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04-18-2015, 06:41 AM | #1 |
Minors (Single A)
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: England
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No skill involved? Random?
Hey im kind of new to the series, started on OOTP 15.
I started a career with Cleveland Indians, simulated the entire season and won he World Series without changing a thing! Inc strategy! The problem is i have done 6 years with my team, St Louis Cardinals, micro managed it, signed best staff possible, made excellent trades, stayed within budget, successfully reached all goals i was set, finished 6 years running with the best overall record in my division and sometimes the whole MLB, dominate in player stats, always resign my best players & ive still not even got to the WORLD SERIES once! I understand the best team regular don't always get to world series, but 6 years running come on? Also changing strategy don't seem to make my record better or worse? Im in desperate need of some beginners advice? tips? help with a better strategy? anything! Last edited by joshbrady91; 04-18-2015 at 07:06 AM. |
04-18-2015, 08:00 AM | #2 |
All Star Starter
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Bremen OH USA
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Better luck :-)
I feel your pain. I've had a number of occasions where I've won my division my 20+ games, yet have been swept out of the first round! |
04-18-2015, 08:48 AM | #3 |
Minors (Single A)
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: England
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Yeah, ive had that 2 years running
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04-18-2015, 11:05 AM | #4 |
Minors (Single A)
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 85
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Baseball is a cruel mistress.
The only advice I could offer is with pitching. Teams with two top tier starting pitching tend to do better in the playoffs. A strong balance staff might get you the best record in the regular season, but once the playoffs begin, your pitching rotation shrinks. Don't worry about your 4 and 5 slot pitchers, or maybe even your 3rd, concentrate on your top two starting pitchers. That way when you STILL fail to get to the World Series you can blame me. |
04-18-2015, 11:22 AM | #5 |
All Star Reserve
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 693
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My advice would be to stop running the Cardinals and take over the Indians
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04-18-2015, 11:51 AM | #6 |
OOTP Developments
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France
Posts: 19,896
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It happens. Look at the 90's-2000's Braves irl.
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04-18-2015, 05:40 PM | #7 |
All Star Starter
Join Date: Jul 2014
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It happens. I have a four team fictional league going where I test settings and my team has finished the regular season 40 games over second place. Yet I can't seem to get them to win the championship. The year I finished 4th 15 games back I won it all.
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04-18-2015, 06:58 PM | #8 |
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Actually "random" is not a bad answer.
Baseball's regular season is a marathon in which teams try to do just a little better than everyone else over a large number of games. Even teams with very good records lose a certain number of series during the season. In the playoffs, you can't lose a series and move on. It's much more unforgiving. Luck plays a much bigger role. |
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