How do I convert retired player to human manager

[jmknpk2]

I built up a history as I simmed the game through a player's career.

After the player retired, I was hoping that I could convert him to a human manager and manage teams as him.

I was able to convert him to a bench coach.

But I do not see any way to convert him to a human manager that I can play as.

Is this possible? How is it done?

If it is not possible, this seems to be a good feature to add.

[scott1964]

I believe one needs to in commish mode.

[jmknpk2]

I was in commissioner mode and still didn't see the option.

[01010010]

Originally Posted by jmknpk2

I was in commissioner mode and still didn't see the option.

Go in commissioner mode and open the retired payer's profile. Somewhere on he left side (can't remember exactly now), you'll see it listing his preferred occupation as a bench coach. It's a dropdown menu and you can change it to manager, batting coach, general manager, or whatever you want him eventually become. He'll usually start out rated lowly, but ratings increase andeentually e should be ready. Or you can always let him get hired as a bench coach or have him manage a minor league team for a few years to get experience, then change his preferred occupation to manager. If you make him a manager right away, he might never get hired (unless you screw with his ratings in commish mode).

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[OutS|der]

In commish mode you should just be able to right click and there will be an option to turn them into a coach.

[olivertheorem]

All of the above is correct, as far as it goes, but the OP wants to turn the player into a human manager, not just a manager, which is something that I don't think can be done. But, I've never tried either.

[01010010]

The whole class gets an F in reading comprehension.

Yeah, I don't think that's possible. However, iirc the player as player and the player as coach are treated by the game as essentially different people. When you turn a retired player into a coach, basically all you're doing is cloning the retired player and throwing him in the coaching pool.

Therefore, it would seem the best option would be to leave the player as retired and create a human manager using the retired player's name, bio, etc. It's not the same thing you asked about, but I think It will have the same result. Good luck.

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[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by 01010010

The whole class gets an F in reading comprehension.

This assumes you accept the faulty premise that the problem was with the reading and not with the writing.

[DCHepler25]

Originally Posted by jmknpk2

I built up a history as I simmed the game through a player's career.

After the player retired, I was hoping that I could convert him to a human manager and manage teams as him.

I was able to convert him to a bench coach.

But I do not see any way to convert him to a human manager that I can play as.

Is this possible? How is it done?

If it is not possible, this seems to be a good feature to add.

Originally Posted by The Wolf

This assumes you accept the faulty premise that the problem was with the reading and not with the writing.

No, the bolded "writing" above shows that the writer was quite clear and correct with his explanation of the problem. The fault then lies with the reader(s) in this case.

[The Wolf]

I have scored consistently in the high nineties in reading comprehension and I, like the rest of the thread, found the OP to be confusing.

The idea isn't that one guy (i.e., you) can make sense of something, it's that everyone could make sense of it. And none of us did.

[BIG17EASY]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

I have scored consistently in the high nineties in reading comprehension and I, like the rest of the thread, found the OP to be confusing.

The idea isn't that one guy (i.e., you) can make sense of something, it's that everyone could make sense of it. And none of us did.

Unless you're constantly repeating the 11th grade, why are you "consistently" scoring in the high nineties in reading comprehension? I'm 35 and haven't taken a reading comprehension test since the last time I took the SATs.

[CHCfan]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

I have scored consistently in the high nineties in reading comprehension and I, like the rest of the thread, found the OP to be confusing.

The idea isn't that one guy (i.e., you) can make sense of something, it's that everyone could make sense of it. And none of us did.

How many people need to do something wrong before "right" is changed to match that. This really wasn't complicated -- he said "human" three times, including the title, which was the clear qualifier for what type of manager he wanted to create.

As one other person mentioned, there doesn't appear to be a way to do what the OP wants to do unfortunately. It would be a cool minor feature.

[Athletics17]

No, the OP made complete sense.

[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by BIG17EASY

Unless you're constantly repeating the 11th grade, why are you "consistently" scoring in the high nineties in reading comprehension? I'm 35 and haven't taken a reading comprehension test since the last time I took the SATs.

How predictable - here come the personal attacks. I wrote "I have scored consistently in the high nineties in reading comprehension" not "I score..." which indicates a reading comprehension problem on your part, or just a desire to start throwing insults and start trouble. I scored 98 or 99 every time I took one - middle school, high school, undergrad and then grad school - and I haven't been in 11th grade since I was 14. But enough about me.

After I posted that the OP was confusing - as supporting evidence I introduce the posts that immediately follow his - suddenly he makes great sense! And now people want to fight about it!

This board has way too many people looking to start a fight.

It was confusing. It confused people. End of story.

[BIG17EASY]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

How predictable - here come the personal attacks. I wrote "I have scored consistently in the high nineties in reading comprehension" not "I score..." which indicates a reading comprehension problem on your part, or just a desire to start throwing insults and start trouble. I scored 98 or 99 every time I took one - middle school, high school, undergrad and then grad school - and I haven't been in 11th grade since I was 14. But enough about me.

After I posted that the OP was confusing - as supporting evidence I introduce the posts that immediately follow his - suddenly he makes great sense! And now people want to fight about it!

This board has way too many people looking to start a fight.

It was confusing. It confused people. End of story.

Wow, ok. I guess you missed the day they taught sarcasm comprehension. For the record, I didn't think you were constantly repeating 11th grade. Nor was I trying to insult you.

But I will politely disagree that the OP was confusing. Perhaps the crux of his question was stated later in the post than it should've been, but those who read the entire post knew what he/she was asking.

[OutS|der]

The OP makes perfect sense, i admit i didn't fully read it, saw retired player turned into coach and responded.

I'll blame it on the time but i just skimed the post, it really does help if you read each word!

[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by BIG17EASY

Wow, ok. I guess you missed the day they taught sarcasm comprehension. For the record, I didn't think you were constantly repeating 11th grade. Nor was I trying to insult you.

Sorry. The people on this forum stressed out my sarcasm meter so badly that it caught fire and melted years ago.

[BIG17EASY]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

Sorry. The people on this forum stressed out my sarcasm meter so badly that it caught fire and melted years ago.

Yikes, sorry to hear that. I hope this forum doesn't become stressful for me. It's actually one of the 3-4 websites I go to when I need a break from the stress at work.

[The Wolf]

It's gotten much better. When I joined it was wall-to-wall flame wars 24/7/365.

[Mancandy]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

How predictable - here come the personal attacks. I wrote "I have scored consistently in the high nineties in reading comprehension" not "I score..." which indicates a reading comprehension problem on your part, or just a desire to start throwing insults and start trouble. I scored 98 or 99 every time I took one - middle school, high school, undergrad and then grad school - and I haven't been in 11th grade since I was 14. But enough about me.

After I posted that the OP was confusing - as supporting evidence I introduce the posts that immediately follow his - suddenly he makes great sense! And now people want to fight about it!

This board has way too many people looking to start a fight.

It was confusing. It confused people. End of story.

Wrong. I don't care what you scored on anything or what grade you were in and when, you are not the final arbiter of what is confusing and what is not. Similarly, you are not free to insult people and start fights, and then complain when other people respond in a similar tone. If you don't want to be insulted, don't insult people. If you don't want to fight, don't start a fight. Seems pretty logical to me.

There was absolutely nothing confusing about the original post. It was clear as could possibly be what he was asking. That the first few people who responded, you included, were unable to comprehend such a simple question does nothing to change that fact. Accept it and move on.