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  • mtbarnett
    Rookie
    • Jul 2002
    • 216

    #151
    Re: Owner Mode Tips

    Originally posted by mike01
    Ok guys, I made 10 million in my first season with the White Sox. Is this good or bad? Any suggestions for how to use this money? Should I upgrade to 5000 extra seats even though I wasn't selling out before? Should I spend it on some extra concessions or upgrade other small parts of the stadium? I don't want to mess this up!
    You have a couple options.

    More seating will not only generate more revenue through tickets, but also sell more concessions, assuming you aren't already maxed out for your food...

    You won't average a sellout, but for the big series you should come close to selling out those... if the price is right, you'll sell out any game... it's just a matter of if lowering the price for the crappy series is worth it, since you'd not make as much per ticket.

    I tried to upgrade the stadium as fast as I could.

    I'm maxed out on everything now and my predicted revenue is close to $250 mill, with a measely television contract of only 20 mill... I think my payroll has to get higher to get a better tv contract... it's only 89 mill right now.

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    • Discrimihater
      Rookie
      • Sep 2002
      • 395

      #152
      Re: Owner Mode Tips

      don't have the game but this thread's been a good read. i got a question, does the luxury tax rear its ugly head for ya?
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      • Discrimihater
        Rookie
        • Sep 2002
        • 395

        #153
        Re: Owner Mode Tips

        don't have the game but this thread's been a good read. i got a question, does the luxury tax rear its ugly head for ya?
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        • mtbarnett
          Rookie
          • Jul 2002
          • 216

          #154
          Re: Owner Mode Tips

          Originally posted by Discrimihater
          don't have the game but this thread's been a good read. i got a question, does the luxury tax rear its ugly head for ya?
          No mention of it, so I'd guess no...

          However, I haven't been playing as the Yankees, and the ones who have, had to cut their payroll even to come close to having a balanced budget.

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          • mtbarnett
            Rookie
            • Jul 2002
            • 216

            #155
            Re: Owner Mode Tips

            Originally posted by Discrimihater
            don't have the game but this thread's been a good read. i got a question, does the luxury tax rear its ugly head for ya?
            No mention of it, so I'd guess no...

            However, I haven't been playing as the Yankees, and the ones who have, had to cut their payroll even to come close to having a balanced budget.

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            • TIm
              MVP
              • Jun 2003
              • 2214

              #156
              Re: Owner Mode Tips

              Originally posted by mtbarnett
              No mention of it, so I'd guess no...

              However, I haven't been playing as the Yankees, and the ones who have, had to cut their payroll even to come close to having a balanced budget.
              I've been doing all kinds of stuff and my red sox om after a couple of months is 2 mill in the hole...I don't know what to do..I may not be smart enough for this mode

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              • TIm
                MVP
                • Jun 2003
                • 2214

                #157
                Re: Owner Mode Tips

                Originally posted by mtbarnett
                No mention of it, so I'd guess no...

                However, I haven't been playing as the Yankees, and the ones who have, had to cut their payroll even to come close to having a balanced budget.
                I've been doing all kinds of stuff and my red sox om after a couple of months is 2 mill in the hole...I don't know what to do..I may not be smart enough for this mode

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                • nbasuperstar40
                  Banned
                  • Sep 2004
                  • 1255

                  #158
                  Re: Owner Mode Tips

                  Found this on IGN board: He made 30 mil. in the first year
                  1. The very first thing you must do is add on seating. Then you need to buy at least 2 concession stands and 1 store. Do not use any more money. Don't buy any attractions.

                  2. After doing the above you should have about $1 mil-$1.5 mil. Go through your schedule and give away promotions for every game against the weak teams that nobody wants to see play. Give promotions for every game of the series not just the first game. In all you should have close to 50 promotion days or more. Make sure you use the cheap promotions so that you have enough money. Also it is very important that you mix up the promotions so that fans don't get bored with what you are giving them.

