How can I reduce home run rates in my league?

RickJay · 03-23-2002, 07:51 PM

I started up a 2002 league with Rolen's 2002 version. Of course, a truly immense number of home runs and RBI ensued because, well, that's the era we live in.

However, it started to get a little ridiculous. By 2007 I had six new 70-homer seasons, a bevy of 60-homer years and more 50-homer years than I can count. JOSE CRUZ JR., for the love of God, smashed 60 homers one year. I like home runs, and I like Jose, but come on.

I have tried reducing home run rates and I am a little unclear as to how this can be done. If I reduce the "home runs" total in the League Setup screne it appears to have absolutely no effect whatsoever on home run production. I have reduced it every year, and going into 2008 that figure has gone from about 5300 to 3400. 54 games into the 2008 season, I have TWELVE players on pace for 60-homer seasons.

That's ridiculous.

So how can I stop this insanity? Is it set when the league is created? Why is reducing the Home Runs number nt reducing home runs?

stick52 · 03-23-2002, 08:32 PM

Try going the other way. Adding to the home run number in the set-up screen reduces the number of home runs hit.

stick52 · 03-23-2002, 08:33 PM

Try going the other way. Adding to the home run number in the set-up screen reduces the number of home runs hit. Don't ask me why...maybe someone else will provide an explanation but by looking at the time of your post I figured you were pulling an all-niter.

Steve Kuffrey · 03-23-2002, 10:48 PM

You need to follow "stick's" advice and INCREASE the number of homeruns in the league totals of the league setup screen.

SSG Troyer · 03-23-2002, 10:55 PM

The best explaination I've seen is this:

50000 AB 1000 HR = 50000/1000 = 50 HR per 5-rated player
50000 AB 10000 HR = 50000/10000 = 5 HR per 5-rated player
50000 AB 100 HR = 50000/100 = 500 HR per 5-rated player

I suspect, though I've not yet tested, the reason behind this is something like this: After a season, hit "Recalculate Totals" The new totals should (maybe not? this is the assumption I need to test) statistcally approximate the same results next year. The results will be slightly different, though. Recalculating after the second season will sway the mean back toward the first. The effect would be a realistic ebb and flow to league totals, which could concievable drift dramatically over time, but would always swing around a central point.

Rich Tiger Fan · 03-24-2002, 04:31 AM

Yep it seems wierd but if you increase the totals it brings down the homers...I also adjusted the hits up...and now I don't have 4 guys every season hanging around .400...You may have to play with the numbers abit to get it the way you would like....but experiment a little ...and you will find your balance...I enjoy my game much more now that Sammy Sosa is not smacking 85 homers in a season...

RickJay · 03-25-2002, 08:22 AM

Thanks, all. Offense levels have returned to more normal levels. Actually, now they're pretty low, around 1989 levels, although J.D. Drew is still tearing the NL apart.

Sadly, I was too late to save some records, so now baseball's all time home run king is Todd Helton with 76, and Carlos Delgado is RBI Champion Of All Time, with 196. And Slammin' Sammy passed the Hammer on the all time homer list. Ah, records gotta fall, right?

wertzy · 03-25-2002, 08:35 AM

What exactly are your settings set at in the league setup to get realistic totals? I edited mine some, but wanted to see if there are even better numbers to change the "settings" to. This is not to anyone specific. Thanks

Rich Tiger Fan · 03-25-2002, 09:53 AM

I have set my hits to 46,000

and homers to 5700...

I like what I have seen so far...but I am going to tinker a bit more...I think the 80's should have had it's own era..and I am close to that..

03-23-2002, 07:51 PM	#1
RickJay Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 23	How can I reduce home run rates in my league? I started up a 2002 league with Rolen's 2002 version. Of course, a truly immense number of home runs and RBI ensued because, well, that's the era we live in. However, it started to get a little ridiculous. By 2007 I had six new 70-homer seasons, a bevy of 60-homer years and more 50-homer years than I can count. JOSE CRUZ JR., for the love of God, smashed 60 homers one year. I like home runs, and I like Jose, but come on. I have tried reducing home run rates and I am a little unclear as to how this can be done. If I reduce the "home runs" total in the League Setup screne it appears to have absolutely no effect whatsoever on home run production. I have reduced it every year, and going into 2008 that figure has gone from about 5300 to 3400. 54 games into the 2008 season, I have TWELVE players on pace for 60-homer seasons. That's ridiculous. So how can I stop this insanity? Is it set when the league is created? Why is reducing the Home Runs number nt reducing home runs?

03-23-2002, 10:48 PM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	You need to follow "stick's" advice and INCREASE the number of homeruns in the league totals of the league setup screen. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

03-23-2002, 10:55 PM	#5
SSG Troyer All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere to the left of 2nd base Posts: 1,598	The best explaination I've seen is this: 50000 AB 1000 HR = 50000/1000 = 50 HR per 5-rated player 50000 AB 10000 HR = 50000/10000 = 5 HR per 5-rated player 50000 AB 100 HR = 50000/100 = 500 HR per 5-rated player I suspect, though I've not yet tested, the reason behind this is something like this: After a season, hit "Recalculate Totals" The new totals should (maybe not? this is the assumption I need to test) statistcally approximate the same results next year. The results will be slightly different, though. Recalculating after the second season will sway the mean back toward the first. The effect would be a realistic ebb and flow to league totals, which could concievable drift dramatically over time, but would always swing around a central point. __________________ MWT Did Tennesee Delaware Mississppi's New Jersey? Idaho ... Alaska!

03-24-2002, 04:31 AM	#6
Rich Tiger Fan Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wayne,MI Posts: 482	Yep it seems wierd but if you increase the totals it brings down the homers...I also adjusted the hits up...and now I don't have 4 guys every season hanging around .400...You may have to play with the numbers abit to get it the way you would like....but experiment a little ...and you will find your balance...I enjoy my game much more now that Sammy Sosa is not smacking 85 homers in a season... __________________ Crystalis Robins 1904 LBA Champs

03-25-2002, 08:35 AM	#8
wertzy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 23	What exactly are your settings set at in the league setup to get realistic totals? I edited mine some, but wanted to see if there are even better numbers to change the "settings" to. This is not to anyone specific. Thanks __________________ <a href="http://asbl.simleagues.com">ASBL</a> - ASBL Commissioner and Arizona Diamondbacks

03-23-2002, 08:32 PM	#2
stick52 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: KCMO Posts: 45	Try going the other way. Adding to the home run number in the set-up screen reduces the number of home runs hit.

03-23-2002, 08:33 PM	#3
stick52 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: KCMO Posts: 45	Try going the other way. Adding to the home run number in the set-up screen reduces the number of home runs hit. Don't ask me why...maybe someone else will provide an explanation but by looking at the time of your post I figured you were pulling an all-niter.

03-25-2002, 08:22 AM	#7
RickJay Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 23	Thanks, all. Offense levels have returned to more normal levels. Actually, now they're pretty low, around 1989 levels, although J.D. Drew is still tearing the NL apart. Sadly, I was too late to save some records, so now baseball's all time home run king is Todd Helton with 76, and Carlos Delgado is RBI Champion Of All Time, with 196. And Slammin' Sammy passed the Hammer on the all time homer list. Ah, records gotta fall, right?

03-25-2002, 09:53 AM	#9
Rich Tiger Fan Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wayne,MI Posts: 482	I have set my hits to 46,000 and homers to 5700... I like what I have seen so far...but I am going to tinker a bit more...I think the 80's should have had it's own era..and I am close to that.. __________________ Crystalis Robins 1904 LBA Champs