Amaroq
Posts: 1100
Joined: 8/3/2005 From: San Diego, California Status: offline
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All of that just means that each game you manage has its own built-in drama. I think that a lot of the career players are missing this experience. Oh, no we're not. I'm a confirmed career-simmer... and as part of the beta test I managed a full season, managing every match. () Beta's over... and I'm in my third season, and still managing every inning! This particular season has a fantastic four-way tussle for the lead of my eight-team division. It has really changed some of my attitudes about the game - as a career-simmer, I was very heavily weighted towards 'ratings' over 'statistics', and tended to be patient with players who were slumping. As a manager, I have no patience! I've gone through a lot more players: mid-season trades to move a player along just because he isn't performing, and bringing players up from AAA (or even AA!) if they *are* performing. My absolute stud hitter right now has 75 Contact, 68 Power, and 53 Eye - he's batting .336 with a .382 OBP, where he's 4th in the league for average and Home Runs, second in Runs and RBI, sixth in hits, first in stolen bases... and when I was playing ratings, I wouldn't have credited that. I've also traded away (and even released outright!) some players who weren't performing, signing in-season free agents on occasion, which I wouldn't have done while career-simming. It hasn't always worked out - the 2nd season league "Best Pitcher" award went to Jimmy Kirby, a 30-year-old left hander who'd started with me, coming off a 6-7 season. He was 3-1 but had a 5.20 ERA after seven games, and as part of a 5-for-2 trade, I dealt him to Chicago. He went 16-7 with a 3.23 ERA over 36 starts, winning the award... while of the two players I got, the pitcher failed to perform and was dealt on later in the same season, while the hitter performed well that year, but is at a wimpy .218 this season.
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