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Originally Posted by thbroman
Hey, folks, this interesting thread has raised a question:
Is it FUN managing a team in the minors? Is the only way to claw your way up the ladder to have the difficulty on easy?
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Not sure what you mean by "difficulty on easy," but managing in the minors is fun
up to a point as long as you see the everchanging rosters as a challenge like I did. It does start wearing a bit thin after a few seasons, as your teams repeatedly suffer from AI roster mismanagement and fall below .500. Theoretically, the other teams in your league have the same handicap but I don't think it's a level playing field. At least, I'd like to
think so.
The other reason I did this was to give me time to learn the game by reading the game guide and these forums and by observing what goes on at the MLB level as I was playing. Now, however, I am growing impatient (despite my satisfaction with my latest season) to become a GM and apply my learned skills. Having started at rookie level (and at 23 tender years of virtual age), I estimate that it will be 3-4 more seasons, or 11-12 total seasons managing in the minors, to reach MLB if I follow the remaining AA-AAA career path. This is assuming that I do well enough to get offered a GM position. I'm not sure how strict the game is in this approach.
Not for everyone, I realize. People who want to manage in the minor leagues would probably do well starting at the AA level, certainly not the rookie leagues where the craziness is worst (like having to sort through 50 MR's on your pitching staff to find the ones that you want to use).