VSN Baseball Spring Training Random Thoughts

[PP]

Anyone want to play 2night?

 

[Brotha2ThaNight]

Gangsta and PP how lat ya'll ballin tonight...i'll be up for a game after work at midnight...I know its late but I get off @ 12 so 1230 would be as early as I can go today

 

[Irish]

PP I can play you tonight.

 

[Maynard]

archer kind of hit on 1 key thing. if the ball is left over the plate, expect it to get hit

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I notice the league rosters are the out-of-the-box rosters.

KG, did you have an option for the most current roster update? I'm assuming everyone will want to use whatever is most current to start with when we start for real?

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I also recommend that everybody screws around with the transactions as much as they can, because last year it was very buggy and its better to catch these things now.

I plan on moving guys up and down from the minors frequently and trying out the DL every time someone gets hurt, just to make sure that shit works right and/or doesnt cause bugs.

Will FA's and trades be OFF for the real season?

 

[Archer]

Played a second game v Philly (6-4 Marlins)

Hitting seems really friendly on these settings

Anything near the plate with early, good, perfect timing had a chance to leave the park or go for a double

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I just played Malbin, 2-1 final, 7 total hits between us.

He struck out 20 times, I struck out 12 (I think). I cant speak for him, but most of my K's were just shitty hitting.

The ball was MUCH easier to pick up with the sliders, but i'm not making judgements on one game.

I intentionally went to my bullpen early, to test out RP stamina. I had one RP go 2 innings (20 something pitches), next game i'll see where he is at stamina wise.

I want to push someone to 3 innings next game. Any RP that goes 3 should be unuasable for a game or two.

 

[Irish]

Sorry about quick pitching KG. I didn't realize I was doing it if I was.

After playing Archer and KG:

Too many homeruns. I don't think I have seen a run scored that wasn't a homerun yet.

Pitching for me was easy with analog even despite some lag I faced. The ump fucked me over too many times against Archer. I couldn't believe it.

With Archer after he made a bullpen switch in I think the 6th, the ball kept disappearing before the plate and would lag as the ball leaves the pitches hand. I was getting Too Early every single time and it really got frustrating at the end.

I didn't have much problems with KG until he went to the bullpen in the 3rd. Then I was up 6-0 and was kind of lax about it, but that same issue with Archer arose with the ball disappearing and lagging after the throw. I don't think I hit a single curveball the entire game.

Some of it could be my issues as well by playing analog and not knowing everybodys stance yet to help time my pre swing. It still got frustrating when KG pulled it close.

Whether the bullpen switch is an issue or not IDK. But I get most of my hits before the opponent goes to the pen.

 

[killgod]

archer kind of hit on 1 key thing. if the ball is left over the plate, expect it to get hit

Agreed, which I just found out the hard way vs Irish. He's going to be a thorn in the regular Sombrero players sides, cause he's stupidly patient at the plate compared to most of ya's, myself included.

Held him to 5 hits, but 3 left the park and totaled 6 runs. Got 5 and had a chance to tie in the 8th but got thrown out at home.

Game was pretty damn fun.

Forgot to change the slider for RP stamina, just did that now. Keep me posted on it.

The pitch speed slider made all the difference in the world IMO, if you can force patience you can really sit back and wait on the pitch you want, while the pitch works his count up. I had Hamels up there by the 4th, which made him vulnerable to attack and score from. It was fun.

I notice the league rosters are the out-of-the-box rosters.

KG, did you have an option for the most current roster update? I'm assuming everyone will want to use whatever is most current to start with when we start for real?

Maynard set this up actually, I guess he did. Doesn't matter much, we'll sort out rosters for the real season as we get there. We can go custom or SCEA, it's up to us (assuming custom rosters are working by then, figure they will be). That way we can have real players in the minors to call up.

I also recommend that everybody screws around with the transactions as much as they can, because last year it was very buggy and its better to catch these things now.

I plan on moving guys up and down from the minors frequently and trying out the DL every time someone gets hurt, just to make sure that shit works right and/or doesnt cause bugs.

