Want to play 27 Yankees vs other great teams of history? This is how!

twins_34 · 03-22-2024, 10:37 PM

So, say you want to setup a league that you pick great teams from different eras. 27 Yankees, 65 Dodgers, or the 72, 73, or 74 A's, the 93 Blue Jays.

This can be done very easy!

Start a fictional league. Use the drop down menu to choose how many teams you want in your league. The next page you can click on "SWITCH TO HISTORICAL TEAM SELECTION" and a new page will show up.

It will have a drop down box for year and a drop down box for team. Select your historic teams and then click next.

Next page, pick what year you want your league to run in and the start date. Then click next.

The next page is a normal, choose to have scouts or turn scouts off, set how you want to see ratings.

Next page is choose team or skip if you just want to watch.

bbgods · 03-24-2024, 09:08 AM

This is great. Can you include Negro League teams in this system?

#LFGM

westendcards · 03-24-2024, 12:27 PM

Out of curiosity, when setting up this league, what players show as free agents? Is it other players from all of those seasons or?

Antonin · 03-25-2024, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bbgods

This is great. Can you include Negro League teams in this system?

#LFGM

This was my question. I never play historical, but for OOTP25 I wanted to start a game as the 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords, with only the Negro National League for 1934 enabled. The steps described above did not work for me. I'm sure I did something wrong, or maybe it's because the various Negro Leagues are not classified as major leagues in OOTP.

LansdowneSt · 03-25-2024, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Antonin

This was my question. I never play historical, but for OOTP25 I wanted to start a game as the 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords, with only the Negro National League for 1934 enabled. The steps described above did not work for me. I'm sure I did something wrong, or maybe it's because the various Negro Leagues are not classified as major leagues in OOTP.

They are in the Minor League database. The team import works for AL/NL teams plus some of the various 19th c. teams.

For just the NeL in 34, start in 34 and then go to the other leagues and delete them via the settings after the sim is created.

bbgods · 03-26-2024, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

They are in the Minor League database. The team import works for AL/NL teams plus some of the various 19th c. teams.

For just the NeL in 34, start in 34 and then go to the other leagues and delete them via the settings after the sim is created.

Thanks. I'll try that. Glad to know more people are interested.

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webrian · 03-28-2024, 07:24 PM

Not to be *that guy* but I think you wanted the 1984 Tigers in that stacked AL East, not the 1985 Tigers.

sdw1000 · 04-28-2024, 11:19 PM

Just figured that out? I've been using that for my multi-era league for years. But thanks for letting everyone else know.

sdw1000 · 04-28-2024, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by westendcards

Out of curiosity, when setting up this league, what players show as free agents? Is it other players from all of those seasons or?

It's a bit complicated. You have to go start the actual league the team you want, in another league. If you want the 1946 KC Monarchs, you have to start a season in 1946, then delete all the leagues except the Negro League. Then save that as a template. Leave that league and go back to your other league and under game settings, add that template. Gotta go in and delete all the teams you don't want and put the Monarchs wherever you want in the current league. Then delete all the free agents! Very important.
Then play league as usual. Here's my current league.--

(Negro League teams never do well in my leagues!)

Pelican · 04-28-2024, 11:26 PM

And it's still "too soon" for a Phillies fan to be reminded of the 1993 World Series - "Mitch Williams, meet Joe Carter".

webrian · 05-14-2024, 02:30 PM

You MUST pay attention to the "settings year" when bringing in teams from various different eras. For example, if your settings year is "1927" then you cannot expect notable power pitchers to get a lot of strikeouts. It was not a strikeout era — though a few pitchers of the time, like Dazzy Vance and Lefty Grove, got more than their share.

If your settings year is closer to the modern era, you can excpect lots of strikeouts and very, very few complete games out of pitchers. Also: be prepared for LOTS of home runs, even from players not known for hitting them. This can be quite entertaining, though, as players like Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays can do some crazy things.

You also must understand that results will not be realistic. For some teams and players, the results won't be anywhere close to realistic.

One more thing: If you want these "all-time" teams to remain intact, TURN OFF trades. The first time I did a league like this, all these "all-time" teams started trading with each other! Not saying it won't be entertaining, but it probably won't be what you want.

03-22-2024, 10:37 PM	#1
twins_34 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa Posts: 2,102	Want to play 27 Yankees vs other great teams of history? This is how! So, say you want to setup a league that you pick great teams from different eras. 27 Yankees, 65 Dodgers, or the 72, 73, or 74 A's, the 93 Blue Jays. This can be done very easy! Start a fictional league. Use the drop down menu to choose how many teams you want in your league. The next page you can click on "SWITCH TO HISTORICAL TEAM SELECTION" and a new page will show up. It will have a drop down box for year and a drop down box for team. Select your historic teams and then click next. Next page, pick what year you want your league to run in and the start date. Then click next. The next page is a normal, choose to have scouts or turn scouts off, set how you want to see ratings. Next page is choose team or skip if you just want to watch. Attached Images

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Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 2,999	And it's still "too soon" for a Phillies fan to be reminded of the 1993 World Series - "Mitch Williams, meet Joe Carter". __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.”

05-14-2024, 02:30 PM	#11
webrian Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 268	One major caveat You MUST pay attention to the "settings year" when bringing in teams from various different eras. For example, if your settings year is "1927" then you cannot expect notable power pitchers to get a lot of strikeouts. It was not a strikeout era — though a few pitchers of the time, like Dazzy Vance and Lefty Grove, got more than their share. If your settings year is closer to the modern era, you can excpect lots of strikeouts and very, very few complete games out of pitchers. Also: be prepared for LOTS of home runs, even from players not known for hitting them. This can be quite entertaining, though, as players like Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays can do some crazy things. You also must understand that results will not be realistic. For some teams and players, the results won't be anywhere close to realistic. One more thing: If you want these "all-time" teams to remain intact, TURN OFF trades. The first time I did a league like this, all these "all-time" teams started trading with each other! Not saying it won't be entertaining, but it probably won't be what you want.

03-24-2024, 09:08 AM	#2
bbgods Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 422	This is great. Can you include Negro League teams in this system? #LFGM

03-24-2024, 12:27 PM	#3
westendcards All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 551	Out of curiosity, when setting up this league, what players show as free agents? Is it other players from all of those seasons or?

03-28-2024, 07:24 PM	#7
webrian Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 268	Not to be that guy but I think you wanted the 1984 Tigers in that stacked AL East, not the 1985 Tigers.

04-28-2024, 11:19 PM	#8
sdw1000 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SC USA Posts: 928 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Just figured that out? I've been using that for my multi-era league for years. But thanks for letting everyone else know.