House Rules for MLB The Show

[Bullit]

Hey guys. I was wondering what if any house rules you all set for yourselves while playing or your franchises, season or RTTS.

One of my rules for Franchise Mode is that if I have to use a Mid Game save then I treat it like a rain delay and have to replace my starter.

For RTTS I only allow myself to purchase 1000 training points a year and only in off season to simulate winter league ball/off season training.

What do you guys think or do?

[RHutch]

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I don't have anything like that, (although I do like the rain delay idea). When I'm doing a multi franchise season I will only play with teams that are not in first place or have one of the two wild card spots locked up.

[Ghost Of The Year]

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The only thing I really do is if I'm hit by a pitch by the cpu, I am always sure to respond in kind

[CubFan23]

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The only thing I do is try to make my trades fair. While I can't help the cpu-cpu trades, I do look and see what my trade partner is looking for and try and fill that in the trade.

[Cowboy008]

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I just try not to cheat the cpu when I'm trading for a player.

[eaw913]

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I agree with the fair trades. I do that as well. I refuse to make a trade that I know would never pass in real life. But over the last few years they've done a good job of making it realistic.

I'm gonna steal your idea as for the training points in the off season.. kinda like that one.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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I have several house rules and since I play 30-team control, I will undoubtedly forget some..

1. Veto 99% of trades.

2. Protect other teams by setting their 40-man rosters before the Rule 5 draft.

3. I don't train players over 25 years old.

4. With the new trade finder this year, I think I will try out trade targets being completely off limits unless the trade finder calls them up (at which point I can hammer out a fair/realistic deal).

5. Prospects have to "earn" promotions. I won't promote just due to high OVR or wanting to play with a guy.

6. Sign FA's to fair market deals (what I think they'd command in real life).

7. Manually injure players according to real life (once, at the beginning of the season).

[BSUFAN]

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No Rules for RTTS: Just Fun and No Frustration allowed period

[HypoLuxa13]

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No rules, really. I just play however I want to make it the most fun for me. Sometimes that means really keeping it as realistic as possible, sometimes that means breaking the rules quite often. (fleecing CPU on Trades, editing certain players to be better than they actually are, etc)

[countryboy]

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I have no house rules. I play to win and makes roster moves based on what I feel will give me the best chance to win.

[Mike Lowe]

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Only casual pickoff attempts if AI has an extended lead. Even that is still too powerful.

No free agent signings until the first offseason (since the AI refuses to sign anyone during the season).

Only trade for guys on the trade block, or at least a mixing of them into a deal.

Like others, not exploiting the trade market and finding acceptable deals from both sides.

I'm one of the few who is against 30 team control. The RL 2015 offseason is precisely why unexpected trades are indeed part of baseball. Often times there's something bigger in play as I've seen teams sort out an odd trade by using pieces elsewhere. Odd trades are part of baseball, and there's a lot to consider when determining why a team should or should not have make a deal. I just let them go. Far more fun to have LESS control. I like not being able to undo it. Like eye witness reporting, we can't just trust what we think we see.

Plus, I'd be afraid I could never turn it off in my year to year import franchise later on down the road!

[Spokker]

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-Live with the consequences of my mistakes.

-Don't try to control everything.

[Pt81094]

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Being fair in regards to call ups. Do i call up the 25 year old who is putting up solid numbers? or do i bring up the top guy who is struggling? Also going by real life development times. I don't want to rush any top guy up just because he is good id rather have him have to develop through the different levels for a while unless i draft him and he is in early 20's, then i might rush him ab but just like in real life

[Bobhead]

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When I have MLB The Show, I don't leave the house.

[ElroyJetson]

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bathroom breaks only mid inning and end of innings