Ignoring owner goals

Karax268 · 03-23-2016, 07:41 AM

Hi, I got the game last night and played through one season with the yankees.
Now my owner wants me to extend A-rod's contract. I have no intention in doing so.

Is this wise? or should I bow to my owners wishes

Orcin · 03-23-2016, 08:36 AM

The owner's personality has a lot to do with it. If he is tolerant, you are probably safe. If he is demanding, then you might want to tread carefully.

If you win, goal failures will probably be overlooked... for a while.

mitchkenn · 03-23-2016, 09:52 AM

you can turn off owners goals in the Game Settings, if they really get annoying.

MacPhal · 03-23-2016, 10:08 AM

You should be fine if you hit your other goals. I find its ok to miss one if you make it up in other areas. If you have a league placement goal and a postion upgrade goal as well, you should try and hit those.

Karax268 · 03-23-2016, 10:36 AM

Thanks, I'll go with my original plan then.

oriolesmeep · 03-23-2016, 10:51 AM

Not extending a player is an easy one to ignore. Once he's gone, he's gone, and the owner isn't likely to keep screaming at you to re-acquire him.

Other goals such as slashing payroll, increasing attendance, and dumping a distraction are more likely to keep re-appearing, so it might be best to get those done.

Silent_Thunder · 03-23-2016, 05:44 PM

In my modern game I had that exact goal, but A-Rod refused to stay as long as I kept Girardi. Sorry A-Rod, but a breathtakingly skilled field manager is far more valuable to me than an over the hill player who probably will be physically deteriorating in the next few years at a rapid pace. Have fun in the free agent list. Plus in reality A-Rod is retiring anyway so who cares.

03-23-2016, 07:41 AM	#1
Karax268 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 17	Ignoring owner goals Hi, I got the game last night and played through one season with the yankees. Now my owner wants me to extend A-rod's contract. I have no intention in doing so. Is this wise? or should I bow to my owners wishes

03-23-2016, 09:52 AM	#3
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,853	you can turn off owners goals in the Game Settings, if they really get annoying. __________________ "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.

03-23-2016, 08:36 AM	#2
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,798	The owner's personality has a lot to do with it. If he is tolerant, you are probably safe. If he is demanding, then you might want to tread carefully. If you win, goal failures will probably be overlooked... for a while.

03-23-2016, 10:08 AM	#4
MacPhal Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12	You should be fine if you hit your other goals. I find its ok to miss one if you make it up in other areas. If you have a league placement goal and a postion upgrade goal as well, you should try and hit those.

03-23-2016, 10:36 AM	#5
Karax268 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 17	Thanks, I'll go with my original plan then.

03-23-2016, 10:51 AM	#6
oriolesmeep Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 103	Not extending a player is an easy one to ignore. Once he's gone, he's gone, and the owner isn't likely to keep screaming at you to re-acquire him. Other goals such as slashing payroll, increasing attendance, and dumping a distraction are more likely to keep re-appearing, so it might be best to get those done.

03-23-2016, 05:44 PM	#7
Silent_Thunder Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 235	In my modern game I had that exact goal, but A-Rod refused to stay as long as I kept Girardi. Sorry A-Rod, but a breathtakingly skilled field manager is far more valuable to me than an over the hill player who probably will be physically deteriorating in the next few years at a rapid pace. Have fun in the free agent list. Plus in reality A-Rod is retiring anyway so who cares.