The Knowledge Thread
 

Hello all:-) Since I discovered OOTP last year I have learned so much about this simulation and about the game of Baseball in general from the very knowledgeable members of this community. I think it would be a good idea to try to get all of this knowledge about OOPT and Baseball into one thread.

This is why I am creating this thread. My goal is to have members share links, tips, or anything else that they think would be helpful to know about OOTP and Baseball in general. I will organize the information and edit this post to include it.

Examples: Helpful threads about OOTP, sites explaining Baseball strategy, recommended books about Baseball, fictional league idea, why certain statistics are important, etc.

Please Contribute Any Helpful Links or Information You Might Have

Thank you very much:-)

OOTP Community Wiki HomePage
http://ootpwiki.info/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage

OOTP 15 Online Manual
http://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com/...php?man=ootp15

Official Sites of Various Baseball Leagues:

The Official Site of Major League Baseball
MLB.com: The Official Site of Major League Baseball

The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
http://www.milb.com/index.jsp

[league redacted] Official Website
http://www.***.or.jp/eng/

Australian Baseball League Official Website
http://web.theabl.com.au/index.jsp

Official Site of The Mexican League Baseball
http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=l125

Baseball History

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...n-formats.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...tory-ootp.html

Shows the teams, nicknames, and affiliations by year for pretty much every minor league since 1901.
http://minorleaguesource.com/minor.html

A direct link to the page of SABR member Cliff Blau which summarizes the transaction rule changes MLB has undergone over the years.
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/brak2.0/rules.htm

Plenty of information on the ballparks of the past and present. Also include similar info for stadiums/arenas used in football, basketball, and hockey.
http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm

Features overhead diagrams of all major league ballparks since 1901, with some having multiple diagrams showing how the park changed over time.
http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/index.html

Follow the link on the main page to go to the spot hosting a variety of files containing financial data and information on not just MLB but also the other big professional sports.
https://sites.google.com/site/rodswebpages/codes

A wealth of real-world sports logos past and present.
http://www.sportslogos.net/

Online Baseball Communities and Blogs:

r/Baseball - Reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/

Baseball Discussion forum made for serious baseball fans, historians, researchers.
http://www.baseball-fever.com/

Baseball. Insight. Daily.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/

MLB Trade Rumors
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

Baseball Statistical Sites:

Up-to-date Major and Minor League Statistics for each player, team, and league in baseball history.
Baseball-Reference.com - MLB Stats, Standings, Scores, History

Contains articles, statistical reports and also covers baseball history as well as current issues and events.
Baseball Statistics and Analysis | FanGraphs Baseball

Baseball Basics: Abbreviations:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info...reviations.jsp

Glossary of Baseball statistical terms, abbreviations and how the are calculated
http://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com/...&page=glossary

Dictionary of Baseball Terms
http://www.sportingcharts.com/MLB/dictionary/

Box scores for MLB games from 1914-2013, along with plenty of other things:
Retrosheet.org

10 Statistics and Abbreviations a Serious Baseball Watcher Should Know
http://howtowatchsports.com/2009/07/...r-should-know/

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...o-you-use.html

The page at SABR's web site from which you can download for free a wide variety of past issues of the SABR publications The Baseball Research Journal and The National Pastime.
http://research.sabr.org/journals/archive/main

Sabermetrics 101 Wrap Up
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/3...01-wrap-up-and

Baseball Strategy:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...tribution.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post1163976

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3181710

General OOTP Tips and Hints

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-uniforms.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...e-numbers.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...justments.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...e-innings.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...me-voting.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...babe-ruth.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...down-news.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...immersion.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...al-player.html



Scouting/GM Tips:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ng-player.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...trategies.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-approach.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...bad-teams.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ers-trade.html

The Scouting Encyclopedia - Baseball News Hound
http://baseballnewshound.com/?page_id=268

Understanding the 20-80 Scale
http://tincaps.mlblogs.com/2014/02/0...e-20-80-scale/

Baseball Musings Lineup Analysis Tool:
http://www.baseballmusings.com/cgi-b...eupAnalysis.py

OOTP League Creations Ideas and Tips:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...s-players.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...gue-guide.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...l-players.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...r-markets.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...41-post10.html

http://www.teamnames.net/fantasy/ran...name-generator

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...generator.html

Below is a list of U.S. metropolitan statistical areas and a 2010 market size rating.
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...07-post14.html

Metro Notes (Fictional Baseball League) created by Jon Johnson (DreamTeams)
http://www.cjohnsonphoto.com/metros/metros.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...t-summary.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...arketcalc.html

OOTP Mods (Logos, Rosters, Photos, Etc)

