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EchizenR · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:58 am Post subject: Help

Help! My team sucks even though its a eight star. Can anyone please review this game, 22253 , and tell me what I can improve on.I understand thats a little selfish but if you can help it, I'll really appreciate it!Thanks~!
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bailey · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject:

watching now, will edit comments very soon

that was a close game, except for the extra innings, depending on which team you were, some catch and some bat skill, would be my pick, 3rd baseman dropped a sitter in the 1st
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EchizenR · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject:

Thanks!
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MagicT · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject:

First of all, don't get discouraged. Your team is only a month old. The world of Eight stars is a big one!

Your pitching is excellent, but you need some hitting. I'd say if your fielders aren't dropping the ball regularly, lay off throw and catch for several days, maybe ten days or so until you see them start to commit errors... and hit, hit, hit and run, run, run.

This tame is won by hitting, pitching and running. Fielding is way overrated until you really progress up the Pro Leagues.

Plus, don't ever train your 1st, 3rd basment or cather in catch/throw until you are well into 9*. You'll commit very few errors and you need some batting strength. You can't survive scoring as few runs as you are. You are about to get into the time where you'll start hitting homers.....

-MagicT
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humdrums · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:20 pm Post subject:

MagicT · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject:

Hummer,

I humbly disagree with your assessments..

But I encourage people to try stuff and see what works.

Just for kicks, put your worst fielder/catcher at 3rd base... play an exhibition game and watch...see if he doesn't field the ball just fine and throw runners out at first! Same for 1st and catcher...they seldom, if ever drop the ball, except for 1st/3rd base on a pop fly (which rarely happens once you get past playing 7/8* teams)

Remember, it's SmallBall, not baseball! Just because it's the hot corner in baseball, doesn't make it so in SmallBall.

-MagicT
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humdrums · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject:

MagicT · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject:

You got it right, that is EXACTLY what I'm saying...I reserve 1st/ 3rd and catcher for my big hitters who can't catch or throw worth a dang!
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humdrums · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject:

MagicT · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:06 pm Post subject:

I have found it a very effective strategy for starting new teams. I really only have to train 5 players in catch/throw....plus one in pitch and the rest in hit/run.

It's a good strategy for getting your team up and running quickly. I think you'll find if you watch games that player who can't catch at all catches all kinds of grounders when he plays third.

NOT the same at 2nd or shortstop, where bad fielding will kill you.

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humdrums · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

EchizenR · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject:

Thanks! Taken note of. By the way, during my last game, batting seems to be okay, except most of the fly balls I hit were always caught. How do I train my players to hit grounders? My batters always hit fly balls while the opponent always manages to hit grounders between my SS and 3rd base which allows for a 1 base gain.
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chspogo · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:52 pm Post subject:

EchizenR · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:15 am Post subject:

At this rate, I'm goanna suck! But thanks for the tip!
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MagicT · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:33 am Post subject:

Patience EchizenR, patience!

This is not a game that you can excel at overnight. That's much of its charm. You have to work hard for the gains that you get.

Even if YOU excel at this game, your team cannot excel overnight! It's a neverending balancing act.

Do me a favor. Put a number in front of every player equal to their original order when you got the team. (I like 1, 2, 3....9, A, B, C) so that each player has a one-digit value.

Now sort by Mood.

Do your players, sorted by mood, line up in numerical order? If not, get them there before you do anything else!

Sorting by the original order means that they are all maxed in that skill.
(Typically, Mood is the only skill that you can max an entire team at once...Mood "Locks In" at 110% once all of your players are maxed).

If you fail to train for a couple of days, your mood will drop quickly! Players in a bad mood play like crap!

-MagicT
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