House Rules

Mntwins · 05-31-2010, 05:46 PM

Hey all. I'm just wondering what house rules you apply to you're game. I don't consider myself a excellent player but I'm winning to much. Seems like I can get any FA player and my owner lets me spend spend. Money is no problem.
I know I'm not alone. Any tips?
Sorry, I'm sure this has been brought up before.
Thx! Have a great day!

Shinobu · 05-31-2010, 06:50 PM

I discipline myself to not allow more than 10 four and five star players on my team at any time (that's total, not each). You really have to consider who you want and who you don't, what positions you want to spend your self-restricted "allotment" of 4/5 stars on, etc.

Mntwins · 05-31-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Shinobu

I discipline myself to not allow more than 10 four and five star players on my team at any time (that's total, not each). You really have to consider who you want and who you don't, what positions you want to spend your self-restricted "allotment" of 4/5 stars on, etc.

Not a bad idea. I just looked at my roster and I have 18 4/5 star players.

snepp · 05-31-2010, 07:27 PM

My team always has the smallest market size in the league, at least one size smaller than next closest.

I'm not allowed to claim prospects off waivers unless I have a worse minor league ranking than the originating team, as well as a worse record.

oman19 · 05-31-2010, 11:58 PM

I play with a salary cap and all market sizes equal. I also don't allow myself to touch the waiver wire.

cody8200 · 06-01-2010, 01:25 AM

Only 1 free agent pickup per year. No waivers. Only trades that are offered to me. I usually take on the last place team. Good times.

damientheomen3 · 06-01-2010, 01:33 AM

I don't allow myself to sign free agents better than 2 stars (so I usually just sign a veteran stopgap/utility player or two), unless I finish with the worst record in the league by at least 10 games, which is when I allow myself to sign 1 free agent over 2 stars. Also, I never allow myself to make a trade unless I would actually make the deal if I were the other GM, and I never trade for prospects unless I'm actually rebuilding. Using these house rules I have run a fictional league for 17 seasons now, GMing the same team during the span, and, while my team posted a record over .500 13 years straight, we have only won 2 championships in that span, and are at 45-65 or so now, so the house rules work.

Mntwins · 06-02-2010, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by oman19

I play with a salary cap and all market sizes equal. I also don't allow myself to touch the waiver wire.

I've thought about a salary cap but I'm wondering if you have run into any problems with it? Any star players not being signed cause of the cap?

RchW · 06-02-2010, 10:00 PM

Soft cap seems to work ok.

Eckstein 4 Prez · 06-03-2010, 02:33 AM

Stats only, of course. Beyond that I don't do any trades other than one-for-one deals, and even with those I usually try to make them fair for both sides.

RchW · 06-03-2010, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Mntwins

Hey all. I'm just wondering what house rules you apply to you're game. I don't consider myself a excellent player but I'm winning to much. Seems like I can get any FA player and my owner lets me spend spend. Money is no problem.
I know I'm not alone. Any tips?
Sorry, I'm sure this has been brought up before.
Thx! Have a great day!

Don't make obviously bad trades. You know the type, a 34 year old declining vet for a 21 year old phenom. Some smell tests are easy.

Eat a contract from time to time. That happens IRL.

Don't do the 2,3,4,5 for 1 trades that the AI is blind on. Match player value by team. An MR is not as valuable as an SP if the team you are trading with has few other viable SP.

Put yourself as the GM of the other team and honestly determine if the player coming from the "other you" is a benefit to that team. That means you don't trade a catcher to a team that already has good catching.

never_ends · 06-03-2010, 05:31 PM

Interesting to see many of the same House Rules (with slight variations) in this thread.

Mostly defaults except:
1) Waiver Wire = OFF
2) Trades = OFF
3) Stats only except "Other" is enabled
4) Two 10 team leagues like the 60's... 1 playoff spot available in each league only

You'll be surprised how hard this game gets...

After taking the worst team with the absolute tightest and worst owner ever born I lasted at GM 10 seasons with 2 winning seasons... I finally caved in and selected a team a bit better...

Mntwins · 06-03-2010, 08:20 PM

Wow! Thx for all the replies. I think my problem is with free agents. Just way to easy to get the best batter/pitcher. Maybe I'll limit myself to just 2 picks. I do very little trading but when I have a star in the last year of his contract I do trade him away. I'm done with that. No stats= no way. The game is time consuming enough.

