Soon I will get busy with the new 2055 IPA season.

I have to create good rookies agents that can make the teams... the AI creates poor talent and the teams rarely get any new rookies that can make the main roster.

The AI creates rookies that just stay on the reserved roster of each team and never develop.

Sadly, I am still using OOTP12 for the IPA... maybe one day I'll try to transfer it to OOTP18... when I tried to go from OOTP12 to OOTP13, the league archives were messed up, so I just continued to use OOTP12.

I love the Southern Association that uses OOTP18... it is truly a wonderful version of the game.

Thanks to all of you who still check out the IPA.
The following is half what it used to be... down from an average of 250 viewers per day to 75-100 per day.

I think the lapse caused by my computer problems might have contributed to the decline... and also maybe the IPA has been on too long and worn out its welcome... it's always been just a stats dump with no great story lines... but a lot of people did like it at one time.

I will have to try to do something different in order to create some new enthusiasm.

Any suggestions?

Just my two cents, but keep doing what you are doing, as long you are happy with it. Your dedication and commitment is very impressive, and I think that shows in your writing. I certainly wouldn't call this just a stats dump, I think you are doing yourself a disservice.

I also think views can be over-rated. Don't let that get you down or influence how many people enjoy your dynasty.

NYY #23: Thanks for your comments and support... much appreciate it.

You are right.

Don't remember who said it, but the bottom line on a successful dynasty is not how many views it gets, but whether the dynasty writer gets enjoyment out of doing it... that is all that is important.

The truly great dynasties have a story line that is primary... a story line that brings the players alive... the baseball stats are secondary... humor is also a great addition... Orcin and Westheim come to mind... I'm sure there are quite a few other dynasties of a similar style and are very well-written, too.

I wish I had the time to make the teams and players in the Islandian Pro Alliance come alive... but I made a fatal decision when I created a 64-team league... it is impossible to cover it in detail... it really exhausts me to recap the seasons... I love the playoffs, but not the regular season... should have done like DreamTeams and his Metro Leagues and limited it to 8-16 teams.

Got a lot done today on creating capable rookies that will be drafted by the IPA clubs.

I will begin adding rookies to the rosters soon.

Season 55 is coming to a ballpark near you soon!

Completed the new rosters for 16 of the 64 teams.

IPA Season 55 should be ready to go in a week or so.

i'm still a fan. And i'm still following. I just hadn't posted lately. (RL Stuff) I love your playoff reporting and the logos and unis that the community modders created for you really added to the life of your dynasty.

I wouldn't change anything, unless you feel like experimenting. :eatpop:

Dark Horse, if you are still following the IPA and enjoying it, I must be doing something right.

I think not spending all my time on the IPA has cut down on the views... I split time with my other Dynasty, the Southern Association replay.

I think daily posts are important for a dynasty... it keep the viewers more involved.

Dark Horse, thanks for your loyal support and helpful comments over the years... thanks a bunch for promoting the IPA, too.

Much appreciate it.

Working hard on the new rosters... but it's taking more time than I thought.

I worked on purging all of the players with poor ratings from my reserved rosters and replaced them with players who have ratings good enough to play, but it is very slow going.

Many players were on the reserved rosters 10 years... none of them ever developed enough to play for the team.

Looks like the AI would retire or remove the poor players from the reserve roster after years of doing nothing on the team.

Anybody know a way to overcome this?
It's caused by the AI creating far too many inferior players that will never play... they just sit in the reserve roster.

I wonder if I played with financials if this would solve the rookie problem.

I wish I had a good suggestion, but I think what might be hard is the version you are running the league on, and it being hard to remember the differences.

When did you try upgrading?

It's hard to get answers for such an old version... I don't think the OOTP12 Forum has many people looking at it anymore.

I tried in 2013 right after the new version was released.

My almanacs did not convert properly.

I plan to try to convert OOTP12 to OOTP18 and just see what I end up with.

21 of the 64 rosters have been updated.

Hope to play the 2055 Islandian Pro Alliance season in a week or so.

Been spending too much time on the wonderful playoffs and World Series.

Only done 25 of the 64 IPA rosters update.

