Historic Players and this years rosters

Cactusbbq · 03-28-2017, 07:51 AM

Hey all. Is there a way to add historic players to today's rosters? I want to add a few Boston legends to the roster and not sure how to go about it.

alkeiper · 03-28-2017, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Cactusbbq

Hey all. Is there a way to add historic players to today's rosters? I want to add a few Boston legends to the roster and not sure how to go about it.

It's actually incredibly easy now. On your free agent page on the top right there's a drop down menu, one of the options is "Import Historical Players." When the historical players options screen comes up, there's an option to select a text file.

Let's say you want Ted Williams. If you go to his Baseball Reference page you'll see a player ID in the URL box.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...illite01.shtml

Willite01

When creating the text file, put the IDs with a comma and then the year. And now there's an option that lets you send the player directly to a team. So if the three letter abbreviation for your team is BOS, you add another comma and use that.

willite01,1941,BOS

Repeat that process for your other players. Create a list in a text file in notepad and you can import all your players in a snap.

Cactusbbq · 03-28-2017, 09:42 AM

I can't thank you enough kind sir, and for the reference guide for players.
Can't wait now to get started.

dtizzle · 03-28-2017, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Cactusbbq

I can't thank you enough kind sir, and for the reference guide for players.

Can't wait now to get started.

Where are the player ID's. I clicked on ted to check it and did not see it?

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dtizzle · 03-28-2017, 10:39 AM

Ha. Figured it out! Doh!

mitchkenn · 03-28-2017, 10:40 AM

in the url of the page. not actually in the page itself.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...illite01.shtml

the player id is the willite01 in the above line.

Cactusbbq · 03-29-2017, 08:51 PM

One more question. I used this format (martipe02,1992,BOS) in notepad which created a .txt. file. I went to import it it failed. Any ideas or need more information?

crawdad5000 · 03-31-2017, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Cactusbbq

One more question. I used this format (martipe02,1992,BOS) in notepad which created a .txt. file. I went to import it it failed. Any ideas or need more information?

I read somewhere that when importing to a specific team you have to add a space and the year after the team name. Try it and see if it works.

Cactusbbq · 03-31-2017, 11:04 AM

I will try that tonight.
I created a CSV file also because I read about that and it did say that the import succeded but I cant find the players.
Great game, just frustrated getting started.

crawdad5000 · 03-31-2017, 03:35 PM

Tell me about it. I spend more time on the forums than I do playing the game. LOL. After two years my fictional league has only gone from 1901-1957. But I'm deeply involved in the league so I want it all to be working right, have the best unis and logos, ballparks, etc.

Cactusbbq · 04-01-2017, 06:34 AM

Whew, figured it out last night and this is a glorious game.
Not sure I could do it again but it worked. Thanks for everyone's help.

03-28-2017, 07:51 AM	#1
Cactusbbq Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 8	Historic Players and this years rosters Hey all. Is there a way to add historic players to today's rosters? I want to add a few Boston legends to the roster and not sure how to go about it.

03-28-2017, 10:40 AM	#6
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,853	in the url of the page. not actually in the page itself. http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...illite01.shtml the player id is the willite01 in the above line. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip. Last edited by mitchkenn; 03-28-2017 at 10:43 AM.

03-28-2017, 09:42 AM	#3
Cactusbbq Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 8	I can't thank you enough kind sir, and for the reference guide for players. Can't wait now to get started.

03-28-2017, 10:39 AM	#5
dtizzle Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 284	Ha. Figured it out! Doh!

03-29-2017, 08:51 PM	#7
Cactusbbq Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 8	One more question. I used this format (martipe02,1992,BOS) in notepad which created a .txt. file. I went to import it it failed. Any ideas or need more information?

03-31-2017, 11:04 AM	#9
Cactusbbq Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 8	I will try that tonight. I created a CSV file also because I read about that and it did say that the import succeded but I cant find the players. Great game, just frustrated getting started.

03-31-2017, 03:35 PM	#10
crawdad5000 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Dayton, OH Reds country! Posts: 382	Tell me about it. I spend more time on the forums than I do playing the game. LOL. After two years my fictional league has only gone from 1901-1957. But I'm deeply involved in the league so I want it all to be working right, have the best unis and logos, ballparks, etc.

04-01-2017, 06:34 AM	#11
Cactusbbq Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 8	Whew, figured it out last night and this is a glorious game. Not sure I could do it again but it worked. Thanks for everyone's help.