Do you keep playing if you are being blown out early?

[B Easy]

Re: Do you keep playing if you are being blown out early?

I feel your pain. I'm a stat head and love all stats to be my own, so I just play out the rest of the game. I don't think I've had a comeback that big yet in The Show, but I just can't bring myself to sim the rest of a blow out game.

[savedbyrask]

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I was down 7-2 as the Cubs in my franchise, playing Pittsburgh. It was late innings, the 7th I believe and I had based loaded with 1 out. David Ortiz steps in for me and grand slam, down 7-6. Next inning I gave up 2 more runs because of a cheap bunt and ended up losing 9-6 but it proved that comebacks do happen and it only takes one good inning.

Btw, the bunting logic sucks in the PS3 version. The CPU easily breaks up a no-hitter by laying down an unexpected bunt nearly every game.

[sink4ever]

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I had a situation like this last night. Playing as the A's against the White Sox and I was down 6-0 early because Sonny Gray had a horrible 2nd inning. I usually check out a bit in these situations, but Gray managed to gut out 3 more innings without letting up another run and Jose Quintana couldn't find the strikezone. Aided by a bunch of walks, I slowly began to chip away.

A 2-run HR by Cespedes got it to 6-4, and after a bases loaded walk I was only down by one. An inning or two later Moss went deep for the 11th time of the season and gave me a 8-6 lead, which ended up being the final score (I finished with 10 walks!).

I normally play out blowouts anyway, but it's those kinds of games that keep me motivated.

[nick_sr]

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nope. 5 run lead I sim

[Mrmagoo]

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I was down 7-2 as the Cubs in my franchise, playing Pittsburgh. It was late innings, the 7th I believe and I had based loaded with 1 out. David Ortiz steps in for me and grand slam, down 7-6. Next inning I gave up 2 more runs because of a cheap bunt and ended up losing 9-6 but it proved that comebacks do happen and it only takes one good inning.

Btw, the bunting logic sucks in the PS3 version. The CPU easily breaks up a no-hitter by laying down an unexpected bunt nearly every game.

Don't feel bad it sucks in the ps4 version also.

[PhilliesFan13]

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I just lost back-to-back games with the Phillies against the Reds. First game was 12-5 and the next game I lost was 13-3. Talk about brutal.

[Billy...a_kid]

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How anyone could even think of NOT playing it out is beyond me. That is baseball. Best team loses at least 54, worst team wins at least 54, and the 54 in the middle are what defines your team.

I remember seeing a picture of a game, I think from the 50's, where it was in Pittsburgh, and the Pirates were beating the Dodgers something like 9-1. Then, the score board shows 11 runs scored with only 1 out in the top of the 9th for Brooklyn. By my account, that would make it 12-9, Dodgers.

Do you really think in the bottom of the 8th, being down by 8 runs and in Pittsburgh, anyone on that Dodger team thought victory would happen. That is what makes this game the best.

Never (NEVER!) is a team completely out of a game. 48-7 with 0:08 seconds on the clock means a football team lost. There is no physical way to run that fast to score what you need in the time left. Baseball could be 13-1, 2 outs in the 9th and you win. I've seen examples happen like that.

You must beat the opponent, not let a clock decide their fate! Never sim, small chance, but there is (ALWAYS!) a chance of winning.

[Bull_Market]

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Do you keep playing when you're up big?

[Dwenny]

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I used to sim the rest after trailing by 7 or more runs until one game I actually won. It felt like a cheap win, I never did again.

[Billy...a_kid]

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Do you keep playing when you're up big?

If you are going to play, you play 9 innings, unless it is tied.

I can honestly say I have never started a game and simmed for any reason, and I think MLB 09 was my first in this series. I think I have a total of 5 or 6 full 162-game seasons, and I played every pitch.

Will never understand how someone could do otherwise and feel it is legitimate.

[Billy...a_kid]

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nope. 5 run lead I sim

Thank goodness I am me!

[KBLover]

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I used to sim the rest after trailing by 7 or more runs until one game I actually won. It felt like a cheap win, I never did again.

Yep - I did that and then reloaded and sim the game until I lost because it felt bad.

I mean, yeah, you can come back - crazy things happen in baseball. Yes, I know 6 runs isn't an "insane" comeback, but I would think the win probability is still very low - which is why you don't want to go do by 6...

At least, if it happens then things just swung around to give me a chance if I play it out.

Those kinds of losses don't really frustrate me, though. It's the ones where the bullpen rolls over and just makes a mess of the game. I'd rather be down 8-1 after 3 innings than be up 1-0 or such and give up 7 or 8 in late and lose by the same 6 or 7 run margin. Ugh! Not only is a cool pitching duel turned into a blow out - happening that late is almost just "gg". I do play it out, but, like in real life, it rarely turns around. Especially with the Marlins "offense".

For the record, I hate when it happens against the CPU too, especially since it's mostly the "confidence" causing it to snowball as much as anything else (and, yes, I know pitchers just have horrific outings sometimes, just "how" it happens makes me smh sometimes)

[Jm0ney2001]

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Play every inning of every game. If I'm getting blown out I just yell at the tv more. Lol