Quote:I had 7 guys with 0 on 22, fielding 1's in every position and 5 grade A's in the bullpen and got knocked out in the first round. For starters, I had 2 x12s with no Zs then a 7 and a 5. Lost to a weak hitting, high walking team with 2 A starters. I couldn't get to my bullpen much and didn't hit.

 

Good pitching always stops good hitting.

 

Anyway, Happy Birthday again.

 

 

   Thanks.

 

   While I agree that good pitching provides a huge advantage,   I have seen over the years both in APBA and MLB itself that unexpected results often happen in a short series.    Unfortunately for Braves fans,  they have been on the receiving end of this far too often,  despite being a tremendous regular season franchise in the last 24 years or so. 

 

   In my league,  in the last 4 seasons,  the team with the best record,  which gets an automatic bye to the Finals as we use Soccer Style playoffs,  lost in the Finals 3 out of the last 4 seasons.   There were different reasons for this happening.   But the common theme,  not only in this time frame but in many other seasons as well,  is the best team often doesn't end up winning the Championship.    All you can do is try your best to put yourself in the best possible position for the playoffs,  manage each playoff game to the best of your ability,  and then hope that the dice rolls are favorable.  

 

  The type of team you had in 2013 has won Championships.  Unfortunately,  you didn't get the necessary breaks.  Hopefully,  this season will have a better end result for you.    The last 3 seasons,  I reached the finals in my league.   I lost the first 2 times.   The team I lost with in 2012 won 103 games.   In 2013,  the team I won the Championship with only won 92 games and was the 4th and final playoff team in a 12 team league.   Unlike the 2012 team,  that only had to win 1 playoff series,  which it failed to do,  the 2013 team had to win 3 playoff series.    The 2013 team had to pitch 3 CZ's if the series went 7 games.  The finals did end up going 7 games..  Yet,  fortunately,  this time around,   the opposition's dice rolls got cold at the right time.

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