Asked before--BOSI/CATO Question

seth70liz76 · 08-03-2003, 10:55 PM

Ok, what is the difference between Cato and BOSI? From what I've gathered, and correct me if I'm wrong, Cato is only for end of season, but BOSI is more for in season? Or is that way way off?

Henry · 08-03-2003, 11:01 PM

That's pretty much it.

seth70liz76 · 08-03-2003, 11:02 PM

Thanks. I found a more detailed answer to my earlier post. I'm not too good with this forum thing. Sorry

CommishJoe · 08-03-2003, 11:02 PM

BOSI was made with on-line leagues in mind. Some people have installed it locally, but from what I understand, it's not easy.

It is used during the season with utilities being created to assist in the amateur draft and trading. Reports were written to give owners more history, including rating changes and a bunch of career stats.

TLBOrioles · 08-06-2003, 09:07 AM

They're both great programs, and there's no reason you can't run both on the same league. They both add a lot of enjoyment to the game.

Installing BOSI locally is a bit daunting though (you essentially need to set up a server). It's mostly geared towards online leagues, but has some neat features for the solo league as well. You can track rating and talent changes as they occur, for individual players or teams. You get stat breakdowns by position in the batting order. Those are really the two things I find most interesting out of BOSI for the solo player.

You run Cato at the end of each season, and it creates a baseball-reference style report. It will output very detailed information on lineups, statistics, awards, etc. Cato has an example of the output at his page I believe (www.jcato.net).

blmeanie · 08-07-2003, 09:12 PM

The owner to owner trade negotiations in BOSI is cool too. Owners essentially send pm's back in forth with the ability to add and delete players and picks from their offers and counter offers. When both sides agree, it goes to the commish as a trade to be processed. Hats off to the BOSI group, by far (IMO) the best feature.

HolyCow98 · 08-09-2003, 03:09 AM

In the O5B, we use BOSI...and I have my CATO history pages as well....so its great...the best of both worlds.

08-03-2003, 10:55 PM	#1
seth70liz76 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,634	Asked before--BOSI/CATO Question Ok, what is the difference between Cato and BOSI? From what I've gathered, and correct me if I'm wrong, Cato is only for end of season, but BOSI is more for in season? Or is that way way off?

08-03-2003, 11:02 PM	#3
seth70liz76 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,634	Thanks. I found a more detailed answer to my earlier post. I'm not too good with this forum thing. Sorry __________________ It was a mistake to come back.

08-03-2003, 11:02 PM	#4
CommishJoe Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,238	BOSI was made with on-line leagues in mind. Some people have installed it locally, but from what I understand, it's not easy. It is used during the season with utilities being created to assist in the amateur draft and trading. Reports were written to give owners more history, including rating changes and a bunch of career stats. __________________ Joe Success isn’t owned. It’s leased. And rent is due every day.

08-07-2003, 09:12 PM	#6
blmeanie All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,044	The owner to owner trade negotiations in BOSI is cool too. Owners essentially send pm's back in forth with the ability to add and delete players and picks from their offers and counter offers. When both sides agree, it goes to the commish as a trade to be processed. Hats off to the BOSI group, by far (IMO) the best feature. __________________ blmeanie email me at blmeanie Above link works for some email client programs but not all, email me at blmeanie33@earthlink.net

08-09-2003, 03:09 AM	#7
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	In the O5B, we use BOSI...and I have my CATO history pages as well....so its great...the best of both worlds. __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

08-03-2003, 11:01 PM	#2
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,498	That's pretty much it.

08-06-2003, 09:07 AM	#5
TLBOrioles Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 188	They're both great programs, and there's no reason you can't run both on the same league. They both add a lot of enjoyment to the game. Installing BOSI locally is a bit daunting though (you essentially need to set up a server). It's mostly geared towards online leagues, but has some neat features for the solo league as well. You can track rating and talent changes as they occur, for individual players or teams. You get stat breakdowns by position in the batting order. Those are really the two things I find most interesting out of BOSI for the solo player. You run Cato at the end of each season, and it creates a baseball-reference style report. It will output very detailed information on lineups, statistics, awards, etc. Cato has an example of the output at his page I believe (www.jcato.net).