[aarondmsu]

On a separate but tangential note, another issue I've always had with the manager hook is with regard to the starter himself (and this applies to RTTS or player lock in franchise mode). In previous versions, without exception, after the 6th inning, if you are up by 1 run and allowed a base runner (by any means, be it walk, hit or even error), you would get yanked regardless of your pitch count, how effective you were to that point, etc. You could be up 1-0 in the 7th inning, have a pitch count south of 60, and if a batter reaches base even because he hit a little squiber that the fielder boots, out comes the manager to take the ball. I'm not sure if that's still the case in 18. Anybody notice yet?