Baseball Sims! (Baseball Mogul and OOTP)

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Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

For anyone that is thinking of getting OOTP 11:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/newsletters/nl0062/

quote:

Spring Training is just around the corner, and what would a new baseball season be without a new iteration of the best baseball management simulation on the market? Out of the Park Baseball 11 will be released in April 2010, and is now available for preorder!! Better still, this year, we're offering an extra-special discount! From now through the end of Sunday, you can purchase OOTP 11 for just $24.99, $15 off the list price! That's just three days at nearly 40% off! Preorder customers will also receive the game two days before the public release of the game.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2010 19:13

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 05:26

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

danifestmestny posted:

Sorry for the triple post but if any of you got OOTP11 yet (or BM I guess), I'd really appreciate it if you posted a review and your impressions of the game. I'm considering the leap from BM09 to OOTP11 soon but I want to be sure I'm doing the right thing.

So far so good. The dynamic league changes are quite interesting, and it's just nice to see OPS+/ERA+.

I'm not a big fan of the '10 roster that came with the game, but anything you don't agree with you can always edit.

# ¿ Apr 12, 2010 23:22

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

I guess Dock Ellis took more LSD before games in that universe.

# ¿ Aug 24, 2010 19:46

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Scrotos posted:

Maybe one day I can post on the sim forums

Yeah, the admins don't give a poo poo about it anymore, but went to needing activation because of spammers. :smith:

# ¿ Nov 29, 2010 19:40

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

tadashi posted:

How many people are now waiting for authorization on the SimCentral forums?
<- raises hand

I just talked to the admin so hopefully you should be authorized soon. :gonk:

# ¿ Dec 10, 2010 07:08

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

tadashi posted:

OOTP 12 released on April 14. Has anyone bought it?

Haha, OOTP never comes out on time.

Markus has been focusing on his horseshit iOOTP project, so OOTP 12 hasn't even gotten to beta testing yet, and as of this point doesn't even have a release date. They're hoping for somewhere in May, but who knows.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2011 16:39

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Mornacale posted:

It makes me mad that iOOTP is just some stupid mini-OOTP when they could instead make an app that lets you control your regular OOTP franchise remotely.

Yes, but that would involve Markus not having his head up his rear end, and that's never going to happen.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2011 20:30

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Telex posted:

Got an email from OOTP Developments it said "release" in the subject.

loving iOS game, not OOTP.

Goddamnit.

Yeah, Markus hasn't even started beta testing of OOTP 12 yet because of this iOOTP crap.

And yet he's still aiming for a release by the end of May. :psyduck:

# ¿ May 9, 2011 21:05

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Crud Bonemeal posted:

Anyone else having trouble activating OOTP?

I didn't have any problem, but the server is being hammered right now, so it might take a little bit.

But holy poo poo the 2011 rosters are terrible. :psyduck:

# ¿ Jun 20, 2011 22:20

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Telex posted:

I swear I saw a proclamation that the 2011 rosters would be the best ever...

Well, they aren't quite as bad once I remembered to turn off scouting, but they're still very sloppy Opening Day rosters considering how much time they had to get them right.

# ¿ Jun 20, 2011 23:10

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

tadashi posted:

Glad to see CEIs are still common events in OOTP 12. Wouldn't want to fix that bug at all.

To be fair, it's only a bug when they are still happening despite CEI's being turned off and deleted from the injury.txt file.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2011 17:32

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

AlleyViper posted:

So where/how can I get picture packs for OOTP? The threads in the OOTP forums don't seem to have links and when I click the attachment icon by the thread title it just opens a pop up window and nothing happens.

Have you tried going to "Add-Ons Central" in the OOTP menu?

There are a couple of picture packs in there.

# ¿ Aug 30, 2011 19:39

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

tadashi posted:

The last goon who ran the Dodgers won the WS in his first season

loving Deathlove. :argh:

# ¿ Sep 20, 2011 21:49

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Harlock posted:

Hi, my name is Harlock and I run the Oakland A's in Toona's OOTP11 league (which you should totally join if you're interested). I operate them with a low payroll in mind (not that I need to) and turn over my bullpen pretty much every year/other year. I have yet to give a player over 10m (per year) in the 7 seasons since I took over. This presents a bit of a problem because my ace SP is hitting Free Agency:

http://www.toonathecat.net/scmlb/news/html/players/player_22798.html

2 CY Youngs and a Perfect Game under his belt while playing for my A's in addtion to one elite postseason where we reached Game 6 of he ALCS. He also had a string of 19 starts with either a win or no decision, I think it was 14 wins. I wish this would be the real Matusz because he's brought me so much success.

