Can teams go defunct?

cbbl · 10-13-2006, 04:20 PM

Didn't see this via a search ...

I'm running a fictional league and I want to "reassociate" one of my major league and minor league relationships ... basically pretend that Minor League Team A goes defunct and Minor League Team B takes over (note: not simply a move -- the history of Team B should not include Team A -- they should both be listed in the history screen).

I know I can simply delete team A -- but first I need to move the players and staff. Can someone tell me the best way?

THanks,
cbbl

1998 Yankees · 10-13-2006, 07:37 PM

Unfortunately, I was unable to work out a procedure whereby you could just shut down the defunct team and still keep it around. The problem is that the game assumes that the team, if still listed in the league, is also still viable and therefore has games scheduled for it even if it is no longer affiliated. If there are no players on the team for the first day of the season, you go no further until you fill the roster with free agents.

So, the only way that I found to do this is advance to the preseason, sign on as commissioner and go to Game Setup, League Setup, Other Functions, Edit League Structure, then add the new team in the same division as the defunct team, affiliate the new team with the parent club, move players and staff from the defunct team to the new team and DELETE THE DEFUNCT TEAM. You have to then generate a new schedule while you are in that screen.

This seems to work. The only bad news, disappointing to you no doubt, is that the almanac history for that team is lost. The good news, it appears to me, is that the defunct team still exists in the histories of players who played for it, and you can actually click the link to see a roster page for the defunct team. So all is not lost.

Fool around with the quickstart FBL game a bit to see if you can do what I did.

cbbl · 10-17-2006, 02:26 PM

Will do.

Thanks.

10-13-2006, 04:20 PM	#1
cbbl All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,179	Can teams go defunct? Didn't see this via a search ... I'm running a fictional league and I want to "reassociate" one of my major league and minor league relationships ... basically pretend that Minor League Team A goes defunct and Minor League Team B takes over (note: not simply a move -- the history of Team B should not include Team A -- they should both be listed in the history screen). I know I can simply delete team A -- but first I need to move the players and staff. Can someone tell me the best way? THanks, cbbl Last edited by cbbl; 10-13-2006 at 05:43 PM.

10-17-2006, 02:26 PM	#3
cbbl All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,179	Basic but challenging questions -- answers greatly appreciated! Will do. Thanks.

10-13-2006, 07:37 PM	#2
1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998. Posts: 8,645	Unfortunately, I was unable to work out a procedure whereby you could just shut down the defunct team and still keep it around. The problem is that the game assumes that the team, if still listed in the league, is also still viable and therefore has games scheduled for it even if it is no longer affiliated. If there are no players on the team for the first day of the season, you go no further until you fill the roster with free agents. So, the only way that I found to do this is advance to the preseason, sign on as commissioner and go to Game Setup, League Setup, Other Functions, Edit League Structure, then add the new team in the same division as the defunct team, affiliate the new team with the parent club, move players and staff from the defunct team to the new team and DELETE THE DEFUNCT TEAM. You have to then generate a new schedule while you are in that screen. This seems to work. The only bad news, disappointing to you no doubt, is that the almanac history for that team is lost. The good news, it appears to me, is that the defunct team still exists in the histories of players who played for it, and you can actually click the link to see a roster page for the defunct team. So all is not lost. Fool around with the quickstart FBL game a bit to see if you can do what I did.