Gathering Crowds League--1983 forward

Augetout · 06-26-2023, 03:53 PM

I have attempted this sort of thing before, and if I'm being honest, which I have a nasty habit of being, I have failed to 'finish' the project(s).

This time, however, should be different. Time and circumstances are such that I have the requisite levels of free time, so here goes:

The league began with a fantasy draft, using actual players geared towards career play but having the ratings reset each year based on actual stats. Fictional players cannot make it to the majors, but players who did not make it to the majors, whether due to injury(s) or whatever, can.

My beloved Padres are the 'human' team.

The DH is American League only, and interleague play, being blasphemous, is not allowed.

Financial settings are by default, although I did adjust San Diego to an 'average' market rather than the 'poor' market the game originally assigned. Scouting is at 100% accurate, so the AI teams do not get 'screwed' by poor scouting.

Will I take advantage of my 'arrival' knowledge and/or knowledge on how players' careers will turn out? Yes, but I believe that advantage is mitigated by two things: The poor financial situation of the Padres, and setting the trade to 'difficult' which, thus far, has resulted in having to 'trade down' in order to get any deals done. This in turn requires a lot of attention being paid to the amateur draft(s), and needing to pay close attention to the minors (which are required to have full rosters i.e. no 'ghost' players).

I have made myself 'bulletproof' as I see no reason to allow an ai owner the opportunity to fail to recognize my 'brilliance' and fire me, lol.

I am playing the game 'straight' i.e., not editing players' ratings, and having to hire the best coaches my budget will allow for, which is not much.

3 simmed seasons preceded the 1986 season which will be played game by game (by the Padres) if not pitch by pitch.

I will begin posting the day by day results beginning with the May 1st games, for no other reason than I did not finally decide to attempt this 'reporting' project until last night.

Regards and Go Padres!

Augetout

Augetout · 06-26-2023, 03:57 PM

And of course I put it in the wrong dang forum (my bad, I usually buy the year-old version to avoid bugs etc.), so if an administrator happens along this thread, please move it (if possible) to the '24 version. On second thought, nevermind. I will move it myself---it was, after all, my fault.

06-26-2023, 03:53 PM	#1
Augetout Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Location: Prescott, Arizona Posts: 193	Gathering Crowds League--1983 forward I have attempted this sort of thing before, and if I'm being honest, which I have a nasty habit of being, I have failed to 'finish' the project(s). This time, however, should be different. Time and circumstances are such that I have the requisite levels of free time, so here goes: The league began with a fantasy draft, using actual players geared towards career play but having the ratings reset each year based on actual stats. Fictional players cannot make it to the majors, but players who did not make it to the majors, whether due to injury(s) or whatever, can. My beloved Padres are the 'human' team. The DH is American League only, and interleague play, being blasphemous, is not allowed. Financial settings are by default, although I did adjust San Diego to an 'average' market rather than the 'poor' market the game originally assigned. Scouting is at 100% accurate, so the AI teams do not get 'screwed' by poor scouting. Will I take advantage of my 'arrival' knowledge and/or knowledge on how players' careers will turn out? Yes, but I believe that advantage is mitigated by two things: The poor financial situation of the Padres, and setting the trade to 'difficult' which, thus far, has resulted in having to 'trade down' in order to get any deals done. This in turn requires a lot of attention being paid to the amateur draft(s), and needing to pay close attention to the minors (which are required to have full rosters i.e. no 'ghost' players). I have made myself 'bulletproof' as I see no reason to allow an ai owner the opportunity to fail to recognize my 'brilliance' and fire me, lol. I am playing the game 'straight' i.e., not editing players' ratings, and having to hire the best coaches my budget will allow for, which is not much. 3 simmed seasons preceded the 1986 season which will be played game by game (by the Padres) if not pitch by pitch. I will begin posting the day by day results beginning with the May 1st games, for no other reason than I did not finally decide to attempt this 'reporting' project until last night. Regards and Go Padres! Augetout __________________ "When I got out of the cab, I had the best moment of my baseball career, because right in front of the stadium was a statue of me! It was a big surprise. It wasn't like I was an All-Star. There were a couple of mistakes: The statue was me batting left-handed, and I hit right-handed, and they got the number wrong. The statue was #7, and of course I wore #9 when I played with the Cards. No big deal, I think they got a deal on the statue. It was by some guy named "Stan the Man"---Bob Uecker

06-26-2023, 03:57 PM	#2
Augetout Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Location: Prescott, Arizona Posts: 193	And of course I put it in the wrong dang forum (my bad, I usually buy the year-old version to avoid bugs etc.), so if an administrator happens along this thread, please move it (if possible) to the '24 version. On second thought, nevermind. I will move it myself---it was, after all, my fault. __________________ "When I got out of the cab, I had the best moment of my baseball career, because right in front of the stadium was a statue of me! It was a big surprise. It wasn't like I was an All-Star. There were a couple of mistakes: The statue was me batting left-handed, and I hit right-handed, and they got the number wrong. The statue was #7, and of course I wore #9 when I played with the Cards. No big deal, I think they got a deal on the statue. It was by some guy named "Stan the Man"---Bob Uecker Last edited by Augetout; 06-27-2023 at 12:13 AM.