I do want to start a salary cap though.
Later all!
You know I think I may have gotten lucky because my owner loves to spend money! Gotta find a tight ass owner.

Mntwins · 06-03-2010, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by never_ends

4) Two 10 team leagues like the 60's... 1 playoff spot available in each league only

I think I'm going to do that but split it up to 2 4 team divisions.

RchW · 06-03-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mntwins

I think I'm going to do that but split it up to 2 4 team divisions.

What will you do with the 2 teams left over in each league?

Mntwins · 06-03-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

What will you do with the 2 teams left over in each league?

Opps, I'm starting a league with 16 teams.

oman19 · 06-04-2010, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mntwins

I've thought about a salary cap but I'm wondering if you have run into any problems with it? Any star players not being signed cause of the cap?

I really enjoy it. It took awhile to get the financials right but I pretty much have it down. You just have to make sure the right amount of money is flowing around the league to keep salaries in check. No star players not getting deals done so I am happy.

I use a 100m cap with the default salary levels. Revenue sharing and media contracts was the tough thing to balance so teams weren't in the red but free agents were not asking for to much.

Scoman · 06-04-2010, 12:15 AM

Stats only, financials off,trades on very hard heavily favor prospects. Its the ultimate challenge and loads of fun to play.

05-31-2010, 05:46 PM	#1
Mntwins Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minot ND Posts: 379	House Rules Hey all. I'm just wondering what house rules you apply to you're game. I don't consider myself a excellent player but I'm winning to much. Seems like I can get any FA player and my owner lets me spend spend. Money is no problem. I know I'm not alone. Any tips? Sorry, I'm sure this has been brought up before. Thx! Have a great day!

06-01-2010, 01:25 AM	#6
cody8200 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,436	Only 1 free agent pickup per year. No waivers. Only trades that are offered to me. I usually take on the last place team. Good times. __________________ Sharp Guys Web Design - Twitter: @sharpguysweb

06-02-2010, 10:00 PM	#9
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Soft cap seems to work ok. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

06-03-2010, 02:33 AM	#10
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 6,358	Stats only, of course. Beyond that I don't do any trades other than one-for-one deals, and even with those I usually try to make them fair for both sides. __________________ Looking for an insomnia cure? Check out my dynasty thread, The Dawn of American Professional Base Ball, 1871.

06-03-2010, 08:20 PM	#13
Mntwins Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minot ND Posts: 379	Wow! Thx for all the replies. I think my problem is with free agents. Just way to easy to get the best batter/pitcher. Maybe I'll limit myself to just 2 picks. I do very little trading but when I have a star in the last year of his contract I do trade him away. I'm done with that. No stats= no way. The game is time consuming enough. I do want to start a salary cap though. Later all! You know I think I may have gotten lucky because my owner loves to spend money! Gotta find a tight ass owner. Last edited by Mntwins; 06-03-2010 at 08:22 PM.

05-31-2010, 06:50 PM	#2
Shinobu Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Posts: 104	I discipline myself to not allow more than 10 four and five star players on my team at any time (that's total, not each). You really have to consider who you want and who you don't, what positions you want to spend your self-restricted "allotment" of 4/5 stars on, etc.

05-31-2010, 07:27 PM	#4
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,482	My team always has the smallest market size in the league, at least one size smaller than next closest. I'm not allowed to claim prospects off waivers unless I have a worse minor league ranking than the originating team, as well as a worse record.

05-31-2010, 11:58 PM	#5
oman19 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Metro Detroit Area Posts: 1,343	I play with a salary cap and all market sizes equal. I also don't allow myself to touch the waiver wire.

06-03-2010, 05:31 PM	#12
never_ends Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 133	Interesting to see many of the same House Rules (with slight variations) in this thread. Mostly defaults except: 1) Waiver Wire = OFF 2) Trades = OFF 3) Stats only except "Other" is enabled 4) Two 10 team leagues like the 60's... 1 playoff spot available in each league only You'll be surprised how hard this game gets... After taking the worst team with the absolute tightest and worst owner ever born I lasted at GM 10 seasons with 2 winning seasons... I finally caved in and selected a team a bit better...

06-04-2010, 12:15 AM	#18
Scoman All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: heath ohio Posts: 1,829	Stats only, financials off,trades on very hard heavily favor prospects. Its the ultimate challenge and loads of fun to play.