OOTP experts, do I resign him for a 5 year deal at 13m/y at the age of 31? Most players die around 34, and his ratings have been in flux from all 8's to 7's depending on the sims.

Oh and here's some pretty crazy splits on players that I drafted:

http://www.toonathecat.net/scmlb/news/html/players/player_26394.html (former Montero level catcher - 28% of runners thrown out)
http://www.toonathecat.net/scmlb/news/html/players/player_27396.html

You should trade him to the White Sox for peanuts. :haw:

# ¿ Jan 19, 2012 20:13

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Harlock posted:

This is why I maintain a full minor league system:

http://www.toonathecat.net/scmlb/news/html/teams/team_298.html

code:

Team Batting Stats & Rankings
Batting Average	        .310 - 1st in NWL
On-Base Percentage	.468 - 1st in NWL
Slugging Percentage	.577 - 1st in NWL
On-Base + Slugging	1.045 - 1st in NWL
Runs Scored	        1467 - 1st in NWL
Hits	                1514 - 1st in NWL
Extra-Base Hits	        619 - 1st in NWL
Home Runs	        329 - 1st in NWL
Bases-On-Balls	        1410 - 1st in NWL
Strikeouts	        970 - 1st in NWL
Stolen Bases	        94 - 4th in NWL

Dominating Rookie Ball is boring, it's all about dominating every league. :smug:

http://www.toonathecat.net/scmlb/news/html/teams/team_38.html

quote:

Columbus Clippers (AAA)
97-47, .674, - GB
Akron Aeros (AA)
106-36, .746, - GB
Kinston Indians (A)
94-46, .671, - GB
Mahoning Valley Scrappers (R)
108-32, .771, - GB

# ¿ Feb 2, 2012 18:49

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Harlock posted:

Will our team finally win the World Series? :ohdear:

http://www.rujasu.net/scmlb/news/html/teams/team_50.html

code:

Managing History
Year	League	Team	G	W	L	WPct	Finish	Post-Season Wins
2011	ML	Oakland	32	16	16	.500	3rd	-
2012	ML	Oakland	162	82	80	.506	2nd	-
2013	ML	Oakland	162	88	74	.543	2nd	-
2014	ML	Oakland	162	84	78	.519	2nd	-
2015	ML	Oakland	162	93	69	.574	1st	Lost ALCS
2016	ML	Oakland	162	95	67	.586	2nd	Lost ALCS
2017	ML	Oakland	162	78	84	.481	4th	-
2018	ML	Oakland	162	99	63	.611	2nd	Lost ALDS
2019	ML	Oakland	162	98	64	.605	1st	-

Don't get your hopes up. :gonk:

code:

Managing History
Year	League	Team	G	W	L	WPct	Finish	Post-Season Wins
2010	ML	Chicago	162	82	80	.506	3rd	-
2011	ML	Chicago	162	89	73	.549	2nd	-
2012	ML	Chicago	162	96	66	.593	1st	Lost ALCS
2013	ML	Chicago	162	93	69	.574	1st	Lost WS
2014	ML	Chicago	162	86	76	.531	4th	-
2015	ML	Chicago	162	102	60	.630	1st	Lost WS
2016	ML	Chicago	162	80	82	.494	4th	-
2017	ML	Chicago	162	91	71	.562	3rd	-
2018	ML	Chicago	162	101	61	.623	1st	Lost ALCS (To an 81-81 team)
2019	ML	Chicago	163	91	72	.558	2nd	-

# ¿ Jun 6, 2012 20:15

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

con posted:

I would love to join the league when it moves to 13. Where can I sign up?

The forum is at http://simcentral.net/forums/forumdisplay.php/245-SimCentral-MLB

There is a bit of a delay between registration and the account being confirmed, but since we're still in the playoffs, the account should hopefully be activated by the time we're going to 13.

Once you register, send rujasu a PM, he is the current commissioner. He's also around the IRC channel linked at the site occasionally.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2012 05:45

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

IcePhoenix posted:

How do I even sign up? I saw the Twins are open and I would like to take over, but I don't want to post in a random thread or anything.

