Starting pitcher usage bug

ctorg · 09-27-2007, 08:29 AM

Here's one I haven't seen mentioned. I tried looking for it, but it's hard to search for so I may have missed it.

On two teams in my current league - Seattle and New York - the top starter in the 5 man rotation is skipped for the entirety of the season. That is, despite being set for a 5-man rotation, the teams only ever send numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5 out to pitch. In fact, for the most part, pitchers are pitching every 3 days so it is effectively a 3-man rotation with occasional starts for a fourth.

Additionally, when I look at the projected stats for the starting pitchers, it seems to be vastly underestimating their pace. I have guys who have started 27 games on July 1st who are being projected to start 36 games for the year. Obviously, at about the halfway mark, the real projection should be about 54 games.

I can't seem to do anything to make these teams use their top starters, and both teams are suffering hugely for it.

This is a shame, because the league is in its 112th season and it looks like I may have to shut it down.

Anyone ever seen this? Any fixes?

ctorg · 09-29-2007, 12:46 PM

I played around with things a bit...

It turns out that whatever the problem is, it's related to the pitchers in question. I made them worse so that other pitchers would move ahead of them in the rotation, and the game still skipped those particular pitchers. I've never encountered this before. Weird. I guess I'll retire the guys in question.

Nutlaw · 10-19-2007, 07:17 PM

Have you seen this behavior using the final patch, ctorg?

Nutlaw · 11-03-2007, 11:38 AM

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09-27-2007, 08:29 AM	#1
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Starting pitcher usage bug Here's one I haven't seen mentioned. I tried looking for it, but it's hard to search for so I may have missed it. On two teams in my current league - Seattle and New York - the top starter in the 5 man rotation is skipped for the entirety of the season. That is, despite being set for a 5-man rotation, the teams only ever send numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5 out to pitch. In fact, for the most part, pitchers are pitching every 3 days so it is effectively a 3-man rotation with occasional starts for a fourth. Additionally, when I look at the projected stats for the starting pitchers, it seems to be vastly underestimating their pace. I have guys who have started 27 games on July 1st who are being projected to start 36 games for the year. Obviously, at about the halfway mark, the real projection should be about 54 games. I can't seem to do anything to make these teams use their top starters, and both teams are suffering hugely for it. This is a shame, because the league is in its 112th season and it looks like I may have to shut it down. Anyone ever seen this? Any fixes? __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

09-29-2007, 12:46 PM	#2
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	I played around with things a bit... It turns out that whatever the problem is, it's related to the pitchers in question. I made them worse so that other pitchers would move ahead of them in the rotation, and the game still skipped those particular pitchers. I've never encountered this before. Weird. I guess I'll retire the guys in question. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

10-19-2007, 07:17 PM	#3
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Have you seen this behavior using the final patch, ctorg?

11-03-2007, 11:38 AM	#4
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	As this thread has gone more than two weeks without a reply, it will now be closed for housekeeping reasons so that Tech Support volunteers can more promptly find and address active issues. If you need any further assistance with this issue, all you have to do is post a link to this thread in Tech Support and we can pick up right where we left off. Thanks.