I’ve got Tim Locastro on two of my teams. I’ve got Tim Locastro running wild for both of those teams.
Both of those teams play in HR-18 parks which might put a damper on stealing for a lot of managers.. MMDA is a 20 team league with 26 man active rosters. SOMNADA is a 16 team league with 26 man active rosters. Most of the steals have come in the home games. MMDA has a 10% add on for at-bats and SOMNADA is just 4%.
In SOMNADA, I have a 46-45 record. Locastro has 82 steals and 15 caught. He’s batted 11 times with 1 home run. He’s played just 45 innings in the field. He is 49 of 52 stealing second, 26 of 33 stealing third and amazingly, 7 of 12 stealing home. I believe that he’s got more steals in SOMNADA since I don’t have a playoff team.
In MMDA, I have a 59-40 record. Locastro has 57 steals in 70 attempts. He’s batted 29 times with 4 home runs and he’s logged 87 innings in the field. He’s 35 of 38 stealing second, 18 of 25 stealing third and 4 of 7 stealing home.
The chance of stealing home is 35% and probably less with the pick-off chances. Combined, Locastro is 11 of 19, which is 58%. All of these stealing home chances have been with 2 out. I’m hoping that my luck holds out for the rest of the season because this has been a lot of fun for me. One team has sluggers Alvarez/Freeman and the other has Judge/Arenado, and I’m having more fun running with Locastro.
Good luck with your seasons and with your playoff runs, John
It’s the last series of the season and I am playing for two things. One, I have an outside chance of making the playoffs. The other playoff bound team is sitting at 83 wins with 4 games left, I have 81 wins and I also have just 4 games left. We’re not playing against each other. Two, Tim Locastro has a chance of setting a SOMNADA and the major league baseball stolen base records for steals in a season. Locastro is sitting at 133 steals at the start of play.
I managed to win 3 of 4 games. The scores were W 6-3, L 6-4, W 4-3 and a W 9-6. This put me in a tie for the last playoff spot that I lost out on due to the tiebreaker rules of the league. I didn’t have the pitching for a playoff run
More important to me was the stolen base record. The plan was to insert Locastro as soon as possible for the players with limited at-bats like Bichette, Machado, Freeman and Alvarez. Yeah, this team can hit. The pinch running worked out pretty well except for a couple of hiccups.
In game 1, Locastro pinch ran for Machado in the 3rd innings, he stole 2nd and 3rd (#’s 134 and 135) before Alvarez knocked him in with a single. I’d have attempted to steal home but I usually wait for two out before attempting that. I pulled Locastro in the 7th, to save at-bats and to try to win the game.
In game 2, Locastro pinch ran for the leadoff batter, Bichette, in the first inning. He stole 2nd and 3rd (#’s 136 and 137) and scored when the next batter hit a sac fly. Locastro stayed in the game, he hit a home run, hit a fly out that looked like a ballpark home run and he walked. After the walk, Locastro was gunned down on a 95% steal chance. Ouch!
In game 3, I was ahead 2-1 in the 7th, when Garcia lead off with a single. After he failed to get the lead, I pinch ran with Locastro who was gunned down again on a 95% chance. I let out an uncontrollable “I hate you” which may have been directed at the game or my opponent or both. These games were being played via NetPlay. Either way, we laughed about it later. My chances of setting the record were dwindling. Locastro did stay in the game to ground out in the 9th vs the unhittable Feyereisen.
I’m down to my last game. Don’t they say that bad things come in 3’s! In the 7th, Locastro pinch ran for Casas and he couldn't get the lead. What? His chance to get the lead is 2-12! Killer! His chances were too low at 50%. I tried to bunt him to second, so I can steal third base, but it was a fielder’s choice and Locastro was out at second. Locastro stays in the game even though I figure my noble quest to set a record has ended.
In the 9th, the other manager brings in Helsley and brags that his ERA is a miniscule 0.47! He’d only given up 2 runs all year! LeMahieu walks, Adell gets his first appearance of the season as a pinch runner, Locastro gets the signal for a hit & run, and he delivers a single. 1st and 3rd, no out, Locastro steals 2nd (#138), Moore pinch runs at third for Adell, Moore is out stealing home on a 30% chance, Locastro moves to third, Locastro steals home on a 35% chance. This is steal #139! Amazing!
For the SOMNADA season, Locastro is 139/39, this includes 82 of 95 stealing 2nd, 43 of 56 stealing 3rd and 14 of 27 stealing home. 13 caught of each base surely makes that his unlucky number.
In the MMDA league, in which I have 6 road games left, Locastro is 104/127. He’s 61/66 stealing 2nd, 34/44 stealing 3rd and 9/17 stealing home. Yeah, I’ve had very good luck stealing home.