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...yle-logos.html

8800+ Glossy Logos
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-logo-set.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...logo-sets.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...1-present.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...rms-logos.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ee-taking.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...logo-sets.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...caa-logos.html

College Logos created by Matt Lee (truthserum607)
http://s55.photobucket.com/user/trut...?sort=4&page=1

Reserved

Up-to-date Major and Minor League Statistics for each player, team, and league in baseball history.
Baseball-Reference.com - MLB Stats, Standings, Scores, History

The Official Site of Major League Baseball
http://mlb.mlb.com/home

Understanding the 20-80 Scale
Understanding the 20-80 Scale « It's All Relative

You missed a very important baseball statistics site: Retrosheet.org

On that site you can find box scores for MLB games from 1914-2013, along with plenty of other things.

Thank you so much Le Grande Orange for sharing your link. I have updated the first post and to include your link.

Do you have anymore to share? If so, please share them so I can include them. Thank you very much:-)

Thank jazzrack for sharing the link to the wiki page. I added it as the first link in the first post of this thread:-) If you have any other links please share:-)

Glossary of Baseball statistical terms, abbreviations and how the are calculated
Out of the Park Baseball Manual

I created a sister page.

OOTP Community Wiki | The Knowledge Page

I need to sit down for a day or so and contemplate how best to start tying the wiki pages together, I have been so busy with the server and getting a base of pages & other examples that I have just kept putting it off, but it's reached a size now that I seriously need to make decisions ;) then we can have more useful portal type pages for various subjects to share rather than a bunch of individual ones. it's going to take a good 18-24 months to start getting the wiki embedded into the culture around here so we are well aware it's not a short term project

Wow, thank you sooo much jazzrack for adding my thread to the OOTP Community Wiki. Also, thank you for taking the time to create a Community Wiki for OOTP. I have never created a Wiki, but can imagine how much time and effort it takes to make one and I commend you for that:-) I always find Wikis very helpful, and I am sure I will learn a lot from the OOTP Wiki.

I will make sure to keep updating this thread, and feel free to use any info you find useful for the wiki. If there is anything else I can do to help, please let me know:-)

What I would do to help figure out how to start tying all the wiki pages together is look at wikis for others games and use that for inspiration. I did not come up with the idea for this thread, for example, all on my own. I got the idea from other video game forums that I have visited over the years. Somebody usually always creates a thread of useful links.

Also, look over the OOTP Manual and see how it is organize and that might help you to come up with sections and such. Hope this helps:-)

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...logo-sets.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...1-present.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...rms-logos.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ee-taking.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...logo-sets.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...caa-logos.html

I have a question about the link about the ideal distribution of minor leaguers in the OP. Why would you limit your minor league teams to such a small number of players? I've noticed that as the seasons go by, my minor league teams end up growing bigger and bigger (to around 50+ people on each team). Sure, a lot of these guys have little to no playing time but is there any reason to release them? Even for the seemingly hopeless prospects, there's always a chance they could suddenly show a lot of potential, which happens quite often in OOTP. Can it hurt at all to have a bunch of scrubs just sit on the bench if they are willing to?

Hello BeancheBlanco, that is a good question. From what I understand, there is no harm in keeping however many players in your many leagues as you want. I believe the reason that people only keep a certain amount is so that their minor league system stays organized and does not become cluttered with people who more than likely will never reach the majors.

Please feel free to just use the information as a guide/starting point in helping you determine what is best for your team/league:-)

Added To Section: General OOTP Tips and Hints

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...justments.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...e-innings.html

wiki page is updated, and I re-formatted it a bit to make it easier to read and navigate

OOTP Community Wiki | The Knowledge Page

plus, to league creations tips I added

OOTP Community Wiki | names other than league


it's also a good list of what needs wiki pages created, I saw at least 1 subject that already had a wiki page

OOTP Community Wiki |Historical Databases - summary

so I used that link on the wiki page.

this is also a good list on subjects that need a wiki page.

and thanks for the input, every bit helps, if nothing else it helps me clear up my own thoughts

Very nicely done jazzrack:-) The nice thing about putting together a wiki is that you do not have to do it all at one time. It is a project and you can put it together piece by piece.

I will keep tossing ideas and suggestions your way as they come to mind. Keep up the good work:-)

Added To Section: General OOTP Tips And Hints
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...me-voting.html

Added To Section: Baseball Statistical Sties
Dictionary of Baseball Terms
Sports Dictionary for MLB | SportingCharts.com

Any sites that carry minor league boxscores?


The Sporting News used to carry minor league box scores. They stopped publishing Tripe A box scores in 1968.

