Everyone wish me luck

tim_uwrf · 09-24-2003, 04:04 PM

I just bought the game and am now getting ready to start my first season. WISH ME LUCK!!

Eugene Church · 09-24-2003, 04:21 PM

Good luck, tim.

You will enjoy the game.

It's a great one.

Muppetus Galacticus · 09-24-2003, 04:27 PM

Are you playing an MLB, historical or fictional league tim?

Good luck, you'll love it!

Muppetus Galacticus

tim_uwrf · 09-24-2003, 05:51 PM

i'm playing a historical fictional league starting in 1901

jbmagic · 09-24-2003, 07:15 PM

tim,

what was the era average did u get playing a whole season for the year 1901 league?

just curious

dsvitak · 09-24-2003, 08:24 PM

Tim, just remember that when you tweak your league settings, increasing the number of hits will REDUCE the batting averages.

Reducing the walk value will INCREASE the number of walks given up in your league.

And write down all your settings, so you can refer back to them. Track the league averages carefully, until you get them where you want.

Historically, a batting average of around .262 works well, with OBP in the low .330's

tim_uwrf · 09-24-2003, 09:12 PM

who is the local scheduling GENIOUS!!

JClymore · 09-26-2003, 04:52 PM

You will have a blast doing a historical league. I started mine in 1901 and am now in the 1960's. It has been the most enjoyable experience I've ever had with a game and I've been gaming for 16 years.

I've used all the correct stadiums, cities and team names along the way. Someone on this site created stadiums for each team from what seemed like the beginning of time. I highly recommend you download that. I also used a modified DB instead of Lahman's DB. That has worked out rather well. I just finished my first two years of expansion ('61 and '62 I think) and that went pretty smooth, but took a lot of work to pull off an expansion draft. So far though, that has been the only work involved.

I did my historical league with an amatuer draft each year with me running the Boston (now Milwaukee) Braves. I think my next historical league will be an attempt to simulate real life as much as possible.

Good luck and I hope you have as much fun with this as I have.

JC

Le Grande Orange · 09-26-2003, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tim_uwrf
who is the local scheduling GENIOUS!!

That's easy to answer: me.

No, there is no schedule importer yet, but there is hope for the future...

holyroller · 09-26-2003, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Le Grande Orange
That's easy to answer: me.

Nobody asked who the resident schedule fetishist was.

Le Grande Orange · 09-26-2003, 08:55 PM

Bah, you're just jealous.

09-24-2003, 04:04 PM	#1
tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	Everyone wish me luck I just bought the game and am now getting ready to start my first season. WISH ME LUCK!!

09-24-2003, 04:21 PM	#2
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,237	Good luck, tim. You will enjoy the game. It's a great one.

09-24-2003, 05:51 PM	#4
tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	i'm playing a historical fictional league starting in 1901

09-24-2003, 07:15 PM	#5
jbmagic Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,417	tim, what was the era average did u get playing a whole season for the year 1901 league? just curious

09-24-2003, 08:24 PM	#6
dsvitak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,409	Tim, just remember that when you tweak your league settings, increasing the number of hits will REDUCE the batting averages. Reducing the walk value will INCREASE the number of walks given up in your league. And write down all your settings, so you can refer back to them. Track the league averages carefully, until you get them where you want. Historically, a batting average of around .262 works well, with OBP in the low .330's

09-24-2003, 09:12 PM	#7
tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	who is the local scheduling GENIOUS!!

09-26-2003, 04:52 PM	#8
JClymore Bat Boy Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 12	You will have a blast doing a historical league. I started mine in 1901 and am now in the 1960's. It has been the most enjoyable experience I've ever had with a game and I've been gaming for 16 years. I've used all the correct stadiums, cities and team names along the way. Someone on this site created stadiums for each team from what seemed like the beginning of time. I highly recommend you download that. I also used a modified DB instead of Lahman's DB. That has worked out rather well. I just finished my first two years of expansion ('61 and '62 I think) and that went pretty smooth, but took a lot of work to pull off an expansion draft. So far though, that has been the only work involved. I did my historical league with an amatuer draft each year with me running the Boston (now Milwaukee) Braves. I think my next historical league will be an attempt to simulate real life as much as possible. Good luck and I hope you have as much fun with this as I have. JC

09-26-2003, 08:55 PM	#11
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	Bah, you're just jealous.