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  • cecilsav
    Rookie
    • Jan 2004
    • 57
    #1

    Starting Pitchers Innings

    Thanks to some great posts here I have tuned the game to the point where I think it's one of the best, if not the best, baseball game I have ever played.
    But I still have one issue and it involves the average innings my Starting pitchers are lasting in games. Some Background:

    I play as the Texas Rangers on All Star with TNK - 2012 Realism Sliders. I use classic pitching.

    I am in my franchise and I am in late April so far and some quick math has my SP's going an average of about 5 innings per start before they get too tired because they have thrown too many pitches, which is about 80 to 100 on average thru 5 to 6 innings. Naturally I chalk this up to the CPU taking waay too many close pitches, leadng to too many deep counts, because it's not like my pitchers are performing poorly because the team ERA is 3.97. My SP's are have a 4-4 Won/Loss record so far with 10 no decisions which I think is a bit too high? Reason being of course I have had many games decided after 5 innings.
    I have wondered if my SP's stamina will increase as the season moves along, as it should in real life? Also, should I be adjusting my sliders for Stamina or the CPU so that they will help me on pitch count?
    Thanks!

    csavage
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    • Heroesandvillains
      MVP
      • May 2009
      • 5974
      #2
      Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

      How many games have you played?

      Either way, after about 70 games, I bumped Human Starter Stamina to 6 for this very reason. My overall IP was going to be slightly low without the bump.

      If you feel like you've played enough games, I can attest that this change is very subtle and did exactly what I had hoped, so don't hesitate about trying it. You'll still get smoked and your overall ERA probably won't change too much assuming you play to the same success after making the change.

      If IP is your only issue, and you are nervous about bumping the slider impacting your other stats; don't.

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        • IK720
          Pro
          • Jan 2011
          • 854
          #3
          Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

          I find this a bit weird. I also play with TNK's sliders on all-star and my pitchers last a bit too long I think. Then again I don't use the "timing pitching" aspect of his sliders, so maybe that is the difference..
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          Houston We Have A Problem - My Houston Astros Franchise

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            • cecilsav
              Rookie
              • Jan 2004
              • 57
              #4
              Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

              Originally posted by Heroesandvillains
              How many games have you played?

              Either way, after about 70 games, I bumped Human Starter Stamina to 6 for this very reason. My overall IP was going to be slightly low without the bump.

              If you feel like you've played enough games, I can attest that this change is very subtle and did exactly what I had hoped, so don't hesitate about trying it. You'll still get smoked and your overall ERA probably won't change too much assuming you play to the same success after making the change.

              If IP is your only issue, and you are nervous about bumping the slider impacting your other stats; don't.
              I'm up to about 20 games.
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                • Hannah000
                  Banned
                  • Feb 2012
                  • 108
                  #5
                  Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

                  In my playing time, I feel that the Human and Computer Starter Stamina Slider is best set for 7, while Reliever Stamina is best set to 4. You will see excellent results with these Sliders. I pitch on Veteran Level and my pitching interface is Classic. Have Fun

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                    • shadia147
                      Pro
                      • Aug 2011
                      • 558
                      #6
                      Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

                      One thing you can look at is the Strike Frequency. This measures your pitchers aggression. I find that raising the Strike Frequency lowers the number of pitches per batter, thus lowering his total count over nine innings, thus increasing his stamina without "increasing Stamina".

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                        • NealyGrover
                          Rookie
                          • Jun 2012
                          • 6
                          #7
                          Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

                          I bumped Human Starter Stamina to 6 for this very reason

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                            • NEOPARADIGM
                              Banned
                              • Jul 2009
                              • 2788
                              #8
                              Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

                              6? Wow, I have starter stamina at 9. Game I played today Verlander went 7.2 on 127 pitches. Got the "Verlander is getting tired" around 110 pitches. Have CPU starter stamina at 9, too. Guys without Verlander-esk stamina get tired around 100. No idea how guys can play with it lower.

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                                • survo202
                                  Banned
                                  • Nov 2010
                                  • 93
                                  #9
                                  Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

                                  I'm going to have to try this too. I was through over 40 of my games in the season and my pitcher would only make it till the 6th and be tire. If I did throw a complete game I would have to use a 6th pitch and somtimes a 7th one.

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                                    • PowerofRed25
                                      MVP
                                      • Jul 2011
                                      • 1507
                                      #10
                                      Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

                                      I'll have to check and see what my stamina slider is at for RTTS. My stamina rating is at 87 for my SP and I tend to go 7-8 and over 100 pitches almost every start. I actually feel like I get left out to dry out there some games when I'm clearly tired and losing it. I've been left out to get shelled for 126 pitches before.

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                                        • shadia147
                                          Pro
                                          • Aug 2011
                                          • 558
                                          #11
                                          Re: Starting Pitchers Innings

                                          I just raised my Reliever Stamina AND my Starter Stamina to 7. Had a starting pitcher go down in the second inning of a game; So I brought in my long reliever..He went three innings. Middle reliever went the next two. And my my setupo guy closed out the game. So I pitched eight innings in relief using only three pitchers.
                                          I thought that was pretty much what you would want.

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