                  3. Go to staff and fire anybody who is obviously overpaid. If it looks fine then leave it.

                  4. Lower ticket prices a lot. Also lower your merchandise and concession prices a little. Later on in the season you can gradually raise the prices on everything as long as you are winning. Raise ticket prices about $5 per every 10% sold increase. Raise merchandise $2-$3 per every 3%-4% sold increase. Raise concessions 50 cents-$1 per every 5% sold increase.

                  5. This is the most important step. You MUST be willing to trade away huge contract players for great cheap young talent. The owner mode treats you as a new team so your roster must look new as well. Don't tell me you can't win with a cheap young team. I lowered my players payroll by $35 mil and ended up with a great team that finished with the best record in baseball. It all depends on who you trade for. Also as soon as you are done trading you must go and sign your new young players to new contracts. Always add a year to what they ask for because they will always accept. So if they ask for $2mil for 2 years. Offer them $2mil for 3 years and they will accept. Just a way to keep them around longer for no extra cost.

                  5. Make the playoffs. This is a must. The playoffs should be called the payoffs because that is where a lot of your wealth comes in. The deeper you go the better. I made the ALCS but lost. Didn't even make the WS. If I had I may have made a few more million dollars.

                  All in all you must be able to part with big contracts for cheap young talent, you need to make the playoffs, and the only purchases you should be making on your ballpark is seating. After you have a large seating base then you can explore the other upgrade options. Good luck and if you use this outline please respond and tell me how much money you made. Lets see if anyone can beat my $30mil. GOOD LUCK!!!

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                  • nbasuperstar40
                    Banned
                    • Sep 2004
                    • 1255

                    #159
                    Re: Owner Mode Tips

                    Found this on IGN board: He made 30 mil. in the first year
                    1. The very first thing you must do is add on seating. Then you need to buy at least 2 concession stands and 1 store. Do not use any more money. Don't buy any attractions.

                    2. After doing the above you should have about $1 mil-$1.5 mil. Go through your schedule and give away promotions for every game against the weak teams that nobody wants to see play. Give promotions for every game of the series not just the first game. In all you should have close to 50 promotion days or more. Make sure you use the cheap promotions so that you have enough money. Also it is very important that you mix up the promotions so that fans don't get bored with what you are giving them.

                    3. Go to staff and fire anybody who is obviously overpaid. If it looks fine then leave it.

                    4. Lower ticket prices a lot. Also lower your merchandise and concession prices a little. Later on in the season you can gradually raise the prices on everything as long as you are winning. Raise ticket prices about $5 per every 10% sold increase. Raise merchandise $2-$3 per every 3%-4% sold increase. Raise concessions 50 cents-$1 per every 5% sold increase.

                    5. This is the most important step. You MUST be willing to trade away huge contract players for great cheap young talent. The owner mode treats you as a new team so your roster must look new as well. Don't tell me you can't win with a cheap young team. I lowered my players payroll by $35 mil and ended up with a great team that finished with the best record in baseball. It all depends on who you trade for. Also as soon as you are done trading you must go and sign your new young players to new contracts. Always add a year to what they ask for because they will always accept. So if they ask for $2mil for 2 years. Offer them $2mil for 3 years and they will accept. Just a way to keep them around longer for no extra cost.

                    5. Make the playoffs. This is a must. The playoffs should be called the payoffs because that is where a lot of your wealth comes in. The deeper you go the better. I made the ALCS but lost. Didn't even make the WS. If I had I may have made a few more million dollars.

                    All in all you must be able to part with big contracts for cheap young talent, you need to make the playoffs, and the only purchases you should be making on your ballpark is seating. After you have a large seating base then you can explore the other upgrade options. Good luck and if you use this outline please respond and tell me how much money you made. Lets see if anyone can beat my $30mil. GOOD LUCK!!!

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                    • mtbarnett
                      Rookie
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 216

                      #160
                      Re: Owner Mode Tips

                      There's no one way to get started... the main thing is not going in debt, and the easiest way to do that is to cut the overpaid players.

