Is there a way to "exit" the playoffs?

Tavarin · 05-13-2004, 03:27 AM

I was wondering if there was anyway to get out of the playoffs during a season. For some reason the game only recorded 153 games in the 154 game season. Now, normally I wouldn't mind, but in one division, the leader is 1 game ahead, so there would be a chance for the 2nd place team to force a tiebreaker playoff. But, after I finished the 153 game, it went into the playoff mode.

I tried deleting the scheduled playoff games and adding in a full schedule of games, but when I try and play the games, it records it as the 1st game of the playoffs.

Anyone have any ideas?

Hotwheelz · 05-13-2004, 03:32 AM

Start a new franchise? Thats what I would do.

Khan · 05-13-2004, 03:45 AM

That's either a bug or something was wrong with your original schedule. You might be stuck with having to overlook that problem for that season.

Either way, I've never heard of that one before and don't know how you could fix it.

Tavarin · 05-13-2004, 03:53 AM

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Originally posted by Khan
That's either a bug or something was wrong with your original schedule. You might be stuck with having to overlook that problem for that season.

Either way, I've never heard of that one before and don't know how you could fix it.

It might have had something to do with a crash I had after the end of a midseason game. While it was trying to load the box score, the game crashed. I could have sworn it recorded it though..

Le Grande Orange · 05-13-2004, 05:09 AM

Just consider it as if the rules from prior to 1951 are in effect. That is, the last game of the season for the 2nd place team got rained out and thus they are out of luck.

Prior to 1951, there was NO provision for the replaying of a postponed game after the official ending date of the season. All postponed games HAD to be made up before the regularly scheduled end of the season, because when the season reached the ending date, it was over. Period.

This theoretically meant that a team could win or lose the pennant by a half-game. If, for example, two teams were tied for the pennant going into the last regularly scheduled day of the season, if Team A's game got rained out while Team B played its game and won, Team B would have been declared the pennant winner by a half-game. Conversely, if Team A was rained out and Team B played and lost, Team A would've been the pennant winner by a half-game.

It was precisely this scenario of a team winning or losing the pennant on the last day of the season due to a rain out which got the rule changed to allow for a postponed game to be made up after the official ending date of the season if it had a bearing on the pennant race.

theasfl · 05-13-2004, 11:12 AM

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Originally posted by Tavarin
It might have had something to do with a crash I had after the end of a midseason game. While it was trying to load the box score, the game crashed. I could have sworn it recorded it though..

thats prolly the reason that happened to me once and since Id simulated the rest of the games through the day, only those two teams werent recorded

Tavarin · 05-13-2004, 06:20 PM

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Originally posted by Le Grande Orange
Just consider it as if the rules from prior to 1951 are in effect. That is, the last game of the season for the 2nd place team got rained out and thus they are out of luck.

Prior to 1951, there was NO provision for the replaying of a postponed game after the official ending date of the season. All postponed games HAD to be made up before the regularly scheduled end of the season, because when the season reached the ending date, it was over. Period.

This theoretically meant that a team could win or lose the pennant by a half-game. If, for example, two teams were tied for the pennant going into the last regularly scheduled day of the season, if Team A's game got rained out while Team B played its game and won, Team B would have been declared the pennant winner by a half-game. Conversely, if Team A was rained out and Team B played and lost, Team A would've been the pennant winner by a half-game.

It was precisely this scenario of a team winning or losing the pennant on the last day of the season due to a rain out which got the rule changed to allow for a postponed game to be made up after the official ending date of the season if it had a bearing on the pennant race.

Hmm, I guess I'll have to do that. Thanks for the information

05-13-2004, 03:27 AM	#1
Tavarin Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 163	Is there a way to "exit" the playoffs? I was wondering if there was anyway to get out of the playoffs during a season. For some reason the game only recorded 153 games in the 154 game season. Now, normally I wouldn't mind, but in one division, the leader is 1 game ahead, so there would be a chance for the 2nd place team to force a tiebreaker playoff. But, after I finished the 153 game, it went into the playoff mode. I tried deleting the scheduled playoff games and adding in a full schedule of games, but when I try and play the games, it records it as the 1st game of the playoffs. Anyone have any ideas?

05-13-2004, 03:32 AM	#2
Hotwheelz All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,620	Start a new franchise? Thats what I would do.

05-13-2004, 03:45 AM	#3
Khan All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 827	That's either a bug or something was wrong with your original schedule. You might be stuck with having to overlook that problem for that season. Either way, I've never heard of that one before and don't know how you could fix it.

05-13-2004, 05:09 AM	#5
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,644	Just consider it as if the rules from prior to 1951 are in effect. That is, the last game of the season for the 2nd place team got rained out and thus they are out of luck. Prior to 1951, there was NO provision for the replaying of a postponed game after the official ending date of the season. All postponed games HAD to be made up before the regularly scheduled end of the season, because when the season reached the ending date, it was over. Period. This theoretically meant that a team could win or lose the pennant by a half-game. If, for example, two teams were tied for the pennant going into the last regularly scheduled day of the season, if Team A's game got rained out while Team B played its game and won, Team B would have been declared the pennant winner by a half-game. Conversely, if Team A was rained out and Team B played and lost, Team A would've been the pennant winner by a half-game. It was precisely this scenario of a team winning or losing the pennant on the last day of the season due to a rain out which got the rule changed to allow for a postponed game to be made up after the official ending date of the season if it had a bearing on the pennant race.