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Carlton_Willey · 07-25-2009, 04:41 PM

Strategies in baseball go through popularity phases: there's no right or wrong way.

"Small ball" strategies are bunting, stealing and hit and run: speed based strategies. These help teams without power to score. Also, solid pitching and defense are needed because you won't score as much.

"Three-run homer" managers such as Earl Weaver don't ever bunt, rarely steal and go for run and hit if anything. Read the OOTP manual for the difference between hit and run and 'run and hit'. It is somewhat subtle, but important.

Defensive strategies are rarely discussed on this forum, but can be done with with a good bit of custom strategy settings. I favor a 'Casey Stengel' approach which maximizes the chances of a double play by rarely ever playing the infield in with a force play in effect. I try for players with very high 'Turn Double Play' ratings in the infield (SS and 2B, especially, but 3B and 1B, too if possible) because of this.

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Carlton_Willey Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 354 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5x in 4 posts	Strategies in baseball go through popularity phases: there's no right or wrong way. "Small ball" strategies are bunting, stealing and hit and run: speed based strategies. These help teams without power to score. Also, solid pitching and defense are needed because you won't score as much. "Three-run homer" managers such as Earl Weaver don't ever bunt, rarely steal and go for run and hit if anything. Read the OOTP manual for the difference between hit and run and 'run and hit'. It is somewhat subtle, but important. Defensive strategies are rarely discussed on this forum, but can be done with with a good bit of custom strategy settings. I favor a 'Casey Stengel' approach which maximizes the chances of a double play by rarely ever playing the infield in with a force play in effect. I try for players with very high 'Turn Double Play' ratings in the infield (SS and 2B, especially, but 3B and 1B, too if possible) because of this. __________________ Marilyn Monroe had gone off on a USO tour, and upon seeing DiMaggio again excitedly told him of her trip. "Joe, there were a hundred thousand people there and they were all cheering and clapping; you've never seen anything like it." "Yes, I have," DiMaggio responded.