All-Star Game Time

Stick50 · 08-08-2019, 08:08 PM

I know the game has players all over the world but it has always struck me as odd that the game chooses to have the All-Star game on a TH night (8pm eastern). Basically you have 2 hours without a sim (other then the AS game, if you care).

I would love to see the AS game happen during a "9am-5pm... worktime" time, so i dont miss out on any sims when i am at home.

I say this as someone on the east coast but i would think it could be set up to happen at early enough that all coasts could have it happen during "work time".

Just a thought.

bailey · 08-08-2019, 10:24 PM

I wish they didn't play out the All-Star game at all. Just drop those 4 days from the schedule and keep things moving.

dkgo · 08-09-2019, 08:49 AM

I think it's perfect having it after I get home from work because it gives a window to evaluate where the team stands and maybe make changes without always being in the middle of a series.

Mammoth_Mayhem · 08-09-2019, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dkgo

I think it's perfect having it after I get home from work because it gives a window to evaluate where the team stands and maybe make changes without always being in the middle of a series.

Could not agree more!

Stick50 · 08-09-2019, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dkgo

I think it's perfect having it after I get home from work because it gives a window to evaluate where the team stands and maybe make changes without always being in the middle of a series.

Do you find yourself tinkering with lineups game by game or series by series?

I tend to only make changes in 2 situations...

1- I get a new player/upgrade and make a move

2- I finally have had enough of a guy hitting .190 and bench him.

In either case though its a move that will last for a while... Not... game by game or series by series.

Westheim · 08-09-2019, 12:28 PM

The OP should probably try being asleep by necessity for half of each sim day before he gets so worked up over the timing of the All Star Game...

bailey · 08-09-2019, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

The OP should probably try being asleep by necessity for half of each sim day before he gets so worked up over the timing of the All Star Game...

Unnecessarily brutal comment.

Stick50 · 08-09-2019, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

The OP should probably try being asleep by necessity for half of each sim day before he gets so worked up over the timing of the All Star Game...

I started by saying I know there are players all over the world. Unfortunately, most times decisions are made based off the majority... as unfair as it may be. I would certainly hate to be in your shoes.

justpatrick · 08-09-2019, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

The OP should probably try being asleep by necessity for half of each sim day before he gets so worked up over the timing of the All Star Game...

There´s no need to be so ugly Westheim just because someone voices an opinion you disagree with.
I live in Europe too but I don´t bitch about missing half the sims. I knew it would be like that when I signed up, and besides, it´s nice to have the last two sims with my morning coffee and then have the whole day to get guys off the AH while everyone in the US is sleeping.

Westheim · 08-09-2019, 02:00 PM

I'm so sorry for getting bitchy when someone who has the entire sim cycle tailored to his sleep cycle complains about two hours without a sim, once a week. That's a pretty tall mountain to cry down from.

justpatrick · 08-09-2019, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

I'm so sorry for getting bitchy when someone who has the entire sim cycle tailored to his sleep cycle complains about two hours without a sim, once a week. That's a pretty tall mountain to cry down from.

Believe me, I feel your pain.

But we still get those AH steals from time to time.

Matt Arnold · 08-09-2019, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by justpatrick

There´s no need to be so ugly Westheim just because someone voices an opinion you disagree with.
I live in Europe too but I don´t bitch about missing half the sims. I knew it would be like that when I signed up, and besides, it´s nice to have the last two sims with my morning coffee and then have the whole day to get guys off the AH while everyone in the US is sleeping.

Yeah, when I'm in Europe there's some nice bits. You wake up in the morning and get all your results from the day before. You have most of the day to troll the auction house and set up your team for the day. Yeah, you can't watch your team during the day, and the stretch run/playoffs are really annoying that you can't tweak things at the last minute.

justpatrick · 08-09-2019, 03:46 PM

Exactly, and I´m a school teacher so I have all summer to search out those good deals on the AH.

Stick50 · 08-09-2019, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

I'm so sorry for getting bitchy when someone who has the entire sim cycle tailored to his sleep cycle complains about two hours without a sim, once a week. That's a pretty tall mountain to cry down from.

Hey Raccoon guy.. lighten up, its a game.

And for the record... I miss half the sim cycle also (as i am at work) So i get about 8 sims a day (from 6pm to 10pm)...

It was merely a suggestion.

OMGPuppies · 08-10-2019, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by justpatrick

Exactly, and I´m a school teacher so I have all summer to search out those good deals on the AH.

Same as me. During the summer I spent an ungodly number of hours on the game. I even installed it on my school laptop for an out of state teacher conference. I have since deleted it. Hah. I will never get the app because I don’t trust myself to have the discipline to avoid checking it repeatedly during recess and lunch.

justpatrick · 08-10-2019, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by OMGPuppies

Same as me. During the summer I spent an ungodly number of hours on the game. I even installed it on my school laptop for an out of state teacher conference. I have since deleted it. Hah. I will never get the app because I don’t trust myself to have the discipline to avoid checking it repeatedly during recess and lunch.

Holy smokes, yes, the app will be forbidden to me for sure as well. I can just imagine in school, "so kids, what do you think, does this 94 Plank have enough movement to offset the fact he´s lefthanded?" No, that is definitely the road to ruin.

08-08-2019, 08:08 PM	#1
Stick50 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 57	All-Star Game Time I know the game has players all over the world but it has always struck me as odd that the game chooses to have the All-Star game on a TH night (8pm eastern). Basically you have 2 hours without a sim (other then the AS game, if you care). I would love to see the AS game happen during a "9am-5pm... worktime" time, so i dont miss out on any sims when i am at home. I say this as someone on the east coast but i would think it could be set up to happen at early enough that all coasts could have it happen during "work time". Just a thought. __________________

08-09-2019, 12:28 PM	#6
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Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,209	I'm so sorry for getting bitchy when someone who has the entire sim cycle tailored to his sleep cycle complains about two hours without a sim, once a week. That's a pretty tall mountain to cry down from. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 90 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.

08-09-2019, 03:46 PM	#13
justpatrick Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 305	Exactly, and I´m a school teacher so I have all summer to search out those good deals on the AH. __________________

08-08-2019, 10:24 PM	#2
bailey Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,315	I wish they didn't play out the All-Star game at all. Just drop those 4 days from the schedule and keep things moving.

08-09-2019, 08:49 AM	#3
dkgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,152	I think it's perfect having it after I get home from work because it gives a window to evaluate where the team stands and maybe make changes without always being in the middle of a series.