06-18-2016, 01:05 AM
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#51
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Rookie
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Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?
I've done some of the things others have mentioned like advancing that extra base in RTTS only to find out the lead runner stopped for some reason, accidentally stole the next base with someone already there, forgot how many outs there were on a flyball, and messed up on which way the bases were mapped so I get tagged with an easily avoidable error/run.
For my own ones:
I'm pitching with a 1-run lead with the tying run on second, 2 outs, Goldschmidt is up to bat. Goldie's had a rough day at the plate (0-for-3 with 3 Ks) and I'm dealing pretty well all-around. I decide to see if I can get him to chase like he has been all game but if I miss, not too big of a deal (provided my relief can get the next out). Get him to chase a curve in the dirt and an outside change...just miss with a splitter outside so I decide to give him a fastball above the letters and inside the black, "right up in the kitchen," as commentary says...big mistake and 474 feet later, I now trail by a run.
Decided to use an old RTTS save of a pitcher set for the draft, and make a few cosmetic edits to said player. I say "why not" to being the Phillies draft pick. Finally make it to the majors and into the starting rotation. In my first six starts, I'm 0-4 with a 1.38 ERA in 45.2 IP and I have received a total of ONE measly run of support in those six games. Teams I've started against are not that great (MIL, CHC, MIN, ATL, MIA, COL), except for the Cubs. I haven't faced an ace either, in fact mostly 4s and 5s. Even worse, Phillies are 3rd in the division, three games under .500 and 4.5 and 9.5 games back respectively.
This has happened a few times as I know it's coming, but keep doing it anyway. In a couple of my Y2Y saves, a generic replacement for a no-longer-MLBPA-pitcher, has come in at mid-20s and a blisteringly-fast fastball velocity of 80 and 82 mph respectively. The 80-mph pitcher has a 67 mph change, a 64 mph curve, and a 72 mph slider. The 82-mph pitcher has a 71 mph circle-change and splitter. It's so agonizingly slow and no matter how long I wait, I'm a week early. I literally feel like Carlos Liston trying to hit Doc "Juan 3" Wingate.
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