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Pelican · 11-15-2023, 02:27 PM

Yeah I'm one of those ST fanatics. You struck a nerve. Most years I try to end up in Florida in order to see games. Nothing like seeing young prospects and lazy veterans in stadiums about the size they were in MLB more than a hundred years ago. Baseball paradise.

So I'm unhappy we can't add and choose actual Spring Training parks. It's not a lot to ask, IMHO. All I can do is fiddle with the dimension to the ST Park, to make it suitably funky, for who cares about skewed results in the Spring?

Also, the default schedule is bogus in that [1] there is no interleague play; and [2] it ignores the difference between Florida and Arizona teams. One of these years, I'm going to redo the schedule to correct both errors. And then I guess I'll need to learn how to export a schedule, for the rest of you's.

On the Spring schedule, one of my annual delights is the series played on the weekend before Opening Day, when the teams are on their way north. You know, the Bay Series between the Giants and A's (soon to be the Bay/Desert series, with the A's in Las Vegas). Or the Dodgers and Halos. Orioles and Gnats. Mutts and Yankees. Marlins and Rays. Or neutral sites like New Orleans or Charlotte or Nashville. I add these every year.

And [OCD kicks in], why not have the ability to play "B" games during the Spring? Really, no different from the minor leagues. If we're trying to simulate reality, the veterans don't go on the road for bus trips. And young rookies may get their moment first in morning "B" games. Again, I could incorporate them into my schedule, if I had unlimited time (I don't). I usually manage to schedule a few B games for my own team.

Playing with the development engine, no recalc, real trades off, and high TCR, Spring results can be real clues to breakout seasons - and breakdown seasons. And there are injuries. Guys learning new positions. Everyone should go through the ritual and trial of cutting rosters down to 28 (I use 28 through April or May, rather than inflating roster in September during the pennant races.) Good teams are forced to DFA guys, and bad teams can pick up bargains.

Maybe what we need (hint, hint) is a Spring Training thread to discuss these and other ideas and changes.

11-15-2023, 02:27 PM	#5
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 2,999	Yeah I'm one of those ST fanatics. You struck a nerve. Most years I try to end up in Florida in order to see games. Nothing like seeing young prospects and lazy veterans in stadiums about the size they were in MLB more than a hundred years ago. Baseball paradise. So I'm unhappy we can't add and choose actual Spring Training parks. It's not a lot to ask, IMHO. All I can do is fiddle with the dimension to the ST Park, to make it suitably funky, for who cares about skewed results in the Spring? Also, the default schedule is bogus in that [1] there is no interleague play; and [2] it ignores the difference between Florida and Arizona teams. One of these years, I'm going to redo the schedule to correct both errors. And then I guess I'll need to learn how to export a schedule, for the rest of you's. On the Spring schedule, one of my annual delights is the series played on the weekend before Opening Day, when the teams are on their way north. You know, the Bay Series between the Giants and A's (soon to be the Bay/Desert series, with the A's in Las Vegas). Or the Dodgers and Halos. Orioles and Gnats. Mutts and Yankees. Marlins and Rays. Or neutral sites like New Orleans or Charlotte or Nashville. I add these every year. And [OCD kicks in], why not have the ability to play "B" games during the Spring? Really, no different from the minor leagues. If we're trying to simulate reality, the veterans don't go on the road for bus trips. And young rookies may get their moment first in morning "B" games. Again, I could incorporate them into my schedule, if I had unlimited time (I don't). I usually manage to schedule a few B games for my own team. Playing with the development engine, no recalc, real trades off, and high TCR, Spring results can be real clues to breakout seasons - and breakdown seasons. And there are injuries. Guys learning new positions. Everyone should go through the ritual and trial of cutting rosters down to 28 (I use 28 through April or May, rather than inflating roster in September during the pennant races.) Good teams are forced to DFA guys, and bad teams can pick up bargains. Maybe what we need (hint, hint) is a Spring Training thread to discuss these and other ideas and changes. __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.”