Injuries & 8.13

[galaril]

I have spent the day trying to start a career with 8.13 and injuries set to 90% or 80%. Injuries were not that bad number wise but they were in my opinion unrealistic. I played the red sox in 2005 in eight sperate start-up seasons and each time tey suffered injuries to 5-8 starters including pitchers in the last month. Now I know some will say that it happens in real life but 7 seperate seasons. The injuries are for rather lengthy times most over 4 weeks. This seems to be happening with any team that is human controlled. I don't know what else to say.

[SkyDog]

Originally posted by galaril
I have spent the day trying to start a career with 8.13 and injuries set to 90% or 80%. Injuries were not that bad number wise but they were in my opinion unrealistic. I played the red sox in 2005 in eight sperate start-up seasons and each time tey suffered injuries to 5-8 starters including pitchers in the last month. Now I know some will say that it happens in real life but 7 seperate seasons. The injuries are for rather lengthy times most over 4 weeks. This seems to be happening with any team that is human controlled. I don't know what else to say. AT 80% or 90%, I would expect that. Try -50% or so, if you want to turn down injuries.

[galaril]

I'm sorry, I wasn't clear that is -"minus" 80-90%. It just isn't fun with the way injuries are occuring which is the point of playing games at leats in my case. I will continue to tinker with setting s and see if it is just a fluke but it doesn't seem like it. As many have said there is a great, greta game some in this game just a few very annoying things that keep it from getting there.

[robinhoodnik]

I have noticed this too, throughout all of the updates and all different eras. There seem to be too many injuries to star players in September. It is realistic to have the occasional star go down in a pennant race but often it is two of your top three pitchers (statistcs wise) and your one or sometimes top two offensive players. I usually play at default settings. Now I carry a very good rookie or two at the triple a level or as an alternate as insurance against this but come on now. They seem to be injured just long enough to miss the playoffs say 40 days in the first week of sept. etc. any help here?:confused:

[SkyDog]

I just started a test season, 8.13. I set my medical spending to highest, with injuries at zero. Injury contingency: 1 day.

Here's a log of injuries:

April 17th--Alt starter--1 day
April 18th--AAA pitcher--6 days
April 24th--starting catcher--3 days
April 26th--rookie league catcher--16 days
May 1st--single-A 2B--3 days
May 6th--starting 2B--2 days
May 13th--AAA pitcher--17 days
May 13th--AAA pitcher-4 days
May 25th--SP2--3 days
May 31st--starting 3B--6 days
June 1st--AAA picther--6 days
June 2nd--single A pitcher--3 days
June 10th--single A 2B--9 days
June 12th--SP5--4 days
June 14th--starting SS--2 days
June 20th--SP3--4 days
June 22nd--AAA pitcher--4 days
June 25th--AAA CF--3 days
June 27th--single A pitcher--4 days
July 2nd--starting catcher--22 days
July 6th--SP2--11 days
July 7th--SP1--51 days
July 12th--rookie league pitcher--2 days
July 17th--MLB MR--1 day
July 22nd--single-A pitcher--3 days
July 23rd--starting 1B--9 days
July 24th--starting CF--149 days
July 29th--SP5--3 days
August 1st--AA pitcher--7 days
August 8th--starting LF--1 day
August 19th--AA first baseman--4 days
August 21st--AA pitcher--3 days
August 31st--single A pitcher--7 days
September 8th--SP4--8 days
September 21st--starting RF--1 day
September 25th--SP4--193 days
September 29th--starting SS--4 days


That's it. 73 players. Only 37 injuries all year. Yes, at default injury setting, over half of the players in my organization just went through an entire season with NO injuries. Zip. None. Furthermore, only three injuries at MLB level that lasted 10 days or more. You people need to stop whining about injuries.

[robinhoodnik]

Not whining. I said that I carry extra prospects to cover this. It also happened quite often in last years version too. Just never mentioned it 'till someone else noticed it happening too. I think it may be only on teams that I am rebuilding and the massive boost in medical spending has yet to completely take effect. assuming that it is not an immediate improvement.