How do you "sim"?

jokerhusky1129 · 03-19-2015, 10:42 PM

Hey everyone,

I know we're all on the edge of our seats waiting for OOTP 16, as am I. This game is going to kick asphalt. So to pass the time...how do you sim? Do you play as a team? Do you let the computer play? How do you set up your leagues? Have anything else "fun" you add in? I always let the computer play because with my "rules", I want to see what the world would spit out, haha. Here is how I set it up:

30 teams, "regular" MLB league, with all the world leagues turned on (all have free agency enabled, so the best players go to MLB eventually)
-I move the Brewers to the American, Astros to the National, rename the Nationals the Senators and move them to the American (can't exactly have the Nationals in the American can you?). 16 teams in the American, 14 in the National, both have two divisions divided. Teams are self explanatory, though to not break up the Cubs/Cardinals I put them in the West and the Astros in the East.
-You may have noticed, I don't call them the AL and NL...because in my league I make the DH universal. So at this point...they've totally merged (they have already, but this really makes it official)..they're now the American Conference and National Conference. Inter-"conference" play enabled obviously
-Top 6 teams make the playoffs in each conference. Division winners get a bye, wild card teams play a one game playoff. Conference Semi-Finals are best of 7, along with the Finals and World Series of course being best of 7.
-$160M salary cap
-4 year free agency, no arbitration
-Just for fun, the World Series rotates between the MLB's three main over the air TV networks...Fox, CBS, and NBC (in that order). When I'm simming the World Series..I'll sometimes play the respective networks baseball theme. Fox being the traditional theme (not the NFL on Fox), CBS being the theme they used from 1990-1993, NBC the theme when they last aired it. I even have announcer booths picked out, lol. I'm a sports on TV nerd, what can I say. Also, contracts are with TNT (fits better than TBS), ESPN (they carry the All Star Game), and of course MLB Network, along with the OTA networks respective cable outlets.

OK, that's enough from me for now. How do you guys do it?

krw0900 · 03-19-2015, 10:49 PM

I have always played strictly historical. With Transactions and Lineups the same. Usually start in 1901 but once I simmed out 19th Century NL as well.

I think this time I will play a random debut or maybe Historical but without Tranactions or Lineups. Just let the DEV engine do its thing.

megamanmatt · 03-19-2015, 11:08 PM

Sorry. I have just answered this a lot lately so I wanted to have some fun. fictional mlb. same cities, same stadiums, different team names, and fictional players. I play as the GM and sim each day using RTS-mode. Cause that was the single greatest feature for me in a long time.

DB930 · 03-20-2015, 04:28 AM

I start in 1901 and play with fictional players, but otherwise try to re-create real-life history as closely as possible: real leagues, teams, parks, uniforms & logos, expansion and franchise movement, etc. At the start I have the American & National Leagues, the Eastern (eventual International) League, American Association, PCL, Texas League, Southern League, Negro League, and Cuban League. As the years go by I add the New York-Penn (eventual Eastern) League, Mexican League, Japanese League, etc.

I normally like to quickly sim thru the 1901-1919 seasons, then take control of the KC Monarchs when they first come into existence. I'll stick with them until the late-1940s, then make the move to MLB, choosing one of the worst teams to try to turn them around. I sim all the games, cuz I like to move reasonably quickly thru the seasons and watch the long-term history unfold, but I do it on a 1-day basis so I can check all the box scores, and a lot of times I will play out and manage my team's postseason games.

The one thing I do that's not realistic at all is that, beginning in the early 1950s when I have enough foreign leagues to field teams from 8 different countries, I start holding a World Cup tournament every 4, 5, or 6 years. Since there's (still) no option to do something like this automatically, I have to create it "by hand", moving all the players to and from their national teams. That part of it is kind of a pain (hence only doing it every 4-6 seasons), but I do enjoy going thru all the leagues and selecting each team's roster. That's always the point in the sim where I start feeling like I'm getting to know about all the players in my little baseball world, and not just the ones on my own roster...

stationedinjapan · 03-20-2015, 05:29 AM

I will probably do one day at a time as the GM in OOTP 16 first. I used to manage each game live, but I want to see the GM-manager dynamic works now!

blasek0 · 03-20-2015, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jokerhusky1129

Hey everyone,

I know we're all on the edge of our seats waiting for OOTP 16, as am I. This game is going to kick asphalt. So to pass the time...how do you sim? Do you play as a team? Do you let the computer play? How do you set up your leagues? Have anything else "fun" you add in? I always let the computer play because with my "rules", I want to see what the world would spit out, haha. Here is how I set it up:

My current fictional league is a 28 team, 200 game schedule split into two sub-leagues with a pair of seven team divisions each.
27 player rosters, both leagues have a DH, series are all 5 games. The minors run between 140 and 182 game seasons, increasing at the higher levels.
Major league teams all run 5 man rotations, but the minors run 6.
Maximum age limits are in place on A and below, so all of the old guys are in AA and AAA.

5 years free agency, eligible for Arb after year 2.
Every team receives 100% of their revenue from the national media deal.
Draft pick trading is enabled
Recently drafted players can be traded
No 10/5 rights or ability to refuse a minor league assignment
No Rule 5 draft

Amateur draft is feeder only
3 feeder leagues, producing players at ages 15, 18(or 19) and 20(or 21, 22), so with the offseason draft, players are starting their first pro year at age 16, or 19+.
Every player spends at least 3 years in the feeder leagues, while the Age15 class spends 4 years.

gamefan1978 · 03-20-2015, 06:30 AM

I just play day to day as manager/GM.

jazzrack · 03-20-2015, 06:38 AM

I click buttons.

