I realize this isn't the right forum, but because it is happening in a live league, i figured i'd get the opinions of the live community.

So, i have 2 teams in the USA Baseball Federation, neither of which has any deadball starters.  My 1 teams stats look like this.

In 9 games:
Vince Coleman(C-/C-) 5 errors in sim he had 9 in real life
Lance Johnson(C/A-) 5 errors in sim he had 12 in real life
Willie Wilson(B/A) 5 errors in sim he had 6 in real life
Jose Reyes(B-/B-) 4 errors in sim he had 18 in real life

Now, maybe those numbers don't wow you, it is only 9 games, but still awfully high.

Here is team 2.

In 6 games:
Bing Miller(B/B-)11 errors in sim he had 8 in real life
Ted Williams(C/D-) 7 errors in sim he had 5 in real life
Babe Ruth(A/C-)7 errors in sim he had 1 in real life

I sent in a ticket to sitestaff who told me everything was running ok and it was just bad luck.  I have played 1 game since their response and in that game, made 10 errors.  4 by Bing Miller, 5 by Ted Williams and 1 by Babe Ruth.  It appears other teams in the leagye are seeing some high error totals, but nothing like 28 in 9 games and 30 in 6 games.  I don't plan to play anymore games until support really looks into this.  I realize this is a game and a small sample size, but there is no way this is just bad luck.

3/12/2013 6:36 PM (edited)
10 errors certainly doesn't sound right.  Something must be going on with that team's normalization.
3/12/2013 7:23 PM
Like for some reason it's treating your pitchers as if they had league fielding percentages of 0, for example...
3/12/2013 7:23 PM
1985 willie mcgee had FIVE ERRORS in one game against me..yeah against me..that is just absolutely insane
3/13/2013 12:24 AM
I think there's something wrong. Have seen five plus bunches of times lately and three by Tim Raines in one game...that team had seven in the game. It's been a topic of conversation in my last three games.
3/13/2013 3:00 AM
I dont thik 7 errors in 6 games for an A outfielder is bad luck.  Bad luck is him having 7 errors all season.
3/13/2013 3:00 AM
Check out the error totals for US fed. 15 teams have more errors than games...those that don't mostly have very few games played.
3/13/2013 3:02 AM
ive found that when a pitcher has a very good ERA,there seems to be alot of errors behind him. Maybe its to balance out his earned runs vs runs against. And it seems a trend that when one of those pitchers allows a runner on due to an error, they score and sometimes in bunches especially with 2 outs
3/13/2013 4:29 AM
verynice, that could be true but is not necessarily relevant here. I just went through a whole bunch of research and errors are up across the league compared to previous seasons of the same league, which presumably would have very similar pitching staffs league-wide. The problem isn't that we are getting more errors than we'd think we should, but that we are getting more errors than the same players have gotten in the past behind similar pitching staffs. Check the SimLeague Baseball forum for more data.

My guess is that a 1/11/13 fix made to correct an error in outfield fielding was never applied to the Live engine. But whatever it is, players making 15-20 times as many errors as they have historically made in the same league is not small sample size or random variation. Either of those would tend to result in similar numbers of increases and decreases, but the research I did shows an overwhelming tendency toward increased errors. Some of the players I checked have 9 or 10 seasons in the league, so the historical data should be accurate.

We should probably stick to the other forum, rather than post some information here while others are posting there.

I've sent a ticket in asking for a response beyond sample size/random variation, and to at least confirm that the 1/11 fix was applied to Live.
3/13/2013 12:11 PM
yep, the last fix was an admitted error they had after the last update with OF errors.  It was a typo in the coding.  This sounds EXACTLY the same.
3/14/2013 8:43 PM
Player Pos % AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Tim Raines LF 100 5 1 2 1 1 2 1 .300
Chone Figgins 3B 100 6 4 3 1 0 0 3 .417
Chase Utley 2B 100 4 3 1 0 1 1 3 .100
Babe Ruth RF 100 5 3 3 7 0 0 1 .308
Cy Williams CF 100 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 .636
Damaso Gale CF 100 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
Howard Johnson SS 100 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 .231
Ted Simmons C 100 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273
Derik Folger C 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Abdul Skaggs 1B 100 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .214
Chester Speigle P 100 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .250
Miguel Debusk P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Kim Greer P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Bryan Cosgrove PH 100 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
James Borie P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Game Totals -- 100 48 18 21 18 3 6 -- .438
Batting

2B: C.Williams (1)

HR: B.Ruth (1), C.Williams (2), D.Gale (1)

RBI: T.Raines (3), C.Figgins (1), B.Ruth 7 (7), C.Williams 4 (6), D.Gale 3 (3), H.Johnson (1), C.Speigle (1)

2-Out RBI: T.Raines, C.Figgins, B.Ruth 4, C.Williams 3, C.Speigle

HBP: C.Utley

SF: B.Ruth

Baserunning
 
Fielding

Errors: T.Raines 3 (3), B.Ruth 2 (2), C.Williams 2 (3)

