Has anybody played Baseball Manager?

LastWhiteSoxFanStanding · 02-18-2005, 09:07 AM

www.baseballmanager.com

Looks like an interesting twist on fantasy baseball. The 80 dollar game to win a 20 inch tv doesn't seem all that enthralling, but they have a version for 30 dollars that doesn't seem too bad. I especially like the daily headlines they send out each morning. Anybody have any experience playing the game?

Klinglerware · 02-24-2006, 11:16 AM

So, does anybody here play this game? It looks pretty interesting and I'm dying to try it.

Enrollments haven't been opened for this season yet, but I'd be open to getting a league started if there is enough interest...

tarcone · 02-24-2006, 11:34 AM

i would be interested in trying this
it looks pretty fun

Young Drachma · 02-24-2006, 02:38 PM

Fantasy sports are cool, but too time intensive. I have a hard enough time monitoring my stocks.

Sublime 2 · 02-24-2006, 04:41 PM

I'd certainly be interested, though i'm not completely sold. Just kind of reading over the Guide they have to get a better understanding, but it certainly seems cool.

Klinglerware · 02-24-2006, 05:15 PM

Reading over it, I think that the $30 express version would be the level I'd like to play at. The "ultimate" version sounds cool (park effects, lefty-righty), but might involve too much micro-managing (and is really pricey)...

LastWhiteSoxFanStanding · 02-24-2006, 07:28 PM

I ended up doing the express version last year.

Pros: Great Draft. They combine the salary cap and a draft and there is some real strategy as the draft takes place over a week.

Good Front page: Good headlines and box scores to easily see how you won or lost against the other team.

Cons: Obviously your mileage will very, but the league I was like the all mute league. Nobody talked with each other and one of the reasons for this is the message board software isn't very well intergrated.

The pitching aspect. Since you make daily changes the pitchers don't always line up correctly. What I mean is say you are starting Barry Zito for that days fantasy game, but he doesn't actually pitch that day. The game will pull a random Zito game from the year. It also does the same for relief pitchers. So you can watch your players all you want from that day but you won't know if you won until the following day because you are at the mercy of which game the computer picked for you.

Hope that makes sense. I would be willing to do it again, but I would have to be in a more active, talkative league. Hope I was helpful.

sooner333 · 02-24-2006, 07:53 PM

I played a mail fantasy game through scoresheet sports once that was somewhat like this, although they would do a weeks worth of head to head games at once and take the week's average and make the boxscores based on how you said to use your players (pitchign was the best with a hook number and a earliest to use reliever number). If a guy got hurt, they would move down on your depth chart, and if you didn't have *anyone* they would have a "AAA" player who was pretty bad fill in. It was pretty fun, but also kind of costly.

Klinglerware · 03-01-2006, 12:05 PM

I signed up for the express version today. They are running a $10 discount offer right now, so it costs $20 to play. I set up a private league that I will limit for now to FOFC members who are interested. I figure that we might have to make the league public if we don't get enough players...

League #4009, if you're interested. And of course, league settings that we are able to change are certainly up for discussion...

Klinglerware · 03-04-2006, 06:33 PM

Weekend bump...

Klinglerware · 03-09-2006, 10:13 AM

Bump. I made the league public, but I still need to fill 8 out of 10 slots...

21C · 03-10-2006, 12:36 AM

Is CSFBL similar to Baseball Manager? CSFBL is the Computer Simulated Fantasy Baseball League. It seems to be the same sort of thing to me but it's FREE.

bbor · 03-10-2006, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sooner333

I played a mail fantasy game through scoresheet sports once that was somewhat like this, although they would do a weeks worth of head to head games at once and take the week's average and make the boxscores based on how you said to use your players (pitchign was the best with a hook number and a earliest to use reliever number). If a guy got hurt, they would move down on your depth chart, and if you didn't have *anyone* they would have a "AAA" player who was pretty bad fill in. It was pretty fun, but also kind of costly.

I used to play scoresheet sports by mail...i LOVED it.Are they still around?do you have a link for them?

JeeberD · 03-10-2006, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 21C

Is CSFBL similar to Baseball Manager? CSFBL is the Computer Simulated Fantasy Baseball League. It seems to be the same sort of thing to me but it's FREE.

