Your Worst Managerial Performance?

Charlie Hough · 05-25-2008, 02:55 PM

What was the worst season you ever had while managing all of your games?

Recently I tried the MLB quickstart for the first time since I usually do historical simulations or fictional leagues only. I selected the 2007 Washington Nationals since I prefer to manage weaker clubs and see how much better I can do than their real life results.

However, the experience was so bad and the club was so incapable of producing anything on offense that I gave up after only a few weeks of the season. I let the AI take over for the rest of the way, and the results were no better. Washington was the most putrid club in all of baseball.

This led me to wonder about the experiences that others have had with bad teams in OOTP. What was your worst ever experience, particularly with a historical team or with a current MLB sim?

OldFatGuy · 05-25-2008, 03:21 PM

Mine was the very first "job" I got. I play fictional leagues but with real teams (I like the logos and unis) and my first job was with the Minnesota Twins, with the lowest budget in the league. My owner's preseason expections read something like "should be able to least stay close to even", or something like that. Well, on May 15th the Twins were 12 under .500 and I lost that nights game 12-3, and then a screen comes and saying you've just been fired!!!

Some debut, huh?

Jose Cardenal's Afro · 05-27-2008, 02:36 PM

58-104

First time I ever played OOTP.

However I went to the next 8 straight playoffs and got to the world series 4 times.

tysok · 05-27-2008, 02:46 PM

Well my worst managerial performance was when I TRIED to be bad.

A couple weeks ago testing out the financials in beta I was taking advantage of every hole there was. In 2 seasons I ran the team to -500 million in cash (cash max was 500 million), had 400 million plus in payroll (on a budget of 90 million) and went 30-132 the first season and 12-150 the next. I was fired after the second season.

On a fictional note, I found a lawyer and sued the team for firing me without cause... but seeing as the team was in the midst of bankruptcy I didn't receive a settlement.

05-25-2008, 02:55 PM	#1
Charlie Hough Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,644	Your Worst Managerial Performance? What was the worst season you ever had while managing all of your games? Recently I tried the MLB quickstart for the first time since I usually do historical simulations or fictional leagues only. I selected the 2007 Washington Nationals since I prefer to manage weaker clubs and see how much better I can do than their real life results. However, the experience was so bad and the club was so incapable of producing anything on offense that I gave up after only a few weeks of the season. I let the AI take over for the rest of the way, and the results were no better. Washington was the most putrid club in all of baseball. This led me to wonder about the experiences that others have had with bad teams in OOTP. What was your worst ever experience, particularly with a historical team or with a current MLB sim?

05-27-2008, 02:46 PM	#4
tysok Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,925	Well my worst managerial performance was when I TRIED to be bad. A couple weeks ago testing out the financials in beta I was taking advantage of every hole there was. In 2 seasons I ran the team to -500 million in cash (cash max was 500 million), had 400 million plus in payroll (on a budget of 90 million) and went 30-132 the first season and 12-150 the next. I was fired after the second season. On a fictional note, I found a lawyer and sued the team for firing me without cause... but seeing as the team was in the midst of bankruptcy I didn't receive a settlement. __________________ I don't know about you, but as for me, the question has already been answered: Should we be here? Yes! Jack Buck, September 17, 2001 It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. I firmly believe that any man's finest hour... is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. (Vince Lombardi) I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. (George S. Patton)

05-25-2008, 03:21 PM	#2
OldFatGuy All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern Va., Loudoun County Posts: 1,902	Mine was the very first "job" I got. I play fictional leagues but with real teams (I like the logos and unis) and my first job was with the Minnesota Twins, with the lowest budget in the league. My owner's preseason expections read something like "should be able to least stay close to even", or something like that. Well, on May 15th the Twins were 12 under .500 and I lost that nights game 12-3, and then a screen comes and saying you've just been fired!!! Some debut, huh?

05-27-2008, 02:36 PM	#3
Jose Cardenal's Afro Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Limbo Posts: 374	58-104 First time I ever played OOTP. However I went to the next 8 straight playoffs and got to the world series 4 times.