Bold Lineup Entries?

Wrathchild · 06-14-2009, 08:55 PM

In the Managed Game Options & Preview screen some of the entries for the Away/Home column are bolded. What is the significance of this?

endgame · 06-14-2009, 10:00 PM

I'll assume you mean the comparison screen where the bolded areas are ones in which the team exceeds the performance of the competitor.

Wrathchild · 06-14-2009, 10:19 PM

No, not that screen, where it compares team batting averages, etc. I'm talking about the Options screen where you see the visiting team's lineup at the top and the home team's lineup at the bottom. It shows the stats for each player along with a column of Away data for the visitors, Home for the home team, as well as the data against the current opposing pitcher. For some players the values in the Away/Home column and the Opp. Pitcher column are bolded, but I can't quite figure out the logic behind which ones are bolded.

Kelric · 06-14-2009, 10:32 PM

When it is the values bolded, my guess has always been that the player has been hot or cold. Never put a lot of thought into it really.

Wrathchild · 06-14-2009, 10:47 PM

I was thinking that it might be a comparison between the position of the player on the diamond, or the spot in the lineup, with the better in bold, just like on the team comparison page. I just haven't been able to see the trend yet.

endgame · 06-14-2009, 11:36 PM

Well, been quite a while since I've actually looked at that page. But now you have me curious. I didn't find it referenced in the manual, so if you don't get a definitive answer in the next couple of days I'll make an effort mid-week to get a look and offer up and opinion. Good question, W. Always something to learn, isn't there?

endgame · 06-14-2009, 11:45 PM

Hmmm... Now here's a kicker for me. Went to look at this for myself and I can't get it to show up anywhere in a game. Even tried Act As option. Anybody know the trick that I seem to be missing? And you think it's going to be easy.....

Kelric · 06-15-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by endgame

Hmmm... Now here's a kicker for me. Went to look at this for myself and I can't get it to show up anywhere in a game. Even tried Act As option. Anybody know the trick that I seem to be missing? And you think it's going to be easy.....

Did you try the good old Manage page?

endgame · 06-15-2009, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Kelric

Did you try the good old Manage page?

hehe..I can get to the screen. I just can't get any of them to show me any bolded items in the lineups. No matter which games I look at, they're all the same. No bolds.

Kelric · 06-15-2009, 12:44 AM

Odd. Are you in the first game of the season? Are you the Manager of the team?

BigRed75 · 06-15-2009, 12:48 AM

It always seemed to me, like Kelric mentioned, that the bolded players were players who had noteworthy performances lately, either on a hot or cold streak. Kinda like at the start of an TV broadcast when they show the lineups on screen and there's always a player who's singled out for special attention (picture, extra stats, etc.)

sbr · 06-15-2009, 12:51 AM

I am there now and I see the two lead-off batters bolded.

endgame · 06-15-2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Kelric

Odd. Are you in the first game of the season? Are you the Manager of the team?

I'm Acting As. You're probably right, I need to get officially hired and then see what happens.

Wrathchild · 06-15-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sbr

I am there now and I see the two lead-off batters bolded.

I believe the names of the two lead off batters are always bolded for some reason. The columns I'm referring to are to the right, the Home/Away and vs. Pitcher.

endgame · 06-15-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrathchild

I believe the names of the two lead off batters are always bolded for some reason. The columns I'm referring to are to the right, the Home/Away and vs. Pitcher.

If you return to that screen during the game (can you? I don't recall) does it have the next two batters due up bolded? I'm wondering if that's just a pseudo-on-deck designation.

Wrathchild · 06-15-2009, 12:56 PM

I think it does bold the next batter to be.

georgehounddog · 06-15-2009, 01:05 PM

I always took the bold to mean that the selected player was either very good or very bad against the opposing pitcher.

Wrathchild · 06-15-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by georgehounddog

I always took the bold to mean that the selected player was either very good or very bad against the opposing pitcher.

