M Rivera is the closer for my Naturals. He has appeared in 27 games to date and was misused by the CM on at least 7 to 9 occasions (26% to 33% of the time). So that means that he has less usage remaining for the rest of the season. This is a weakness that repeats time after time with the DMB CM.
At all times my bullpen is made up of 6 active relief pitchers and in none of the occasions were all of them tired when the CM brought Rivera into the game as other than a closer. Rivera has never appeared anyplace but closer in my MP.
Five times Rivera was brought in while the Naturals were trailing and in the second game of the season he was put in while we were 5 runs behind??? What the Hell good is a closer when you are 5 runs down????
On two occasions he was brought in when we were leading by 4 or more runs and in one of those games he was brought in to pitch 2 innings??? Why use innings when any bum can close games like this out?
On two occasions he was brought in to pitch the 8th and 9th innings with the game tied. I probably would not use him in this way and most MLB managers don’t use a top closer in this way either unless it’s a playoff game.
I note that Strat-O-Matic and now Action PC allow more detailed instructions on bullpen usage. In fact even SBS (which is free) allows for strict closer usage. I will be interested to see if Version 10 deals with this issue.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Only 4 Teams are Out of Contention 64 Games into the Season
With just over a third of the schedule completed only four teams are more than 4 games out of a playoff position. As anything can happen in a short series, that means that 20 of 24 teams are still alive for the overall championship.
The GBC has had numerous winning and losing streaks so far. Eleven losing streaks, by 10 different teams (the Bisons have had 2 streaks), of 7 or more games has occurred. The longest streak has been 11 by the Dodgers. Six teams have had winning streaks of 7 or more games with the longest streak of 11 games being owned by the Locomotives.
We have one manager opening at this time. The San Carlos Outlaws, one of the teams seemingly out of the race, are available.
The GBC has had numerous winning and losing streaks so far. Eleven losing streaks, by 10 different teams (the Bisons have had 2 streaks), of 7 or more games has occurred. The longest streak has been 11 by the Dodgers. Six teams have had winning streaks of 7 or more games with the longest streak of 11 games being owned by the Locomotives.
We have one manager opening at this time. The San Carlos Outlaws, one of the teams seemingly out of the race, are available.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Outlaws release Scott Elbert and sign Luke Carlin CA
Outlaws owner has resigned so we have an opening again.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Congrats Bill Dod
Congratulations to Bill Dod who coached his HS baseball team to his 450 career win this weekend!
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
New Manager
Hi Guys,
My name is Dean Toso and I am taking over the Chillicothe Paints and remaning them the Asgard Aesir. I have been in DMB/PTP leagues for 20+ years and look forward to joining the GBC. I see a few names in the manager list I know. Thanks. Dean
My name is Dean Toso and I am taking over the Chillicothe Paints and remaning them the Asgard Aesir. I have been in DMB/PTP leagues for 20+ years and look forward to joining the GBC. I see a few names in the manager list I know. Thanks. Dean
Friday, April 17, 2009
State of Play
My wife and I caught the opening of the movie and it was very good. Not too many decent movies these days but I would recommend this one.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
What Do You Do?
When your top 5 draft picks all stink. How about;
1. Ryan Braun - .232 BA
2. Miguel Cabrera - .199 BA
3. Scott Kazmir - 7.55 ERA
4. Alfonso Soriano - .205 BA
5. Ichiro Suzuki - .247 BA
1. Ryan Braun - .232 BA
2. Miguel Cabrera - .199 BA
3. Scott Kazmir - 7.55 ERA
4. Alfonso Soriano - .205 BA
5. Ichiro Suzuki - .247 BA
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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