Joe Dirtbag mentioned that the runner doesnt always have the same lead off 1st. i tried it, and only once it happened, but the runner had a small lead. the other times the runner would have 1 foot on the turf and 1 on the grass and a big lead.
i got pissed cause i kept hitting homers or pop outs, so i really didnt have many base runners for 6 innings of a game to actually get a good variety of men on base.
more research needs to be done to look for tendencies.
My pitcher was picked off the other day, a legit pick off to.
I start the runners more often than not, it was maybe the third pitch of the at bat, and I heard a sound which somehow had me think that the pitcher was going into the wind up, it was indeed a pick off, I started to second as soon as the screen switched, and slid back with the throw barely beating my runner.
It was pathetic, and we laughed about it for a good three minutes.
Quote from: TBT on 06/11/06, 10:45:17 PM
Joe Dirtbag mentioned that the runner doesnt always have the same lead off 1st. i tried it, and only once it happened, but the runner had a small lead. the other times the runner would have 1 foot on the turf and 1 on the grass and a big lead.
i got pissed cause i kept hitting homers or pop outs, so i really didnt have many base runners for 6 innings of a game to actually get a good variety of men on base.
more research needs to be done to look for tendencies.
is he talking about quick-pitching the batter? the runner will stop his lead-off wherever he is when the pitcher starts his delivery - if you wait before pitching the runner takes a full lead-off
now this is just on the pitching-batting screen, not sure if it actually makes a difference when it switches to the defense-baserunning view
dunno.....he didnt mention that. or else he didnt know thats what happens.
Quote from: Attezzobal on 06/11/06, 11:00:43 PM
It was pathetic, and we laughed about it for a good three minutes.
Reminds me of Anchorman when he says something like
"I wrote it in my diary and laughed about it later that night." :D
Quote from: Big Hath on 06/12/06, 12:00:40 AM
is he talking about quick-pitching the batter? the runner will stop his lead-off wherever he is when the pitcher starts his delivery - if you wait before pitching the runner takes a full lead-off
I don't believe this is the only time the runner gets a different lead.