From be94e9fb6bf2d73db2d80dae17f266c4a31bbc51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chuck <33324927+ChuckBuilds@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 13:48:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] decision flag debug logging for when games are rejected MILB

---
 src/milb_manager.py | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/milb_manager.py b/src/milb_manager.py
index d152dd88..30076afc 100644
--- a/src/milb_manager.py
+++ b/src/milb_manager.py
@@ -920,8 +920,19 @@ class MiLBLiveManager(BaseMiLBManager):
                     future_seconds = (start_dt - now_utc).total_seconds()
                     if future_seconds > 5 * 60:
                         should_probe = True
+                # Always probe favorite team games in a sensible time window (captures unreliable flags)
+                is_favorite_game = (game['home_team'] in self.favorite_teams or game['away_team'] in self.favorite_teams)
+                if is_favorite_game:
+                    if start_dt is None:
+                        # If start time missing, still probe favorites
+                        should_probe = True
+                    else:
+                        delta_sec = (now_utc - start_dt).total_seconds()
+                        # Within -12h..+12h window relative to start to be robust to TZ/skew
+                        if -12 * 3600 <= delta_sec <= 12 * 3600:
+                            should_probe = True
 
-                # Also bound probe window to +/- 12 hours from now
+                # Also bound probe window to +/- 12 hours from now (failsafe)
                 if should_probe and start_dt is not None:
                     if abs((now_utc - start_dt).total_seconds()) > 12 * 3600:
                         should_probe = False
@@ -940,6 +951,19 @@ class MiLBLiveManager(BaseMiLBManager):
                         self.logger.info(f"[MiLB] Rejecting schedule-live future game without feed confirmation: {game['away_team']} @ {game['home_team']} (starts in {future_seconds/60:.1f}m)")
                         is_live = False
 
+                # Decision trace for debugging
+                try:
+                    delta_sec = None
+                    if start_dt is not None:
+                        delta_sec = (now_utc - start_dt).total_seconds()
+                    self.logger.debug(
+                        f"[MiLB] Live decision: {game['away_team']}@{game['home_team']} flags={is_live_by_flags} "
+                        f"detail_hint={is_live_by_detail_hint} feed={feed_confirmed} probe={should_probe} "
+                        f"start_delta_s={delta_sec if delta_sec is not None else 'NA'} result={is_live}"
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
                 if is_live:
                     # Sanity check on time
                     game_date_str = game.get('start_time', '')