Broken Bat - Suggestions: Adding the Opener strategy to broken bat

Forum >> Suggestions >> Adding the Opener strategy to broken bat

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#94420	06/27/2024 6:31:16 pm	Mar 14th, 2065
rivalmejr Joined: 11/11/2015 Posts: 109 Hillsboro Pikas III.1	As it stands, with the current restrictions on Starters management settings there is no way to run an opener in the game. Could we get an option to do an opener/bullpen game?

#94422	06/27/2024 7:09:37 pm	Mar 14th, 2065
lmartins6746 Joined: 06/01/2021 Posts: 71 Asheville Aces IV.6	+1 I tried it last year with mixed results. I think it is easily implemented by allowing a lower pitch count hook for starters. I'd also like to see a second hook setting that is triggered by inning, ttl, pitch count, or batters faced. That would let the pitcher continue but with a quicker hook. It would be nice to have a TTL hook for starters but I am not sure if that actually plays a factor in a batters success. Maybe

#94478	06/29/2024 1:35:03 pm	Mar 16th, 2065
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5019 Administrator	What changes would we need to make? Just reduce the pitch count and hook for the starting pitcher... Steve

#94482	06/29/2024 5:01:45 pm	Mar 17th, 2065
rivalmejr Joined: 11/11/2015 Posts: 109 Hillsboro Pikas III.1	Per the game manual starters default to 75 and 5 for PC and hook. I assumed that meant starters had to go to that count... Which is way more than an opener does

#94483	06/29/2024 5:02:38 pm	Mar 17th, 2065
rivalmejr Joined: 11/11/2015 Posts: 109 Hillsboro Pikas III.1	Per the game manual starters default to 75 and 5 for PC and hook. I assumed that meant starters had to go to that count... Which is way more than an opener does

#94496	06/30/2024 4:09:22 pm	Mar 19th, 2065
lmartins6746 Joined: 06/01/2021 Posts: 71 Asheville Aces IV.6	@Steve That would certainly be the simplest/quickest implementation.

#94497	06/30/2024 4:11:23 pm	Mar 19th, 2065
rivalmejr Joined: 11/11/2015 Posts: 109 Hillsboro Pikas III.1	I'm glad you commented... I completely misread Steve's response. Yes Steve I think that would be a perfect simple solution to make opener's an option

#94543	07/06/2024 6:30:47 pm	Apr 14th, 2065
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 823 Pierre Jacobins Legends	+1