Favourite type of Save

lukestephens2293 · 09-02-2020, 02:18 AM

When choosing a team to start with how do you like to play do you like building through the farm like a 5-10 year project or do you like to win straight away for me personally I used to like winning straight away but now I feel i get more out of the game if I build my own WS winning squad rather than take on a squad thats ready made like the Dodgers or the Yankees (even as a Yankees fan)

mytreds · 09-02-2020, 02:53 AM

First, I usually fix the Giants and win a couple of WS with them. Then I move on to a fictional save and take charge of a random team and see how far it goes.

lukestephens2293 · 09-02-2020, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mytreds

First, I usually fix the Giants and win a couple of WS with them. Then I move on to a fictional save and take charge of a random team and see how far it goes.

bit like a journeyman save then?

mytreds · 09-02-2020, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by lukestephens2293

bit like a journeyman save then?

Yeah, I like playing fictional because world building is fun, and there’s no pressure like real-world saves.

Westheim · 09-02-2020, 05:22 AM

Favorite type of save? 1-2-3 with 3 K, ballgame.

mytreds · 09-02-2020, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

Favorite type of save? 1-2-3 with 3 K, ballgame.

Ha! That’s what I thought when I first saw the title. 3Ks on 9 pitches would be immaculate.

lukestephens2293 · 09-02-2020, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

Favorite type of save? 1-2-3 with 3 K, ballgame.

i meant type of game save lol

CBeisbol · 09-02-2020, 09:15 AM

Starter goes 5 innings
Piggybacker goes 4 innings for the save

But, it depends

I usually like fictional universes where I can experiment with different ways to use rosters

I rarely get into historical, but I'm way into my historical save right now

Thinking about doing a historical expansion for the first time

And the ever popular, take your favorite team and play them into the future

pgjocki · 09-02-2020, 09:20 AM

I always start a new save with the Cardinals each version and then go with an expansion team to build them up.

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Westheim · 09-02-2020, 10:12 AM

In all seriousness, my favorite save is this fictional game I whipped up in 2012.

You can read about it. Be warned though. Train wreck in progress.

Brad K · 09-02-2020, 09:26 PM

My next game is going to be the same as my current one: start in 1951 and see if Aaron or Mays can hit 715.

mrbadguy · 09-04-2020, 03:00 PM

Personally I find it too easy to win and Im pretty sure every Franchise I have played, be it expansion (won with Col in year 2), young team (won back to back with Jays 2020.2021), dismantle/rebuild, regular team, I have won the WS.
Thank being said, I almost always take an expansion team or a rebuild. For me, its zero fun winning right away.
When I won with the 2020 Jays I played like a rebuild-trades Giles, Grichuk, any veteran). Didnt really bring in any player of note. Was fairly medicore all year, then went like 25-5 in September.
Actually felt guilty for winning.

09-02-2020, 02:18 AM	#1
lukestephens2293 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 218	Favourite type of Save When choosing a team to start with how do you like to play do you like building through the farm like a 5-10 year project or do you like to win straight away for me personally I used to like winning straight away but now I feel i get more out of the game if I build my own WS winning squad rather than take on a squad thats ready made like the Dodgers or the Yankees (even as a Yankees fan) __________________ “The more you play baseball, the less depends on your athletic ability. It’s a mental war more than anything.” – Alex Rodriguez Last edited by lukestephens2293; 09-02-2020 at 02:21 AM.

09-02-2020, 02:53 AM	#2
mytreds All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,182	First, I usually fix the Giants and win a couple of WS with them. Then I move on to a fictional save and take charge of a random team and see how far it goes. __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 Floreat semper vel invita morte. I make custom ballparks.

09-02-2020, 05:22 AM	#5
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,748	Favorite type of save? 1-2-3 with 3 K, ballgame. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

09-02-2020, 09:15 AM	#8
CBeisbol Banned Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Ban land in 3...2... Posts: 2,943	Starter goes 5 innings Piggybacker goes 4 innings for the save But, it depends I usually like fictional universes where I can experiment with different ways to use rosters I rarely get into historical, but I'm way into my historical save right now Thinking about doing a historical expansion for the first time And the ever popular, take your favorite team and play them into the future Last edited by CBeisbol; 09-02-2020 at 10:04 AM.

09-02-2020, 09:20 AM	#9
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,590	I always start a new save with the Cardinals each version and then go with an expansion team to build them up. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

09-02-2020, 10:12 AM	#10
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,748	In all seriousness, my favorite save is this fictional game I whipped up in 2012. You can read about it. Be warned though. Train wreck in progress. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

09-02-2020, 09:26 PM	#11
Brad K Banned Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 6,693 Infractions: 0/2 (4)	My next game is going to be the same as my current one: start in 1951 and see if Aaron or Mays can hit 715.

09-04-2020, 03:00 PM	#12
mrbadguy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 251	Personally I find it too easy to win and Im pretty sure every Franchise I have played, be it expansion (won with Col in year 2), young team (won back to back with Jays 2020.2021), dismantle/rebuild, regular team, I have won the WS. Thank being said, I almost always take an expansion team or a rebuild. For me, its zero fun winning right away. When I won with the 2020 Jays I played like a rebuild-trades Giles, Grichuk, any veteran). Didnt really bring in any player of note. Was fairly medicore all year, then went like 25-5 in September. Actually felt guilty for winning.