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Originally Posted by pstrickert
What kind of league is this, david?
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Historical - every summer when school lets out I crank up the latest OOTP release and start at 1871. I act as commissioner and now GM Only. I set all the team's rosters and front offices. I let managers set Rotations and Lineups and let scouts choose draft picks. I have AI turned off for roster moves. I do the old make sure every team has X # of SPs, RPs, 3 catchers and 2 of every other position. I do the cutting and free agent signing.
Basically I am doing what I did in 1968 when I was 8 years old with the old strat-o-matic but using a PC instead of cards and not having to track my own stats in spiral notebooks anymore.
Another example of what I get frustrated with:
16 games in....
In 16 games, 2B Jack Burdock made 35 errors at 3B - in 82 Total Chances! a .573 Fielding Percentage. His ratings were: 51 at Second Base and 30 at Shortstop. NOT QUALIFIED TO PLAY 3B! Team had 2 players qualified at 3B and neither played a game at 3B.
Different team - this AI manager is brutal at making a lineup!
Catcher Nat Hicks, not qualified to play 1B, Only rating is at C, makes 20 errors in 7 games playing 1B, 20 errors in 73 chances at 1B! .726 fielding. Team has 2 players rated at 1B.... On that same team Jim Devlin, one of those 1B, qualified at 1B, played 6 games at 3B, and made 17 errors in 31 chances, a .474 pct. he is not qualified to play 3B. Roster has 2 players who are rated at 3B.... Same manager puts John Radcliff at SS - his ratings are a 34 at 3B and 40 at RF. But Manager puts him at SS over 2 other rated SS's. In 16 games he has 36 errors on 115 chances - a .687 pct.... Somehow this team is 6-10.