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See the current
deadlines/schedule listing for the chart to match up
BWB/MLB games.
So, for BWB Game #1 we use:
- Relief appearances in MLB games #1-6
- Starting pitching performances queued up through MLB
game #6
- All hitting performances from MLB game #6. (We could
use game #1, but it just makes things easier to have each
range end on the same game).
For BWB Game #2 we use:
- Relief appearances in MLB games #2-7
- Starting pitching performances queued up through MLB
game #7
- All hitting performances from MLB game #7.
Etc. through BWB Game #150, where we use:
- Relief appearances in MLB games #150-155
- Starting pitching performances queued up through MLB
game #155
- All hitting performances from MLB game #155.
Thus, to attempt to match when your players’ hitting
stats will be used, subtract 5. If you’ve got Jim Thome on
your team and he hits three homers in Chicago’s 105th game,
those 3 HRs will show up for your team in BWB Game 100. This
also means that we disregard any hitting stats earned in MLB
games #1-5.
As mentioned previously, when playoff game numbers are
picked randomly, the actual game chosen is used for stats –
there is no 5-game gap.
6.1 Doubleheaders and Suspended Games
BWB Game management will attempt to make note of
suspended and tied games. We process stats using a service
that will list those stats on the date played, regardless of
when the game is completed. Our intention is that tie games
will not count for BWB games and statistics. Additionally,
suspended games will count for statistics on the date the
game is complete and recorded in the standings. This allows
team owners to accurately keep track of when their players’
performances will hit BWB games. If you have Brian Giles and
look at the standings one morning and you see that San Diego
is 49-49, then you should be able to tell that the game that
night is San Diego’s 99th game of the season and that Giles’
stats for that game will be used in BWB game 94.
MLB statistics are sent to BWB as daily statistics. Thus,
if a team plays a doubleheader, the players appearing in
both games are reported with both games combined. BWB
consults the printed box score (or web version), and breaks
out the single line into 2 individual games. This is a
manual process and may be subject to some error.
6.2 Correcting Mistakes
If BWB makes a mistake in accidentally counting a tie or
suspended game, it will attempt to fix the mistake within
reason. Additionally, when BWB breaks up the 2 games of a
doubleheader, it is possible that it will make arithmetic
errors or put the games in the wrong order. Again, if this
mistake is noticed immediately, it may be corrected.
Generally, however, once BWB games are in the books, they
will not be changed.
BWB receives daily MLB stats overnight and only gets one
mailing for each day. Occasionally, MLB will issue stat
corrections. BWB will not make those corrections after the
fact and will use the stat files sent to it as the official
stats for the day. 2008 Change: BWB will receive a stat
correction file each day and will attempt to match that and
correct the stats before they are used. However, once a game
is scored, it is “official” and a late stat correction will
not be considered. 2009 Update: There's a new
stat collection process in place and that daily correction
file no longer specifically exists - however, BWB will get
updated box scores as they are available and will attempt to
extract corrected data from those file.
BWB processes daily stats with great care and has no cause to
intentionally skew statistical performances. If it helps,
think of a stat mistake as a “bad bounce” on a crappy
infield that gets by the shortstop or fan interference that
changes the outcome of a play, and just write it off as
fate.
Playoffs
For game selection/mapping for the BWB playoffs,
see
Rule 2.2.2
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