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HerbD · 11-27-2009, 04:10 PM

I have a league that I restart every time a new version of OOTP comes out just to see how the CPU handles it but I think it would make a great online league.

I call it the "No Expansion League" and I usually start in 1901 and rename the teams to what the eventually become in the modern age. I then sim clear through to around 2020(that will usually give me enough time for most of the modern players to retire with a few exceptions). I leave the league in it's original 2 league, 8 teams per format with the World Series as the only postseason series.

What I like most about this league is looking to see which great players from the past didn't make it with the limited roster spots available. This becomes particularly interesting around 1990 and later when there were so many players saturating the MLB. To put it in perspective you had 400 roster spots available pre-expansion where there are now 750 rosters spots available.

For teh purpose of an online league you'd probably want to sim up to a certain season and move on from there with the concept as it really doesn't have much effect pre-expansion.

11-27-2009, 04:10 PM	#43
HerbD All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 973	I have a league that I restart every time a new version of OOTP comes out just to see how the CPU handles it but I think it would make a great online league. I call it the "No Expansion League" and I usually start in 1901 and rename the teams to what the eventually become in the modern age. I then sim clear through to around 2020(that will usually give me enough time for most of the modern players to retire with a few exceptions). I leave the league in it's original 2 league, 8 teams per format with the World Series as the only postseason series. What I like most about this league is looking to see which great players from the past didn't make it with the limited roster spots available. This becomes particularly interesting around 1990 and later when there were so many players saturating the MLB. To put it in perspective you had 400 roster spots available pre-expansion where there are now 750 rosters spots available. For teh purpose of an online league you'd probably want to sim up to a certain season and move on from there with the concept as it really doesn't have much effect pre-expansion.