                      Even now, in my 6th year of my sim, my payroll is still low... my highest paid player is Santana, who's making under 10 mill a year even though he wins the Cy Young almost every year.

                      I seem to trade away my old people for young studs... Most of my players are under 30, and their contracts are anywhere from 1-3 mill a year.

                      I'm on track to have a 30 mill surplus for the current season...

                      Edit...

                      Here's a tip. If you see some marquee young stud on the trading block, try trading one of your overpaid players for that guy... For some reason, even with fair trades on, the opponent will do it. I don't know why they'd wanna get rid of a young prospect, but I did that a few times and got adequate every day players for 1/5 of the cost. Plus I'm also building for the future!

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                      • mtbarnett
                        Rookie
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 216

                        #161
                        Re: Owner Mode Tips

                        There's no one way to get started... the main thing is not going in debt, and the easiest way to do that is to cut the overpaid players.

                        Even now, in my 6th year of my sim, my payroll is still low... my highest paid player is Santana, who's making under 10 mill a year even though he wins the Cy Young almost every year.

                        I seem to trade away my old people for young studs... Most of my players are under 30, and their contracts are anywhere from 1-3 mill a year.

                        I'm on track to have a 30 mill surplus for the current season...

                        Edit...

                        Here's a tip. If you see some marquee young stud on the trading block, try trading one of your overpaid players for that guy... For some reason, even with fair trades on, the opponent will do it. I don't know why they'd wanna get rid of a young prospect, but I did that a few times and got adequate every day players for 1/5 of the cost. Plus I'm also building for the future!

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                        • Graphik
                          Pr*s*n*r#70460649
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 10582

                          #162
                          Re: Owner Mode Tips

                          Originally posted by nbasuperstar40
                          Found this on IGN board: He made 30 mil. in the first year
                          1. The very first thing you must do is add on seating. Then you need to buy at least 2 concession stands and 1 store. Do not use any more money. Don't buy any attractions.

                          2. After doing the above you should have about $1 mil-$1.5 mil. Go through your schedule and give away promotions for every game against the weak teams that nobody wants to see play. Give promotions for every game of the series not just the first game. In all you should have close to 50 promotion days or more. Make sure you use the cheap promotions so that you have enough money. Also it is very important that you mix up the promotions so that fans don't get bored with what you are giving them.

                          3. Go to staff and fire anybody who is obviously overpaid. If it looks fine then leave it.

                          4. Lower ticket prices a lot. Also lower your merchandise and concession prices a little. Later on in the season you can gradually raise the prices on everything as long as you are winning. Raise ticket prices about $5 per every 10% sold increase. Raise merchandise $2-$3 per every 3%-4% sold increase. Raise concessions 50 cents-$1 per every 5% sold increase.

                          5. This is the most important step. You MUST be willing to trade away huge contract players for great cheap young talent. The owner mode treats you as a new team so your roster must look new as well. Don't tell me you can't win with a cheap young team. I lowered my players payroll by $35 mil and ended up with a great team that finished with the best record in baseball. It all depends on who you trade for. Also as soon as you are done trading you must go and sign your new young players to new contracts. Always add a year to what they ask for because they will always accept. So if they ask for $2mil for 2 years. Offer them $2mil for 3 years and they will accept. Just a way to keep them around longer for no extra cost.

                          5. Make the playoffs. This is a must. The playoffs should be called the payoffs because that is where a lot of your wealth comes in. The deeper you go the better. I made the ALCS but lost. Didn't even make the WS. If I had I may have made a few more million dollars.

                          All in all you must be able to part with big contracts for cheap young talent, you need to make the playoffs, and the only purchases you should be making on your ballpark is seating. After you have a large seating base then you can explore the other upgrade options. Good luck and if you use this outline please respond and tell me how much money you made. Lets see if anyone can beat my $30mil. GOOD LUCK!!!



