Great Teams of the 20th Century

[bostongahden]

Hey all,

I decided to create a greatest teams 25 man roster set and the focus will be on the teams from 1947-1999. I will be using TommyJ's RBU, and I'll be configuring the pitch type using OOTP 15 in concert with a formula created by doncropper.

These will be built on MLB 14 as I haven't switched over to MLB 15 as of yet. I probably will switch later on in the year and when I do I'll be porting this roster over along with my Late 70s set I created earlier > http://www.operationsports.com/forum...seventies.html .

VERSION 1.0 - Completed August 8th, 2015
*Note - teams listed first are in the Major League level with following teams in AAA and AA if applicable. Lineups and pitching rotations are set for Major League level teams only, but all players have proper uniform numbers. Remember though, in season play you'll lose the use of retired numbers but they will stick in playoff mode.

PSN tag > BostonRob75


1967/1986/1975 Red Sox
1961/1978/1998 Yankees
1998 Rays
1992/1985 Blue Jays
1970/1983 Orioles

1968/1984 Tigers
1996 Indians
1985/1977 Royals
1987/1965 Twins
1983/1963 White Sox

1986/1979 Angels
1996/1977 Rangers
1973/1989 A's
1997 Mariners
1986/1998 Astros

1981/1994 Expos
1995/1982 Braves
1980/1950 Phillies
1997 Marlins
1969/1986 Mets

1979/1960/1971 Pirates
1984/1969 Cubs
1964/1985 Cardinals
1975/1990/1961 Reds
1957/1982 Milwaukee Braves/ Brewers

1962/1993 Giants
1999 Diamondbacks
1997 Rockies
1955/1963/1981 Dodgers
1984/1998 Padres


Classic Teams V 1.1 - Completed November 10th, 2015

SPECIAL THANKS To: JohnEKool; Biebig2010; Joey; doncropper; Knight165; Rwings832; Pjsnell10; PhilParent; baumy300; Dallmantor1; Marsl444; DrSublime. Many player faces, stances & deliveries were used from the fabulous work of these great roster makers.

I'd also like to especially acknowledge JTommy67 for providing us with his incredible Roster Builder Utility. Lovin' the RBU!

1967/1986/1975 Red Sox
1961/1978/1998 Yankees
1998 Rays
1992/1985 Blue Jays
1970/1983/1997 Orioles

1968/1984/1935 Tigers
1996/1948/1954 Indians
1985/1977 Royals
1987/1965 Twins
1983/1963/1993 White Sox

1986/1979 Angels
1996/1977 Rangers
1973/1989/1930 A's
1997 Mariners
1986/1998/1979 Astros

1981/1994 Expos
1995/1982 Braves
1980/1950/1993 Phillies
1997 Marlins
1969/1986/1999 Mets

1979/1960/1971 Pirates
1984/1969/1929 Cubs
1964/1985/1934 Cardinals
1975/1990/1961 Reds
1957/1982 Milwaukee Braves/ Brewers

1962/1993/1933 Giants
1999 Diamondbacks
1997 Rockies
1955/1963/1981 Dodgers
1984/1998 Padres

Classic Teams V 2.0 - WIP

1949/1998/2004 Red Sox
1941/1927/1985 Yankees
1998 Rays
1992/1985 Blue Jays
1970/1979/1997 Orioles

1968/1984/1935 Tigers
1996/1948/1954 Indians
1985/1977 Royals
1991/1965 Twins
1983/1963/1993 White Sox

1986/1979 Angels
1996/1977 Rangers
1973/1989/1930 A's
1997 Mariners
1986/1998/1979 Astros

1979/1994 Expos
1995/1982 Braves
1976/1950/1993 Phillies
1997 Marlins
1969/1986/1976 Mets

1979/1960/1971 Pirates
1998/1969/1929 Cubs
1946/1982/1934 Cardinals
1975/1990/1961 Reds
1957/1982 Milwaukee Braves/ Brewers

1954/1993/1933 Giants
1999 Diamondbacks
1997 Rockies
1955/1963/1977 Dodgers
1984/1998 Padres

[doncropper]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

That is an incredible list of exciting teams. This roster set will make it so easy to interchange Teams to create endless interesting Season Replays.

Thanks for undertaking such an exciting set !
Don

[capa]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

Can't wait!