You can click on a team or league and it will take you to score board. Then click on box to see box scored. Hope this helps

Thanks, gRaider, for this thread. Here are some past threads that I've found particularly useful:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...n-formats.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...tory-ootp.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...babe-ruth.html

Awesome joefromchicago thanks for sharing the links:-) I will update the first post in the thread with them as soon as I get home from doctor.

Added To Section: Baseball History
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...n-formats.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...tory-ootp.html

Added To Section: General OOTP Tips and Hints
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...babe-ruth.html[/QUOTE]

I wish OOTP had a fictional team nick name generator.

Try this link, just found it:-)

Added To Section: OOTP League Creations Ideas and Tips
Fantasy Name Generator - Team Name Generator

A few more sites worthy of a mention:

Mike McCann's Minor League Baseball History. Shows the teams, nicknames, and affiliations by year for pretty much every minor league since 1901.

SABR Research Journals Archive. The page at SABR's web site from which you can download for free a wide variety of past issues of the SABR publications The Baseball Research Journal and The National Pasttime.

League Operating Rules. A direct link to the page of SABR member Cliff Blau which summarizes the transaction rule changes MLB has undergone over the years.

Ballparks by Munsey & Suppes. Plenty of information on the ballparks of the past and present. Also include similar info for stadiums/arenas used in football, basketball, and hockey.

Clem's Baseball. Features overhead diagrams of all major league ballparks since 1901, with some having multiple diagrams showing how the park changed over time.

Rod's Sports Economics. Follow the link on the main page to go to the spot hosting a variety of files containing financial data and information on not just MLB but also the other big professional sports.

Chris Creamer's Sportslogos.net. A wealth of real-world sports logos past and present.

Thank you soooo Le Grande Orange for sharing these wonderful links and information. I have updated the first post to include them. If you have anymore please share:-)


Added to Section: Baseball History
Mike McCann's Minor League Baseball History. Shows the teams, nicknames, and affiliations by year for pretty much every minor league since 1901.

League Operating Rules. A direct link to the page of SABR member Cliff Blau which summarizes the transaction rule changes MLB has undergone over the years.

Ballparks by Munsey & Suppes. Plenty of information on the ballparks of the past and present. Also include similar info for stadiums/arenas used in football, basketball, and hockey.

Clem's Baseball. Features overhead diagrams of all major league ballparks since 1901, with some having multiple diagrams showing how the park changed over time.

Rod's Sports Economics. Follow the link on the main page to go to the spot hosting a variety of files containing financial data and information on not just MLB but also the other big professional sports.

Chris Creamer's Sportslogos.net. A wealth of real-world sports logos past and present.[/QUOTE]

Added to Section: Baseball Statistical Sites
SABR Research Journals Archive. The page at SABR's web site from which you can download for free a wide variety of past issues of the SABR publications The Baseball Research Journal and The National Pasttime.

Added To Section: General OOTP Tips and Hints
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...down-news.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...immersion.html

Added To Section:CAPTAIN WALRUS'S CIRCULAR LOGOS
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...yle-logos.html

Added To Section: OOTP Mods (Logos, Rosters, Photos, ETC)
8800+ Glossy Logos
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-logo-set.html

if I could ask a small favor :D could you add what section you add the links to in these update posts so I don't have to go back to the front page and verify the placement. it would save me a bunch of time when I go to update the wikipage, especially now that the page has gotten long

That is a really good suggestion:-) I will go back and add the section. Thanks for suggesting that:-)

Baseball Fever


is a great site,especially for a superb section of baseball photographs.

Thanks for sharing, but I already have it under the section entitled "online baseball communities and blog." Please share more links:-)

You may want to copy the thread "Feeder League Guide" by Biggio509. It is found in the "new to the game" tab in ootp 14. I found it to be a big help when I wanted to delve into that aspect of the game.

Excellent suggestion Hrycaj:-) I have added it to the first post in this thread.

Section Added To: OOTP League Creations Ideas and Tips
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...gue-guide.html

Thanks for adding my Market Size work to the thread, it is appreciated. :)

If I can help with anything, please let me know.

No problem jaysdailydose, your market size thread is very helpful:-) If you have or come across any other helpful/useful threads please post them here and I will include them.

Added To Section: OOTP League Creations Ideas and Tips:
Below is a list of U.S. metropolitan statistical areas and a 2010 market size rating.
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...07-post14.html

Added To Section: General OOTP Tips and Hints
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...al-player.html

Added To Section: OOTP League Creations Ideas and Tips:
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...arketcalc.html

Added To Section: General OOTP Tips and Hints
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-uniforms.html