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I feel your pain
7th game of my playoff series, the robot brings in my worst reliever and he gives up 6 hits. My team blows a 6 run lead. Anybody else would have been a better option. Even when the reliever struggled he wasn't pulled. So many better arms available but they don't get used when a series is on the line, even with an agressive bullpen setting.
In another league, in extra innings the robot chooses to play my worst starter instead of available relievers. This guy was selected as a starter, not a long reliever. Again, I lose the series because of it.
The robot doesn't play the game anything like I would have or any manager would have. When you're trying to hold a lead you don't use your worst pitcher. It's so frustrating to see a game and a playoff series lost this way.
There has to be a better way when a team has the lead. Something like a priority method for the relievers, combined with a closer, instead of this long/middle/short method. And when the team has the lead, pull the guy when he gives up his first run instead of letting him blow the game.
Just a little robot common sense is all I ask for.