This Week In Baseball

David Watts · 07-22-2025, 11:30 AM

Any of you folks ever play PureSim Baseball back in the day? I did very briefly. PureSim had so much potential. One of the features this game had was the weekly TWIB report it produced summarizing the leagues weekly goings on. This report was amazing. It featured an under the knife section listing the key players on the IL each week. It had a whose hot and whose not section. It had a list of the longest home runs hit during the week. A list of the weekly transactions. There were quite a few other things this report had as well.

This is something I've always wished OOTP would add to the game. I hardly ever even look at the OOTP newspaper, but I think I would devour a report that summarized each weeks play into a wrap up type display.

So many things could be added to this type of report.
Big League debuts
Top performances
Trades
Signings and other transactions
Big names on the trading block
Milestone watches
Standings both overall and by the week.
Players that announced their retirements

Wish I still had PureSim, so I could name some more of the reports it featured. Orcin if you're still out there, help me out here.

It could also feature a deal like the older of us grew up with in our weekly newspapers. The register of batting leaders and pitching leaders.

luckymann · 08-08-2025, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

Any of you folks ever play PureSim Baseball back in the day? I did very briefly. PureSim had so much potential. One of the features this game had was the weekly TWIB report it produced summarizing the leagues weekly goings on. This report was amazing. It featured an under the knife section listing the key players on the IL each week. It had a whose hot and whose not section. It had a list of the longest home runs hit during the week. A list of the weekly transactions. There were quite a few other things this report had as well.

This is something I've always wished OOTP would add to the game. I hardly ever even look at the OOTP newspaper, but I think I would devour a report that summarized each weeks play into a wrap up type display.

So many things could be added to this type of report.
Big League debuts
Top performances
Trades
Signings and other transactions
Big names on the trading block
Milestone watches
Standings both overall and by the week.
Players that announced their retirements

Wish I still had PureSim, so I could name some more of the reports it featured. Orcin if you're still out there, help me out here.

It could also feature a deal like the older of us grew up with in our weekly newspapers. The register of batting leaders and pitching leaders.

I'm with you on this DW. I have been trying and failing miserably to get AI to create me an app to perform these tasks. I've been pushing for a complete stats and tracking overhaul in the game for a few versions now. The devs seemed interested but it never got anywhere. Not sure it is "sexy" enough for the time / cost needed to make the upgrade, I'm afraid.

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David Watts · 08-08-2025, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by luckymann

I'm with you on this DW. I have been trying and failing miserably to get AI to create me an app to perform these tasks. I've been pushing for a complete stats and tracking overhaul in the game for a few versions now. The devs seemed interested but it never got anywhere. Not sure it is "sexy" enough for the time / cost needed to make the upgrade, I'm afraid.

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Please keep on pushing. As a solo player that plays only in the role of commissioner or that of super fan, I need all the help I can get when it comes to bringing my leagues to life.

luckymann · 08-11-2025, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

Please keep on pushing. As a solo player that plays only in the role of commissioner or that of super fan, I need all the help I can get when it comes to bringing my leagues to life.

My suggestion was as a (one-time) paid add-on but the general consensus was that wouldn't work. I disagree wholeheartedly, but what would I know?

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crazyjoedavola · 08-11-2025, 02:10 PM

count me in...

Larryk007 · 08-11-2025, 07:51 PM

That is cool! And add Milestones too!

David Watts · 08-12-2025, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Larryk007

That is cool! And add Milestones too!

I think milestones was one of the things the old PureSim game detailed in their report. Milestone definitely belong in such a report.

zippykat · 10-28-2025, 02:06 PM

This Week in Baseball, from the "Jet Set" Theme song to Mell Allen is one of my favorite memories of childhood in the 70s.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot · 10-29-2025, 04:34 AM

Love these stats suggestions

If the devs could deliver a new stats overhaul from the ground up that integrated into a wider much more malleable and user-created set-up that would be transformative from a user experience and immersion point of view.
Stats the way U want it. Reports/records/streaks the way U want it. news related records and stats set it up the way U want it.

I realise, only too well me from my real job, how big an undertaking this is, and i don't take it lightly or as glibly as my suggestions above make it sound.
But getting stats right from the ground up could be a pivotal bridge piece developmentally going forward. Getting it right now lays the foundations for even better integration with other wanted features down the track.

07-22-2025, 11:30 AM	#1
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 9,871 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	This Week In Baseball Any of you folks ever play PureSim Baseball back in the day? I did very briefly. PureSim had so much potential. One of the features this game had was the weekly TWIB report it produced summarizing the leagues weekly goings on. This report was amazing. It featured an under the knife section listing the key players on the IL each week. It had a whose hot and whose not section. It had a list of the longest home runs hit during the week. A list of the weekly transactions. There were quite a few other things this report had as well. This is something I've always wished OOTP would add to the game. I hardly ever even look at the OOTP newspaper, but I think I would devour a report that summarized each weeks play into a wrap up type display. So many things could be added to this type of report. Big League debuts Top performances Trades Signings and other transactions Big names on the trading block Milestone watches Standings both overall and by the week. Players that announced their retirements Wish I still had PureSim, so I could name some more of the reports it featured. Orcin if you're still out there, help me out here. It could also feature a deal like the older of us grew up with in our weekly newspapers. The register of batting leaders and pitching leaders. Last edited by David Watts; 07-22-2025 at 11:38 AM.

08-11-2025, 02:10 PM	#5
crazyjoedavola Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2025 Location: The Opera Posts: 46	count me in...

08-11-2025, 07:51 PM	#6
Larryk007 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 508	That is cool! And add Milestones too!

10-28-2025, 02:06 PM	#8
zippykat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2023 Posts: 27	This Week in Baseball, from the "Jet Set" Theme song to Mell Allen is one of my favorite memories of childhood in the 70s.

10-29-2025, 04:34 AM	#9
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 145	Love these stats suggestions If the devs could deliver a new stats overhaul from the ground up that integrated into a wider much more malleable and user-created set-up that would be transformative from a user experience and immersion point of view. Stats the way U want it. Reports/records/streaks the way U want it. news related records and stats set it up the way U want it. I realise, only too well me from my real job, how big an undertaking this is, and i don't take it lightly or as glibly as my suggestions above make it sound. But getting stats right from the ground up could be a pivotal bridge piece developmentally going forward. Getting it right now lays the foundations for even better integration with other wanted features down the track.