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  • Frostball
    Rookie
    • Dec 2014
    • 391

    #31
    Re: Franchise Notebook

    Originally posted by Perceptor
    Damn I wish I was good with Excel! Very nice! I'm going to download some of these and use them on my Jays saves in the Show and OOTP

    Just mess around with it you will get good with excel

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    • baseball_fever
      Rookie
      • Jul 2015
      • 122

      #32
      Re: Franchise Notebook

      I love writing, so I figured why not use my franchise as a tool to practice more.

      So I use Microsoft Word, and pretend I am a beat writer for the Jays, and I write about each game. (Half page to page long summary of what took place) And then a few notes from the box score.

      Does my girlfriend find this incredibly nerdy? Ohhh hell yes!

      I think it's kinda neat to have each game documented.

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      • Juzbee
        Rookie
        • Feb 2016
        • 233

        #33
        Re: Franchise Notebook

        Does anyone remember "MVP Sav Reader" for EA's MVP 2005 (PC)? That thing was just brilliant.

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        • Guccilafluer
          Rookie
          • Aug 2012
          • 315

          #34
          Franchise Notebook

          Dynastycentral.com anyone?

          Well if anyone hasn't heard of it, basically people would report their video game dynasties on there, everyone would read them, pretty tight knit website..

          Anyway I started doing dynasty reports on that website for every sports video game I had at about 13 years old (I'm 25 now). About 2 months ago I rediscovered every notebook for every franchise I had ever made.. I'm talking 4-6 page reports for each game, weekly wrap ups, draft preview writeups, html coding and everything..

          I sat there for hours just reading them all letting nostalgia fill me, it brought back great memories, staying up late hammering out dynasty reports nerding out haha.

          So to answer your question yes, I keep little notebooks for my dynasties, it makes it so much more in depth, and not to sound like a complete nerd but it is a lot of fun to look back at all that stuff down the road... Highly recommend it.


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          Last edited by Guccilafluer; 04-21-2016, 09:46 PM.

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          • Tweeg
            MVP
            • Jul 2008
            • 1414

            #35
            Re: Franchise Notebook

            I always go with the play 1 and sim 5 rule. Obviously, it bothers me that the stats I see aren't all 'mine', so I document all the box scores from the games I play. I track everything (singles, doubles, hpb, runs, rbi, holds, hits allowed, etc.). At the end of the season I compare my personal stats to the season totals for my guys. Hopefully, it ends up pretty close to the average.

            It's also a good way to see what guys you can and cannot perform with. I had a Marlins franchise last year and couldn't do anything with Stanton.

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            • Ruben2424
              Rookie
              • Apr 2014
              • 159

              #36
              Re: Franchise Notebook

              Originally posted by DylPickle23
              I can't be the only one who does this lol, does anyone else keep a notebook that they use to track certain things in franchise like potential trade prospects and high potential prospects in your system?

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              I've been doing it for years! I use a composition notebook that has notes dating back all the way to MLB 10 The Show!
              MLB: Miami Marlins
              NFL: Miami Dolphins
              NBA: Miami Heat
              NCAA: Florida State Seminoles
              NHL: Florida Panthers

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              • shanev
                Rookie
                • May 2003
                • 410

                #37
                Re: Franchise Notebook

                Originally posted by miamikb2001
                Good to hear from a fellow MicroLeaguer
                another fellow MicroLeague Baseball player here. Love the google spreadsheet for tracking, thanks for sharing!!! Will be a nice help to go along with my TWIB notes I keep for my franchise.

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                • milldaddy35
                  MVP
                  • Feb 2013
                  • 1515

                  #38
                  Re: Franchise Notebook

                  Interesting. What do you guys do with these?
                  Watch me game on Twitch!

                  College Football - Iowa Hawkeyes
                  College Basketball - Iowa Hawkeyes

                  MLB - Minnesota Twins
                  NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder
                  NFL - New York Jets
                  NHL - Minnesota Wild

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                  • ktd1976
                    MVP
                    • Mar 2006
                    • 1940

                    #39
                    Re: Franchise Notebook

                    Originally posted by Guccilafluer
                    Dynastycentral.com anyone?

                    Well if anyone hasn't heard of it, basically people would report their video game dynasties on there, everyone would read them, pretty tight knit website..

                    Anyway I started doing dynasty reports on that website for every sports video game I had at about 13 years old (I'm 25 now). About 2 months ago I rediscovered every notebook for every franchise I had ever made.. I'm talking 4-6 page reports for each game, weekly wrap ups, draft preview writeups, html coding and everything..