39 or the 2055 IPA rosters have been updated with rookies.

Should be able to start the new season late this week.

18 team rosters of the 64 teams left to do.

I found a way to make it go a little bit quicker.

2055 Islandian Pro Alliance season coming in a week or so.

Only 3 teams left to update... getting very close to starting the new 2055 IPA season.

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, April 4, 2055

IPA SEASON PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS
The long-awaited and much-anticipated 2055 Opening Day of IPA baseball is finally here!.. For both fans and teams, hope always springs eternal... The proverbial "next year" is finally here!.. For better or worse, we'll find out what all the offseason management moves, manipulations and changes in personnel will bring... So, break out the peanuts and crackerjacks, sit back, sip on a tall cool one and get ready for some baseball... The Islandian Pro Alliance will play ball all across the Islands tomorrow afternoon with 32 games on tap... Two-time Pro Cup champion Midway will be seeking to three-peat... The Wolves swept the Wynnamac Sundowners in four games to capture their second Islandian title in a row.

The Islandian Times has conducted its annual preseason poll and the broadcasters and writers have voiced their choices for the new season... they predict it will come down to the defending Pro Cup holder Midway and the Middlefield Roosters with the Wolves hauling in its third title in a row.

The other Pro Cup challengers are expected to be Turon Typhoons, Denton City Redbirds and the Oxford Red Caps from the Tycobbian Union, along with the reigning Pro Cup titleholder Midway... the prognosticators are predicting the Ruthlandian Union division winners will be the Middlefield Roosters, Wynnamac Sundowners, Taranto Tars and Waleska Westerners.

The Islandian Times 2055 PRESEASON POLL

Ruthlandian North Division (Last Year's Finish)
1. Taranto Tars (1st)
2. Ranford Bulls (2nd)
3. Ancona Red Elephants (7th)
4. Far Mountain Redhawks (4th)
5. Valmara Vipers (5th)
6. Glasco Athletics (3rd)
7. LaGrange Sports (6th)
8. Kilkenny Cats (8th)
*Taranto has won the pennant the last three seasons.

Ruthlandian South Division (Last Year's Finish)
1. Waleska Westerners (5th)
2. Grand City Cybercats (4th)
3. Valka Blackhawks (1st)
4. Crystal Lake Skippers (7th)
5. Claxton Diamonds (3rd)
6. St. John Crusaders (2nd)
7. Belair Beach Sunbirds (6th)
8. San Dimas Rancheros (8th)

Ruthlandian East Division (Last Year's Finish)
1. Wynnamac Sundowners (1st)
2. Sugar Valley Rattlers (5th)
3. Elnora All-Stars (4th)
4. Belle Plaine Musketeers (6th)
5. Marston Nine (2nd)
6. Eastshore Cotton Kings (3rd)
7. Cold Creek Catamounts (8th)
8. Beechwood Blues (7th)
*Wynnamac has won the pennant the last three seasons

Ruthlandian West Division (Last Year's Finish)
1. Middlefield Roosters (1st)
2. Sligo Rovers (2nd)
3. Forest City Firebirds (6th)
4. Volusia Vigilantes (5th)
5. Stoner Stars (4th)
6. Rocky Rapids Snappers (3rd)
7. Colfax Blasters (7th)
8. Fort Benton Defenders (8th)
*Middlefield has won the pennant the last six seasons

Tycobbian North Division (Last Year's Finish)
1. Oxford Red Caps (3rd)
2. White River Rascals (1st)
3. Hartsdale Hellcats (5th)
4. North Hills Hawks (4th)
5. Luxora Zorros (2nd)
6. Blue Lake Blue Sox (8th)
7. Fairfax Frogs (7th)
8. Mahaska Haymakers (6th)

Tycobbian South Division (Last Year's Finish)
1. Turon Typhoons (1st)
2. Southport Sun Sox (3rd)
3. Arroyo Grande Suns (4th)
4. Colchester Elites (8th)
5. Cape Coral Hurricanes (5th)
6. Summerland Sunsets (2nd)
7. San Alejo Monteneros (6th)
8. Ginza Ninjas (7th)
*Turon has won the pennant the last three seasons

