Player tendencies page
See the Roster / manager profile
window topic for general information on how to open this window
and use the toolbar buttons.
See the Player
Tendencies topic for comments on how the computer manager is influenced by the settings on
this page.
Overview
The DMB computer manager automatically adapts to game situations
and the ratings and stats of the players involved in those
situations. For example:
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when faced with a baserunning situation, it attempts to take the
extra base more often with a better baserunner and less often
against an outfielder with a good arm
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it is more likely to let a starting pitcher work out of a jam if
he's a very good pitcher and/or the potential relief pitchers
aren't very good
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it will use one-run strategies such as the bunt and the hit and
run much more often in close games than in blowouts
As a result, it is not necessary to
use manager tendencies or player-specific tendencies to get the
computer manager to handle players in a way that makes good
baseball sense.
To put this another way, if you create a full
set of tendencies for every player on a roster, simply to get them
to act in a way that is already indicated by their stats and
ratings, you're doing a lot of unnecessary work.
Sometimes, however, you may wish to override the computer
manager's desire to play the percentages. By setting manager tendencies, you can influence how
often the computer manager uses certain tactics for all players on
a team. And by setting player-specific
tendencies, you can influence how often the computer manager
uses certain tactics when that player is involved.
Player tendencies are optional
Because the DMB computer manager can produce very accurate
results simply by consulting player ratings, manager and player
tendencies are optional. If there's an opportunity to take an extra
base involving a player with no Running tendency, the computer
manager uses the manager tendency for Running instead. If that
manager tendency is Neutral, the decision is made solely on the
basis of the player's Running rating.
Changing player tendencies
The player tendencies window enables you to change the
tendencies for any player on a roster:
To add, remove or change tendencies for a player, start by
selecting that player using the drop-down list at the top of this
window. DMB displays the current set of tendencies for that player.
If no tendency is assigned for a particular aspect of the game, the
box is unchecked and the slider does not appear. As noted in the above
window, if a box is unchecked, there is no tendency of that type
for the player, and the computer manager uses the corresponding
manager tendency instead.
The
sliders on this screen have 6 settings that allow you to set player
tendencies in the situations described. The settings range from
Most frequent to to Neutral to Least Frequent to
Never.
To assign a tendency, check the box to
make the slider appear, then click on the slider bar or drag the
slider until you're happy with the setting. To change a tendency,
click on the slider bar or drag the slider. To delete a tendency,
uncheck the box.
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