1978 Season Thread (Season is complete. File is up!)

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I don't really use spot starters ever. I haven't even tested them any in this version of OOTP. Most of my testing with them was in older versions. Even then, the way I used spot starters wasn't really the same way that you intend to use them. I would however expect to see if you use strict rotation and your spot starter set to 20%, that your spot starter would start 6 games during the season. Just no telling when or where.

+1

I've used spots for years, even in this league and this is what happens.

[TurnerONU22]

Man, its a quiet night around here tonight. Go Crusaders!

[Tasan]

Lets get this thing goin!

[Chief Rum]

I'm around. Just working on my team. I'm probably still going to write up a preview.

[ekcut]

Red 4 checking in...

[kaosfere]

ROAR! Bring it on!

That I may once again weep in bitter, broken disappointment...

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Spot starters pitch in place of the 5th starter, the percentage of the times you put him in there.

Last year, for instance, I wanted a 5 man but wanted him to split with the 5th guy half of the time. Well I forgot to turn off 6-man rotation and so, the spot guy became my 6th starter.

So anyway, the spot starter(s) always pitch in place of the 5th starter.

Ahhhh...I always thought the spot starter was added onto the end of a rotation, and not in place of a pitcher...For example if you use a 4 man rotation, and a spot starter at 50%, then every 2nd time through the rotation, the spot starter would throw after the #4 man....sort of to ease the burden on the staff. I never used the feature...just assumed thats how it went...
Personally i think having a "days rest" function would be smartest. For example, if you have it set at "4 days rest" the game will use a 5 man rotation on full weeks, but only a 4 man rotation if the team has an off-day....Pehaps i am asking for too much from the 9th version of a game

[Anthony]

i always assumed spot starter was just inserted in the times when the next pitcher due up to pitch was still tired or something. like instead of the AI just throwing a tired guy out there, it'd put the spot starter in so that everyone else can resume on normal rest. wacky idea, but the last thing i would've thought was a replacement pitcher for the #5 guy.

[Chief Rum]

So...


...how's everyone doin'?

[Tasan]

The wait is KILLING ME this season.

[kaosfere]

Good, good.

How's the wife and kids?

[TimGuru]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

So...


...how's everyone doin'?

Very heavy lidded. Guess I'll find out how 78 turns out in the AM.

[Chief Rum]

I am actually wondering if everything's okay. It's unusual for DC to be this behind and not let us know ahead of time if something might get in the way.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

So...


...how's everyone doin'?

Good, thanks. Just waiting for the man with the power. How are you Chief?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I am actually wondering if everything's okay. It's unusual for DC to be this behind and not let us know ahead of time if something might get in the way.

He's moving this weekend isn't he or something? Probably just got held up or slowed down more than expected.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

He's moving this weekend isn't he or something? Probably just got held up or slowed down more than expected.

Yeah, I think I remember that too. Makes sense...moving is a hassle!

[TurnerONU22]

Quick question for everyone around:

Something that I haven't mentioned yet, but as a part of the BOD, I'm thinking about writing up some sort or rulebook/guide called "A Guide for the FOOL". Do people think this would be a worthwhile task for new and old owners?

[Young Drachma]

Ok, I'm here.

[Young Drachma]

Simming will start slow. Folks sent me instructions and I want to do that junk and get it out of the early, so I don't have to remember it later.

[Tasan]

Moving schmoving, I want 1978!!

Kidding, hurry back soon, I hope everything is ok.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by TurnerONU22

Quick question for everyone around:

Something that I haven't mentioned yet, but as a part of the BOD, I'm thinking about writing up some sort or rulebook/guide called "A Guide for the FOOL". Do people think this would be a worthwhile task for new and old owners?

As a newer member, it definitely couldn't hurt. It has been quite a process trying to get myself up to speed.

Also, the name is cute.

[Young Drachma]

Everyone is in but San Diego and they're already @ 25 man. So...alas, let us begin.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Good, thanks. Just waiting for the man with the power. How are you Chief?

Mixed bag. Happy it's Friday night.

But I am an Angels fan.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Everyone is in but San Diego and they're already @ 25 man. So...alas, let us begin.

Welcome back! Everyone missed you. I think Chief even shed a tear.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Mixed bag. Happy it's Friday night.

But I am an Angels fan.

It could be worse. At least the Angels made the playoffs!

[ekcut]

I know you are all concerned, but you can relax....the Oilers are leading the Flames 3-2 heading into the thrid period...

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

It could be worse. At least the Angels made the playoffs!

If anyone can share my pain, it's a Braves fan.

But your teams were equal opportunity chokers, losing to anyone in the postseason. We have a very specific Bostonian affliction.

But at least we both have a WS championship.

[Young Drachma]

Just for future reference, if you offer contracts to a guy before the season starts and you want him on your roster, you HAVE to leave space open for said player. Meaning, you have to start the year with 24-man or whatever else you're trying to do. That's the gamble with doing that. Otherwise, I can't make moves for you with your late signings (opening day signings...)

I thought that was understood, but I'll have to add that to the rules thread.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by ekcut

I know you are all concerned, but you can relax....the Oilers are leading the Flames 3-2 heading into the thrid period...

Quick, W, scramble the jets and bomb Alberta! We can wipe out both franchises and their fans at once!

[kaosfere]

Alan, Chief...

you two are making my Cubs heart cry.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Just for future reference, if you offer contracts to a guy before the season starts and you want him on your roster, you HAVE to leave space open for said player. Meaning, you have to start the year with 24-man or whatever else you're trying to do. That's the gamble with doing that. Otherwise, I can't moves for you.

Even if you leave pretty easy instructions about who to drop to AAA?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Just for future reference, if you offer contracts to a guy before the season starts and you want him on your roster, you HAVE to leave space open for said player. Meaning, you have to start the year with 24-man or whatever else you're trying to do. That's the gamble with doing that. Otherwise, I can't moves for you.

If you're talking to offers I made, I knew that rule and didn't take the gamble with the understanding they would be left off my team since that rule was published before.

If not talking about me.. then nevermind!

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by kaosfere

Alan, Chief...

you two are making my Cubs heart cry.

Join us. We promise to hide the rings, and will just share the misery.

[Chief Rum]

Yeah, that's unfortunate, as I didn't recall seeing that rule. Of course, I have never made an offer to a guy like this before.

My team will be fine, but I have to admit I am disappointed if something as simple as I set it up can't be followed. Even the holes in the system are set up to accept the changes.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Alan T

If you're talking to offers I made, I knew that rule and didn't take the gamble with the understanding they would be left off my team since that rule was published before.

If not talking about me.. then nevermind!

No no. It's not you. I'm talking Atlanta and Columbus. I'll happily make changes, the issue here is that by technicality, if I move a player from the active roster to AAA DURING the season, it violates the integrate of the rule that says, you can only have 25 players on the roster, the same 25 all season.

It's a slippery slope. I don't wanna be "that guy" but...if I do it once, then we'll have to do it forever and well...that's just...well, you know. Not good and stuff.

So I guess I have "that guy."

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Join us. We promise to hide the rings, and will just share the misery.

Its not like my team's 1 ring of collective 130 or 140 something years worth of futility is anything great. The Chicago Bears more than make up for my Falcons.. and don't even compare my Hawks to the Bulls.

My futility as a fan goes so far that my hometown hockey team left 27 years ago and now is only rooted for by people who live in some eskimo land!

[Young Drachma]

FWIW, Atlanta's guy hasn't signed yet. Columbus' guy did.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

No no. It's not you. I'm talking Atlanta and Columbus. I'll happily make changes, the issue here is that by technicality, if I move a player from the active roster to AAA DURING the season, it violates the integrate of the rule that says, you can only have 25 players on the roster, the same 25 all season.

It's a slippery slope. I don't wanna be "that guy" but...if I do it once, then we'll have to do it forever and well...that's just...well, you know. Not good and stuff.

So I guess I have "that guy."

No, I understand. I just wish that rule was more well advertised. Maybe Turner is on to something with respect to the rulebook/guide.

But, hey, even if I don't get my target guy on the big league squad, I'll still take him. Just stick him in AAA, and I'll deal with him next year.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

FWIW, Atlanta's guy hasn't signed yet. Columbus' guy did.

What a bastard! I am giving you more than what you want!

[TurnerONU22]

I really didn't know that rule existed, as this is the first time I've had cap room to attempt this. Another reason I'd like to work on a guide/rulebook.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

No, I understand. I just wish that rule was more well advertised. Maybe Turner is on to something with respect to the rulebook/guide.

But, hey, even if I don't get my target guy on the big league squad, I'll still take him. Just stick him in AAA, and I'll deal with him next year.

That is what I was aiming for myself.. but based on these comments, I'm guessing I won't get either of the guys I bid on.

[TurnerONU22]

To make it fair, just release him back and I'll go with the roster I had. No worries

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by TurnerONU22

I really didn't know that rule existed, as this is the first time I've had cap room to attempt this. Another reason I'd like to work on a guide/rulebook.

+1

I know. It's not anyone's fault, it's an obscure FOOL rule. Sorry, didn't mean to be a buzzkill.

Ok, now it's run time for reals.

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Alan T

That is what I was aiming for myself.. but based on these comments, I'm guessing I won't get either of the guys I bid on.

Ditto...I was sort of hoping he was talking about me

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by TurnerONU22

To make it fair, just release him back and I'll go with the roster I had. No worries

Nah, he's in AAA. That's where they go by default. (That is, DC default. Not in-game default.)

[Young Drachma]

Friday, March 31st, 1978
Long Island Violators: Signed C A. Scott to a minor league contract extension.
Thursday, March 30th, 1978
Columbus Crusaders: Signed 1B D. William to a minor league contract extension.
Colorado Rancheros: Signed SP I. Beens to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $25,550,000.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP I. Flores to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $17,460,000.
Wednesday, March 29th, 1978
Long Island Violators: Signed free agent 1B A. López to a 2-year contract worth a total of $11,550,000.
Long Island Violators: Signed free agent C L. Palmer to a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,440,000.
Long Island Violators: Signed free agent 2B A. Gonzáles to a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,490,000.
Brooklyn Brownstones: Signed SS R. Hoffman to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $680,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SP M. Andojsky to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,450,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent MR M. Saito to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,120,000.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent MR P. McKeane to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,175,000.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent RF N. Trevino to a 1-year contract worth a total of $995,000.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed free agent CF R. Quintanilla to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,600,000.
Long Island Violators: Signed free agent CL J. Esquivel to a 1-year contract worth a total of $305,000.
Long Island Violators: Signed 3B M. Luna to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,520,000.
Long Island Violators: Signed free agent 3B O. Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $845,000.
Long Island Violators: Demoted CL J. Esquivel to Triple A Phillipsburg.
Long Island Violators: Demoted C L. Palmer to Triple A Phillipsburg.
Long Island Violators: Demoted 1B A. López to Triple A Phillipsburg.
Long Island Violators: Demoted 2B A. Gonzáles to Triple A Phillipsburg.
Long Island Violators: Demoted 3B O. Suzuki to Triple A Phillipsburg.
Baltimore Gothams: Demoted RF N. Trevino to Triple A Washington.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Placed MR P. McKeane on the active roster.
Columbus Crusaders: Demoted CF R. Quintanilla to Triple A Cleveland.

[Young Drachma]

Sunday, April 2nd, 1978
Brooklyn Brownstones: Signed 3B J. Saldaña to a minor league contract extension.
Long Island Violators: Signed 1B D. Barnes to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,515,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed CL R. Jenkins to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed 1B C. Elliott to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed MR L. Finley to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $11,670,000.
Brooklyn Brownstones: Signed SS S. Endo to a minor league contract extension.
Brooklyn Brownstones: Signed SP B. Brooks to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $680,000.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed 2B A. Gallegos to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed 2B L. Cruz to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed 2B A. Lima to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed CF S. Francis to a minor league contract extension.
Brooklyn Brownstones: Signed RF J. Valéncia to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed CF D. Collins to a minor league contract extension.
Long Island Violators: Signed RF T. Marshall to a minor league contract extension.
New York Highlanders: Signed SP T. Mercado to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,945,000.
Long Island Violators: Signed SP P. González to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $17,700,000.
Long Island Violators: Signed MR N. Lewis to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,060,000.
Long Island Violators: Signed LF S. Mizuno to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed CF M. González to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed CF H. Hunt to a minor league contract extension.
Saturday, April 1st, 1978
Hartford Harpooners: Signed MR N. Ouellet to a minor league contract extension.
Columbus Crusaders: Signed 3B J. Pritchard to a minor league contract extension.

[Young Drachma]

And yeah, I had 24 guys on the active roster, FWIW.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Its not like my team's 1 ring of collective 130 or 140 something years worth of futility is anything great. The Chicago Bears more than make up for my Falcons.. and don't even compare my Hawks to the Bulls.

My futility as a fan goes so far that my hometown hockey team left 27 years ago and now is only rooted for by people who live in some eskimo land!

Well, with the Angels' largely successful recent run, and the Ducks and UCLA basketball as good as they are, I admit my teams have had at least some success. And if I were of a mind to, I have the Lakers and Dodgers around, too (no, I don't have USC, I can't stand them).

But I am a Clippers fan first (in basketball), and everyone knows about them. I was a diehard Rams fan before they betrayed us fans here, so I have that negative. And UCLA football is huge for me, and they are constantly in a state of suck.

So it's not all golden.

Oh yeah, on my Galaxy can't even win with Beckham, and my Boro in the EPL can't seem to compete with the big boys.

[Chief Rum]

Meh...didn't get him anyway. Oh well...