Change Scheduled Starters?

[Bobhead]

Is this possible at all? I had like 2 or 3 extra-innings games in a row, and my pitching staff got shelled, so I decided to use a 6th starter, and give my entire rotation an extra day of rest.

I've played 5 games since then, and the game is still defaulting to the wrong guys. It tries to start #3 when I'm actually on #2, #4 instead of #3, and so on. It's pretty annoying because a few times I've already started games with the wrong starter accidentally, because I didn't realize the CPU defaulted to the wrong guy. Will this ever change? Will I have to skip a spot in the rotation just so the game will leave me alone?

[cardsfan2222]

You have to move the pitchers in your pitching rotation. For instance, move your ace to the #2 spot, the 2 to the 3, etc. That should get your rotation back in the order you want.

[turpintine419]

Quote: Originally Posted by cardsfan2222

You have to move the pitchers in your pitching rotation. For instance, move your ace to the #2 spot, the 2 to the 3, etc. That should get your rotation back in the order you want.

IRL this is what happens, pitching spots 1-5 only really matter for opening day and the playoffs. I do this quite often in my francise. If you make the postseason you must reorder your staff to have your ace pitching first game of the series.

[seanjeezy]

Do any of you guys skip your #5's early in the season, especially when off days line up perfectly? I know teams like to have their #1 start 34 games if possible, that's usually 1 extra start per year.

[Bobhead]

But won't changing the rotation affect how the game labels certain players? For example, when the announcers are talking about "tomorrow's starters," will they call my #5 guy the ace simply because he's in the #1 spot? And the newspaper article too? That's the main reason I didn't want to just re-order everyone.

[Curahee]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobhead

But won't changing the rotation affect how the game labels certain players? For example, when the announcers are talking about "tomorrow's starters," will they call my #5 guy the ace simply because he's in the #1 spot? And the newspaper article too? That's the main reason I didn't want to just re-order everyone.

I dont know that this is the case, but if so, then I think youll just have to decide the lesser of 2 evils...
poor broadcasting or an over worked rotation.

[derelictojama]

Quote: Originally Posted by turpintine419

IRL this is what happens, pitching spots 1-5 only really matter for opening day and the playoffs. I do this quite often in my francise. If you make the postseason you must reorder your staff to have your ace pitching first game of the series.

Exactly, rotations get reordered all the time due to all sorts of things, little injuries, matchups, etc., and what seanjeezy says here:

Quote: Originally Posted by seanjeezy

Do any of you guys skip your #5's early in the season, especially when off days line up perfectly? I know teams like to have their #1 start 34 games if possible, that's usually 1 extra start per year.

That definitely happens, the 5 guy getting bumped for the 1 and 2 and then maybe he goes, then the 3, 4, etc., so it's changing around all the time (yes, I do this, but it seems that often the guy who starts as #5, particularly if he's a younger guy, will turn out to be someone you count on as the season goes on and maybe moves up to 3 or 4, so it can change as things go along).

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobhead

But won't changing the rotation affect how the game labels certain players? For example, when the announcers are talking about "tomorrow's starters," will they call my #5 guy the ace simply because he's in the #1 spot? And the newspaper article too? That's the main reason I didn't want to just re-order everyone.

That I can't answer completely, though I seem to remember that as I switch things around it still refers to Tim Hudson as my "ace" even if he's not in my #1 slot. But I agree that those little things might need to be sacrificed in order to actually handle the rotation the way it needs to be--broadcasters /newspapers often get that kind of stuff wrong anyway, right?