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wagtunes · 09-14-2015, 03:19 PM

Well, I thought I'd return and post my progress or lack thereof.

I have tried everything imaginable to get this to work. I've now played 51 seasons. That's a long time.

With a game like this, it's difficult to generalize about what the problems are because there are so many variables but I'll try the best I can here.

Injuries - I try to hard to avoid signing players that are wrecked or fragile. I always look for iron man or durable. In fact, I have now made it a rule that I will never sign anybody with an injury history. Doesn't matter. The injuries, each season, are consistent and relentless. I'm good for anywhere from 8 to 12 players out during the course of a season. That's about half my 25 man roster. I have never seen anything like this in real life on such a consistent basis.

Consistency - There simply is none. I can sign somebody who is a lifetime 290 hitter and never had a season below 270 and they'll turn around and hit 240 for me or worse, end up injured for 10 months. And the number of long term injuries in this game is insane. In short, you absolutely can't rely on anybody.

Salaries - Totally insane. 250 hitters with 15 homers and 60 RBIs wanting 21 million a year. You can't get a decent player for under what players in real life get who are superstars. And what boggles my mind is that some team out there will pay that money. Having an owner who is as cheap as a plastic dixie cup doesn't help either.

Rookies - Might as well just toss them into a hat and choose one at random. No matter how much you look at abilities it doesn't matter.

Attitude - Players have the worst attitudes I've ever seen. Maybe that's more real life than I realize but when somebody says "I want $5 million to play for you" and you give them exactly what they want and then they turn around and say that they expect to be paid a living wage, good God. Why didn't they just ask me for what they wanted in the first place and avoid all the dramatics.

And then there are the players who know they're signing up for a bad team who is willing to pay them $13 million per season but then when the team doesn't win, they want to be traded. Why didn't they just not sign with the team in the first place?

Payroll Does Not Equal Success or Lack Thereof.

I had a season where I finally decided to spend a little money. I was coming off a $60 million dollar payroll season. So I increased it to $80 million and made the playoffs as a wild card for the first time ever. So next season I added pieces to the team to improve it putting the payroll at over $100 million. The whole team came back intact. So what happens? I end up with a worse record than when I had a $60 million payroll.

But the best one is this. One year, I was so fed up, I went with a $38 million payroll and essentially a minor league roster. I had a better record than a season where my payroll was more than double that amount.

Personnel - I look for the very best that I can find. My trainer is Legendary in almost all categories and the next level down in the one that's not. Doesn't matter. I have more injuries than any other team and that's with my rule of not signing wrecked or fragile players. I've lost iron men for whole seasons.

Draft - Are these players serious about the money they want to sign? High school players with 2.92 ERAs are not worth $8.5 million to sign. That translates to about a 6 ERA in the majors. That's one thing I've got a pretty good handle on, at least as far as the game plays for me.

A 1.92 ERA at single A is...

2.52 at double A

3.12 at triple A.

4.52 at the major league level.

If I want to sign a college player that has a chance to make it in the majors, he has to have an era of under 1. Those happen once every 10 years.

Trades - Forget it. I don't even bother looking at the trade offers anymore.

Typical trade example.

Team X will trade me their 250 hitter for my 15 game winner and my top prospect.

And actually that's a GOOD trade offer. I've seen some so bad that they literally offered me a sub 200 hitter for my star first baseman or outfielder.

In short, this game is such a disaster that I have decided to concentrate only on making a profit for the owner, which I am great at since I'm so cheap with signing players.

So my new rules.

No player signed for over $5 million.
No superstars
Max payroll of $65 million

Doesn't matter how bad this team is. I'll net between $10 million and $50 million a season as long as I don't spend. Attendance is between 1.5 million and 2 million fans even with an average record of about 60 and 102.

A good season for me is winning 70 games.

An amazing season for me is going over 500 which I have done a few times in 51 years.

I have tried everything. Rookies, superstars, high payroll, low payroll. If I get a key piece for the team, he'll either get hurt or have an off season. I've had seasons where mid way through I'm actually over 500 and then all of a sudden, everybody on the team goes into the tank for no explicable reason at all and I end up with 90 something losses. I don't even know how that's possible time after time after time.

And I've only scratched the surface of the problems I have with this game. I won't even get into players that I offer contracts to who simply disappear. They never respond one way or the other. They just don't sign. And I'm talking minor league contracts to keep my farm system stocked.

It's all just incredibly frustrating.

And yet, for some inexplicable reason, I keep trying. I have no idea why. Maybe I need to see if it's actually possible to put together a winning team with this game.

I am really starting to think that it's not.

