Do you play as both GM and Manager, or just one?

drewandpedey · 10-04-2018, 03:25 PM

I've always played as both, but was wondering if anyone just played as one or the other. Gonna experiment with playing both just as GM, and just as Manager today, as was wondering peoples experiences.

ttaka808 · 10-04-2018, 05:18 PM

Used to play as both manager and GM exclusively, but I just started a save where I'm only the GM and I'm really liking it. Less time consuming and also probably a lot more realistic.

pgjocki · 10-04-2018, 05:34 PM

GM only but in a Billy Beane kinda of way where I control lineups.

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mitchkenn · 10-04-2018, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ttaka808

Used to play as both manager and GM exclusively, but I just started a save where I'm only the GM and I'm really liking it. Less time consuming and also probably a lot more realistic.

same here - used to do both, but over last year or so, all my games i've just been GM.

Silfir · 10-04-2018, 06:12 PM

Always either GM only or Manager only. I get my kicks out of OOTP by roleplaying, and for that I need other characters to interact with. As a GM, I need a manager to be furious at for mismanaging my players. As a minor league manager, I need a GM to be furious at for taking away my best players (sometimes even sending them down) and saddling me with little league rejects, and just generally mismanaging the franchise.

David Watts · 10-04-2018, 06:50 PM

Commissioner

battists · 10-04-2018, 07:05 PM

I only play as a manager right now.

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JaBurns · 10-04-2018, 07:41 PM

Commissioner in about half the leagues I have, GM in the other half. When GM the leagues move much slower but both are fun. Switch back and forth usually a month at a time keeps my interest at a high level.

RchW · 10-04-2018, 09:45 PM

I do both. It satisfies the control freak in me.

webrian · 10-05-2018, 11:49 PM

Sometimes I enjoy playing only as manager, because I don't like hassling with trades, rookie drafts, injuries, etc etc.

But then the AI general manager trades away my favorite players/pitchers ....

tejdog1 · 10-06-2018, 12:24 AM

GM/MGR because the AI MGR is Terry Collins only 100x worse

polydamas · 10-06-2018, 02:23 AM

I GM and manage. I also manage every one of my minor league lineups as well.

DaBears · 10-06-2018, 09:34 AM

I generally play as MGR-only. It presents a better challenge, in my opinion, than playing as both. There is a separate thread at the moment about the advantages the human MGR enjoys in each game played out, so the handicap you get by allowing the AI to run the team evens this out a bit. It can go too far, obviously, as the AI GM seems to make trades that could turn Boston into a 60-win team.

zdubbya13 · 10-07-2018, 06:19 PM

I typically only play as GM - the only exception would be the times I've started my way from the bottom and worked up to a Major League GM spot.

r0nster · 10-07-2018, 10:10 PM

I play as all of the above as I micromanage my team from top to bottom.

DaBears · 10-08-2018, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by r0nster

I play as all of the above as I micromanage my team from top to bottom.

Curious how long it takes you to go through a season? For people that manage every game, how long does it take you to get through a season?

r0nster · 10-08-2018, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DaBears

Curious how long it takes you to go through a season? For people that manage every game, how long does it take you to get through a season?

Two months if smooth going ...more often 3 to 4 months longer if busy in real life I started moving game forward in 2012 now at end of 2070

Galeg · 10-08-2018, 10:05 AM

I used to go GM/MGR all of the time, but lately have found it more fun to be GM only. As a bonus, since I'm not making lineup decisions I have more time to focus on controlling my minor league rosters. That's been a challenge and a lot of fun.

DaBears · 10-08-2018, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by r0nster

Two months if smooth going ...more often 3 to 4 months longer if busy in real life I started moving game forward in 2012 now at end of 2070

That sounds about right. I will generally get around 10 games in a week when managing, so it takes about 4 months. Tend to take a couple of weeks off after a “season” ends, then ramp it back up.

Sizeman21 · 10-10-2018, 04:42 PM

Lately been just managing. I suck at all the contract stuff and money usage in baseball even though I have watched and played baseball games my whole life.

10-04-2018, 03:25 PM	#1
drewandpedey Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Location: Boston Posts: 159	Do you play as both GM and Manager, or just one? I've always played as both, but was wondering if anyone just played as one or the other. Gonna experiment with playing both just as GM, and just as Manager today, as was wondering peoples experiences.

10-04-2018, 05:34 PM	#3
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,585	GM only but in a Billy Beane kinda of way where I control lineups. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

10-04-2018, 07:05 PM	#7
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	I only play as a manager right now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Come check out my dynasty report, Funky Times!

10-04-2018, 09:45 PM	#9
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	I do both. It satisfies the control freak in me. __________________ 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

10-06-2018, 12:24 AM	#11
tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,640	GM/MGR because the AI MGR is Terry Collins only 100x worse __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade

10-04-2018, 05:18 PM	#2
ttaka808 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 278	Used to play as both manager and GM exclusively, but I just started a save where I'm only the GM and I'm really liking it. Less time consuming and also probably a lot more realistic.

10-04-2018, 06:12 PM	#5
Silfir Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 138	Always either GM only or Manager only. I get my kicks out of OOTP by roleplaying, and for that I need other characters to interact with. As a GM, I need a manager to be furious at for mismanaging my players. As a minor league manager, I need a GM to be furious at for taking away my best players (sometimes even sending them down) and saddling me with little league rejects, and just generally mismanaging the franchise.

10-04-2018, 06:50 PM	#6
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 9,622 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Commissioner

10-04-2018, 07:41 PM	#8
JaBurns All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Kelowna, British Columbia Posts: 1,275	Commissioner in about half the leagues I have, GM in the other half. When GM the leagues move much slower but both are fun. Switch back and forth usually a month at a time keeps my interest at a high level.

10-05-2018, 11:49 PM	#10
webrian Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 262	Sometimes I enjoy playing only as manager, because I don't like hassling with trades, rookie drafts, injuries, etc etc. But then the AI general manager trades away my favorite players/pitchers ....

10-06-2018, 02:23 AM	#12
polydamas All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 599	I GM and manage. I also manage every one of my minor league lineups as well.

10-06-2018, 09:34 AM	#13
DaBears Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 498	I generally play as MGR-only. It presents a better challenge, in my opinion, than playing as both. There is a separate thread at the moment about the advantages the human MGR enjoys in each game played out, so the handicap you get by allowing the AI to run the team evens this out a bit. It can go too far, obviously, as the AI GM seems to make trades that could turn Boston into a 60-win team.

10-07-2018, 06:19 PM	#14
zdubbya13 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: America's Dairyland Posts: 203	I typically only play as GM - the only exception would be the times I've started my way from the bottom and worked up to a Major League GM spot. __________________ “I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.” -- Bob Uecker

10-07-2018, 10:10 PM	#15
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,047	I play as all of the above as I micromanage my team from top to bottom.

10-08-2018, 10:05 AM	#18
Galeg Major Leagues Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 405	I used to go GM/MGR all of the time, but lately have found it more fun to be GM only. As a bonus, since I'm not making lineup decisions I have more time to focus on controlling my minor league rosters. That's been a challenge and a lot of fun.

10-10-2018, 04:42 PM	#20
Sizeman21 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: The bleachers of Sportsman's Park Posts: 435	Lately been just managing. I suck at all the contract stuff and money usage in baseball even though I have watched and played baseball games my whole life.