How Do You 'Police Yourself'? - Page 2

thehatfield · 08-05-2009, 12:55 PM

I do not start my junky 5th starter in 10 straight games until he gets an injury so I can put him on the 60-day DL.

bosunmate · 08-05-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ssstump

1964 eh Bosun?

Me too.

Better watch out, or I'll sick my Indians and Louis Tiant on ya.

Great player from the past...

bosunmate · 08-05-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by damientheomen3

In my league where I simmed 60 years before I started managing, one team traded a huge prospect and a career minor leaguer for a crappy major leaguer. Well, in almost 4000 career ABs that major leaguer finished with a career VORP of 79.9. The career minor leaguer lived up to his title, but the prospect went on to be the career leader in home runs and spent the first 15 years of his career on the team he was traded to. As the biggest kick in the nuts, the crappy major leaguer batted about .220 while on the team he was traded to and left after 1 season.

It is maddening when such lopsided trades are made by the computer, it does make managing a little tougher...Thanks

bosunmate · 08-05-2009, 02:30 PM

Another thing I do is take whatever players the computer drafts which can drive you crazy. When you check there are always star players the computer has missed. So in conclusion if you let the computer do most of your transactions you will for sure miss out on some top notch talent....

ssstump · 08-05-2009, 02:45 PM

Do ya'll think you will live long enough to see the day when a processor and software can team up to create an effective strategy?

This is no knock against OOTP. It's just the state of our technology in general. In war games I have played, clicking 'harder' does not equate to smarter AI. It just makes their units harder to kill, etc.

I was an air traffic controller for umpteen years. I could sit down at a scope, look at the 'picture' for 5 seconds, and have a good plan of action on how to sequence the traffic. Not that I was a genius, just that I had a human brain.

Try and program a computer to do the same thing. Tremendously difficult!

I'm old and probably won't see it. You might though.

Phillies_WFC_2008 · 08-05-2009, 06:33 PM

I do a few things to "Police" myself:

1. Like everyone else I try to avoid using the waiver wire to pick up highly rated players, unless it is a position player that fits my needs. But this is only rarely.

2. I do not include cash into any trades except for two exceptions. The first being is when I am trading away a highly paid veteran for prospects. I consider it to be like including some salary relief to the other team. It happens in real life so I don't think it is a big deal, but never more than what that players yearly salary is. The second is sometimes I'll trade for some minor league filler that has no shot at making it in the majors, usually $10,000 is enough. Again, this happens in real life (the player is usually no more than 23/23 on the 20-80 scale)

I try to look at real major league trades to gauge if I am being fair or not. But mostly I just go with gut instinct if I feel something is not right.

tajoumaru · 08-05-2009, 06:41 PM

I slap the hell out of myself. Then again I do that anyway.

On a more serious note, I rarely (if ever) accept trades in my favor. I avoid picking up the best players on the waiver wire. I try to nurture talent within my own farm system, which can be both frustrating and rewarding.

ssstump · 08-05-2009, 06:54 PM

After maybe two months of playing OOTP, I have only just arrived at opening day.

I see some players have finally been placed on the waiver wire, but none that interest me.

I am at the very bottom of the league in payroll, but at the very top for my farm system.

I sure hope I have enough patience to make it through an entire season and start to see my strategy pay off. if it does, i mean.

Oh, one other setting I changed and am happy that I did, is the ratings and potential scale. I changed that from 1 to 100, to 2 to 8. It's more fuzzy and I like that better. it's simpler also.

08-05-2009, 12:55 PM	#21
thehatfield All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: dirty jerz Posts: 1,339	I do not start my junky 5th starter in 10 straight games until he gets an injury so I can put him on the 60-day DL. __________________ AFBL - Maryland Bridegrooms SBC - Western Suburbs Magpies no pressure no problem

08-05-2009, 02:30 PM	#24
bosunmate All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,717	Another thing I do is take whatever players the computer drafts which can drive you crazy. When you check there are always star players the computer has missed. So in conclusion if you let the computer do most of your transactions you will for sure miss out on some top notch talent....

08-05-2009, 02:45 PM	#25
ssstump Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 57	Do ya'll think you will live long enough to see the day when a processor and software can team up to create an effective strategy? This is no knock against OOTP. It's just the state of our technology in general. In war games I have played, clicking 'harder' does not equate to smarter AI. It just makes their units harder to kill, etc. I was an air traffic controller for umpteen years. I could sit down at a scope, look at the 'picture' for 5 seconds, and have a good plan of action on how to sequence the traffic. Not that I was a genius, just that I had a human brain. Try and program a computer to do the same thing. Tremendously difficult! I'm old and probably won't see it. You might though.

08-05-2009, 06:33 PM	#26
Phillies_WFC_2008 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Garden State Posts: 153	I do a few things to "Police" myself: 1. Like everyone else I try to avoid using the waiver wire to pick up highly rated players, unless it is a position player that fits my needs. But this is only rarely. 2. I do not include cash into any trades except for two exceptions. The first being is when I am trading away a highly paid veteran for prospects. I consider it to be like including some salary relief to the other team. It happens in real life so I don't think it is a big deal, but never more than what that players yearly salary is. The second is sometimes I'll trade for some minor league filler that has no shot at making it in the majors, usually $10,000 is enough. Again, this happens in real life (the player is usually no more than 23/23 on the 20-80 scale) I try to look at real major league trades to gauge if I am being fair or not. But mostly I just go with gut instinct if I feel something is not right.

08-05-2009, 06:41 PM	#27
tajoumaru Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 115	I slap the hell out of myself. Then again I do that anyway. On a more serious note, I rarely (if ever) accept trades in my favor. I avoid picking up the best players on the waiver wire. I try to nurture talent within my own farm system, which can be both frustrating and rewarding.

08-05-2009, 06:54 PM	#28
ssstump Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 57	After maybe two months of playing OOTP, I have only just arrived at opening day. I see some players have finally been placed on the waiver wire, but none that interest me. I am at the very bottom of the league in payroll, but at the very top for my farm system. I sure hope I have enough patience to make it through an entire season and start to see my strategy pay off. if it does, i mean. Oh, one other setting I changed and am happy that I did, is the ratings and potential scale. I changed that from 1 to 100, to 2 to 8. It's more fuzzy and I like that better. it's simpler also.