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Eugene Church · 10-03-2022, 07:01 PM

This is an update on the Fairfax Frogs.

I use the cap for the away jersey... the away has more green in it than than the home jersey... also posted one for the away team in the next post.

Use these if you like... your choice.

Eugene Church · 10-03-2022, 07:08 PM

Here's another version of the Fairfax cap... I use this for the home jersey.

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Eugene Church · 10-03-2022, 07:12 PM

jg2977, I'm not sure if I ever posted this Sugar Valley Rattlers' primary logo... it's another version of it... it matches the secondary logo I posted a few posts ago... nowhere as good as Le Grande Orange's fine work on the original.

jg2977 · 10-04-2022, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

This is an update on the Fairfax Frogs.

I use the cap for the away jersey... the away has more green in it than than the home jersey... also posted one for the away team in the next post.

Use these if you like... your choice.

These look really nice.

Thanks, I know that a while back someone made a version of the Fairfax Frogs that looked like the St. Louis Cardinals' uniforms, with Frogs sitting on a bat. I really like those too.

There are several choices for a lot of teams, which is good, because I like to change their looks every now and then for variety.

jg2977 · 10-04-2022, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

jg2977, I'm not sure if I ever posted this Sugar Valley Rattlers' primary logo... it's another version of it... it matches the secondary logo I posted a few posts ago... nowhere as good as Le Grande Orange's fine work on the original.

This looks nice, it's simpler than Le Grande Orange's, but not bad at all.

Eugene Church · 10-04-2022, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jg2977

This looks nice, it's simpler than Le Grande Orange's, but not bad at all.

You are so nice and kind and complimentary, jg2977.

Yep... that the problem with my graphics.. just plain and simple... but not so bad... they don't have the pzazz of LGO and the other graphics gurus.

jbird669 · 10-04-2022, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

You are so nice and kind and complimentary, jg2977.

Yep... that the problem with my graphics.. just plain and simple... but not so bad... they don't have the pzazz of LGO and the other graphics gurus.

There is beauty in simplicity. Well done!

Eugene Church · 10-14-2022, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jbird669

There is beauty in simplicity. Well done!

Thanks... much appreciate it.

Eugene Church · 10-15-2022, 05:52 PM

jg2977, found a very nice rooster image for the Middlefield Roosters... this is the Secondary Logo.

Also included the Primary Logo... it's the same rooster image... golem64 did an excellent job on these logos and jerseys

Eugene Church · 10-15-2022, 05:58 PM

jg2977, I made a new cap for the Fort Benton Defenders.

I use it for both home and away caps.

Nothing fancy.

IMO the FB shows up a little better in the game on player photos.

Eugene Church · 10-15-2022, 06:13 PM

jg2977, I found a really good blue diamond image for the Claxton Diamonds.

This is the Secondary Logo.

It is a diamond resting on a baseball home plate.

I didn't create a new Primary Logo... I really like the original one.

Eugene Church · 10-15-2022, 07:00 PM

I did a new home and away cap using the new diamond image... imo I think it shows up better on the caps... it has better contrast than the original caps.

Eugene Church · 10-15-2022, 07:44 PM

Not the best image in the world, but it's the best I could do to create a Secondary Logo for the San Dimas Rancheros.

I also included the Primary Logo

It's will do until I can get one of the good graphics guys to create one for me.

As always, jg2977, use these if you like 'em... trash 'em if you don't.

It will never bother me if you don't like the ones I do.

Eugene Church · 10-15-2022, 08:46 PM

I updated the St. John Crusaders... I couldn't extract the cross and shield symbol from the Primary Logo... so I found a red and white cross image and used it.

knuckler did a beautiful job on the primary logo.

The red colors are not the same, but it's close enough for me.

I wish I could change colors on images... I need to find out how hard that is to do.

I did a white background and a red background... I think the white cross and white doves show up better on the red background.

Eugene Church · 10-15-2022, 09:41 PM

Here is an new image for the Far Mountain Redhawks Secondary Logo.
I'm going to switch to the square Primary Logo... currently I am using the round logo done by knuckler.

Eugene Church · 10-15-2022, 10:49 PM

This is a new Sligo Rovers Secondary Logo along with knuckler's excellent Primary Logo.

It is just OK at the 50 pixel size... but it looks fine at 150 pixels... it matches the colors of the team.

I will use it until I get someone good to do one for me.

jg2977 · 10-16-2022, 03:35 PM

I appreciate all of the updated logos - I will certainly use several of them. Thank you.

Eugene Church · 12-08-2022, 01:57 PM

This is not about graphics, but an answer to you about how to adjust your league stats... but, it is your thread... nobody should care if this is off topic.

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You have mentioned that after a lot running several test leagues and trial and error with modifiers that you now have statistics that you are generally happy with.

I have toned down the offense myself, and I find that OOTP games are much more enjoyable to watch. I like games that are 3-1 or 5-4 because the games are much closer and more intense. When I had juiced up offenses that made scores 18-10 it got to be kind of boring and overkill, most of the games would be blowouts.

One issue that I am still having is too many bad base stealers. There are too many caught stealings and too many teams run themselves out of innings. And no matter how much they get thrown out they keep trying to steal. I'd like to tone down the number of stolen base attempts, I guess. As Brad Pitt said in Moneyball, "I pay you to get on first base, not get thrown out at second." Do you have an acceptable level of stolen base attempts and success rate in your leagues? If so, what modifiers do you use in your settings?

I know that I could ask these questions on the discussion forum, and there are many topics on base stealing already, but most of the responses and advice given is too statistically complicated for me to understand.

Hope all is well,

Your friend,
Jeff

Merry Christmas, Jeff.