                    I sat there for hours just reading them all letting nostalgia fill me, it brought back great memories, staying up late hammering out dynasty reports nerding out haha.

                    So to answer your question yes, I keep little notebooks for my dynasties, it makes it so much more in depth, and not to sound like a complete nerd but it is a lot of fun to look back at all that stuff down the road... Highly recommend it.


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                    I don't think that site is in operation anymore. However I do know that dynastynationnetwork.com does the same thing.

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                    • oldtimey
                      Rookie
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 97

                      #40
                      Re: Franchise Notebook

                      Originally posted by Juzbee
                      Does anyone remember "MVP Sav Reader" for EA's MVP 2005 (PC)? That thing was just brilliant.
                      I played MVP 2005 for five years, thanks to the community of mvpmods.com and all the third-party tools and add-ons. I have hardcopy summations of every franchise I have played from these great games since 1987(listed chronologically): Lance Haffner Full Count Baseball, Earl Weaver Baseball (5 seasons), Tony LaRussa 2, Tony LaRussa 3, Tony LaRussa 3-1996, Front Page Sports:Baseball, High Heat 2000, High Heat 2001 (5 seasons), MVP 2005 (5 seasons). Near the end of my MVP days, I started using Excel spreadsheet to keep my simming history, which continued with The Show 13 (2 seasons), to currently The Show 15 (2nd season). I play all my seasons day-to-day in real time, featuring all 30 teams by playing a series, cpu-v-cpu, in each ballpark at least once. I also watch every postseason game. I will buy The Show 16 at the end of the season, download a final roster update in September and play Hot Stove over the winter until spring training 2017. I only play 1st year franchise because I am never happy with player progression or the way retirements are handled leading to a franchise year 2. If I am happy with the iteration of the game I currently own, I don't mind waiting to buy, or even missing a newer version of the game.

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                      • Jeffrey Smith
                        MVP
                        • Apr 2014
                        • 1925

                        #41
                        Re: Franchise Notebook

                        Man, you guys are hardcore.

                        My kids make fun of me because my love for The Show. I don't think I would hear the end of it if I kept notebooks full of fictional stats.
                        MLB: TORONTO BLUE JAYS
                        NFL: MINNESOTA VIKINGS
                        NHL: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
                        NBA: TORONTO RAPTORS

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                        • Knight165
                          *ll St*r
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 24964

                          #42
                          Re: Franchise Notebook

                          Originally posted by Jeffrey Smith
                          Man, you guys are hardcore.

                          My kids make fun of me because my love for The Show. I don't think I would hear the end of it if I kept notebooks full of fictional stats.
                          Well...they are real stats and records....just from a fictional baseball universe(of sorts.....actually a parallel baseball universe as it's real players and teams!)

                          ....and kids.....like the ones who are going to post on FB their every move and what they about to eat for the never ending diary that nobody cares about!!!?!!!

                          M.K.
                          Knight165
                          All gave some. Some gave all. 343

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                          • Jeffrey Smith
                            MVP
                            • Apr 2014
                            • 1925

                            #43
                            Re: Franchise Notebook

                            Originally posted by Knight165
                            Well...they are real stats and records....just from a fictional baseball universe(of sorts.....actually a parallel baseball universe as it's real players and teams!)

                            ....and kids.....like the ones who are going to post on FB their every move and what they about to eat for the never ending diary that nobody cares about!!!?!!!

                            M.K.
                            Knight165
                            Yeah your right.
                            MLB: TORONTO BLUE JAYS
                            NFL: MINNESOTA VIKINGS
                            NHL: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
                            NBA: TORONTO RAPTORS

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                            • Ghost Of The Year
                              T Bone
                              • Mar 2014
                              • 6398

                              #44
                              Re: Franchise Notebook

                              Originally posted by Jeffrey Smith
                              Man, you guys are hardcore.

                              My kids make fun of me because my love for The Show. I don't think I would hear the end of it if I kept notebooks full of fictional stats.
                              Man those are top secret, you don't let just anyone know they exist.
                              If those fall into the wrong hands, well let's just say, didn't we learn anything from The Great Cardinals-Astros Database Hack?
                              Loose lips sinks ships & kids spill the beans the most.
                              Talk about things nobody cares.

                              Screw Discord. Make OS Great Again.

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                              • Ranger Fan
                                Rookie
                                • Dec 2005
                                • 478

                                #45
                                Re: Franchise Notebook

                                Originally posted by milldaddy35
                                Interesting. What do you guys do with these?
                                Good reading material when you go to the bathroom. Look back at past seasons, pick out lineup strategies. Hey we all have to go might as well have some usefull reading material present

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