C

[JTommy67]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

Just a couple of things if you'll be using my utility for this:

More recent teams will be more dominant due to the gradual increase in pitcher and fielding ability coming from natural progression in pitching and defensive statistics over the years. You may want to keep an eye on team averages for pitching and defensive attributes and make some adjustments accordingly if you want to keep the roster competitive, which should be fairly easy to do if you export the players to the team pages in the roster utility. Also, using career ratings might help a little.

My utility was primarily designed for creating single-season rosters, so keep that in mind.

That said, since you're focusing on the last 50 or so years, I don't see the results being skewed all that much, but, for example, pitchers from the 50s through 80's are going to have a hard time striking out players on modern teams.

For the updated version, I am considering putting in an option which will scale all ratings to 2014 levels to help with this. While not as historically accurate, it will better serve objectives that match yours.

Should be a few weeks before I finish, though.

[bostongahden]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

Just a couple of things if you'll be using my utility for this:

More recent teams will be more dominant due to the gradual increase in pitcher and fielding ability coming from natural progression in pitching and defensive statistics over the years. You may want to keep an eye on team averages for pitching and defensive attributes and make some adjustments accordingly if you want to keep the roster competitive, which should be fairly easy to do if you export the players to the team pages in the roster utility. Also, using career ratings might help a little.

My utility was primarily designed for creating single-season rosters, so keep that in mind.

That said, since you're focusing on the last 50 or so years, I don't see the results being skewed all that much, but, for example, pitchers from the 50s through 80's are going to have a hard time striking out players on modern teams.

For the updated version, I am considering putting in an option which will scale all ratings to 2014 levels to help with this. While not as historically accurate, it will better serve objectives that match yours.

Should be a few weeks before I finish, though.

Thanks for the heads up. I can make any adjustments, and I really enjoy your utility. I used it for my last Late 70s set, and I'm pleased with the results.

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

1986 Red Sox
1978 Yankees
1998 Rays
1985 Blue Jays
1983 Orioles

1986 Tigers
1996 Indians
1985 Royals
1987 Twins
1983 White Sox

1986 Angels
1977 Rangers
1989 A's
1997 Mariners
1986 Astros

1981 Expos
1982 Braves
1980 Phillies
1997 Marlins
1986 Mets

1979 Pirates
1984 Cubs
1982 Cardinals
1990 Reds
1982 Brewers

1993 Giants
1999 Diamondbacks
1997 Rockies
1981 Dodgers
1984 Padres

Can't wait to set a season up this way, with one minor change to the Braves, of which I'll make the necessary change myself. Thanks & take as much time as you need. No hurries, no worries!

[bostongahden]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

Can't wait to set a season up this way, with one minor change to the Braves, of which I'll make the necessary change myself. Thanks & take as much time as you need. No hurries, no worries!

Hey Ghost,
I'll throw in the '82 Braves on my end. Free of charge :wink:

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

Hey Ghost,
I'll throw in the '82 Braves on my end. Free of charge :wink:

That is awesome! But if you find yourself short on time, that's okay too.
Loved that early eighties Horner/Murphy power combo.
And then throw in some Phil Niekro madness to boot.

[doncropper]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

'82 Braves were awesome ......... I think they started off like 13-0 or something ???

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

'82 Braves were awesome ......... I think they started off like 13-0 or something ???

Yes sir right. My hope is for SCEA to soon make coaches names editable too.
This Braves team had Joe Torre at the helm, Bob Gibson as pitching coach, Hank Aaron's brother Tommie as 3rd base coach, as well as longtime Cardinals GM Dal Maxvill on the coaching staff. Alas, come playoff time they were swept by eventual World Series Champions St. Louis

[bostongahden]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

We also need custom leagues, bring back the old stadiums and more old unis.

[nflman2033]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

Shouldn't that be the 1984 Tigers, not 1986.

[bostongahden]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

Shouldn't that be the 1984 Tigers, not 1986.

Yep, you're right. Made the change and thanks! A few more teams and the AL is complete. Hopefully by month's end. Then on to the NL.

[bostongahden]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

Ok! Almost totally done of the AL. Hit a snag as my son needs my laptop to study for final exams, and it has all my ratings data on it. Probably be mid to end of July before I'm done. I'm a teacher by trade so things will pick up in the summer. The teams that are complete are marked on the first post of this page.

[doncropper]

Re: Great Teams of the 20th Century

bostongahden,

Such a GREAT Massive Project !

Does this mean you are using the AAA & AA slots for the 2nd & 3rd years for each team as listed on the 1st page of this thread and will release them all as part of a single roster? Or, will you be releasing 3 separate rosters with each set in the MLB slots?

Thanks for all your hard work with this project,
Don