I couldn't help it, I've been up too long, i'm punchy

03-19-2015, 10:42 PM	#1
jokerhusky1129 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 456	How do you "sim"? Hey everyone, I know we're all on the edge of our seats waiting for OOTP 16, as am I. This game is going to kick asphalt. So to pass the time...how do you sim? Do you play as a team? Do you let the computer play? How do you set up your leagues? Have anything else "fun" you add in? I always let the computer play because with my "rules", I want to see what the world would spit out, haha. Here is how I set it up: 30 teams, "regular" MLB league, with all the world leagues turned on (all have free agency enabled, so the best players go to MLB eventually) -I move the Brewers to the American, Astros to the National, rename the Nationals the Senators and move them to the American (can't exactly have the Nationals in the American can you?). 16 teams in the American, 14 in the National, both have two divisions divided. Teams are self explanatory, though to not break up the Cubs/Cardinals I put them in the West and the Astros in the East. -You may have noticed, I don't call them the AL and NL...because in my league I make the DH universal. So at this point...they've totally merged (they have already, but this really makes it official)..they're now the American Conference and National Conference. Inter-"conference" play enabled obviously -Top 6 teams make the playoffs in each conference. Division winners get a bye, wild card teams play a one game playoff. Conference Semi-Finals are best of 7, along with the Finals and World Series of course being best of 7. -$160M salary cap -4 year free agency, no arbitration -Just for fun, the World Series rotates between the MLB's three main over the air TV networks...Fox, CBS, and NBC (in that order). When I'm simming the World Series..I'll sometimes play the respective networks baseball theme. Fox being the traditional theme (not the NFL on Fox), CBS being the theme they used from 1990-1993, NBC the theme when they last aired it. I even have announcer booths picked out, lol. I'm a sports on TV nerd, what can I say. Also, contracts are with TNT (fits better than TBS), ESPN (they carry the All Star Game), and of course MLB Network, along with the OTA networks respective cable outlets. OK, that's enough from me for now. How do you guys do it? Last edited by jokerhusky1129; 03-19-2015 at 10:46 PM.

03-19-2015, 10:49 PM	#2
krw0900 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 50	I have always played strictly historical. With Transactions and Lineups the same. Usually start in 1901 but once I simmed out 19th Century NL as well. I think this time I will play a random debut or maybe Historical but without Tranactions or Lineups. Just let the DEV engine do its thing. __________________ "Every Baseball game I attend today, every game I watch on television or listen to on the radio...Every game deep down is a replay of my childhood, the carefree days before mortgages and tuition and adulthood, when life was just a game and Lance Harris was the pitcher and I was the shortstop. That's why I love a ball field." -- Vince Staten

03-19-2015, 11:08 PM	#3
megamanmatt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeville, Minnesota Posts: 2,416	Sorry. I have just answered this a lot lately so I wanted to have some fun. fictional mlb. same cities, same stadiums, different team names, and fictional players. I play as the GM and sim each day using RTS-mode. Cause that was the single greatest feature for me in a long time. __________________ "The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes; The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil; the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music; The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles and then back to Oakland, no one in Los Angeles seemed to notice." Note to self: Princess Kenny was really off-putting.

03-20-2015, 06:38 AM	#8
jazzrack Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: still kicking Posts: 3,229	I click buttons. I couldn't help it, I've been up too long, i'm punchy __________________ . "Never confuse composure for ease" Was once Head Cheese of Corporate League Baseball Last edited by jazzrack; 03-20-2015 at 06:39 AM.

03-20-2015, 04:28 AM	#4
DB930 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 302	I start in 1901 and play with fictional players, but otherwise try to re-create real-life history as closely as possible: real leagues, teams, parks, uniforms & logos, expansion and franchise movement, etc. At the start I have the American & National Leagues, the Eastern (eventual International) League, American Association, PCL, Texas League, Southern League, Negro League, and Cuban League. As the years go by I add the New York-Penn (eventual Eastern) League, Mexican League, Japanese League, etc. I normally like to quickly sim thru the 1901-1919 seasons, then take control of the KC Monarchs when they first come into existence. I'll stick with them until the late-1940s, then make the move to MLB, choosing one of the worst teams to try to turn them around. I sim all the games, cuz I like to move reasonably quickly thru the seasons and watch the long-term history unfold, but I do it on a 1-day basis so I can check all the box scores, and a lot of times I will play out and manage my team's postseason games. The one thing I do that's not realistic at all is that, beginning in the early 1950s when I have enough foreign leagues to field teams from 8 different countries, I start holding a World Cup tournament every 4, 5, or 6 years. Since there's (still) no option to do something like this automatically, I have to create it "by hand", moving all the players to and from their national teams. That part of it is kind of a pain (hence only doing it every 4-6 seasons), but I do enjoy going thru all the leagues and selecting each team's roster. That's always the point in the sim where I start feeling like I'm getting to know about all the players in my little baseball world, and not just the ones on my own roster...

03-20-2015, 05:29 AM	#5
stationedinjapan Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 11	I will probably do one day at a time as the GM in OOTP 16 first. I used to manage each game live, but I want to see the GM-manager dynamic works now!

03-20-2015, 06:30 AM	#7
gamefan1978 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 101	I just play day to day as manager/GM.