Maybe the next 51 seasons will tell.

09-14-2015, 03:19 PM	#6
wagtunes Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 4	Well, I thought I'd return and post my progress or lack thereof. I have tried everything imaginable to get this to work. I've now played 51 seasons. That's a long time. With a game like this, it's difficult to generalize about what the problems are because there are so many variables but I'll try the best I can here. Injuries - I try to hard to avoid signing players that are wrecked or fragile. I always look for iron man or durable. In fact, I have now made it a rule that I will never sign anybody with an injury history. Doesn't matter. The injuries, each season, are consistent and relentless. I'm good for anywhere from 8 to 12 players out during the course of a season. That's about half my 25 man roster. I have never seen anything like this in real life on such a consistent basis. Consistency - There simply is none. I can sign somebody who is a lifetime 290 hitter and never had a season below 270 and they'll turn around and hit 240 for me or worse, end up injured for 10 months. And the number of long term injuries in this game is insane. In short, you absolutely can't rely on anybody. Salaries - Totally insane. 250 hitters with 15 homers and 60 RBIs wanting 21 million a year. You can't get a decent player for under what players in real life get who are superstars. And what boggles my mind is that some team out there will pay that money. Having an owner who is as cheap as a plastic dixie cup doesn't help either. Rookies - Might as well just toss them into a hat and choose one at random. No matter how much you look at abilities it doesn't matter. Attitude - Players have the worst attitudes I've ever seen. Maybe that's more real life than I realize but when somebody says "I want $5 million to play for you" and you give them exactly what they want and then they turn around and say that they expect to be paid a living wage, good God. Why didn't they just ask me for what they wanted in the first place and avoid all the dramatics. And then there are the players who know they're signing up for a bad team who is willing to pay them $13 million per season but then when the team doesn't win, they want to be traded. Why didn't they just not sign with the team in the first place? Payroll Does Not Equal Success or Lack Thereof. I had a season where I finally decided to spend a little money. I was coming off a $60 million dollar payroll season. So I increased it to $80 million and made the playoffs as a wild card for the first time ever. So next season I added pieces to the team to improve it putting the payroll at over $100 million. The whole team came back intact. So what happens? I end up with a worse record than when I had a $60 million payroll. But the best one is this. One year, I was so fed up, I went with a $38 million payroll and essentially a minor league roster. I had a better record than a season where my payroll was more than double that amount. Personnel - I look for the very best that I can find. My trainer is Legendary in almost all categories and the next level down in the one that's not. Doesn't matter. I have more injuries than any other team and that's with my rule of not signing wrecked or fragile players. I've lost iron men for whole seasons. Draft - Are these players serious about the money they want to sign? High school players with 2.92 ERAs are not worth $8.5 million to sign. That translates to about a 6 ERA in the majors. That's one thing I've got a pretty good handle on, at least as far as the game plays for me. A 1.92 ERA at single A is... 2.52 at double A 3.12 at triple A. 4.52 at the major league level. If I want to sign a college player that has a chance to make it in the majors, he has to have an era of under 1. Those happen once every 10 years. Trades - Forget it. I don't even bother looking at the trade offers anymore. Typical trade example. Team X will trade me their 250 hitter for my 15 game winner and my top prospect. And actually that's a GOOD trade offer. I've seen some so bad that they literally offered me a sub 200 hitter for my star first baseman or outfielder. In short, this game is such a disaster that I have decided to concentrate only on making a profit for the owner, which I am great at since I'm so cheap with signing players. So my new rules. No player signed for over $5 million. No superstars Max payroll of $65 million Doesn't matter how bad this team is. I'll net between $10 million and $50 million a season as long as I don't spend. Attendance is between 1.5 million and 2 million fans even with an average record of about 60 and 102. A good season for me is winning 70 games. An amazing season for me is going over 500 which I have done a few times in 51 years. I have tried everything. Rookies, superstars, high payroll, low payroll. If I get a key piece for the team, he'll either get hurt or have an off season. I've had seasons where mid way through I'm actually over 500 and then all of a sudden, everybody on the team goes into the tank for no explicable reason at all and I end up with 90 something losses. I don't even know how that's possible time after time after time. And I've only scratched the surface of the problems I have with this game. I won't even get into players that I offer contracts to who simply disappear. They never respond one way or the other. They just don't sign. And I'm talking minor league contracts to keep my farm system stocked. It's all just incredibly frustrating. And yet, for some inexplicable reason, I keep trying. I have no idea why. Maybe I need to see if it's actually possible to put together a winning team with this game. I am really starting to think that it's not. Maybe the next 51 seasons will tell.