Fictional Database from a few years back

tcblcommish · 07-28-2011, 04:13 PM

There was a fictional database that someone had made a few years ago, I was wondering if maybe someone has this and if this can be used in 12?

Thanks in advance

Cooleyvol · 07-28-2011, 05:01 PM

Easiest thing to do is take Lahman (or whatever db you use) and use a randomization string on the first and last name fields, then fix the player id to match their new names. Voila. You have your very own fictional db.

tcblcommish · 07-28-2011, 05:03 PM

thanks for the reply but I have no idea how to do that. If I do that particular thing you suggested it just names the players different names correct?

Cooleyvol · 07-28-2011, 05:21 PM

Well, you'd have to match them up in the pitching, hitting, and fielding files for sure. If you're not comfortable with that, then it'd be a job.

Why not just use the game to create fictional players. The end result is the same basically.

Using my method, you'd get a clone of each real life player, but you'd not know who was who.

tcblcommish · 07-28-2011, 05:33 PM

One of the reasons I don't want to use the games creation of players is that most of the pitchers in my league that are created are 2 pitch pitchers. If I use a historical type roster database, it would (hopefully) weed that stupidity out.

07-28-2011, 04:13 PM	#1
tcblcommish Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,438	Fictional Database from a few years back There was a fictional database that someone had made a few years ago, I was wondering if maybe someone has this and if this can be used in 12? Thanks in advance

07-28-2011, 05:01 PM	#2
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	Easiest thing to do is take Lahman (or whatever db you use) and use a randomization string on the first and last name fields, then fix the player id to match their new names. Voila. You have your very own fictional db.

07-28-2011, 05:03 PM	#3
tcblcommish Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,438	thanks for the reply but I have no idea how to do that. If I do that particular thing you suggested it just names the players different names correct?

07-28-2011, 05:21 PM	#4
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	Well, you'd have to match them up in the pitching, hitting, and fielding files for sure. If you're not comfortable with that, then it'd be a job. Why not just use the game to create fictional players. The end result is the same basically. Using my method, you'd get a clone of each real life player, but you'd not know who was who.

07-28-2011, 05:33 PM	#5
tcblcommish Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,438	One of the reasons I don't want to use the games creation of players is that most of the pitchers in my league that are created are 2 pitch pitchers. If I use a historical type roster database, it would (hopefully) weed that stupidity out.