I've also noticed it with my pitching as well. I've always put priority on my pitching as far as upgrades are concerned, so it's less obvious to me than the defense. But I've definitely saw the same type of thing that you described with your pitching, especially with the back end of my bullpen, which isn't exactly stellar…
I'm still trying to figure out why this happened. It doesn't make any sense. My team isn't great, I don't have really any cash and no gold, I haven't had anything higher than maybe a top 20 finish in any event. I'm a middle of the pack scorer on my club. So, why the hell did they "put me in jail"? I pm'ed that redtrunk guy…
While I have no rebuttal for any of your points, there is one thing I have noticed regarding upgrades.* Throughout my time in this game, from the beginning, until now, defensive upgrades have been almost a necessity for my team.* If I negelect them for any real length of time, my team will abrubtly start making an…