i dont care to throw a PH in the game right away. Especially if my opponent started the game with a starter(clemens/tudor/witt/etc). i tend to wait till the 2nd time thru the order, when those guys become more hittable.
I feel like many starters can be a tad too unhittable for an inning or 2 to waste the PH bonus power. However if a guy starts a reliever, then im more likely to bring in a power guy by the 2nd inning to either get a big hit vs a tiring pitcher or chase that fool from the game a bit earlier than he should be.
situations always dictate what happens, but i try to stick with the general rules i have set. also crap varies from team to team, but this is all my good rule of thumb when being a team like BOS or DET that's got a loaded bench.
I like to keep one guy on the bench that can hit (ie not Sullivan), Joe Dirt disagrees.
i agree with htis, i burn sullivan mid game on the 8th spot. i see his point and you want your best bats to have the most opportunities. its just a matter of preference, by L'oreal 6 1/2 G(my mom uses this crap). ;D
I usually bring in Armas and Burks right away, then save Hendu for when I really need him. Owen and Barrett suck too much to be allowed to hit for themselves...
I think the disparity between the pinch hitter and the guy he subs plays a big part of this, like what Dryden was saying. Using California as example, putting in a Ruppert Jones for Pettis is a no brainer (assuming you like Ruppert at #1), but the difference between Wilfong/Burleson and Boone might want for a situational sub. I typically can't hit much of anything in curve, but the first two innings are even tougher. Regardless, it's not like I never get runs duing that period...
If you have a starter in the 700s with power and you are leaving a guy with 850+ power on the bench for one PH boost, I consider it bad strategy. But then again, I never win in curve..
Quote from: Gantry on 08/02/05, 11:08:44 AM
What Dryden said, but nobody dares question me simply because I know what I'm talking about. The fools!
Obviously, str8 pitch, they all come in right away.
In ATG, it all depends who I am playing. If it is the caliber of some of the guys on this forum (ie, joed, atezz, etc...) then I wait awhile to bring in my subs. Maybe by this time I can get used to the pitching or tire a pitcher. No sense bringing in a guy with the PH bonus just to strike out.
I strike out a ton in ATG :'(
Quote from: Dryden on 08/02/05, 11:17:38 AM
Quote from: Gantry on 08/02/05, 11:08:44 AM
What Dryden said, but nobody dares question me simply because I know what I'm talking about. The fools!
Tu Shae
Quote from: TBT on 08/02/05, 10:46:40 AM
i dont care to throw a PH in the game right away. Especially if my opponent started the game with a starter(clemens/tudor/witt/etc). i tend to wait till the 2nd time thru the order, when those guys become more hittable.
Ah, young grasshopper--you have learned much; yet you have much to learn.
Quote from: ultimate7 on 08/02/05, 10:48:29 AM
I like to keep one guy on the bench that can hit (ie not Sullivan), Joe Dirt disagrees.
I can't take this conversation right now...
I usually let the borderline guys get an at-bat or two or three if they are successful. But pieces of crap like Pettis and Barrett who have studs waiting get yanked immediately.
PHole's can come in anytime!!! And out and in and out and in and out
Quote from: PHole717 on 08/04/05, 01:16:34 AM
PHole's can come in anytime!!! And out and in and out and in and out
Worst. Self-aggrandizing. Post. Ever.
Quote from: Teddyballgame on 08/04/05, 10:45:03 AM
Quote from: PHole717 on 08/04/05, 01:16:34 AM
PHole's can come in anytime!!! And out and in and out and in and out
Worst. Self-aggrandizing. Post. Ever.
Why thankyou Mr. Teddybear.