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Eugene Church · 04-11-2018, 04:31 PM

Historical experts:

I would like to set up an all-time all-star league... (I tried the quickstart all-star league for one season, but found it lacking... too many players are on the wrong teams (Jose Canseco on the Rays, not the A's)... seemed to favor modern day players too much... too many weak players on the rosters... better players were available... also the defensive ratings were not accurate in some instances... for example, Babe Herman and Riggs Stephenson (fine hitters but liabilities in the outfield)... but their defensive stats were very good in the All-Time All-Star quickstart (.990 and .993 FA... should have been .940 FA or .950 FA)... so I would like to create my own all-star league.

What is the best way to import... by leagues... by teams... or by individual players?

What is the most efficient way to create the league? I usually create a custom league, but would be willing to do it in a more efficient way, if it is possible.

League Creation Method:
To begin with, I would want the best players from the first decade (1901-1910) to start the league... all players would be on the team they played the most years... not randomly distributed to all teams... I want the Yankees to remain on the Yankees... want the Cardinals to remain on the Cardinals for the duration of the league.

Any roster expansion would be taken from 1911-1920 decade, then 1921-1930 decade, followed by 1931-1940 and so on... I would start off with the franchise's best players in its early years and then slowly expand to the most recent star players.

If I must, I will import each player from the Baseball-Reference database. (I know how to import players from that database)
Are the player ratings in that database accurate... both offensively, defensively and for pitchers?... or should I put the ratings in myself manually?

I would like "dead ball" player ratings changed to "modern day" equivalence... is this what a "neutralized" database does (like Spritze)?

Does OOTP have an historical database that take the difference of eras into effect, so Cy Young can pitch in modern league play and not have "dead ball" stats?... Can Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner's stats be converted to modern day stats?

I hope this is not too vague... hope I was clear with the type of league I would like.

Sure would appreciate your help and advice.

04-11-2018, 04:31 PM	#1
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,820	Historical Experts: Need Your Advice About Creating a New All-Star Dynasty League Historical experts: I would like to set up an all-time all-star league... (I tried the quickstart all-star league for one season, but found it lacking... too many players are on the wrong teams (Jose Canseco on the Rays, not the A's)... seemed to favor modern day players too much... too many weak players on the rosters... better players were available... also the defensive ratings were not accurate in some instances... for example, Babe Herman and Riggs Stephenson (fine hitters but liabilities in the outfield)... but their defensive stats were very good in the All-Time All-Star quickstart (.990 and .993 FA... should have been .940 FA or .950 FA)... so I would like to create my own all-star league. What is the best way to import... by leagues... by teams... or by individual players? What is the most efficient way to create the league? I usually create a custom league, but would be willing to do it in a more efficient way, if it is possible. League Creation Method: To begin with, I would want the best players from the first decade (1901-1910) to start the league... all players would be on the team they played the most years... not randomly distributed to all teams... I want the Yankees to remain on the Yankees... want the Cardinals to remain on the Cardinals for the duration of the league. Any roster expansion would be taken from 1911-1920 decade, then 1921-1930 decade, followed by 1931-1940 and so on... I would start off with the franchise's best players in its early years and then slowly expand to the most recent star players. If I must, I will import each player from the Baseball-Reference database. (I know how to import players from that database) Are the player ratings in that database accurate... both offensively, defensively and for pitchers?... or should I put the ratings in myself manually? I would like "dead ball" player ratings changed to "modern day" equivalence... is this what a "neutralized" database does (like Spritze)? Does OOTP have an historical database that take the difference of eras into effect, so Cy Young can pitch in modern league play and not have "dead ball" stats?... Can Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner's stats be converted to modern day stats? I hope this is not too vague... hope I was clear with the type of league I would like. Sure would appreciate your help and advice. Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-11-2018 at 05:46 PM.