Ahh, CSFBL. I think bbor still has my rubber from the last season we played...

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/...ighlight=csfbl

bbor · 03-10-2006, 12:46 AM

I've played this??

Damn...i must be getting old.

JeeberD · 03-10-2006, 12:48 AM

Your team was terrible and I beat you constantly. I'm sure that's why you don't remember...

bbor · 03-10-2006, 12:49 AM

WTF was i thinking here???

bbor
Pro Rookie

Join Date: May 2001
Location: toronto
Posts: 4,567 Could be worse...you could have lost your rubber IN bbor

bbor · 03-10-2006, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Your team was terrible and I beat you constantly. I'm sure that's why you don't remember...

I think we should have a *rubber * mtach

JeeberD · 03-10-2006, 12:50 AM

Drunk as usual, I'm sure...

JeeberD · 03-10-2006, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbor

I think we should have a *rubber * mtach

I just re-registered. You up for some exciting baseball action?

JeeberD · 03-10-2006, 12:54 AM

BOOOOO! You can't create a new team until your account has been active for 30 days, you can only "recruit" someone elses inactive team...

bbor · 03-10-2006, 12:55 AM

Woohooo i'm in.

Are you setting up a league...or is it random?

JeeberD · 03-10-2006, 12:58 AM

I think until we've been active for 30 days we can only take over inactive teams. Right now I'm trying to find a league that we could both join...

bbor · 03-10-2006, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeeberD

BOOOOO! You can't create a new team until your account has been active for 30 days, you can only "recruit" someone elses inactive team...

That sux ass

JeeberD · 03-10-2006, 01:01 AM

There are a couple of opening in the "Texas Leaguer" league. Irvine, Sumperk, and California are available. You wanna just get in that league?

bbor · 03-10-2006, 01:06 AM

Okies

Texas leaguer it is.

Take the teams in the same div?

bbor · 03-10-2006, 01:07 AM

Youwant the worse team with low payroll...or the slighly better team with the high payroll?

JeeberD · 03-10-2006, 01:07 AM

Yeah, sounds good to me. I'll be Irvine 'cause they're terrible. Plus they have a guy named Beerman that MUST be on my team!

bbor · 03-10-2006, 01:09 AM

LOL

Game on!

the rubber is up for grabs again!

JeeberD · 03-10-2006, 01:24 AM

The Bad News Bears are going under a complete overhaul. The Cannibals don't stand a chance...

bbor · 03-10-2006, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeeberD

The Bad News Bears are going under a complete overhaul. The Cannibals don't stand a chance...

I start my rebuilding tommorrow...too damn late to get suxked into it now.

JeeberD · 03-11-2006, 01:59 PM

Meh, my team still sucks...

bbor · 03-11-2006, 02:52 PM

Damn...my team is worse now that i've played around with it

Klinglerware · 03-11-2006, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 21C

Is CSFBL similar to Baseball Manager? CSFBL is the Computer Simulated Fantasy Baseball League. It seems to be the same sort of thing to me but it's FREE.

Looks different--CSFBL is not a fantasy baseball system based on present day season real players. It kind of looks sort of like an OOTP but web-based and multi-player.

It does look pretty cool...

Klinglerware · 03-14-2006, 02:49 PM

One more slot left.

Pimping this one last time...

www.baseballmanager.com
Public League #4009

02-24-2006, 11:16 AM	#2
Klinglerware College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The DMV	So, does anybody here play this game? It looks pretty interesting and I'm dying to try it. Enrollments haven't been opened for this season yet, but I'd be open to getting a league started if there is enough interest... Last edited by Klinglerware : 02-24-2006 at 11:26 AM.

03-10-2006, 12:46 AM	#15
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I've played this?? Damn...i must be getting old. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-10-2006, 12:48 AM	#16
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Your team was terrible and I beat you constantly. I'm sure that's why you don't remember... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-10-2006, 12:49 AM	#17
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	WTF was i thinking here??? bbor Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto Posts: 4,567 Could be worse...you could have lost your rubber IN bbor __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-10-2006, 12:50 AM	#19
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Drunk as usual, I'm sure... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

02-24-2006, 11:34 AM	#3
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	i would be interested in trying this it looks pretty fun

02-24-2006, 02:38 PM	#4
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Fantasy sports are cool, but too time intensive. I have a hard enough time monitoring my stocks. __________________ FBCB / FPB3 Mods

02-24-2006, 04:41 PM	#5
Sublime 2 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Hampshire	I'd certainly be interested, though i'm not completely sold. Just kind of reading over the Guide they have to get a better understanding, but it certainly seems cool.

