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VanillaGorilla · 01-30-2013, 03:36 AM

For the follow-up run though I started the universe in 1973. Since the Real HOF was opened in 1936 and voters were asked to consider players who had played since 1900, I gave this league the same 35 playing years before inaugurating the first class, in 2008.

Again I am using random debut of historical players with recalc and dev on. All development and aging modifiers are at the default.

The biggest setting difference is that this league I am using injuries on High.

Some interesting happenings in the early stages of the league are:

- Pitching is at a HUGE premium. Every team's minor league system is tied for first in SP prospects...because there are no SP in the minors (ghost players in use). Anyone that can start is in the major leagues. The aggregate league totals are dead on to the historical totals. This is a great illustration of just how OOTP works. I have said it before, and I will keep on saying it....this aspect of OOTP is simply genius. The pitchers that are in the game perform relative to the other pitchers in the game, and it is this relativity of talent application that allows the game to function as it does using all players from all eras in any environment. It is also key to the concept of the Hall of Fame (which is not represented well by OOTP, yet...). Those players that are exceptional among their peers are those that become stars, get big pay days, make All Star teams, win league statistical awards, win championships, and find their way into Cooperstown (or in this case, a converted Iowa tractor shed),

- Injuries are cumulative and when using the player dev engine and recalc, these cumulative injuries have an impact on player performance. Babe Ruth has played and retired. He was injured a LOT. Not only are his career totals down, but his rate numbers were that of a borderline HOFer, not the best player to ever play the game. The Ruth watch is on, only this time it is to see if he actually gets in the HOF. I will post about Ruth if he is removed from the spreadsheet of candidates for induction.

Currently there are 263 hitters in the spread sheet and 88 pitchers. This is a flip from the last league I ran where strong pitching came early. As noted, SP is at a huge premium. In the last amateur draft the first 9 picks were pitchers (one a RL HOFer). 2 HOF hitters were passed over by these 9 teams because pitching is so scarce, at this point.

As Casey used to say: And now, on with the countdown...

01-30-2013, 03:36 AM	#1
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Modeling OOTP HOF on RL HOF, Part 2 For the follow-up run though I started the universe in 1973. Since the Real HOF was opened in 1936 and voters were asked to consider players who had played since 1900, I gave this league the same 35 playing years before inaugurating the first class, in 2008. Again I am using random debut of historical players with recalc and dev on. All development and aging modifiers are at the default. The biggest setting difference is that this league I am using injuries on High. Some interesting happenings in the early stages of the league are: - Pitching is at a HUGE premium. Every team's minor league system is tied for first in SP prospects...because there are no SP in the minors (ghost players in use). Anyone that can start is in the major leagues. The aggregate league totals are dead on to the historical totals. This is a great illustration of just how OOTP works. I have said it before, and I will keep on saying it....this aspect of OOTP is simply genius. The pitchers that are in the game perform relative to the other pitchers in the game, and it is this relativity of talent application that allows the game to function as it does using all players from all eras in any environment. It is also key to the concept of the Hall of Fame (which is not represented well by OOTP, yet...). Those players that are exceptional among their peers are those that become stars, get big pay days, make All Star teams, win league statistical awards, win championships, and find their way into Cooperstown (or in this case, a converted Iowa tractor shed), - Injuries are cumulative and when using the player dev engine and recalc, these cumulative injuries have an impact on player performance. Babe Ruth has played and retired. He was injured a LOT. Not only are his career totals down, but his rate numbers were that of a borderline HOFer, not the best player to ever play the game. The Ruth watch is on, only this time it is to see if he actually gets in the HOF. I will post about Ruth if he is removed from the spreadsheet of candidates for induction. Currently there are 263 hitters in the spread sheet and 88 pitchers. This is a flip from the last league I ran where strong pitching came early. As noted, SP is at a huge premium. In the last amateur draft the first 9 picks were pitchers (one a RL HOFer). 2 HOF hitters were passed over by these 9 teams because pitching is so scarce, at this point. As Casey used to say: And now, on with the countdown...