

Pittsburgh Starter: Sal Morales (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.0 IP)
Philadelphia Starter: Roger Grossi (0-0, 3.86 ERA, 7.0 IP)

One good thing about switching versions, the AI can stop being stupid, and that means that Sal Morales will end his rehab early and actually play! Unfortunately, one of the versions I sent it through (23 or 24, whichever one had that big rating recalculating) turned Morales into just barely league-average, but that's still better than nothing.

Well, this game wasn't the best, but still, this team is punching far above their weight. Were it not for Sal Morales falling apart in the 6th, giving up 5 runs, we would've comfortably won this game. Alas, it was not to be. Keystones 6, Barons 4.

Standout Baron: Dave Schultz, who went 2-4 with a home run and a walk.

Team Debuts: Sal Morales, Tony Salgado, Jerry Sutton, Alex Jones (the AI made some decision-making shifts)

Transactions: Due to the version change, the AI makes a flurry of transaction decisions, which was mostly useless, but in the chaos, first baseman Alex Jones was promoted alongside Sal Morales, and Ernesto Gallegos and (shockingly) Felix Lechuga were sent down. Jones is not good at much of anything, but he is a captain, so he'll be manning the ship alongside... Victor Gonzales? Why is it always him?

GAME 2:

Pittsburgh Starter: Randy Falloon (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.0 IP)
Philadelphia Starter: Tony Fernandez (0-2, 6.39 ERA, 12.2 IP)

The decision to make Randy Falloon, a long reliever who had limited promise, seemed ridiculous, but he managed to nearly get through the whole game. His only real mistake was allowing a solo home run, and with Fernandez falling apart in the first inning, that was more than enough leeway to get a win. Barons 4, Keystones 1.

Standout Baron: Randy Falloon, who pitched 8 innings of 1-run ball, allowing 4 hits and 2 walks.

Overview: An even series is good enough, as we continue to get ever-so-closer to .500 ball. A sweep is all we need, and that doesn't seem so impossible. It seems like the new version has fixed a lot of AI stupidity, which might end up being a good thing in the end, as we're using all of our talent to their fullest.

10-27-2025, 12:18 AM	#8
Elipticon Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 62	Series 5: 4/4-5 vs Philadelphia Apologies for the week-long delay, general playoff doldrums (Bazardo!), illness, and trying to move the save file from 22 to 26 after years for refusing to upgrade have made this all too much to handle. But we're back! And what a series to come back to, it's our home opener, and one against our cross-state rivals at that! The Philadelphai Keystones have the same record as us, but don't be fooled, they're just unlucky, their hitting core outclasses us completely, and the fielding is among the league's best too. GAME 1: Pittsburgh Starter: Sal Morales (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.0 IP) Philadelphia Starter: Roger Grossi (0-0, 3.86 ERA, 7.0 IP) One good thing about switching versions, the AI can stop being stupid, and that means that Sal Morales will end his rehab early and actually play! Unfortunately, one of the versions I sent it through (23 or 24, whichever one had that big rating recalculating) turned Morales into just barely league-average, but that's still better than nothing. Well, this game wasn't the best, but still, this team is punching far above their weight. Were it not for Sal Morales falling apart in the 6th, giving up 5 runs, we would've comfortably won this game. Alas, it was not to be. Keystones 6, Barons 4. Standout Baron: Dave Schultz, who went 2-4 with a home run and a walk. Team Debuts: Sal Morales, Tony Salgado, Jerry Sutton, Alex Jones (the AI made some decision-making shifts) Transactions: Due to the version change, the AI makes a flurry of transaction decisions, which was mostly useless, but in the chaos, first baseman Alex Jones was promoted alongside Sal Morales, and Ernesto Gallegos and (shockingly) Felix Lechuga were sent down. Jones is not good at much of anything, but he is a captain, so he'll be manning the ship alongside... Victor Gonzales? Why is it always him? GAME 2: Pittsburgh Starter: Randy Falloon (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.0 IP) Philadelphia Starter: Tony Fernandez (0-2, 6.39 ERA, 12.2 IP) The decision to make Randy Falloon, a long reliever who had limited promise, seemed ridiculous, but he managed to nearly get through the whole game. His only real mistake was allowing a solo home run, and with Fernandez falling apart in the first inning, that was more than enough leeway to get a win. Barons 4, Keystones 1. Standout Baron: Randy Falloon, who pitched 8 innings of 1-run ball, allowing 4 hits and 2 walks. Overview: An even series is good enough, as we continue to get ever-so-closer to .500 ball. A sweep is all we need, and that doesn't seem so impossible. It seems like the new version has fixed a lot of AI stupidity, which might end up being a good thing in the end, as we're using all of our talent to their fullest.