I played every pitch in franchise until....

[mariner690]

I calculated that it takes 5 days or 121 hours to complete one season. I love The Show and the control of playing every pitch but can’t get over the fact I spend 5 days a year playing the game. I have tried only hitting and using quick sim for pitching but then it feels like I’m missing out on half of the game. Any suggestions on how to to be “in control” of my franchise without playing every pitch?


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[Caulfield]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

I calculated that it takes 5 days or 121 hours to complete one season. I love The Show and the control of playing every pitch but can’t get over the fact I spend 5 days a year playing the game. I have tried only hitting and using quick sim for pitching but then it feels like I’m missing out on half of the game. Any suggestions on how to to be “in control” of my franchise without playing every pitch?



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you are almost assured of winning 54 and losing 54, it matters most what happens in the other 54 games. So just play only those games instead.


now, about how to fill the other 360 days...

[countryboy]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

I've completed two full seasons playing every pitch and working on my 3rd. So that means I've spend 10 days and 242 hours playing the Show.

Best 10 days and 242 hours of my life.

[IBMA]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

I calculated that it takes 5 days or 121 hours to complete one season. I love The Show and the control of playing every pitch but can’t get over the fact I spend 5 days a year playing the game. I have tried only hitting and using quick sim for pitching but then it feels like I’m missing out on half of the game. Any suggestions on how to to be “in control” of my franchise without playing every pitch?


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[RogerDodger]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

I calculated that it takes 5 days or 121 hours to complete one season. I love The Show and the control of playing every pitch but can’t get over the fact I spend 5 days a year playing the game. I have tried only hitting and using quick sim for pitching but then it feels like I’m missing out on half of the game. Any suggestions on how to to be “in control” of my franchise without playing every pitch?


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Only five days? I remember when I clocked an entire month playing COD back in the day.

[JasonIsGod]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

I usually just sim through innings to speed things up, I'm currently in my 3rd season in franchise.

[TheWarmWind]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

I don't think you can ever replace the feeling of control you have by playing every pitch and every at bat. I would suggest you give quick manage a try though. You can burst through entire games quickly while still having some small agency on the outcome. You can also join a game whenever you want, or turn on Quick Manage for a blowout. I never use it for my MLB team, but I use it every game for my minors, and sometimes pop in on plays to scout specific players.

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[countryboy]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

I don't think you can ever replace the feeling of control you have by playing every pitch and every at bat. I would suggest you give quick manage a try though. You can burst through entire games quickly while still having some small agency on the outcome. You can also join a game whenever you want, or turn on Quick Manage for a blowout. I never use it for my MLB team, but I use it every game for my minors, and sometimes pop in on plays to scout specific players.

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I do the exact same thing with Quick Manage. I use it for all my minor league games because I want to be hands on with my organization. Ideally I'd like to play all their games (I do play the playoff games and All-Star games) but that would be too time consuming.

[reyes the roof]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

There are 8760 hours in a year, so 121 really isn't a whole lot. Anyway, when I'm trying to reduce my time playing but still feel in control, I play the first one or maybe two innings, then sim until the 6th and take over. This allows me to play a little with my starter and do most of the substitutions unless my pitcher gets shelled while I'm simming. The only downside is pitch counts don't go up enough while you're simming. You can work 40 pitches in the first two innings, then you come back in the 6th and the other teams pitcher is at 61 pitches

[Gagnon39]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

In the time it took you to calculate that, you could have played a couple innings.

All kidding aside, I consider this every year but can never ever bring myself to simulate or use quick counts. I love the grind and even the disappointment that comes with a full season.

This year I won 109 games and then got swept in dramatic losses to the Brewers in the NLDS. I was seriously bummed over the losses and how I had late-innings collapses in Games 2 and 3. But in the end, playing every pitch of every game made it all the more dramatic and disappointing.


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[ML]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

The average person works 90,360 hours, or 3,765 days in their lifetime... I'd much rather be doing this

[Caulfield]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

The average person works 90,360 hours, or 3,765 days in their lifetime... I'd much rather be doing this

lol
then I guess working for San Diego Studio is best of both worlds.

"Sorry honey, gotta stay late at the office tonight working on this dang ballgame."

[Bobhead]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

I calculated that it takes 5 days or 121 hours to complete one season. I love The Show and the control of playing every pitch but can’t get over the fact I spend 5 days a year playing the game. I have tried only hitting and using quick sim for pitching but then it feels like I’m missing out on half of the game. Any suggestions on how to to be “in control” of my franchise without playing every pitch?


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Just want to throw out there that there is a third option you seem to be forgetting: play every pitch, but do not try to complete the season in one year.

That's why carryover saves exist!

Usually I start my season in one game and then I get to around August/September before the next game comes out, so I transfer it over and keep pushing. I typically finish a whole season (playoffs included) in about 14-16 months. When I feel a little burnt out of playing entire games, I just mix in a little RTTS.

There's no rule that says you have to finish an entire season in one year. If you prefer to play every pitch then do that, and do it at a pace that works for you.

[Caulfield]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

Just want to throw out there that there is a third option you seem to be forgetting: play every pitch, but do not try to complete the season in one year.

That's why carryover saves exist!


Usually I start my season in one game and then I get to around August/September before the next game comes out, so I transfer it over and keep pushing. I typically finish a whole season (playoffs included) in about 14-16 months. When I feel a little burnt out of playing entire games, I just mix in a little RTTS.


There's no rule that says you have to finish an entire season in one year. If you prefer to play every pitch then do that, and do it at a pace that works for you.

but sometimes you just gotta scratch that ''immediate gratification'' itch lol
this is why I have multiple teams going concurrently, one for immediate gratification and another as my ''Stanford Marshmallow'' double lol

[mlblover15]

Re: I played every pitch in franchise until....

I calculated that it takes 5 days or 121 hours to complete one season. I love The Show and the control of playing every pitch but can’t get over the fact I spend 5 days a year playing the game. I have tried only hitting and using quick sim for pitching but then it feels like I’m missing out on half of the game. Any suggestions on how to to be “in control” of my franchise without playing every pitch?


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wait a freaking minute. how im hell are you playing complete games that take no less than an hr each to play with full on presentation in five days? with my worlk schedule if im lucky and am in the mood to play i can play at the least -7 games a week. how are you gettig in 162 games in five days?? unless your (excuse me while i puke) simming to some degree