You really should try to get help from people like actionjackson or Sweed... they are nice and helpful guys and they know this game well.
Send them a PM and see if they will help you design you league.

As far as stats in your game... it is just a long trial-and-error procedure... I have made minor adjustments over my 76 seasons... Periodically, I change some settings to get it back where I want... stolen bases, passed balls and fielding average have always been a problem.

I don't think you cannot take my settings for stolen bases and put them into your league.. each league is different... my current settings have increased the number of SB attempts per season, but it took several adjustments over several seasons to get there... about 70% of my SB attempts are successful during the season... in the postseason it depends on the quality of the catchers' arms... teams don't run on the the good catchers with an arm rating of 75 and higher... but they run catchers with 50 and 60 ratings ragged.

Here is what I suggest... setup a test league with the number of teams you like to have... pick a season in history with the stats you like as far as team BA, HRs, ERAs and Fielding Percentage.

Go to Baseball-Reference and look at the league stats for each season... find the season that best matches the league stats you want.

Quickly sim 10 seasons and see what stats you get.compared to what you want... make adjustments in the League Modifiers and Position Modifiers.
I use the League Modifiers to adjust the offense... the Position Modifiers to get my league fielding average where I want it to be.... which is around .975 FA.

Then run 10 more seasons and see what you come up with after making adjustments.

Make sure you read the manual before you start changes the League Modifiers and Position Modifiers... sometimes you lower settings to raise them... sometimes you raise them to raise them.

Go to your Mods thread... I will communicate with you there... I can post screenshots there... don't know how to do it here in the PM section.

I just noticed that I am getting too many stolen bases overall in my league... I like the league leader to have 70 per year with the possibility of someone getting near 100... might have make some adjustments at the end of this season.

EC

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Eugene Church · 12-08-2022, 02:04 PM

Viewers, feel free to chime in and correct me... feel free to help jg2977 with his league stats.

jg2977 · 12-09-2022, 10:27 AM

I've never noticed those position modifiers. I wonder why the center fielders make so many errors. Maybe it's because they have the most ground to cover - if they run fast to catch a fly ball in the gap, and they touch it but fail to catch it, I guess it's called an error.

10-03-2022, 07:01 PM	#481
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	This is an update on the Fairfax Frogs. I use the cap for the away jersey... the away has more green in it than than the home jersey... also posted one for the away team in the next post. Use these if you like... your choice. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-03-2022 at 07:16 PM.

10-03-2022, 07:08 PM	#482
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	Here's another version of the Fairfax cap... I use this for the home jersey. Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-03-2022 at 07:16 PM.

10-03-2022, 07:12 PM	#483
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	jg2977, I'm not sure if I ever posted this Sugar Valley Rattlers' primary logo... it's another version of it... it matches the secondary logo I posted a few posts ago... nowhere as good as Le Grande Orange's fine work on the original. Attached Images

10-15-2022, 05:52 PM	#489
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	jg2977, found a very nice rooster image for the Middlefield Roosters... this is the Secondary Logo. Also included the Primary Logo... it's the same rooster image... golem64 did an excellent job on these logos and jerseys Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-15-2022 at 11:27 PM.

10-15-2022, 05:58 PM	#490
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	jg2977, I made a new cap for the Fort Benton Defenders. I use it for both home and away caps. Nothing fancy. IMO the FB shows up a little better in the game on player photos. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-15-2022 at 06:15 PM.

10-15-2022, 06:13 PM	#491
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	jg2977, I found a really good blue diamond image for the Claxton Diamonds. This is the Secondary Logo. It is a diamond resting on a baseball home plate. I didn't create a new Primary Logo... I really like the original one. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-15-2022 at 06:16 PM.

10-15-2022, 07:00 PM	#492
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	I did a new home and away cap using the new diamond image... imo I think it shows up better on the caps... it has better contrast than the original caps. Attached Images

10-15-2022, 07:44 PM	#493
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	Not the best image in the world, but it's the best I could do to create a Secondary Logo for the San Dimas Rancheros. I also included the Primary Logo It's will do until I can get one of the good graphics guys to create one for me. As always, jg2977, use these if you like 'em... trash 'em if you don't. It will never bother me if you don't like the ones I do. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-15-2022 at 07:47 PM.

10-15-2022, 08:46 PM	#494
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	I updated the St. John Crusaders... I couldn't extract the cross and shield symbol from the Primary Logo... so I found a red and white cross image and used it. knuckler did a beautiful job on the primary logo. The red colors are not the same, but it's close enough for me. I wish I could change colors on images... I need to find out how hard that is to do. I did a white background and a red background... I think the white cross and white doves show up better on the red background. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-15-2022 at 08:58 PM.

10-15-2022, 09:41 PM	#495
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	Here is an new image for the Far Mountain Redhawks Secondary Logo. I'm going to switch to the square Primary Logo... currently I am using the round logo done by knuckler. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-15-2022 at 09:43 PM.

10-15-2022, 10:49 PM	#496
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	This is a new Sligo Rovers Secondary Logo along with knuckler's excellent Primary Logo. It is just OK at the 50 pixel size... but it looks fine at 150 pixels... it matches the colors of the team. I will use it until I get someone good to do one for me. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-15-2022 at 10:54 PM.

10-16-2022, 03:35 PM	#497
jg2977 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 25,963	I appreciate all of the updated logos - I will certainly use several of them. Thank you.

12-08-2022, 02:04 PM	#499
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,187	Viewers, feel free to chime in and correct me... feel free to help jg2977 with his league stats.

12-09-2022, 10:27 AM	#500
jg2977 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 25,963	I've never noticed those position modifiers. I wonder why the center fielders make so many errors. Maybe it's because they have the most ground to cover - if they run fast to catch a fly ball in the gap, and they touch it but fail to catch it, I guess it's called an error.