Tycobbian East Division (Last Year's Finish)
1. Midway Wolves (1st)
2. East Point Panthers (2nd)
3. High Mesa Mustangs (6th)
4. South Fork Stallions (3rd)
5. Red Bluff Red Sox (4th)
6. Ozarka Naturals (8th)
7. Tuckanarra Blue Jays (7th)
8. Hillsboro Blazers (5th)
*Midway has won the pennant the last two seasons

Tycobbian West Division (Last Year's Finish)
1. Denton City Redbirds (2nd)
2. Arlon Champions (1st)
3. Bay St. Clair Buccaneers (4th)
4. Rolling Hills Reds (6th)
5. Kenwood Wildcats (3rd)
6. La Claire Lynx (7th)
7. Bayview Vikings (8th)
8. Chicopee Braves (5th)

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, June 20, 2055

GOOD RACES IN THE IPA AT MIDSEASON
Most of the big guns and top dogs are playing well in the Islandian Pro Alliance at midseason... defending Pro Cup champion Midway is atop the Tycobbian East... powerful Turon is tied with Southport for the lead in the TU South race... and Denton City and White River are leading the TU West and TU North respectively... over in Ruthlandia, Middlefield is again dominating the RU West by a big margin... Taranto is on top of the RU North... Grand City is in first place in the RU South... but there's a huge surprise in the RU East where perennial also-ran and doormat Belle Plaine has a narrow edge over favorite Wynnamac.

Halfway through the year the biggest bulge in the IPA this year goes to the Middlefield Roosters in the Ruthlandian West with an 11-game lead over the Stoner Stars and Sligo Rovers... the other three divisions are logjammed with tight races... in the RU North the Taranto Tars are in a four-team tango with Far Mountain, Valmara and LaGrange... they have a game edge over the Redhawks, two over the Vipers and are four games in front of the Sports... in the super-tight RU South almost all of the teams are still in the running... the Grand City Cybercats are ahead of preseason pick Waleska and last year's division winner Valka by three games... St. John is fourth in the standings and trail by only four games... the big news in the RU East are the Belle Plaine Musketeers, a sixth-place club a year ago... at midyear the Muskies possess a narrow two-game margin over the strong Wynnamac Sundowners... Marston, Cold Creek and Elnora are all within striking distance of the top spot, just a few games off the pace.

Going into the All-Star break, the reigning IPA titlist and juggernaut Midway Wolves are having an unexpected tough time in the Tycobbian East... four teams are hanging close by and still in the race... East Point is just three games out... High Mesa is four back... and two clubs, South Fork and Hillsboro are deadlocked for fourth and trail by six games... powerhouse Turon is in quite a tangle, too... they are tied for the TU South lead with the Southport Sun Sox... and the Arroyo Grande Suns are just a game behind the co-leaders... in the other two Tycobbian divisions a couple of strong teams are ahead with good leads... the TU North leader is White River, which has a seven-game edge over rising Oxford... Denton City also has a fairly confortable six-game lead over last year's division champ Arlon and the Rolling Hills Reds.

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, June 20, 2055

IPA STARS TO SHINE IN MIDWAY WED
The stars will come out to shine Wednesday afternoon at Joe Wolf Stadium in Midway, home of the IPA champion Wolves... it's the 55th edition of the IPA All-Star Game between the Ruthlandian Union All-Stars and the Tycobbian All-Stars... 46 of the game's elites will show their wares on the baseball diamond... overall the Tycobbian Stars have dominated the series, winning 36 of the 54 games... the TU All-Stars have captured the last five games and eight of the last 10... the last time the RU All-Stars won was in 2049.

Managers Jerry Meeks of the Wynnamac Sundowners and Bobby Dorignac of the Midway Wolves are facing a dilemma -- how to get all the talented players into the game?.. but it will be a joy for the fans to see all their favorites stars on the field in the same game... Middlefield topped everybody with five All-Stars... Denton City had four...seven teams had a pair of participants... Hollis Dale, hurler for Middlefield is the oldest player in the game at age 40... Stoner first sacker Tyler Stoddard was the youngest at 20... he and Denton City pitcher Randall Neighbors were the only rookies to make the teams this season... James Long, pitcher for Middlefield, was selected for the ninth time in his career... Norishige Ito of Midway was picked for the fifth time... two twirlers were chosen for the fourth time... Middlefield's Hollis Dale and Valmara's Primo Sirak.