Basic View Advanced
Player % IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
Chester Speigle, W (1-0) 100 6.0 4 3 0 2 3 0 75 0.00
Miguel Debusk 100 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 6.75
Kim Greer 100 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00
James Borie 100 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 18 27.00
Game Totals 100 9.0 8 7 1 2 4 0 119 ---
Rhode Island Slammers
Basic View Advanced View Fielding
Player Pos % AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberto Bias SS 100 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .400
Kevin Dralle 1B 100 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .500
Sal Brodsky 2B 100 3 0 2 4 0 0 2 .667
Troy Glaus 3B 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308
Cameron Treehorn 3B 100 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200
Cy Williams CF 100 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Tracey Ciambriello CF 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
Gavvy Cravath LF 100 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Bruce Planisek PH 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dwight Lonneman RF 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Michael Csaunders RF 100 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .182
Jared Haha PH-LF 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Charles Johnson C 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625
Patrick Calley C 100 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jamie Vitale P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jack Danger P 100 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Jackie Dauer P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Brian Vachon P 100 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Game Totals -- 100 35 7 8 6 2 4 -- .229
Batting

2B: S.Brodsky (1)

RBI: K.Dralle 2 (2), S.Brodsky 4 (4)

2-Out RBI: S.Brodsky

SF: K.Dralle, S.Brodsky 2

SH: J.Vitale

Baserunning
 
Fielding

Errors: C.Williams (1), G.Cravath (1)

