I've been running an expansion franchise and have been having a horrible time socring runs - maybe its just my crappy team, but with Nevin, Konerko, Damon, Burrell, etc... I should be able to scratch a few across. Nevin was hitting .350 at the end of ST and I don't think any other regular was above .200. I played about half the games and simmed the other half. Overall the offense seems good because I have gotten tatooed a few times by the CPU(11-2, 13-1, 7-1, etc..), but my team hasn't broken the 4 run mark in any game (played or simmed). I have only hit one home run batting - a solo shot on a contact swing by Nevin.
I did have a 2004 flashback in a Spring Training game vs. Tampa Bay where I scored a run in the 2nd and Tampa scored a run in the 3rd, I managed through the 14th where the score was still tied 1-1 and the two teams had combined for 8 hits. I had other things to do, so I left the CPU playing the game out....lo and behold, 1 hour later the game was still going in the 29th inning, still 1-1. Tampa Rallied for 3 in the top of the 29th and won 4-1.
I'm going to play around with decreasing outfield range/ throwing, increasing pitcher stamina and see how that does.
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