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thehef · 10-18-2008, 04:12 PM

I'm brand-new to v9, was a 6.51 gamer for awhile. For my first attempt at a v9 historical league, I'm using the Spritze v5 db, am starting w the year 1901, and have chosen the 'nuetralized stats' option. A few questions/issues:

1. When I imported, I saw that many of the players are not on their correct 1901 teams. For example, Roger Bresnahan - who should've been on Baltimore, was on New York. And, in checking his data in the batting.csv file, it has him on NY for his whole career (despite the fact that he played for six teams during his career). Is that intentional? And if so, why? Is this going to be an issue going forward, as historical rookies are imported?

2. If I want a semi-realistic replay, but do not mind having a few surprises here and there, how many years - if any - should I use for re-calc?

3. Given my goal of a semi-realistic reply, am I using the right option on nuetralization? If my intent is to keep most players - certainly the stars and name players on their correct teams as the years go by, should I use nuetralization or not?

4. I see that there are a lot of short-career-in-real-life- players who, in the Spritze 5 db have had their careers extended forwards and/or backwards. I assume this is to fortify the pool with enough players to fill out rosters. Assuming so, this sounds like a good thing. However, for a players whose career was extended backwards, it sounds like it could present problems. For example, let's say Joe Schmoe - who IRL played 5 games w Team A in 1904 and 140 games w Team B in 1907, then disappeared - is imported in 1901 to Team A, would there be a pretty good chance that he'd disappear or reverse-develop into a low minor-leaguer by the time he was supposed to be a starter w Team B in 1907? If my assumptions are correct, are there any workarounds to this?

5. I have chosen not to retire players according to history because I don't mind if players play longer. I have also chosen to auto adjust league modifiers after each season. Does this pose any conflicts with the other options I have chosen, the db I'm using, etc.?

Answers & opinions, plus other thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

10-18-2008, 04:12 PM	#223 (permalink)
thehef Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 404 Thanks: 87 Thanked 31x in 27 posts	I'm brand-new to v9, was a 6.51 gamer for awhile. For my first attempt at a v9 historical league, I'm using the Spritze v5 db, am starting w the year 1901, and have chosen the 'nuetralized stats' option. A few questions/issues: 1. When I imported, I saw that many of the players are not on their correct 1901 teams. For example, Roger Bresnahan - who should've been on Baltimore, was on New York. And, in checking his data in the batting.csv file, it has him on NY for his whole career (despite the fact that he played for six teams during his career). Is that intentional? And if so, why? Is this going to be an issue going forward, as historical rookies are imported? 2. If I want a semi-realistic replay, but do not mind having a few surprises here and there, how many years - if any - should I use for re-calc? 3. Given my goal of a semi-realistic reply, am I using the right option on nuetralization? If my intent is to keep most players - certainly the stars and name players on their correct teams as the years go by, should I use nuetralization or not? 4. I see that there are a lot of short-career-in-real-life- players who, in the Spritze 5 db have had their careers extended forwards and/or backwards. I assume this is to fortify the pool with enough players to fill out rosters. Assuming so, this sounds like a good thing. However, for a players whose career was extended backwards, it sounds like it could present problems. For example, let's say Joe Schmoe - who IRL played 5 games w Team A in 1904 and 140 games w Team B in 1907, then disappeared - is imported in 1901 to Team A, would there be a pretty good chance that he'd disappear or reverse-develop into a low minor-leaguer by the time he was supposed to be a starter w Team B in 1907? If my assumptions are correct, are there any workarounds to this? 5. I have chosen not to retire players according to history because I don't mind if players play longer. I have also chosen to auto adjust league modifiers after each season. Does this pose any conflicts with the other options I have chosen, the db I'm using, etc.? Answers & opinions, plus other thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated...