Just PAR65's idea…

[Curtis]

This was originally posted by PAR65 in the General Discussions forum. By popular request, I am reposting it here.

"just an idea....
Why could there not be a toggle or a check box on the players card that says something like "Try to reach MILESTONE" and then a drop down with the stat and a text box that you enter the numeric value in it. This would make the game a little more realistic watching you great power hitter staying that extra year to hit 5 homers or your fading starter around to get the extra 2 wins to reach 300. Just an idea but one that would be awesome to see. My reason for this approach is because it would be very difficult to program logic into the program for all possible scenarios, but perhaps easier if it were in this format on an individual basis. The only logic the game would need to use is 1) is the box checked 2) is the milestone reached ( if so let the player retire, otherwise keep him around another year ) and perhaps 3) is the milestone attainable. The reason behind 3 is that it would be stupid to have a player try to reach the 500 HR mark when he has 300 and he is 39 years old coming off of a 3 home run season.