Perfect Team Diamond League World Series Glitch???

mudder_35 · 03-07-2021, 09:59 PM

After grinding all year long, I finally built a team that could compete at a high level and made the Diamond League World Series. My team won 108 games and had the best record in my league, that's not really relevant to the issue, but I didn't just fluke my way into the WS. I lost the series 4-1 and I have no illusions that I was somehow destined or entitled to win the series so this isn't a result based gripe. In two of the five games, my scheduled starting pitcher was not used. I went to a four man rotation and in games 1, 3 and 4 everything went as expected. However, in game 2 my 4th starter didn't pitch despite being the only fully rested starter and designated to start. Instead, my long reliever started the game. I thought this was obviously odd, but weird stuff happens sometimes so I shrugged it off. But then in game 5 with my ace (Pedro) scheduled to start at full rest, my team instead inexplicably started my 8th inning setup guy who also pitched the day before (and walked in the winning run in the 12th... but that is me whining). Why did my team suddenly go wild card on me? Is there a rational explanation for this that I'm missing? Has anything like this happened to anyone else?

bailey · 03-09-2021, 01:33 PM

Usually when this has happened it is because I was using 7-day lineups at some point and I forgot about that. If the lineup and pitcher had not been erased after being used then that would be the lineup and pitcher used when the appropriate day came up regardless.

mudder_35 · 03-10-2021, 09:21 PM

Thanks for the response. I could see how that might happen, but I didn't use any 7 day lineups and I certainly never put my set-up guy in as a starter. Still perplexed by this situation...

03-07-2021, 09:59 PM	#1
mudder_35 Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 12	Perfect Team Diamond League World Series Glitch??? After grinding all year long, I finally built a team that could compete at a high level and made the Diamond League World Series. My team won 108 games and had the best record in my league, that's not really relevant to the issue, but I didn't just fluke my way into the WS. I lost the series 4-1 and I have no illusions that I was somehow destined or entitled to win the series so this isn't a result based gripe. In two of the five games, my scheduled starting pitcher was not used. I went to a four man rotation and in games 1, 3 and 4 everything went as expected. However, in game 2 my 4th starter didn't pitch despite being the only fully rested starter and designated to start. Instead, my long reliever started the game. I thought this was obviously odd, but weird stuff happens sometimes so I shrugged it off. But then in game 5 with my ace (Pedro) scheduled to start at full rest, my team instead inexplicably started my 8th inning setup guy who also pitched the day before (and walked in the winning run in the 12th... but that is me whining). Why did my team suddenly go wild card on me? Is there a rational explanation for this that I'm missing? Has anything like this happened to anyone else?

03-09-2021, 01:33 PM	#2
bailey Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,314	Usually when this has happened it is because I was using 7-day lineups at some point and I forgot about that. If the lineup and pitcher had not been erased after being used then that would be the lineup and pitcher used when the appropriate day came up regardless.

03-10-2021, 09:21 PM	#3
mudder_35 Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 12	Thanks for the response. I could see how that might happen, but I didn't use any 7 day lineups and I certainly never put my set-up guy in as a starter. Still perplexed by this situation...