1974 Offseason Thread (Pre-Draft file is up!) - Page 6

Alan T · 09-04-2008, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magic_number

Cool, no biggie...Just wondering, thx.

I know my name isn't DC.. but I did give the correct answer just for the record

I'll even tell you who it is if you want!

Kade Pruitt in Savannah for some reason has a contract value of 190k for 1 year that is counting on some reports. I'm not sure what this guy's history is as his entire history is blank for me and his personal contract screen is showing as minor league.. but he is the one throwing the values off if you are wondering.

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 09:09 PM

Alan is the man.

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 09:18 PM

Exports done. Every was in.

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 09:30 PM

SPRING TRAINING STANDINGS 1974
CL
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Toronto 17-7
Atlanta 14-10
Texas 12-12
Baltimore 11-13
Valdosta 11-13
Brooklyn 11-13
Rio Grande 11-13
New York 9-15

RL
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Hartford 14-10
Boston 14-10
Colorado 13-11
Ann Arbor 12-12
Quad City 12-12
New Orleans 12-12
Columbus 10-14
Compton 9-15

muns · 09-04-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

SPRING TRAINING STANDINGS 1974
CL
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Toronto 17-7
Atlanta 14-10
Texas 12-12
Baltimore 11-13
Valdosta 11-13
Brooklyn 11-13
Rio Grande 11-13
New York 9-15

RL
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Hartford 14-10
Boston 14-10
Colorado 13-11
Ann Arbor 12-12
Quad City 12-12
New Orleans 12-12
Columbus 10-14
Compton 9-15

shit that isnt good

Alan T · 09-04-2008, 09:33 PM

I think that was the same spring training record I had last year. I guess 11-13 is ok when I don't use most of my starting pitchers.

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 09:34 PM

Top Prospects List

Code:

Minor League Systems
#	Team			Points			Top 5 Prospects
1st	Hartford Harpooners	301	P D. Robinson (3rd), P D. Lewis (12th), 3B A. Harrison (15th), P J. Aquino (24th), 1B W. Little (27th)
2nd	New York Highlanders	196	1B T. Conway (5th), CF B. Waller (6th), SS R. Hoffman (19th), P M. Green (23rd), RF L. Pierce (42nd)
3rd	Texas Travelers		180	CF C. Wilson (1st), 1B J. Poe (18th), C L. Palmer (21st), LF N. Curtis (26th), LF D. Walls (35th)
4th	Toronto Atlantics	126	3B S. McGill (7th), CF C. Numbers (10th), RF I. Booker (39th), P K. Gates (44th), 2B C. Morgan (58th)
5th	Columbus Crusaders	115	P R. Fritz (13th), RF S. Oliver (20th), LF K. Kelley (22nd), P R. Wilkins (41st), 1B D. William (65th)
6th	Baltimore Terrapins	103	CF D. Sánchez (11th), P I. Flores (25th), P E. Barraclough (60th), SS D. Stine (61st), 2B G. Moore (66th)
7th	Boston Settlers		102	SS L. Crawford (9th), SS M. Luna (40th), P B. Silver (43rd), P M. López (55th), P L. Alcock (63rd)
8th	Rio Grande Roadrunners	99	LF S. Patterson (14th), 2B G. Stewart (16th), P M. Kelley (37th), P T. Klein (50th), RF G. Turner (81st)
9th	New Orleans Rens	89	LF G. Baker (2nd), 1B G. Mata (33rd), 2B F. Acevedo (64th), LF J. García (72nd), P S. Gonzáles (85th)
10th	Compton Brothers	64	RF D. Hunter (4th), LF A. Poole (31st)
11th	Colorado Rancheros	58	1B C. Trujillo (8th), P M. Stewart (62nd), 3B A. Rodríguez (84th), LF K. Tamura (92nd), P R. Ortíz (94th)
12th	Atlanta Firecrackers	56	SS W. Pearce (29th), 1B R. Pacheco (36th), CF S. Harmon (52nd), CF R. Martin (91st), LF C. Drew (97th)
13th	Quad City Thunderstorms	42	CF H. Amaya (47th), 3B J. Blankenship (49th), SS P. Méndez (53rd), RF J. Jaimes (86th)
14th	Brooklyn Brownstones	28	C M. Fontaine (17th)
15th	Ann Arbor Wolverines	23	1B B. Barrett (34th), RF M. Daniels (80th)
16th	Valdosta Peanuts	23	RF C. Knapp (56th), RF D. Taylor (67th), RF A. Garza (83rd)

Alan T · 09-04-2008, 09:36 PM

Red Headed step child is almost in the top 50!

muns · 09-04-2008, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

Red Headed step child is almost in the top 50!

