No Playoff Co-Champions

nebradska · 08-28-2016, 10:23 PM

Sample: 1 division league, 8 teams, no playoffs.

At the end of the season, two teams are tied for the best record. OOTP automatically creates a tiebreaker game, and even if I delete the game, it just reschedules it for the next day.

Is there a way to force the end of the season with the two teams being co-champions instead of having the game?

bwburke94 · 08-28-2016, 11:23 PM

I don't believe there is.

Oddly enough, earlier versions of OOTP would not schedule such a game.

tlowe77 · 08-28-2016, 11:33 PM

I not believe there is, or would be as the way the history is setup there must be a winner.

Just like it most sports there is champion and a runner up.

nebradska · 08-28-2016, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bwburke94

I don't believe there is.

Oddly enough, earlier versions of OOTP would not schedule such a game.

The option to have a league with co-champs and the option for 'amateur' leagues that don't accrue service time are two minor things I hope to see (re-)introduced to OOTP someday.

Le Grande Orange · 08-29-2016, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by nebradska

Sample: 1 division league, 8 teams, no playoffs.

At the end of the season, two teams are tied for the best record. OOTP automatically creates a tiebreaker game, and even if I delete the game, it just reschedules it for the next day.

Is there a way to force the end of the season with the two teams being co-champions instead of having the game?

OOTP doesn't do co-champions (but really it should have the option).

Curve Ball Dave · 08-29-2016, 12:34 AM

Wouldn't clicking the "Disable playoffs" button work?

robert2 · 08-29-2016, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Curve Ball Dave

Wouldn't clicking the "Disable playoffs" button work?

I doubt it considering that tiebreaker game is considered a regular season game. They don't call it game 163 for nothing.

Hankyu Braves · 08-29-2016, 10:14 AM

As far as I can tell, unfortunately it's impossible. I've tried too but it doesn't work.

That's also the reason why it's not possible anymore to skip a season or more without a game being played (to simulate breaks such as wars).
There's always that damn tie-breaker to spoil things.

NoOne · 08-29-2016, 12:48 PM

if yeh ain't first, yer last... sounds like 2 losers to me.. right, ricky?

oops i shouldn't have used commas in that sentence... good thing i never capitalize i didn't have to change that habit.

andyhdz · 08-29-2016, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nebradska

Sample: 1 division league, 8 teams, no playoffs.

At the end of the season, two teams are tied for the best record. OOTP automatically creates a tiebreaker game, and even if I delete the game, it just reschedules it for the next day.

Is there a way to force the end of the season with the two teams being co-champions instead of having the game?

co-champions are Un-American..just like ties.

Le Grande Orange · 08-29-2016, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by andyhdz

co-champions are Un-American..just like ties.

Except baseball does have ties. It just tries to hide them.

Padreman · 08-30-2016, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

Except baseball does have ties. It just tries to hide them.

Picture or it never happened

Padreman · 08-30-2016, 10:55 AM

And I believe in the past when teams tire their records against each other was considered the tie breaker

Le Grande Orange · 08-30-2016, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Padreman

Picture or it never happened

[John McEnroe] You cannot be serious! [/John McEnroe]

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Originally Posted by Padreman

And I believe in the past when teams tire their records against each other was considered the tie breaker

Not in the major leagues for standings purposes. Teams with the same record are considered tied for that position. (For determining the order of the amateur draft any standings tie is broken by looking at the previous season's record.)

bwburke94 · 08-31-2016, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

Not in the major leagues for standings purposes. Teams with the same record are considered tied for that position. (For determining the order of the amateur draft any standings tie is broken by looking at the previous season's record.)

As we recently discussed, head-to-head is used as a tiebreaker for seeding among division winners/wild cards, and for home field advantage in one-game playoffs. In the 8-team playoff era, it was used to determine the division champion if two teams tie for a division title and the wild card.

Le Grande Orange · 08-31-2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bwburke94

As we recently discussed, head-to-head is used as a tiebreaker for seeding among division winners/wild cards, and for home field advantage in one-game playoffs. In the 8-team playoff era, it was used to determine the division champion if two teams tie for a division title and the wild card.

Yes, but that's only for post-season considerations. For any clubs not making the post-season, if they have the same record they are considered tied for that position. (I was referencing regular season standings for non-playoff clubs.)

08-28-2016, 10:23 PM	#1
nebradska Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 229	No Playoff Co-Champions Sample: 1 division league, 8 teams, no playoffs. At the end of the season, two teams are tied for the best record. OOTP automatically creates a tiebreaker game, and even if I delete the game, it just reschedules it for the next day. Is there a way to force the end of the season with the two teams being co-champions instead of having the game?

08-29-2016, 12:34 AM	#6
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,393	Wouldn't clicking the "Disable playoffs" button work? __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn.

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Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,131	And I believe in the past when teams tire their records against each other was considered the tie breaker __________________ Chargers= Despicable Traitors

08-28-2016, 11:23 PM	#2
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,523	I don't believe there is. Oddly enough, earlier versions of OOTP would not schedule such a game.

08-28-2016, 11:33 PM	#3
tlowe77 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2015 Location: Geelong, Australia Posts: 473	I not believe there is, or would be as the way the history is setup there must be a winner. Just like it most sports there is champion and a runner up.

08-29-2016, 10:14 AM	#8
Hankyu Braves All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 496	As far as I can tell, unfortunately it's impossible. I've tried too but it doesn't work. That's also the reason why it's not possible anymore to skip a season or more without a game being played (to simulate breaks such as wars). There's always that damn tie-breaker to spoil things.

08-29-2016, 12:48 PM	#9
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	if yeh ain't first, yer last... sounds like 2 losers to me.. right, ricky? oops i shouldn't have used commas in that sentence... good thing i never capitalize i didn't have to change that habit.