I'm with grizzly on this. Never, never seen good and bad streaks like this. Is it possible we're coming up against the word:
"PARITY"?

I have read and re-read the forums, trying to figure this game out. My first, and only team had a 7 game winning streak, sweeping both teams that swept me to open the season. In between those streaks,, I visited the WW several times, and as I came to understand(?) the game better, I'd like to think I made better choices. then I lost 5 in a row. now i am on a 3 game winning streak. during the winning streak, hitters came thru with "clutch" hits, or defenders made errors at clutch times. Or my pitchers got the key outs. That has been a pretty consistent factoring event. I am guessing that a "fly ball double" is a ball that a better defender might have caught, for example. I don't expect much from my first team, but i certainly am hopeful. I have looked at a lot of leagues, and while I do not have the experience to be "respected," I hope I raise a valid point and contribute to the discussion. My point is that often, a games' outcome hinges on a single event, and sometimes, for several games in succession, they do or don't go your way. But being up 3-0 in the TOC and losing the last four...that might lead one to go postal, if we could ever find Sparky!!!

Quote: Originally Posted By 2pragmatic on 5/02/2010I am guessing that a "fly ball double" is a ball that a better defender might have caught, for example.

No, the sim doesn't work like that. The verbiage in the play by play makes no difference in most cases. Once a non-HR hit is determined, the play is determined to be a "+ play" or or a normal play. After that, the type of hit is determined (1b, 2b, 3b). What WIS calls the play (fly ball, line drive, down-the-line) is then determined.

I'll add another one to contrarian's list...

Morale and momentum don't exist in the SIM. They do exist at least to a small degree in real life.

Quote: Originally Posted By grizzly_one on 5/02/2010As I said before, I am convinced there is something built into the game that causes streakiness, and yes I do undertsand the law of averages

Is apparently not built into the games I play:

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A stetch of 23 games with a single 2-game winning streak...