Sunday afternoon the Islandian Pro Alliance announced the two super squads for this year's midsummer dream classic:

Ruthlandian Union All-Stars
Pitcher: Benny Van (Far Mountain Redhawks) (11-5/2.22) (first-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Zac Borden (Grand City Cybercats) (11-4/2.27) (first-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Mickey Walsh (Sligo Rovers) (14-4/2.51) (3-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Hollis Dale (Middlefield Roosters) (13-3/3.16) (4-time All-Star)
Pitcher: James Long (Middlefield Roosters) (12-4/3.45) (9-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Omar Cordero (Volusia Vigilantes) (11-4/3.14) (2-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Primo Sirak (Valmara Vipers) (10-4/2.35) (4-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Rodger Brockhoff (Cold Creek Catamounts) (first-time All-Star)
Catcher: Tuffy Palmieri (St. John Crusaders) (.306 BA/4 HR/30 RBI/27 R) (.997 FA/2 PB/33.3% RTO) (3-time All-Star)
Catcher: Johnny Samarin (Belair Beach Sunbirds) (.297 BA/2 HR/30 RBI/30 R) (.994 FA/4 PB/23.5% RTO) (2-time All-Star)
First Baseman: Tyler Stoddard (Stoner Stars) (.327 BA/15 HR/47 RBI/49 R) (.988 FA) (rookie All-Star)
First Baseman: Gib Conlan (Crystal Lake Skippers) (.302 BA/11 HR/41 RBI/48 R/3 SB) (.993 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Second Baseman: Steven Hornblower (Fort Benton Defenders) (.354 BA/5 HR/34 RBI/43 R) (.976 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Second Baseman: Doug Moody (Stoner Stars) (.310 BA/1 HR/46 RBI/32 R/5 SB) (.983 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Third Baseman: Dickie DeBusshere (Elnora All-Stars) (.318 BA/8 HR/22 RBI/48 R/6 SB) (.936 FA) (1st-time All-Star)
Shortstop: Stan Radzikowski (Middlefield Roosters) (.283 BA/18 HR/67 RBI/41 R) (.967 FA) (3-time All-Star)
Shortstop: Clancy Beaufort (Sligo Rovers) (.311 BA/12 HR/40 RBI/40 R/7 SB) (.948 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Left Fielder: Trip Agarn (Middlefield Roosters) (.313/13 HR/60 RBI/55 R/5 SB) (.991 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Left Fielder: Boomer Barnes (Waleska Westerners) (.302 BA/8 HR/35 RBI/61 R/3 SB) (.983 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Center Fielder: Callum Slattery (Glasco Athletics) (.338 BA/12 HR/40 RBI/43 R/8 SB) (.991 FA) (2-time All-Star)
Right Fielder: Skyler Hanson (Middlefield Roosters) (.354 BA/2 HR/27 RBI/55 R/4 SB) (.992 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Right Fielder: Nappy Kiggins (Belair Beach Sunbirds) (.299 BA/13 HR/48 RBI/42 R/3 SB) (.986 FA) (first-time All-Star)