02-24-2006, 05:15 PM	#6
Klinglerware College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The DMV	Reading over it, I think that the $30 express version would be the level I'd like to play at. The "ultimate" version sounds cool (park effects, lefty-righty), but might involve too much micro-managing (and is really pricey)...

02-24-2006, 07:28 PM	#7
LastWhiteSoxFanStanding College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003	I ended up doing the express version last year. Pros: Great Draft. They combine the salary cap and a draft and there is some real strategy as the draft takes place over a week. Good Front page: Good headlines and box scores to easily see how you won or lost against the other team. Cons: Obviously your mileage will very, but the league I was like the all mute league. Nobody talked with each other and one of the reasons for this is the message board software isn't very well intergrated. The pitching aspect. Since you make daily changes the pitchers don't always line up correctly. What I mean is say you are starting Barry Zito for that days fantasy game, but he doesn't actually pitch that day. The game will pull a random Zito game from the year. It also does the same for relief pitchers. So you can watch your players all you want from that day but you won't know if you won until the following day because you are at the mercy of which game the computer picked for you. Hope that makes sense. I would be willing to do it again, but I would have to be in a more active, talkative league. Hope I was helpful.

02-24-2006, 07:53 PM	#8
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	I played a mail fantasy game through scoresheet sports once that was somewhat like this, although they would do a weeks worth of head to head games at once and take the week's average and make the boxscores based on how you said to use your players (pitchign was the best with a hook number and a earliest to use reliever number). If a guy got hurt, they would move down on your depth chart, and if you didn't have anyone they would have a "AAA" player who was pretty bad fill in. It was pretty fun, but also kind of costly.

03-01-2006, 12:05 PM	#9
Klinglerware College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The DMV	I signed up for the express version today. They are running a $10 discount offer right now, so it costs $20 to play. I set up a private league that I will limit for now to FOFC members who are interested. I figure that we might have to make the league public if we don't get enough players... League #4009, if you're interested. And of course, league settings that we are able to change are certainly up for discussion...

03-04-2006, 06:33 PM	#10
Klinglerware College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The DMV	Weekend bump...

03-09-2006, 10:13 AM	#11
Klinglerware College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The DMV	Bump. I made the league public, but I still need to fill 8 out of 10 slots...

03-10-2006, 12:36 AM	#12
21C College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newcastle, Australia	Is CSFBL similar to Baseball Manager? CSFBL is the Computer Simulated Fantasy Baseball League. It seems to be the same sort of thing to me but it's FREE.

03-10-2006, 12:54 AM	#21
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	BOOOOO! You can't create a new team until your account has been active for 30 days, you can only "recruit" someone elses inactive team... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-10-2006, 12:55 AM	#22
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Woohooo i'm in. Are you setting up a league...or is it random? __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-10-2006, 12:58 AM	#23
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I think until we've been active for 30 days we can only take over inactive teams. Right now I'm trying to find a league that we could both join... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-10-2006, 01:01 AM	#25
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	There are a couple of opening in the "Texas Leaguer" league. Irvine, Sumperk, and California are available. You wanna just get in that league? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-10-2006, 01:06 AM	#26
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Okies Texas leaguer it is. Take the teams in the same div? __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-10-2006, 01:07 AM	#27
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Youwant the worse team with low payroll...or the slighly better team with the high payroll? __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-10-2006, 01:09 AM	#29
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	LOL Game on! the rubber is up for grabs again! __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-10-2006, 01:24 AM	#30
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	The Bad News Bears are going under a complete overhaul. The Cannibals don't stand a chance... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-11-2006, 01:59 PM	#32
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Meh, my team still sucks... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-11-2006, 02:52 PM	#33
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Damn...my team is worse now that i've played around with it __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-14-2006, 02:49 PM	#35
Klinglerware College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The DMV	One more slot left. Pimping this one last time... www.baseballmanager.com Public League #4009

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