help with realignment on MLB quickstart

baseballfanmas · 08-13-2012, 11:29 PM

I guess I should ask this before I try it... is there away to do realignment and expansion from the MLB quickstart? I know I can do expansion, but I want to realign the teams initially.

What I'm wanting to do is NFL style with 32 teams.. 2 conferences, 8 divisions, 4 teams in a division. Is this going to work, or am I going to have say the Kansas City Royals with the Atlanta Braves roster?

SeanFTW85 · 08-13-2012, 11:41 PM

Thats exactly how i set up my mlb quickstart, just go to league setup then edit league structure, add a couple divisions and move the teams around to your liking.

The Wolf · 08-14-2012, 12:04 AM

I did a 32 team MLB myself, but after trying 2x4x4 and not liking it so much I went to 2x2x8 and it worked much better.

afcchamp88 · 08-14-2012, 03:36 PM

I'm interested in what you didn't like about 8x4. I'm about to start playoffs and I'm going to that structure next season. Pros? Cons? Thanks.

sc_superstar · 08-15-2012, 09:30 AM

I've done the 8x4 setup and strong divisions get really screwed over. I've seen multiple 100 win teams miss the playoffs while a sub .500 team gets in the same year.

So you have Tampa Bay missing the playoffs by 1 game after going 101-65 and then you have seattle in the playoffs after going 79-83.

I mean it happens where a division winner has less wins than a team that misses but when you start getting 20+ game gaps it seems kinda stupid imo

Ripamaru · 09-01-2012, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sc_superstar

I've done the 8x4 setup and strong divisions get really screwed over. I've seen multiple 100 win teams miss the playoffs while a sub .500 team gets in the same year.

So you have Tampa Bay missing the playoffs by 1 game after going 101-65 and then you have seattle in the playoffs after going 79-83.

I mean it happens where a division winner has less wins than a team that misses but when you start getting 20+ game gaps it seems kinda stupid imo

This does tend to happen if you stick with a 2x4 playoff structure......

I prefer to go to an NFL style playoff structure (2x6) when using a 8x4. There are still going to be teams that get screwed but its rarely more than a few games off.

The 2x6 playoff structure also rewards the top 2 teams in each league with a bye. I seed teams by winning % as well so that good WC teams get seeded properly over weak division winners.

08-13-2012, 11:29 PM	#1
baseballfanmas All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 661	help with realignment on MLB quickstart I guess I should ask this before I try it... is there away to do realignment and expansion from the MLB quickstart? I know I can do expansion, but I want to realign the teams initially. What I'm wanting to do is NFL style with 32 teams.. 2 conferences, 8 divisions, 4 teams in a division. Is this going to work, or am I going to have say the Kansas City Royals with the Atlanta Braves roster?

08-13-2012, 11:41 PM	#2
SeanFTW85 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 20	Thats exactly how i set up my mlb quickstart, just go to league setup then edit league structure, add a couple divisions and move the teams around to your liking.

08-14-2012, 03:36 PM	#4
afcchamp88 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 33	I'm interested in what you didn't like about 8x4. I'm about to start playoffs and I'm going to that structure next season. Pros? Cons? Thanks.

08-15-2012, 09:30 AM	#5
sc_superstar Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 407	I've done the 8x4 setup and strong divisions get really screwed over. I've seen multiple 100 win teams miss the playoffs while a sub .500 team gets in the same year. So you have Tampa Bay missing the playoffs by 1 game after going 101-65 and then you have seattle in the playoffs after going 79-83. I mean it happens where a division winner has less wins than a team that misses but when you start getting 20+ game gaps it seems kinda stupid imo