Tycobbian Union All-Stars
Pitcher: Jayson Mannon (Denton City Redbirds) (10-5/1.91) (.959 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Randall Neighbors (Denton City Redbirds) (10-3/1.96) (.955 FA) (rookie All-Star)
Pitcher: Yancey Hedges (Turon Typhoons) (12-3/2.33) (.878 FA) (3-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Champ Shafer (Southport Sun Sox) (11-6/2.45) (.971 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Benny Allen (East Point Panthers) (12-6/2.45) (.947 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Flash Stringfellow (Denton City Redbirds) (11-6/2.55) (.897 FA) (2-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Marty Mobley (Mahaska Haymakers) (10-3/2.44) (.945 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Pitcher: Roy Krieger (Hartsdale Hellcats) (3-1/0.30/17 saves/26 G) (.928 FA) (2-time All-Star)
Catcher: Kenny Bailey (East Point Panthers) (.292/23 HR/60 RBI/42 R) (.977 FA/5 PB/29.6% RTO) (2-time All-Star)
Catcher: Rudy Maroney (South Fork Stallions) (.354 BA/11 HR/50 RBI/42 R) (.987 FA/5 PB/32.7% RTO) (3-time All-Star)
First Baseman: Erroll Waldrep (Colchester Elites) (.298 BA/18 HR/62 RBI/34 R) (.991 FA) (first-time All-Star)
First Baseman: Russell Taylor (Arroyo Grande Suns) (.329 BA/14 HR/49 RBI/42 R/4 SB) (.990 FA) (3-time All-Star)
Second Baseman: Kuzuki Tamura (Ginza Ninjas) (.343 BA/5 HR/42 RBI/56 R/18 SB) (.978 FA) (3-time All-Star)
Second Baseman: Jaybird Ethridge (Cape Coral Hurricanes) (.280 BA/23 HR/68 RBI/44 R) (.987 FA) (2-time All-Star)
Third Baseman: Kagetoki Miyazaki (High Mesa Mustangs) (.262 BA/24 HR/56 RBI/45 R) (.884 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Shortstop: Jameson Mulbert (Rolling Hills Reds) (.343 BA/5 HR/31 RBI/51 R/12 SB) (.975 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Shortstop: Vincent McCloud (Denton City Redbirds) (.321 BA/10 HR/48 RBI/47 R/11 SB) (.943 FA) (2-time All-Star)
Left Fielder: Toni Kolkov (Red Bluff Red Sox) (.312 BA/22 HR/44 RBI/46 R/9 SB) (.962 FA)
Left Fielder: Pudge Tate (White River Rascals) (.321 BA/17 HR/47 RBI/57 R/8 SB) (.993 FA) (2-time All-Star)
Center Fielder: Norishige Ito (Midway Wolves) (.366 BA/18 HR/57 RBI/53 R) (.986 FA) (5-time All-Star)
Center Fielder: Dwayne Wagner (Oxford Red Caps) (.308 BA/17 HR/56 RBI/47 R/5 SB) (.978 FA) (2-time All-Star)
Right Fielder: Rico Visaggi (.366 BA/7 HR/50 RBI/43 R) (.941 FA) (first-time All-Star)
Right Fielder: Daryl Vale (.334 BA/14 HR/50 RBI/57 R/10 SB) (.987 FA) (2-time All-Star)

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, June 24, 2055

TU STARS WINS 6TH STRAIGHT ALL-STAR GAME
It was close and hard-fought and not decided until the last out of the game, but the Tycobbian All-Stars still continued their dominance in the 55th IPA All-Star Classic, winning for the sixth straight time... the TU Stars edged the RU Stars 4-3 at Joe Wolf Stadiun in Midway with SS Vincent McCloud (Denton City) driving in the decisive run in the 5th frame... McCloud singled in CF Dwayne Wagner (Oxford) from third base to wrap up Tycobbia's 37th triumph in 55 games... Tycobbia pitching blanked Ruthlandia the final six innings... the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award, however, went to Callum Slattery (Glasco), who collected two hits, drove in two runs and scored two... Slattery homered in the first inning to give the RU Stars a short-lived advantage... Tycobbia came back in the bottom of the 1st and tied the score on an RBI single by Dwayne Wagner and a bases-loaded walk to 1B Russell Taylor (Arroyo Grande)... both runs came off losing pitcher Primo Sirak (Valmara)... RF Daryl Vale (Midway) put the TU Stars ahead 3-2 in the last of the 2nd frame when he singled in 2B Kuzuki Tamura (Ginza) from third base... Slattery's triple and 2B Steven Hornblower's (Fort Benton) sac fly evened it up again in the top of the 3rd... Tycobbia outhit Ruthlandia 10 to 8... Benny Allen (East Point) worked a scoreless 5th to garner the victory.