                          Alllright, I've been looking for a base to start with this mode. I've been testing my own little theories but to no sucess. I allways figured that I had to drop my big players and trade for younger talent at a much cheaper cost. I've already tried trading a few 5Mil+ contracts for a few much better, cheaper players but now I realize that you kinda have to drop most if not all of your big contracts and go with a cheaper team. Its actually plenty of players on other teams that are better than your current big name players at a much cheaper cost.

                          So basically, a fantasy draft might be a good thing to explore if you wanted to start over from scratch since you cant keep your big name players anyway. Like an expansion team or something.
                          http://neverfollow.biz (Independent Music Group)

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                          • Graphik
                            Pr*s*n*r#70460649
                            • Oct 2002
                            • 10582

                            #163
                            Re: Owner Mode Tips

                            Originally posted by nbasuperstar40
                            Found this on IGN board: He made 30 mil. in the first year
                            1. The very first thing you must do is add on seating. Then you need to buy at least 2 concession stands and 1 store. Do not use any more money. Don't buy any attractions.

                            2. After doing the above you should have about $1 mil-$1.5 mil. Go through your schedule and give away promotions for every game against the weak teams that nobody wants to see play. Give promotions for every game of the series not just the first game. In all you should have close to 50 promotion days or more. Make sure you use the cheap promotions so that you have enough money. Also it is very important that you mix up the promotions so that fans don't get bored with what you are giving them.

                            3. Go to staff and fire anybody who is obviously overpaid. If it looks fine then leave it.

                            4. Lower ticket prices a lot. Also lower your merchandise and concession prices a little. Later on in the season you can gradually raise the prices on everything as long as you are winning. Raise ticket prices about $5 per every 10% sold increase. Raise merchandise $2-$3 per every 3%-4% sold increase. Raise concessions 50 cents-$1 per every 5% sold increase.

                            5. This is the most important step. You MUST be willing to trade away huge contract players for great cheap young talent. The owner mode treats you as a new team so your roster must look new as well. Don't tell me you can't win with a cheap young team. I lowered my players payroll by $35 mil and ended up with a great team that finished with the best record in baseball. It all depends on who you trade for. Also as soon as you are done trading you must go and sign your new young players to new contracts. Always add a year to what they ask for because they will always accept. So if they ask for $2mil for 2 years. Offer them $2mil for 3 years and they will accept. Just a way to keep them around longer for no extra cost.

                            5. Make the playoffs. This is a must. The playoffs should be called the payoffs because that is where a lot of your wealth comes in. The deeper you go the better. I made the ALCS but lost. Didn't even make the WS. If I had I may have made a few more million dollars.

                            All in all you must be able to part with big contracts for cheap young talent, you need to make the playoffs, and the only purchases you should be making on your ballpark is seating. After you have a large seating base then you can explore the other upgrade options. Good luck and if you use this outline please respond and tell me how much money you made. Lets see if anyone can beat my $30mil. GOOD LUCK!!!



                            Alllright, I've been looking for a base to start with this mode. I've been testing my own little theories but to no sucess. I allways figured that I had to drop my big players and trade for younger talent at a much cheaper cost. I've already tried trading a few 5Mil+ contracts for a few much better, cheaper players but now I realize that you kinda have to drop most if not all of your big contracts and go with a cheaper team. Its actually plenty of players on other teams that are better than your current big name players at a much cheaper cost.

                            So basically, a fantasy draft might be a good thing to explore if you wanted to start over from scratch since you cant keep your big name players anyway. Like an expansion team or something.
                            http://neverfollow.biz (Independent Music Group)

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                            • mike01
                              Banned
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 1180

                              #164
                              Re: Owner Mode Tips

                              How the heck does that guy still have over a million dollars left after adding new seating and buying concessions? I only got 2 mill to start out with so I don't know what he's doing.

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                              • mike01
                                Banned
                                • Jul 2003
                                • 1180

                                #165
                                Re: Owner Mode Tips

                                How the heck does that guy still have over a million dollars left after adding new seating and buying concessions? I only got 2 mill to start out with so I don't know what he's doing.

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