Real minor leaguers

Yaz1961 · 04-29-2004, 09:10 AM

This may have already been asked but I couldn't find it.

Let's say I start with the 1961 season and want to play every year until 1970. Is there a way that I can use the real minor leaguers from those years instead of fictional draftees?

trapper · 04-29-2004, 10:57 AM

I've never heard of a way...

Another question though: Can you play out your minor league team's games?

theasfl · 04-29-2004, 11:05 AM

no you cant... Ive always wanted more info from the minor leagues, maybe a schedule at least.

Gastric ReFlux · 04-29-2004, 11:21 AM

You can't see the minor league games, but I believe the minor league teams play the same schedule as the teams in the majors. So if Boston and New York are playing, their minor league clubs are playing one another.

If you do historical, the only minor leaguers you'll have are those players from the import who are designated to play in the minors. It's also not a good idea to fill the minor leagues with fictional players in a historical replay, you are likely going to end up with some of those fictionals making it into the majors.

Arlie Latham · 04-29-2004, 02:32 PM

I am thinking of ordering the minor league database to address this problem. The database advertises that it starts in 1937. I need some players to fill up my Southern teams that I added to my historical replay.

Henry · 04-29-2004, 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by Arlie Latham
I am thinking of ordering the minor league database to address this problem. The database advertises that it starts in 1937. I need some players to fill up my Southern teams that I added to my historical replay.

Caution: you would very likely have to enter these manually since the Lahman format is the only one supported by OOTP.

Henry

Arlie Latham · 05-08-2004, 08:19 AM

Oh, I'm aware of this. I already do this with my Pacific Coast League Teams. For those looking for those players, I recommend Dennis Snelling's The Pacific Coast Leage: A Statistical History.

I was just asking if anyone had ordered this Minor League Database before I plop down my 35 bucks or so...(I forget the exact amount the man wants)

GForce · 05-08-2004, 08:31 AM

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Originally posted by Henry
Caution: you would very likely have to enter these manually since the Lahman format is the only one supported by OOTP.

Henry

Couldn't he theoretically just revise the sheets to mirror Lahman, i.e. change the headers accordingly. I don't know, as I've never seen the minor league database. But I would think it's done somewhat similarly.

GH

04-29-2004, 09:10 AM	#1
Yaz1961 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Randolph, MA Posts: 74	Real minor leaguers This may have already been asked but I couldn't find it. Let's say I start with the 1961 season and want to play every year until 1970. Is there a way that I can use the real minor leaguers from those years instead of fictional draftees? __________________ Dave

04-29-2004, 11:05 AM	#3
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04-29-2004, 02:32 PM	#5
Arlie Latham Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa Cornfields Posts: 472	Minor League Database I am thinking of ordering the minor league database to address this problem. The database advertises that it starts in 1937. I need some players to fill up my Southern teams that I added to my historical replay.

05-08-2004, 08:19 AM	#7
Arlie Latham Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa Cornfields Posts: 472	Old Minor Leaguers Oh, I'm aware of this. I already do this with my Pacific Coast League Teams. For those looking for those players, I recommend Dennis Snelling's The Pacific Coast Leage: A Statistical History. I was just asking if anyone had ordered this Minor League Database before I plop down my 35 bucks or so...(I forget the exact amount the man wants)

04-29-2004, 10:57 AM	#2
trapper Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 114	I've never heard of a way... Another question though: Can you play out your minor league team's games?

04-29-2004, 11:21 AM	#4
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	You can't see the minor league games, but I believe the minor league teams play the same schedule as the teams in the majors. So if Boston and New York are playing, their minor league clubs are playing one another. If you do historical, the only minor leaguers you'll have are those players from the import who are designated to play in the minors. It's also not a good idea to fill the minor leagues with fictional players in a historical replay, you are likely going to end up with some of those fictionals making it into the majors.