Sign up for the forum and send the commissioner, rujasu a PM to sign up. You can also occasionally find him in the IRC channel connected to to the forum.

# ¿ Jun 23, 2012 06:43

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

IcePhoenix posted:

Looks like I have to wait for account activation to do so. Ah well.

Yeah, it's an annoying system, but bots kept signing up for accounts. I'll send the admin a message. Lemme know if the name was something other than IcePhoenix.

# ¿ Jun 23, 2012 06:52

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

SAMB0 posted:

Whats the IRC channel for the league? I tried sending a message to get activated on the forums. I see the Padres are available and would like to get in on the fun.

I've sent the admin a message, but his availability is usually spotty. The commissioner of the league is aware that you will be joining the forums though.

The IRC channel is irc.simcentral.net

# ¿ Jun 27, 2012 06:10

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

IcePhoenix posted:

Tavarin why does like nobody talk in this league

Well, most of the talk is in IRC, but really the major focus of the forum is the Rising Star League nowadays.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2012 04:54

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

IcePhoenix posted:

there's an IRC? I didn't see it mentioned anywhere, what is it?

irc.simcentral.net, #bbsc is pretty much constantly up, although the conversation can be inconsistent sometimes. There's also a chat applet through the forums that occasionally works.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2012 06:56

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Regnevelc posted:

You know what your true league is though.

Not if this Joe Morgan trade backfires. :gonk:

# ¿ Aug 9, 2012 17:35

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Harlock posted:

Getting to 300 wins is really loving hard. I had to switch to a 4 man rotation when the guy turned 35 to even give him a chance.

He sure limped to the finish line. How many starts did he have left in 2030 when he finally got to 300?

# ¿ Aug 25, 2012 23:34

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Harlock posted:

Boo for leaving the league. Boo on you.

He couldn't stand a league where you won.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2013 16:43

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Harlock posted:

Being 0-6 in the ALCS over 12 years is brutal enough for any man. I truly am following in the Billy Beane spirit.

I am the winningest manager in the history of the league though . Regular season champion.

That's actually me with a 1206-934 record compared to your 1031-815 mark. :colbert:

# ¿ Oct 22, 2013 17:09

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Regnevelc posted:

I went to join that forum but it is up for moderation.

Yeah there were too many obnoxious bots signing up and spamming the forum.

Anyone who is registering to join the league can just post what name they signed up as and one of us will send the admin a message to activate their account.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2013 00:42

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Regnevelc posted:

regnevelc for me

Alright, I sent the admin a message last night so hopefully you will be approved soon.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2013 16:34

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Toona the Cat posted:

hopefully

He's been activated because the admin responds to me. :smug:

# ¿ Oct 23, 2013 19:14

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Regnevelc posted:

Tavarin is gonna say no because he knows what I can do with a team (or at least pull wins out of my rear end, how I won 89 games on HOFL is beyond me).

Hey, I won more games this year. :colbert:

Just send rujasu a message on the SimCentral forums since he's the commish of the SCMLB.

Toona the Cat posted:

I'm just happy the SCMLB is still going strong.

If only it was the League of Rejects. :smith:

# ¿ Oct 24, 2013 22:04

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

chaoslord posted:

Alrighty, signed up on the other forum as chaoslord. Definitely looking forward to this.

Your account should be active now.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2013 17:10

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

IcePhoenix posted:

Not that I don't enjoy them but you should post your recaps in the discussion thread we have on the league forums, because lord knows that thing needs the traffic.

Yeah, that league forum is dead compared to the RSL and even the BL.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2013 23:30

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

IcePhoenix posted:

Does the homepage of the RSL still cause people to go blind? Because when I was looking to join it before I ended up not because I couldn't stay on the site long enough to look at the teams.

It doesn't seem any worse than any other site with white on it to me.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2013 22:45

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

You should totally make Burroughs play defense :haw:

# ¿ Feb 16, 2014 16:41

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

I enjoy simming ahead 10 years and taking the team in the worst position to rebuild them, although I haven't played a solo OOTP league in a few versions.

And no the game doesn't reflect the violence of the game in the 19th century.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2014 16:42

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 05:26

Tavarin: May 10, 2003; I am definitely a madman with a box

Voodoofly posted:

Buane sent you a PM

edit: and now realize your post was three days ago.

Offseason hasn't even started yet, so it's still good timing.

# ¿ Sep 26, 2015 17:44

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