Basic View Advanced
Player % IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
Jamie Vitale, L (0-1) 100 4.2 8 8 7 2 3 2 84 13.50
Jack Danger 100 3.2 10 7 7 0 3 0 68 17.18
Jackie Dauer 100 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 6 81.00
Brian Vachon 100 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 12 5.40
Game Totals 100 9.0 21 18 17 3 6 3 170 ---
3/14/2013 9:36 PM
  J.Vitale enters the game to pitch.  
  T.Raines lines out to 1B.  
  C.Figgins hits a line drive single to RF.  
  C.Utley fouls out to third.  
  B.Ruth hits a flyball 2-run homer to CF.  
  C.Williams hits a shallow flyout to CF.  
Boston Beaters 2 2 0
Rhode Island Slammers 0 0 0
1
1
Rhode Island Slammers
  C.Speigle enters the game to pitch.  
  R.Bias draws the walk.  
HR K.Dralle grounds out to 2B.  
  S.Brodsky grounds out to SS.  
  T.Glaus grounds out to 2B.  
Boston Beaters 2 2 0
Rhode Island Slammers 0 0 0
2
2
Boston Beaters
  H.Johnson flies out to deep CF.  
  T.Simmons pops out to 2B.  
  A.Skaggs hits a line drive single to RF.  
  C.Speigle strikes out swinging.  
Boston Beaters 2 3 0
Rhode Island Slammers 0 0 0
2
2
Rhode Island Slammers
  C.Williams lines a single to LCF.  
  G.Cravath grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.  
  M.Csaunders swings and misses for strike 3.  
Boston Beaters 2 3 0
Rhode Island Slammers 0 1 0
3
3
Boston Beaters
  T.Raines walks.  
  C.Figgins hits into a 6-4 fielder's choice.  
  C.Utley hits a line drive single to RCF.  
  B.Ruth flies out to RF. C.Figgins scores on M.Csaunders's throw home.  
  C.Williams crushes a 2-run homer to RCF.  
  H.Johnson hits a flyball single to RCF.  
  T.Simmons grounds out to 1B.  
Boston Beaters 5 6 0
Rhode Island Slammers 0 1 0
3
3
Rhode Island Slammers
  P.Calley enters the game as a pinch-hitter for C.Johnson.  
  T.Raines misplays a lazy flyball and P.Calley reaches on the error.  
SH J.Vitale hits a sacrifice bunt to C. All runners advance.  
  R.Bias grounds out to 2B.  
  K.Dralle takes ball four.  
  S.Brodsky bloops a single to LCF. P.Calley scores.  
  T.Glaus grounds out to the pitcher.  
Boston Beaters 5 6 1
Rhode Island Slammers 1 2 0
4
4
Boston Beaters
  C.Williams drops a flyball and A.Skaggs reaches on a 2-base error.  
SH C.Speigle grounds out to the pitcher.  
  T.Raines grounds it past the mound into CF for a single.  
  C.Figgins hits a shallow flyout to RF.  
  C.Utley strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
Boston Beaters 5 7 1
Rhode Island Slammers 1 2 1
4
4
Rhode Island Slammers
  C.Williams pops out to 1B.  
  G.Cravath strikes out swinging.  
  M.Csaunders grounds out to 2B.  
Boston Beaters 5 7 1
Rhode Island Slammers 1 2 1
5
5
Boston Beaters
  G.Cravath misplays a deep drive and B.Ruth reaches via the 2-base error.  
- C.Williams bloops a single to RCF. B.Ruth scores.  
  H.Johnson takes ball four.  
  T.Simmons strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
  A.Skaggs hits into a 3-6 fielder's choice.  
  J.Danger enters the game to pitch.  
  C.Speigle grounds a single to LCF. C.Williams scores.  
  T.Raines hits a groundball single to RCF. A.Skaggs scores.  
  C.Figgins grounds a single to CF. C.Speigle scores.  
  C.Utley is plunked in the leg by a pitch.  
  B.Ruth hits a line drive single to LF. T.Raines scores. C.Figgins scores.  
  C.Williams smokes a line drive single to RCF. C.Utley scores.  
  H.Johnson pops out to 1B.  
Boston Beaters 12 13 1
Rhode Island Slammers 1 2 2
5
5
Rhode Island Slammers
  T.Ciambriello enters the game as a pinch-hitter for C.Williams.  
  T.Raines misplays a lazy flyball and P.Calley reaches on the error.  
  J.Danger strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
  R.Bias grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.  
Boston Beaters 12 13 2
Rhode Island Slammers 1 2 2
6
6
Boston Beaters
  T.Simmons pops out to 1B.  
  A.Skaggs grounds out to SS.  
  C.Speigle is frozen on strike 3.  
Boston Beaters 12 13 2
Rhode Island Slammers 1 2 2
6
6
Rhode Island Slammers
  C.Williams misplays a drive and K.Dralle reaches via the 2-base error.  
  S.Brodsky hits a flyball double to LF. K.Dralle scores.  
  T.Glaus grounds out to SS.  
  T.Ciambriello grounds out to 2B.  
  G.Cravath pops out to 3B.  
Boston Beaters 12 13 3
Rhode Island Slammers 2 3 2
7
7
Boston Beaters
  T.Raines strikes out swinging.  
  C.Figgins grounds out to the pitcher.  
  C.Utley grounds out to 1B.  
Boston Beaters 12 13 3
Rhode Island Slammers 2 3 2
7
7
Rhode Island Slammers
  M.Csaunders lines a single to CF.  
  M.Debusk enters the game to pitch.  
  P.Calley hits a line drive single to RF.  
  B.Ruth can't handle a flyball and J.Danger reaches on the error.  
  R.Bias pops out to 3B.  
  T.Raines has the ball ricochet off his glove and K.Dralle reaches on a 2-base error. M.Csaunders scores. P.Calley scores.  
  K.Greer enters the game to pitch.  
  C.Williams drops a flyball and S.Brodsky reaches on a 2-base error. J.Danger scores.  
  C.Treehorn enters the game as a pinch-hitter for T.Glaus.  
  C.Treehorn strikes out swinging.  
  T.Ciambriello grounds out to 3B.  
Boston Beaters 12 13 6
Rhode Island Slammers 5 5 2
8
8
Boston Beaters
++ B.Ruth pops out to SS.  
  C.Williams doubles down the rightfield line.  
  H.Johnson smokes a line drive single to LCF. C.Williams scores.  
  T.Simmons smokes a line drive single to CF.  
  A.Skaggs grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.  
Boston Beaters 13 16 6
Rhode Island Slammers 5 5 2
8
8
Rhode Island Slammers
  B.Planisek enters the game as a pinch-hitter for G.Cravath.  
  B.Planisek grounds a single to CF.  
  J.Haha enters the game as a pinch-hitter for M.Csaunders.  
  J.Haha grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.  
  P.Calley grounds out to SS.  
Boston Beaters 13 16 6
Rhode Island Slammers 5 6 2
9
9
Boston Beaters
  D.Lonneman enters the game at RF as a defensive replacement.  
  J.Haha remains in the game at LF.  
  B.Cosgrove enters the game as a pinch-hitter for K.Greer.  
  B.Cosgrove grounds a single to RCF.  
  T.Raines strikes out swinging.  
  C.Figgins lines a single to RF.  
  J.Dauer enters the game to pitch.  
  C.Utley takes ball four.  
  B.Ruth hits a bloop single to RF. B.Cosgrove scores. C.Figgins scores.  
  B.Vachon enters the game to pitch.  
  D.Gale enters the game as a pinch-hitter for C.Williams.  
  D.Gale smacks a 3-run homer to CF that barely clears the wall.  
  H.Johnson pops out to 3B.  
  D.Folger enters the game as a pinch-hitter for T.Simmons.  
  D.Folger hits a groundball single to RF.  
  A.Skaggs pops out to 2B.  
Boston Beaters 18 21 6
Rhode Island Slammers 5 6 2
9
9
Rhode Island Slammers
  J.Borie enters the game to pitch.  
  B.Ruth drops a flyball and B.Vachon reaches on a 2-base error.  
- R.Bias hits a groundball single to LF.  
  K.Dralle grounds it thru the hole to LCF for a single. B.Vachon scores.  
  S.Brodsky flies out to LCF. D.Gale's throw goes home, but R.Bias slides in under the tag and scores.  
  C.Treehorn grounds out to SS.  
  T.Ciambriello grounds out to 1B.
3/14/2013 9:37 PM
No fun playing with this many errors
3/14/2013 9:44 PM
The engine is running as intended.
3/14/2013 10:19 PM
All - we have rebooted our LIVE service this morning. Based on the data above and some info in the server logs, it does appear the 1/11/2013 update did not take properly.

Thank you to those above that gathered the info to bring this issue to light.
3/16/2013 11:41 AM
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