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a) When playing solo, as I will, will I be able to create a team that has only Yankee players? I do know that will limit quality in some positions, but I'm fine with that.
More than one way to skin that cat. can do historical play starting from a particular year or import any historical yankee that is in the database to any league you create (can make import lists if you got a bunch of names to fill out a roster. Refer to manual for comma-delimited formatting on that -- "unique id, year" per line? they typically match the playerid from baseball-reference.com. I'm assuming "lastname-first initial then a number" for a unique id.
The options for historical leages are wide and varied. It might take you a version or two before you refine exactly how you want a league setup. you'll learn new stuff and want to customize it. Same goes for fictional leagues importing a roster of yankee players.
b) Will I be able manage individual games through a season?
Yes
c) Will I be able to act as the pitcher and select each pitch? I can do that in MLB 9 Innings 24 on my iPad. It's fun to do that though a limited game. Other games that have that option? OOTP not having that would not be a deal breaker tho!
You don't select a pitch. Just various pitch to batter options and other actions you can assume, like hit batter, walk batter, mound visit blah blah blah.
This engine 'rolls' a seed per PA or AB whatever the technicality is. The point is it is not rolled per pitch, unless that changed in 24 or 25? Wide ranging effects, so i doubt it.
it creates an obvious eploitation, but you simply have to choose not to do it and it won't impact regular play. Since probabily of 'better results' and failure is determined at the start of a PA, you can take as many picthes as possible before swinging at a pitch. This virtually gaurantees a very depleted staff and bullpen by the 3rd and 4th game. I haven't tried this in several versions but it would take a serious revision of the game engine to eliminate it. changing the smallest increment of the primary part of a baseball game will have some wide ranging effects :P
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