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by **teddy ballgame** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:12 pm

tgalv wrote:if i was going all out to win, yeah i would try to fill in people on off days. who wouldn't do that? the benefit in counting stats vastly outweighs a possible slight BA hit. if you have the flexibility, why not do it.

the thing is though, if the league you're playing in isn't really hardcore, starting the season off by doing this, might not be in your best interest.

kind of like the reasoning in poker, that if you're playing at a weak table and people are just having fun, you don't want to sit there thinking over every decisions as it will just serve to elevate the play of your opponents.

I wouldn't not do it because it's too hardcore for a league or something. You play to win the game, as they say it. The thing is I don't see how doing it is really beneficial so I wouldn't do it anyways.

by **tgalv** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:24 pm

how is increasing your stats not helpful?

by **teddy ballgame** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:53 am

tgalv wrote:how is increasing your stats not helpful?

How is adding guys for a 0-3 sporadically throughout the year helpful? It's the same thing with churning pitchers. In the long run it usually hurts you more than it helps.

by **pat1999** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:38 pm

i cant believe there is actually a thread about this.

by **eftda** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:40 pm

teddy ballgame wrote:
tgalv wrote:how is increasing your stats not helpful?

How is adding guys for a 0-3 sporadically throughout the year helpful? It's the same thing with churning pitchers. In the long run it usually hurts you more than it helps.

Only hurts you in BA. Giving myself a chance to go 1-3 or 2-3 is better than going 0-0. I guess this method works best for H2H. I always believed that giving my team more opportunities to get Runs, Sb's, RBI, and Hrs was better than benching that player. I don't punt BA but I really don't care about it.

by **eftda** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:50 pm

So if I have a position player start everyday in H2H, I will have better odds to win the week than my opponent. If I have 9 guys start everyday that’s 3 (At Bats) x 9 (Players) = 27 Total Daily At Bats. 27 (Total Daily At Bats) x 7 (Days in a week) = 189 Total Weekly At Bats. {Some players will get 2 at bats, some will get 4....}. If my opponent misses 1 batter a day that’s an extra 27 at bats I am getting over him.