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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange
But consider the playoffs are short affairs, likely either best-of-5 or best-of-7 depending on the series length you are using. The aggregate won-loss record and team and player statistics don't mean much when you're talking about series that involve no more than 5 or 7 games. It only takes 3 or 4 mediocre performances and you've lost the series.
Take a look at your team from during the regular season. Pick at random a stretch of 5 or 7 consecutive games then take a look at the individual and team numbers. Is there still the same domination in performance that you see in the number from the whole at the end of the season, or do you see more variance?
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It goes way way beyong simply winning and losing. A team can play great and lose 2-1. That will never draw complaints because sometimes you play great and the other team was a bit better. What I am talking about is a complete reversal of how my teams have peerformed over the couse of the season.
For example, in the last season I just completed, my team finished 113-49 and was the top team in the league. Going into the playoffs my top 2 starter were the no. 2 and no. 3 starters in the league and the top 2 in the playoffs. They were 18-6, 3.09 and 20-4, 2.92 respectively. I went back and reviewed each pitchers game by game performances and they were very consistent during the season.
Now the first round starts and my team is facing a pitcher who was 15-12 with a 4.12 ERA. My starter gives up 7 runs (in 2 innings)
on 5 hits and 2 walks including a grand slam with 2 outs. I go on to lose the game 11-2. The other pitcher cruises going 8 innings allowing just 3 hits and 1 run. This was at my home park where my team was 61-20.
Game 2 saw my 20 game winner who was also steady as a rock all season promptly give up 6 runs in 2.2 innings on 9 hits and 4 walks. I also lose this game 10-3. The 2 star opposing pitcher tosses a no hitter for 6 innings against me.
I don't mind getting beat, but the HUGE performance swings that suddenly start when the playoffs start are sucking the fun out of the game. I should also mention that in the 14 years my team has made the playoffs, they have been the top team 12 times. In those 12 times, they have been knocked out in the first round 8 times. Their home record in those series is horrible despite having awesome home records during the regular season. It's like the game forgets that my team is good at home.
I am not going to bash OOTP because I really like the game, but having played these types of games for 30 years now, I can safely say that I don't recall seeing these wild swings in APBA or DMB which are the other 2 games that I have also played over the years.
-Cork55