MLB: 1990 and Beyond...

kenyan_cheena · 04-19-2010, 07:59 PM

This is my second attempt at a dynasty starting in 1990 using real teams and players. I fudged up the first one a couple of months ago due to simming too far ahead into the season, meaning I couldn't post the month-by-month stats and standings. I'll be using the free version of OOTP8 to run the dynasty.

There's a couple of reasons why I chose 1990. Firstly, the 1990 World Series was the first one I followed as a fan, as a 15 year-old in Australia. We didn't have cable down here back then and if my memory serves me correctly the Reds-Athletics World Series games were the only ones I saw from the season, shown on delay late at night. But I was hooked, and I've now been following the sport for exactly twenty seasons (twenty-one, if you include 2010).

Secondly, it's the start of a new decade, making it a "tidy" time to start a dynasty. None of the current day superstars have appeared yet so it'll be exciting to see who they end up being drafted by and how this changes the fortunes of each team. Will the dynasties of the Yankees and Braves eventuate? Will Ken Griffey Jr enjoy a relatively injury-free career and therefore have a chance to break the home run record? Will the Red Sox or Cubs break the curse?

I have some ideas I'm tossing up in regards to expansion and re-alignment but haven't reached any definite decisions yet. I'm considering a four-team expansion rather than just two teams for '98 to take the league to 32 teams. One thing I'll guarantee is that there will be NO WILDCARDS. We'll either see two divisions or four divisions per league, but not three.

I'm hoping this will be a dynasty I'm able to take all the way through to the present day, as I'll be trying to cover each season pretty quickly, much like EM's doing with his fantastic PBL dynasty. The first write-up should appear within a week.

Unlike in my previous attempt where I simmed the first half of the season and then posted a big summary of it I'll be using an approach similar to the one I used in my old "1958 and Beyond" dynasty. That is, I'll post a series of brief articles to give an idea of what's happening around the league and then post standings and statistics at the end of each month. First up will be a summary of the major transactions that took place during the pre-season.

k_c

kenyan_cheena · 05-10-2010, 05:11 PM

MAJOR TRANSACTIONS, 1990 PRE-SEASON...

* Monday 19 March: Toronto Blue Jays contract extension - 3B Kelly Gruber, 3 years / $12.7 million
* Wednesday 21 March: Montreal Expos contract extension - SP Zane Smith, 3 years / $8.9 million
* Wednesday 21 March: Oakland Athletics contract extension - CF Dave Henderson, 5 years / $30.3 million
* Saturday 24 March: Kansas City Royals contract extension - 1B George Brett, 3 years / $24 million
* Wednesday 28 March: Boston Red Sox contract extension - SP Roger Clemens, 5 years / $37.4 million
* Wednesday 28 March: San Diego Padres contract extension - RF Tony Gwynn, 3 years / $23.1 million
* Thursday 29 March: Oakland Athletics contract extension - RF Jose Canseco, 2 years / $6.7 million

kenyan_cheena · 06-22-2010, 09:14 AM

Sorry I haven't made any more posts in this thread. Been pretty much 100% dedicated to my boxing dynasty. I'll try to get moving with it during the next week.

kenyan_cheena · 06-29-2010, 04:03 AM

Just to remind you where I'll be picking up from, this is the last thing that happened as it did in reality...

04-19-2010, 07:59 PM	#1
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	MLB: 1990 and Beyond... This is my second attempt at a dynasty starting in 1990 using real teams and players. I fudged up the first one a couple of months ago due to simming too far ahead into the season, meaning I couldn't post the month-by-month stats and standings. I'll be using the free version of OOTP8 to run the dynasty. There's a couple of reasons why I chose 1990. Firstly, the 1990 World Series was the first one I followed as a fan, as a 15 year-old in Australia. We didn't have cable down here back then and if my memory serves me correctly the Reds-Athletics World Series games were the only ones I saw from the season, shown on delay late at night. But I was hooked, and I've now been following the sport for exactly twenty seasons (twenty-one, if you include 2010). Secondly, it's the start of a new decade, making it a "tidy" time to start a dynasty. None of the current day superstars have appeared yet so it'll be exciting to see who they end up being drafted by and how this changes the fortunes of each team. Will the dynasties of the Yankees and Braves eventuate? Will Ken Griffey Jr enjoy a relatively injury-free career and therefore have a chance to break the home run record? Will the Red Sox or Cubs break the curse? I have some ideas I'm tossing up in regards to expansion and re-alignment but haven't reached any definite decisions yet. I'm considering a four-team expansion rather than just two teams for '98 to take the league to 32 teams. One thing I'll guarantee is that there will be NO WILDCARDS. We'll either see two divisions or four divisions per league, but not three. I'm hoping this will be a dynasty I'm able to take all the way through to the present day, as I'll be trying to cover each season pretty quickly, much like EM's doing with his fantastic PBL dynasty. The first write-up should appear within a week. Unlike in my previous attempt where I simmed the first half of the season and then posted a big summary of it I'll be using an approach similar to the one I used in my old "1958 and Beyond" dynasty. That is, I'll post a series of brief articles to give an idea of what's happening around the league and then post standings and statistics at the end of each month. First up will be a summary of the major transactions that took place during the pre-season. k_c

06-29-2010, 04:03 AM	#4
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05-10-2010, 05:11 PM	#2
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	MAJOR TRANSACTIONS, 1990 PRE-SEASON... * Monday 19 March: Toronto Blue Jays contract extension - 3B Kelly Gruber, 3 years / $12.7 million * Wednesday 21 March: Montreal Expos contract extension - SP Zane Smith, 3 years / $8.9 million * Wednesday 21 March: Oakland Athletics contract extension - CF Dave Henderson, 5 years / $30.3 million * Saturday 24 March: Kansas City Royals contract extension - 1B George Brett, 3 years / $24 million * Wednesday 28 March: Boston Red Sox contract extension - SP Roger Clemens, 5 years / $37.4 million * Wednesday 28 March: San Diego Padres contract extension - RF Tony Gwynn, 3 years / $23.1 million * Thursday 29 March: Oakland Athletics contract extension - RF Jose Canseco, 2 years / $6.7 million

06-22-2010, 09:14 AM	#3
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	Sorry I haven't made any more posts in this thread. Been pretty much 100% dedicated to my boxing dynasty. I'll try to get moving with it during the next week.