I'm playing a game last night, I jump off to a 4-0 lead... they peck away and make it 4-3, I get a couple, they get a couple, finally bottom of the 8th, my starter is still going (Kerry Wood), and the score is 7-6 me... I'm warming up my closer for the bottom of the 9th. (Uggy)
Top of the 9th I lace together a ton of hits, after pinch hitting for Wood, and wind up topping it off with a grand slam, and then I'm stuck bringing in my closer with him getting nothing out of it as far as saves go. He winds up giving up a run, and the final wound up being 15-7.
On one hand I don't believe in "letting up" on the offense at any point of the game, ESPECIALLY against a CPU opponent, but on the other hand I sometimes feel like just taking a dive in the last inning so my closer can get some stats.
I've also had times I enter the 9th with a 3-run lead, and while my closer is warming up, i'll have one of my guys accidentally hit a solo shot off a contact swing, JUST enough to screw up a save opp for me closer. D'oh!
Top of the 9th I lace together a ton of hits, after pinch hitting for Wood, and wind up topping it off with a grand slam, and then I'm stuck bringing in my closer with him getting nothing out of it as far as saves go. He winds up giving up a run, and the final wound up being 15-7.
On one hand I don't believe in "letting up" on the offense at any point of the game, ESPECIALLY against a CPU opponent, but on the other hand I sometimes feel like just taking a dive in the last inning so my closer can get some stats.
I've also had times I enter the 9th with a 3-run lead, and while my closer is warming up, i'll have one of my guys accidentally hit a solo shot off a contact swing, JUST enough to screw up a save opp for me closer. D'oh!
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