In my case, a new league, most of them are .000 against the pitcher. I'm convinced it has to do with some kind of comparison but I still can't figure it out. You know, like a lineup vs. lineup type of thing. The only problem is that in some cases neither side has a bold entry, and the only thing I've been able to see in those cases is that both have either very low batting averages or no batting average. Maybe there is a minimum threshold to be considered the better of the two choices. Someone in the know must have this information.

06-14-2009, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wrathchild Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 286 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Bold Lineup Entries? In the Managed Game Options & Preview screen some of the entries for the Away/Home column are bolded. What is the significance of this? __________________ Wrathchild's 20th Century Puresim Replay The Almanac for Wrathchild's 20th Century Puresim Replay

06-14-2009, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 10,771 Thanks: 894 Thanked 756x in 429 posts	I'll assume you mean the comparison screen where the bolded areas are ones in which the team exceeds the performance of the competitor. __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

06-14-2009, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wrathchild Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 286 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts Infractions: 0/2 (2)	No, not that screen, where it compares team batting averages, etc. I'm talking about the Options screen where you see the visiting team's lineup at the top and the home team's lineup at the bottom. It shows the stats for each player along with a column of Away data for the visitors, Home for the home team, as well as the data against the current opposing pitcher. For some players the values in the Away/Home column and the Opp. Pitcher column are bolded, but I can't quite figure out the logic behind which ones are bolded. __________________ Wrathchild's 20th Century Puresim Replay The Almanac for Wrathchild's 20th Century Puresim Replay

06-14-2009, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,983 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46x in 36 posts	When it is the values bolded, my guess has always been that the player has been hot or cold. Never put a lot of thought into it really. __________________ Former Co-Commish and owner of the Boston Red Sox, 1783-1144, .609%, of the defunct Overlords Baseball League (1930-48). 17 Division wins, 9 ALCS wins, 5 World Series wins.

06-14-2009, 10:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wrathchild Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 286 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts Infractions: 0/2 (2)	I was thinking that it might be a comparison between the position of the player on the diamond, or the spot in the lineup, with the better in bold, just like on the team comparison page. I just haven't been able to see the trend yet. __________________ Wrathchild's 20th Century Puresim Replay The Almanac for Wrathchild's 20th Century Puresim Replay

06-14-2009, 11:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 10,771 Thanks: 894 Thanked 756x in 429 posts	Well, been quite a while since I've actually looked at that page. But now you have me curious. I didn't find it referenced in the manual, so if you don't get a definitive answer in the next couple of days I'll make an effort mid-week to get a look and offer up and opinion. Good question, W. Always something to learn, isn't there? __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

06-14-2009, 11:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 10,771 Thanks: 894 Thanked 756x in 429 posts	Hmmm... Now here's a kicker for me. Went to look at this for myself and I can't get it to show up anywhere in a game. Even tried Act As option. Anybody know the trick that I seem to be missing? And you think it's going to be easy..... __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

06-15-2009, 12:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,983 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46x in 36 posts	Odd. Are you in the first game of the season? Are you the Manager of the team? __________________ Former Co-Commish and owner of the Boston Red Sox, 1783-1144, .609%, of the defunct Overlords Baseball League (1930-48). 17 Division wins, 9 ALCS wins, 5 World Series wins.

06-15-2009, 12:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
BigRed75 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 128 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	It always seemed to me, like Kelric mentioned, that the bolded players were players who had noteworthy performances lately, either on a hot or cold streak. Kinda like at the start of an TV broadcast when they show the lineups on screen and there's always a player who's singled out for special attention (picture, extra stats, etc.) __________________ "A computer program follows logic, no matter how random variables are put in, it follows logic. Humans however are totally illogical and anything can happen. Julio Lugo is attempting to prove this all by himself." - jabrown6940

06-15-2009, 12:51 AM	#12 (permalink)
sbr Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I am there now and I see the two lead-off batters bolded.

06-15-2009, 12:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
Wrathchild Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 286 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts Infractions: 0/2 (2)	I think it does bold the next batter to be. __________________ Wrathchild's 20th Century Puresim Replay The Almanac for Wrathchild's 20th Century Puresim Replay

06-15-2009, 01:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
georgehounddog Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 77 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	I always took the bold to mean that the selected player was either very good or very bad against the opposing pitcher.

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