What is a Manager Profile?
Manager profiles guide the computer manager whenever it is
making the decisions for a team. If you plan to use the computer
manager, even if it's only when you Quick Play a few
innings during a game, you must make sure that each team has a reasonably
complete manager profile. DMB does not make good
decisions with an empty or sparsely filled out manager profile.
By entering instructions into the manager profile for a team,
you can exert a lot of control over the use of players and the
tactics employed during a game.
The computer manager makes decisions based on the score, inning,
number of outs, who is on base, the ability of the pitcher and
catcher, the ballpark, availability of bench players, and many
other factors. The instructions you provide are among the most
important factors that are considered.
Consider a few examples:
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Suppose, in real life, a certain pitcher was always used as the
closer, but was ineffective. If your goal is to emulate a real-life
season, put the real-life closer first in your list of closers. If
you want to see how the season might have turned out with another
pitcher in this role, put the other pitcher first in your list of
closers. The choice is yours.
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Suppose, in real life, a speedy player was used as the leadoff
hitter on your favorite team, but you prefer to give up some speed
and use a player with a higher on-base percentage in this spot.
Your saved lineups are used by the computer manager to determine
the batting order versus left- and right-handed pitching.
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Suppose, in real life, a team used the sacrifice bunt more
frequently than any other team in the league. But you believe in
playing for the three-run homer. You can instruct the computer
manager to bunt less often.
The manager profile contains instructions for five aspects of
managing your team:
DMB manager profiles are easy to create and modify. All of the
options are clearly displayed on the screen, and simple menu
commands and forms collect all the information you need.
And, if you prefer, you can choose to have DMB generate all or part of a
manager profile. You can use a generated profile as-is or as a
starting point for some fine tuning of your own.
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