Seattle Pilots

Jerry Helper · 08-21-2017, 04:08 PM

Say I wanted to manage the seattle pilots through the 70s but wanted everything else in baseball to expand the way it had historically. Is there a way to have expansion work normally but to exempt a single team, like the pilots, from contracting?

darkcloud4579 · 08-21-2017, 04:14 PM

Yes. You can let history create the Pilots as normal, then turn off the feature that controls history automatically. Then they'd remain as-is.

The Game · 08-21-2017, 05:12 PM

You would have to manually expand in 1977, '93 & '98

Orcin · 08-21-2017, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerry Helper

Say I wanted to manage the seattle pilots through the 70s but wanted everything else in baseball to expand the way it had historically. Is there a way to have expansion work normally but to exempt a single team, like the pilots, from contracting?

The Seattle Pilots didn't contract; they moved to Milwaukee in 1970 and became the Brewers.

lightgrenade07 · 08-21-2017, 07:54 PM

I have found that offseason changes to different team names & cities don't show up in league or team history unless the team actually plays games under that name/city. Eg, if you decide to change the Oakland A's to the Oakland F's on January 1, but then change them back to the Oakland A's on January 2, the F's team name won't show up in history afterward.

So, let history take its course, and when the time comes, manually re-set the Milwaukee Brewers back to the Seattle Pilots. Then, when the Mariners come along, manually change the settings to make them the Milwaukee Brewers. (Unless you hate the city of Milwaukee & want Seattle to have two teams for some reason).

Adjusting those two teams manually will be a lot easier than having to set up the entire '77, '93 & '98 expansions by hand.

Jerry Helper · 08-22-2017, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Orcin

The Seattle Pilots didn't contract; they moved to Milwaukee in 1970 and became the Brewers.

I'm aware, sorry I phrased it incorrectly.

jokerhusky1129 · 08-24-2017, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerry Helper

I'm aware, sorry I phrased it incorrectly.

Maybe you should've had Millie or Rob help you then

Danius · 08-24-2017, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jokerhusky1129

Maybe you should've had Millie or Rob help you then

Millie, seriously? If Jerry didn't get it right, what makes you think Millie would have been able to help?

Jerry Helper · 08-24-2017, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jokerhusky1129

Maybe you should've had Millie or Rob help you then

I'd rather have Laura help me. In more ways than one

jokerhusky1129 · 08-24-2017, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerry Helper

I'd rather have Laura help me. In more ways than one

You know what's hilarious? I happen to be watching the episode your avatar is from.

Jerry Helper · 08-25-2017, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jokerhusky1129

You know what's hilarious? I happen to be watching the episode your avatar is from.

Let's get me a drink of water and show the kid where the beer is!

bwburke94 · 08-29-2017, 07:48 PM

For a serious answer to the question, it's possible to use a custom historical database to pull this off.

(Of course, replacing Milwaukee with Seattle unbalances the divisions from 1972-76, so Texas has to stay in the East, but that's a minor concern.)

cheo25 · 08-30-2017, 09:03 AM

You could move Chicago or Minnesota to the AL East since both are east of Texas.

The Game · 08-30-2017, 02:27 PM

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You could move Chicago...

Blasphemy!

bwburke94 · 08-30-2017, 09:53 PM

Chicago wanted to move.

08-21-2017, 04:08 PM	#1
Jerry Helper Major Leagues Join Date: May 2017 Location: Dallas Posts: 325	Seattle Pilots Say I wanted to manage the seattle pilots through the 70s but wanted everything else in baseball to expand the way it had historically. Is there a way to have expansion work normally but to exempt a single team, like the pilots, from contracting?

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08-21-2017, 07:54 PM	#5
lightgrenade07 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SoCal, for now Posts: 239	I have found that offseason changes to different team names & cities don't show up in league or team history unless the team actually plays games under that name/city. Eg, if you decide to change the Oakland A's to the Oakland F's on January 1, but then change them back to the Oakland A's on January 2, the F's team name won't show up in history afterward. So, let history take its course, and when the time comes, manually re-set the Milwaukee Brewers back to the Seattle Pilots. Then, when the Mariners come along, manually change the settings to make them the Milwaukee Brewers. (Unless you hate the city of Milwaukee & want Seattle to have two teams for some reason). Adjusting those two teams manually will be a lot easier than having to set up the entire '77, '93 & '98 expansions by hand. __________________ SELL THE TEAM! Last edited by lightgrenade07; 08-21-2017 at 07:56 PM.

08-29-2017, 07:48 PM	#12
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,523	For a serious answer to the question, it's possible to use a custom historical database to pull this off. (Of course, replacing Milwaukee with Seattle unbalances the divisions from 1972-76, so Texas has to stay in the East, but that's a minor concern.)

08-30-2017, 09:03 AM	#13
cheo25 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,340	You could move Chicago or Minnesota to the AL East since both are east of Texas.

08-30-2017, 09:53 PM	#15
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,523	Chicago wanted to move.