Will FA's and trades be OFF for the real season?

I don't know, that's something we can discuss throughout spring. I've used all the roster management stuff (lineups, rotations, called up/sent down) without problem so far.

Played a second game v Philly (6-4 Marlins)

Hitting seems really friendly on these settings

Anything near the plate with early, good, perfect timing had a chance to leave the park or go for a double

Yep, I think by the time we get comfortable hitting might be too easy. May have to close the timing window a touch if it gets there.

I just played Malbin, 2-1 final, 7 total hits between us.

He struck out 20 times, I struck out 12 (I think). I cant speak for him, but most of my K's were just shitty hitting.

The ball was MUCH easier to pick up with the sliders, but i'm not making judgements on one game.

I intentionally went to my bullpen early, to test out RP stamina. I had one RP go 2 innings (20 something pitches), next game i'll see where he is at stamina wise.

I want to push someone to 3 innings next game. Any RP that goes 3 should be unuasable for a game or two.

That game would have default RP stamina, your next game has the updated slider.

 

[killgod]

Just got confirmation from SCEA that at resetting stats will not be possible at all this year. They didn't have time to program it in or something to that effect...

So we'll have to deal with that I guess.

 

[Irish]

It really was a great game. I jumped out of my chair when Victorino gunned him down. I thought for sure I just blew the game. Got real tense at the end of the game.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Just got confirmation from SCEA that at resetting stats will not be possible at all this year. They didn't have time to program it in or something to that effect...

So we'll have to deal with that I guess.

This is for games that are reset, or unfinished, or both?

 

[Maynard]

Just got confirmation from SCEA that at resetting stats will not be possible at all this year. They didn't have time to program it in or something to that effect...

So we'll have to deal with that I guess.

that sucks...oh well hopefully it isnt a regular thing to reset a game

default rosters were used.

OS seems to have determined that 0-2 is the RP stamina setting

 

[killgod]

It really was a great game. I jumped out of my chair when Victorino gunned him down. I thought for sure I just blew the game. Got real tense at the end of the game.

I knew I was dead early and could have went back, but I wanted a collision. Didn't trigger lol.

This is for games that are reset, or unfinished, or both?

Both.

 

[LC AAU]

I just played Malbin, 2-1 final, 7 total hits between us.

He struck out 20 times, I struck out 12 (I think). I cant speak for him, but most of my K's were just shitty hitting.

The ball was MUCH easier to pick up with the sliders, but i'm not making judgements on one game.

I intentionally went to my bullpen early, to test out RP stamina. I had one RP go 2 innings (20 something pitches), next game i'll see where he is at stamina wise.

I want to push someone to 3 innings next game. Any RP that goes 3 should be unuasable for a game or two.

I normally strike out a lot but not that much, I couldn't really pick out the pitch if it was a fastball or changeup or changeup or slider lol. But then again that was only my second actual game on this game (first non lag game)

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Game 2 versus Hackett I pulled my starter after 5 and intentionally worked the shit out of my bullpen again.

Carlos Fisher, who pitched two innings against the Cubs, was down a tick in stamina. This was pre slider adjustment and he is a long man with good stamina rating. I used Daniel Ray Herrera for two innings against Hackett, post slider adjustment, and he has a far worse stamina rating than Fisher, so we shall see what happens.

I also used Jared Burton two consecutive games. He was down a tick going into game two. He is a short reliever, so he should be down considerably now if the slider works.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Oh, and 8 total hits this time between the two teams, I struck out a million times but I was very impatient and Grienke is tough enough as it is.

All 5 runs came via HR again.

 

[hackett]

Don't know how stats ended up, but in the post game stats it showed the Reds last pitcher with all of the runs counting towards his ERA.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Don't know how stats ended up, but in the post game stats it showed the Reds last pitcher with all of the runs counting towards his ERA.

The first two runs were unearned towards Volquez because of the botched DP which they charged an error. His line was 2 R, O ER, and he got the L.