How to talk bonds out of retirement?

cubanb · 03-02-2003, 04:26 PM

Hey all,
I started manager mode with the total minors rosters and at the beginning of the year, Barry Bonds told me he will retire. He is having a monster year again and will probably finish second in the mvp voting behind Thome. i would like to keep his services, see how many more records he can bring and finally get him a ring.
Does anyone know how to talk someone out of retiring? and if you don't, is there some file I can change a line of code so he doesnt wanna retire?
Thanks a bunch
cubanb

Lloyd Dobler · 03-02-2003, 04:29 PM

Couldn't you just make him younger? By one yr or two? It'd be dishonest but theres no chance he's gonna retire next yr in real life, so who is gonna really care. I think it's up to you, if your conscience could handle that.

cubanb · 03-02-2003, 04:31 PM

I would love to do that, but it is manager mode, so no editor. i agree, I dont see him retiring after this year IRL, at least i hope not

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Lloyd Dobler · 03-02-2003, 04:32 PM

Yea, that's a problem... does he retire for everyone at the end of the 2003 season? or is it just your one league this one time?

cubanb · 03-02-2003, 04:36 PM

not sure about other times, but right now I am deep in the middle of a pennant race in september. I would prefer not starting another league. Ive only been playing one league since i got ootp5

CommishJim · 03-02-2003, 05:32 PM

If he is at the end of his contract sometimes if you give them a really good exentison They will not retire it doesn't always work but I have seen it work in OOTP 4 atleast

PocketAces9900 · 03-02-2003, 05:58 PM

Bonds did not retire in my league..He was a free agent and asking for 15.6 mil for one year

cubanb · 03-02-2003, 06:01 PM

well, under the total minors roster, he is under contract till 2007 so i cant ofer him an extension

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oh well, guess ill just have to deal with it

JPFALCON · 03-02-2003, 06:01 PM

Bonds will only reply that he is in the middle of his contract so an extention doesn't work...I wonder what factors are used to have the retirement code kick in.....he's still under contract...he is putting up some great numbers....he's still under 40...yet the program has him retiring...I guess there is a mechanism where a player will retire at the top of his game and not wait until the end...

DHS23 · 03-02-2003, 06:02 PM

I'm the manager of the Giants, and he emailed me at the beginning of the first season saying he was going to retire. And just like you, he's having a monster of a year. Nothing you can do about it though.

cubanb · 03-03-2003, 12:11 AM

interesting conclusion to this saga. Giants get swept by the A's in the world series. I go on to the next season, sign an extension as manager, on 1/26/2004 I look at the Free agents and there bonds is. A free agent! I immediatley signed him to a 1 year $3.5 million deal. Which is weird since he had a better deal than that and shouldnt have been a FA since he was signed for a couple more years after that season anyways. Oh well, I got him back!

Kelric · 03-03-2003, 01:06 AM

Maybe he retired and then decided on a comeback?

Baron D · 03-03-2003, 03:02 AM

Maybe he just wants to spend more time with his family or simply want to give the young guys a chance

Off topic a bit but in OOTP5 are there any new retirement messages?

cubanb · 03-03-2003, 03:03 AM

i got two retirement notices and both are the same as last year

03-02-2003, 04:26 PM	#1
cubanb Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 47	How to talk bonds out of retirement? Hey all, I started manager mode with the total minors rosters and at the beginning of the year, Barry Bonds told me he will retire. He is having a monster year again and will probably finish second in the mvp voting behind Thome. i would like to keep his services, see how many more records he can bring and finally get him a ring. Does anyone know how to talk someone out of retiring? and if you don't, is there some file I can change a line of code so he doesnt wanna retire? Thanks a bunch cubanb

03-02-2003, 04:31 PM	#3
cubanb Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 47	I would love to do that, but it is manager mode, so no editor. i agree, I dont see him retiring after this year IRL, at least i hope not.

03-02-2003, 05:58 PM	#7
PocketAces9900 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 140	Bonds did not retire in my league..He was a free agent and asking for 15.6 mil for one year __________________ MBLMontreal Expos SSBL New York Mets

03-02-2003, 06:01 PM	#8
cubanb Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 47	well, under the total minors roster, he is under contract till 2007 so i cant ofer him an extension. oh well, guess ill just have to deal with it

03-02-2003, 04:29 PM	#2
Lloyd Dobler Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 76	Couldn't you just make him younger? By one yr or two? It'd be dishonest but theres no chance he's gonna retire next yr in real life, so who is gonna really care. I think it's up to you, if your conscience could handle that.

03-02-2003, 04:32 PM	#4
Lloyd Dobler Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 76	Yea, that's a problem... does he retire for everyone at the end of the 2003 season? or is it just your one league this one time?

03-02-2003, 04:36 PM	#5
cubanb Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 47	not sure about other times, but right now I am deep in the middle of a pennant race in september. I would prefer not starting another league. Ive only been playing one league since i got ootp5

03-02-2003, 05:32 PM	#6
CommishJim Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 158	If he is at the end of his contract sometimes if you give them a really good exentison They will not retire it doesn't always work but I have seen it work in OOTP 4 atleast

03-02-2003, 06:01 PM	#9
JPFALCON Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 54	Bonds will only reply that he is in the middle of his contract so an extention doesn't work...I wonder what factors are used to have the retirement code kick in.....he's still under contract...he is putting up some great numbers....he's still under 40...yet the program has him retiring...I guess there is a mechanism where a player will retire at the top of his game and not wait until the end...

03-02-2003, 06:02 PM	#10
DHS23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 506	I'm the manager of the Giants, and he emailed me at the beginning of the first season saying he was going to retire. And just like you, he's having a monster of a year. Nothing you can do about it though.

03-03-2003, 12:11 AM	#11
cubanb Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 47	interesting conclusion to this saga. Giants get swept by the A's in the world series. I go on to the next season, sign an extension as manager, on 1/26/2004 I look at the Free agents and there bonds is. A free agent! I immediatley signed him to a 1 year $3.5 million deal. Which is weird since he had a better deal than that and shouldnt have been a FA since he was signed for a couple more years after that season anyways. Oh well, I got him back!

03-03-2003, 01:06 AM	#12
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	Maybe he retired and then decided on a comeback?

03-03-2003, 03:02 AM	#13
Baron D Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 9	Maybe he just wants to spend more time with his family or simply want to give the young guys a chance Off topic a bit but in OOTP5 are there any new retirement messages?

03-03-2003, 03:03 AM	#14
cubanb Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 47	i got two retirement notices and both are the same as last year