How do you like your burger?

Joho · 04-21-2002, 10:51 AM

Was wondering what mode owners of this game go down? Do you like to manage your favorite big league teams as is or do you like to dump all the players into a pool and draft fantasy style? What do you find most challenging? This game may force me to lock myself in my room and not come out for a few months.

Scott Vibert · 04-21-2002, 11:54 AM

I don't use real players.

Its much more fun/challenging IMO to manage a team of fictional players that you have no preconcieved notions of.

Besides real players are gone a few years down the rode anyways as the league evolves.

Bald Eagles · 04-21-2002, 12:02 PM

I started a season with real players (2001 imported season), but I got bored of doing roster moves and off-season trades that put Mo Vaughn on the Mets, Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement on the Cubs, Giambi on the Mets, Bruce Chen on the Expos, etc. (I might resume this when the opening day rosters come out).

I started the career 2002 league in OOTP4 demo, but have yet to imort it into the full version.

I created two fictional leagues with fictional players. One is based (entirely) in Canada, the other in Europe. I have found these to be the most fun overall, as there is nothing historical or realistic about it.

DHS23 · 04-21-2002, 01:38 PM

Usuallly, I'll take a "lower tier" team and try to make them competitive in the future.

To do this, I'll still trade for the future, but I won't have it to point where I'll have $35 million to go out and sign free agents, and use that to get top tier free agents. I'll sign maybe one main free agent guy a year, depending on who it is, and if he'll be around to help when I'm competing for the playoffs down the road.

Most of the time, I'll also have a fantasy-drafted league to play around with on the side as well.

David Watts · 04-21-2002, 02:41 PM

I like a burger with Mustard Ketchup cheese and onions, which is hard for this Yankee to get down south seeing the fixation with satans worst creation MAYO.

joshuaaaaaa · 04-21-2002, 03:10 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by David Watts:
I like a burger with Mustard Ketchup cheese and onions, which is hard for this Yankee to get down south seeing the fixation with satans worst creation MAYO.<hr /></blockquote>I call Mayo "White Death" Bleagh...they should outlaw the stuff.

Give me a burger with deli mustard, ketchup, pickles, onions, maybe some lettuce, maybe some BBQ sauce.

The Mighty Delfont · 04-21-2002, 05:11 PM

Single combo with cheese, no onion EXTRA MAYO with a Coke please.

Mmmm good.

rallymonkey1982 · 04-21-2002, 07:01 PM

I like my burgers animal style from In N Out

Kelric · 04-21-2002, 08:22 PM

Loveburger baby

First person who gets that will receive a smiley face in my next post reserved just for them.

I just started up a historic league starting in 1918 where Ruth DIDN'T go to the damned Yankees. I'm hoping to take that through the century and beyond.

I also usually have a worst-to-first type campaign going on in the background to whatever is my main career.

Falcon52 · 04-21-2002, 08:34 PM

I personally, like using real life players. But as another poster mentioned, after a few years, they all retire anyways, so what I like doing is starting off with a real life roster set, then just let the league evolve from there. To me, this helps ease the transition from "real" league to "fictional" league alot easier. It allows the player to use real life players, while he/she gradually brings along fictional rookies.

04-21-2002, 10:51 AM	#1
Joho Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York Posts: 2	How do you like your burger? Was wondering what mode owners of this game go down? Do you like to manage your favorite big league teams as is or do you like to dump all the players into a pool and draft fantasy style? What do you find most challenging? This game may force me to lock myself in my room and not come out for a few months.

04-21-2002, 03:10 PM	#6
joshuaaaaaa All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 633	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by David Watts: <strong>I like a burger with Mustard Ketchup cheese and onions, which is hard for this Yankee to get down south seeing the fixation with satans worst creation MAYO.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I call Mayo "White Death" Bleagh...they should outlaw the stuff. Give me a burger with deli mustard, ketchup, pickles, onions, maybe some lettuce, maybe some BBQ sauce. __________________ Baltimore Monarchs-GUBA Baltimore Orioles-ORB2 "One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do." ~Henry Ford ~

04-21-2002, 05:11 PM	#7
The Mighty Delfont Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 11	Single combo with cheese, no onion EXTRA MAYO with a Coke please. Mmmm good. __________________ Long live the 'Spos!

04-21-2002, 07:01 PM	#8
rallymonkey1982 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orange County Posts: 436	I like my burgers animal style from In N Out __________________ "This is sort of like living the American dream. You get to come the ballpark and get a free beer." - Arte Moreno My Life

04-21-2002, 08:34 PM	#10
Falcon52 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 616	I personally, like using real life players. But as another poster mentioned, after a few years, they all retire anyways, so what I like doing is starting off with a real life roster set, then just let the league evolve from there. To me, this helps ease the transition from "real" league to "fictional" league alot easier. It allows the player to use real life players, while he/she gradually brings along fictional rookies. __________________ "D-FENCE! D-FENCE!"

04-21-2002, 11:54 AM	#2
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,202	I don't use real players. Its much more fun/challenging IMO to manage a team of fictional players that you have no preconcieved notions of. Besides real players are gone a few years down the rode anyways as the league evolves.

04-21-2002, 12:02 PM	#3
Bald Eagles Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Waveland & Sheffield Posts: 402	I started a season with real players (2001 imported season), but I got bored of doing roster moves and off-season trades that put Mo Vaughn on the Mets, Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement on the Cubs, Giambi on the Mets, Bruce Chen on the Expos, etc. (I might resume this when the opening day rosters come out). I started the career 2002 league in OOTP4 demo, but have yet to imort it into the full version. I created two fictional leagues with fictional players. One is based (entirely) in Canada, the other in Europe. I have found these to be the most fun overall, as there is nothing historical or realistic about it.

04-21-2002, 01:38 PM	#4
DHS23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 506	Usuallly, I'll take a "lower tier" team and try to make them competitive in the future. To do this, I'll still trade for the future, but I won't have it to point where I'll have $35 million to go out and sign free agents, and use that to get top tier free agents. I'll sign maybe one main free agent guy a year, depending on who it is, and if he'll be around to help when I'm competing for the playoffs down the road. Most of the time, I'll also have a fantasy-drafted league to play around with on the side as well.

04-21-2002, 02:41 PM	#5
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 9,651 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I like a burger with Mustard Ketchup cheese and onions, which is hard for this Yankee to get down south seeing the fixation with satans worst creation MAYO.

04-21-2002, 08:22 PM	#9
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	Loveburger baby First person who gets that will receive a smiley face in my next post reserved just for them. I just started up a historic league starting in 1918 where Ruth DIDN'T go to the damned Yankees. I'm hoping to take that through the century and beyond. I also usually have a worst-to-first type campaign going on in the background to whatever is my main career.