CPU logic in this game is majorly flawed

[CJ10]

Jut got done playing a game where the visitiors SP was left in to hit in the top of the 8th only to have a RP brought in in the bottom of the 8th. This kind of stuff needs to be cleaned up.

[@legendm0de]

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[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by CJ10

Jut got done playing a game where the visitiors SP was left in to hit in the top of the 8th only to have a RP brought in in the bottom of the 8th. This kind of stuff needs to be cleaned up.

Was it Travis Wood, Carlos Zambrano, or Micah Owings? If so, that's good logic.

[JPCaveman13]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

Was it Travis Wood, Carlos Zambrano, or Micah Owings? If so, that's good logic.

Not only that, but what would the match-ups be like?? Were there only left-hand bats left to PH against a LHP or righty-on-righty match-ups?? Logic would still favor a right-vs-left matchup.

[The Chef]

Quote: Originally Posted by JPCaveman13

Not only that, but what would the match-ups be like?? Were there only left-hand bats left to PH against a LHP or righty-on-righty match-ups?? Logic would still favor a right-vs-left matchup.

I really doubt any team would elect to have a pitcher bat simply because they have a LHB/RHP or RHB/LHP matchup as any position player would have better odds of getting a hit over a pitcher regardless.

[JPCaveman13]

Quote: Originally Posted by The Chef

I really doubt any team would elect to have a pitcher bat simply because they have a LHB/RHP or RHB/LHP matchup as any position player would have better odds of getting a hit over a pitcher regardless.

Generally, I would agree but there are some players who just have that big of an imbalance. Did see this happen a few years back when Randy Johnson was in a dominant run for the DBacks, being particularly nasty against lefties. However, I forget who the visitors were that game (I want to say the Rockies because their left-handed bats usually sat against Johnson) but they had pretty much all left-handed bats left on the bench so they left the pitcher in, hitting for himself since he was the only right-handed bat available.

[uf2005]

Quote: Originally Posted by JPCaveman13

Generally, I would agree but there are some players who just have that big of an imbalance. Did see this happen a few years back when Randy Johnson was in a dominant run for the DBacks, being particularly nasty against lefties. However, I forget who the visitors were that game (I want to say the Rockies because their left-handed bats usually sat against Johnson) but they had pretty much all left-handed bats left on the bench so they left the pitcher in, hitting for himself since he was the only right-handed bat available.

The odds of this being the case are highly unlikely. I understand that we all love this game and love to defend it, but you're digging pretty deep into an unlikely scenario to prove your point.

I have seen a pitcher hit and get subbed out right after plenty of times. Most recently it was a righty-righty matchup in a tie game with runners on. The pitcher grounded out to 2nd and was taken out to start the next inning. He was at 120 pitches as well. There were some decent hitters on the bench that had hit rating in the 50s, while the pitcher had his in the 10s and lower.