online league with CPU owners?

phenom · 10-30-2003, 08:35 AM

Anybody do this? Does it work? Are there issues?

Red Blow · 10-30-2003, 10:52 PM

We had several when we started things out. There are numerous issues concerning players being released. The team also stagnates since it cannot trade like the rest of the human-owned teams. The computer didn't always sign good players to extensions, but did do pretty well in the FA bidding process until the prices got entirely out of hand.

Having a team run on computer-control for a month or so of the season shouldn't hurt much. Left for long periods of time would really hurt the team.

sporr · 10-31-2003, 12:08 PM

The best thing to do is to have the commish watch over these teams, leaving them on human control. A little more work for the commish, but it's worth it.

ifspuds · 10-31-2003, 02:29 PM

It's especially a problem if you're using historical or current players... human owners obviously know who's really good, and whose ratings are down just because of a bad year, and so on and so on.

Trades between computer teams are a real problem. In a friend's league, one team traded Brad Penny and Freddy Garcia for Todd Hollandsworth.

I don't recommend having teams under computer control for very long if you can possibly avoid it.

paulywerner · 10-31-2003, 04:01 PM

Plus CPU teams tend to release players for no apparent reason

10-30-2003, 08:35 AM	#1
phenom Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Near the Great Wall. On the GOOD side. Posts: 3,774	online league with CPU owners? Anybody do this? Does it work? Are there issues? __________________ reported

10-30-2003, 10:52 PM	#2
Red Blow Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 404	We had several when we started things out. There are numerous issues concerning players being released. The team also stagnates since it cannot trade like the rest of the human-owned teams. The computer didn't always sign good players to extensions, but did do pretty well in the FA bidding process until the prices got entirely out of hand. Having a team run on computer-control for a month or so of the season shouldn't hurt much. Left for long periods of time would really hurt the team. __________________ http://www.nobl.net This is your father's league.

10-31-2003, 04:01 PM	#5
paulywerner Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 319	Plus CPU teams tend to release players for no apparent reason __________________ "I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it." OTBA Manhattan Millionaires The Juiced Baseball League Kansas City Royals United Baseball League Montreal Expos Bricks and Ivy Washington Nationals

10-31-2003, 12:08 PM	#3
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	The best thing to do is to have the commish watch over these teams, leaving them on human control. A little more work for the commish, but it's worth it.

10-31-2003, 02:29 PM	#4
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	It's especially a problem if you're using historical or current players... human owners obviously know who's really good, and whose ratings are down just because of a bad year, and so on and so on. Trades between computer teams are a real problem. In a friend's league, one team traded Brad Penny and Freddy Garcia for Todd Hollandsworth. I don't recommend having teams under computer control for very long if you can possibly avoid it.