Id gladly switch places with you for your rings

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 09:40 PM

Packing the file.

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

Red Headed step child is almost in the top 50!

I was gonna tell you about that!

Alan T · 09-04-2008, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muns

Id gladly switch places with you for your rings

Patience grasshopper! I was in the top 2 on that list for a few seasons before I got things together. I think your time is eventually coming too

Alan T · 09-04-2008, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Packing the file.

Wasn't the draft tonight? Or just no draft coverage?

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 09:53 PM

1974 Season Thread - Front Office Football Central

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

Wasn't the draft tonight? Or just no draft coverage?

Sorry. The US Open and watching John McCain distracted me. FOOL.TV failed to cover the draft, citing poor ratings.

You can see your draft from this year by going to History ---> choose your team's three letter abbreviation --> then click on "Draft History" and you'll see your 1974 picks.

Sorry 'bout that.

Alan T · 09-04-2008, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Sorry. The US Open and watching John McCain distracted me. FOOL.TV failed to cover the draft, citing poor ratings.

I want my money back!

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

I want my money back!

If you recall, FOOL.TV pays you, Mr. Valdosta owner. Sir.

Alan T · 09-04-2008, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

If you recall, FOOL.TV pays you, Mr. Valdosta owner. Sir.

I'm still bitter about New Orleans eating into my regional profits. Back to Texas with them!

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 10:04 PM

For Hartford, New Orleans and Boston..that's file is up with the trades you made and those players on your squad.

kaosfere · 09-04-2008, 10:26 PM

Oops. Crap! I set up my draft order, but forgot to do an ST lineup tonight.

Ah well. Looks like I did OK regardless! Now to see how smart the AI was about using my boys.

Alan T · 09-04-2008, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaosfere

Oops. Crap! I set up my draft order, but forgot to do an ST lineup tonight.

Ah well. Looks like I did OK regardless! Now to see how smart the AI was about using my boys.

It will base things on whatever is left of your lineup from the previous year and then fill in the gaps. It will then apply spring training logic to the mix (such as pitchers going in smaller stints, players in the field playing less of the game, etc).

I actually don't find that much difference between letting the AI run with spring training and you doing it in some cases. Really the main things that myself or other owners sometimes try to do is swap around the pitching rotation to make sure that young guys that you aren't sure of yet get more opportunities (or sure opportunities) to pitch, as well as in the lineup making sure that those fighting for roster spots get the chances to start the games. In the end, the AI still tends to use almost everyone, but you can shape which ones get the most starts or most innings or most At bats to try to have more information to base decisions on. (For instance, I rarely ever have my top 3 or 4 starting pitchers even listed anywhere at all, yet I bet without looking that each of them saw at least a few innings and a game or 5 during the spring anyways.)

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 10:37 PM

I use ST as a chance to get players who I want to play in a new position some experience in that position. Besides that, I use it to test out pitchers in unorthodox spots to see who those 23-25th guys on the roster ought to be in depth positions.

When I'm running a fixer upper team, I use ST as a chance to see how my team might be in the season and tinker a bit based on that.

kaosfere · 09-04-2008, 10:37 PM

Aye, Alan, it seems to have gone through my roster fairly well. I'll probably have enough information to make my season decisions.

That said... there's something a little off in this file. I seem to have mail from a number of other teams in my own inbox, and I'm missing some of my own -- no response to a contract offer, for instance... anyone else seeing this?

muns · 09-04-2008, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaosfere

Aye, Alan, it seems to have gone through my roster fairly well. I'll probably have enough information to make my season decisions.

That said... there's something a little off in this file. I seem to have mail from a number of other teams in my own inbox, and I'm missing some of my own -- no response to a contract offer, for instance... anyone else seeing this?

Thats the norm... OOTP quirks. Happens all the time, just do your best to wade through em all

Tasan · 09-04-2008, 10:48 PM

Just a ping to let you know I'm still here. I'm still absorbing a lot of info and trying to get things going the way I want them/the way they need to be for this team. Hopefully next season I'll be a bit more chatty ;- )

Young Drachma · 09-04-2008, 10:50 PM

It's cool. We figure you'll be talking in two days once the Rancheros are running away with the league again or something.

Chief Rum · 09-04-2008, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

It's cool. We figure you'll be talking in two days once the Rancheros are running away with the league again or something.

QFT

gstelmack · 09-05-2008, 09:26 AM

So ace of my staff SP John MacDonald decide he now only knows how to throw 2 pitches and had an ERA over 8 for ST. We'll have to see how that plays out over the season, but I'm definitely worried now...

magic_number · 09-05-2008, 02:40 PM

Alan T
I know my name isn't DC.. but I did give the correct answer just for the record

I'm not sure what you mean, but thx for the info anyways. Maybe you're talking about the budget thing, b/c this is the 1st time I asked about the 190k diff.

by Alan T
It allows you to spend up to your cap. We had issues before where a teams budget was 57 million so your team could only spend 57 million instead of 65.

You did tell me this, but I did not know how else my budget cloud be useful,... to pay off dead weight to pick up fresh blood. I still have lots to learn. This game has way too many nuts & bolts to fig it all out in just a few weeks of play, which is why I like it.

later

09-04-2008, 09:09 PM	#252
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Alan is the man. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

09-04-2008, 09:33 PM	#256
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	I think that was the same spring training record I had last year. I guess 11-13 is ok when I don't use most of my starting pitchers. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

09-04-2008, 09:36 PM	#258
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Red Headed step child is almost in the top 50! __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

09-04-2008, 10:04 PM	#269
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	For Hartford, New Orleans and Boston..that's file is up with the trades you made and those players on your squad. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods Last edited by Young Drachma : 09-04-2008 at 10:21 PM.

09-04-2008, 10:37 PM	#272
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I use ST as a chance to get players who I want to play in a new position some experience in that position. Besides that, I use it to test out pitchers in unorthodox spots to see who those 23-25th guys on the roster ought to be in depth positions. When I'm running a fixer upper team, I use ST as a chance to see how my team might be in the season and tinker a bit based on that. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

09-04-2008, 09:18 PM	#253
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Exports done. Every was in.

09-04-2008, 09:30 PM	#254
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	SPRING TRAINING STANDINGS 1974 CL --- Toronto 17-7 Atlanta 14-10 Texas 12-12 Baltimore 11-13 Valdosta 11-13 Brooklyn 11-13 Rio Grande 11-13 New York 9-15 RL --- Hartford 14-10 Boston 14-10 Colorado 13-11 Ann Arbor 12-12 Quad City 12-12 New Orleans 12-12 Columbus 10-14 Compton 9-15

09-04-2008, 09:40 PM	#260
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Packing the file.

09-04-2008, 09:53 PM	#264
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	1974 Season Thread - Front Office Football Central

09-04-2008, 10:26 PM	#270
kaosfere College Prospect Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicagoland	Oops. Crap! I set up my draft order, but forgot to do an ST lineup tonight. Ah well. Looks like I did OK regardless! Now to see how smart the AI was about using my boys.

09-04-2008, 10:37 PM	#273
kaosfere College Prospect Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicagoland	Aye, Alan, it seems to have gone through my roster fairly well. I'll probably have enough information to make my season decisions. That said... there's something a little off in this file. I seem to have mail from a number of other teams in my own inbox, and I'm missing some of my own -- no response to a contract offer, for instance... anyone else seeing this? Last edited by kaosfere : 09-04-2008 at 10:38 PM.

09-04-2008, 10:48 PM	#275
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	Just a ping to let you know I'm still here. I'm still absorbing a lot of info and trying to get things going the way I want them/the way they need to be for this team. Hopefully next season I'll be a bit more chatty ;- ) __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

09-04-2008, 10:50 PM	#276
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	It's cool. We figure you'll be talking in two days once the Rancheros are running away with the league again or something.

09-05-2008, 09:26 AM	#278
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	So ace of my staff SP John MacDonald decide he now only knows how to throw 2 pitches and had an ERA over 8 for ST. We'll have to see how that plays out over the season, but I'm definitely worried now... __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

09-05-2008, 02:40 PM	#279
magic_number Mascot Join Date: Aug 2008	Alan T I know my name isn't DC.. but I did give the correct answer just for the record I'm not sure what you mean, but thx for the info anyways. Maybe you're talking about the budget thing, b/c this is the 1st time I asked about the 190k diff. by Alan T It allows you to spend up to your cap. We had issues before where a teams budget was 57 million so your team could only spend 57 million instead of 65. You did tell me this, but I did not know how else my budget cloud be useful,... to pay off dead weight to pick up fresh blood. I still have lots to learn. This game has way too many nuts & bolts to fig it all out in just a few weeks of play, which is why I like it. later __________________ "Far better it is To dare mighty things Then to take rank with Those poor, timid spirits Who know neither Victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt - 1899 ------------------------------ Compton Brothers (Since 1973)

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