OOTP Imitates Real Life

Jah Paul · 08-08-2007, 02:49 PM

I'm replaying the history of baseball (OOTP-style) and am in the middle of the 1904 season. Doc White of the White Sox just threw his 4th straight shutout and is now up to 40 consecutive scoreless innings.

I checked Doc White's bio and in real life he held the record for consecutive scoreless innings (45) until it was broken in 1968 by Don Drysdale. In fact, 89-year-old Doc was in attendance the night "Big D" broke his mark!

I know the game has no idea who Doc White is, but it's still pretty cool that he's put together a similar streak. Long live OOTP!!!

RchW · 08-08-2007, 03:15 PM

Nice stuff. Check out this thread.

cool coincidence

Having Tom Phoebus throw 2 shutouts IRL and in the game is up there with lottery odds.

Jah Paul · 08-08-2007, 04:25 PM

That's pretty wild! I wonder if others have come across similar historical coincidences. Frankly, I would have missed the whole Doc White thing if I didn't auto-sim a day at a time.

fredmanrique · 08-08-2007, 09:52 PM

Jah,
Do you mind me asking what sort of set-up you're using? I want to a similar recreation, but am having a hard time finding a good template. Do you control all the teams? What are your trade settings? Are you using re-calc? etc, etc.
Any input would be appreciated.

Jah Paul · 08-09-2007, 12:44 AM

Fred,

I'll give you some of my basic setup info...if you need more detail, just let me know. Keep in mind, my goal is to have a setup that approximates reality for that era, but I'm not too much of a stickler for everything being dead on (otherwise, I'd never get a season completed!) After messing around with game settings for years, it's fun to just PLAY for a change and not worry about every little detail.

I'm using all the Historical Progressing options (Automatically Expand League, Automatically Adjust League Strategy, Automatically Adjust League Totals) with 3-year recalc. I import historical rookies to their real teams. For the specific Strategy options, I go with the yearly defaults, but I adjusted the steals down from "Very Often" to "Often" (way too many steals in 1901, much better since!) Injury Frequency is "Very Low" and Position Player Fatigue is "Low" - I use these settings since I don't use fictional players and most of the early 20th century teams don't have a lot of players in their organization - seems to work good for now. Scouting, Coaching and Morale options are all turned off (just personal preference).

I use Commissioner Mode and manage teams only in the World Series, if at all (I auto-sim the regular season and "watch" the post-season games). As for trades, I keep them off and try to handle real-life transactions myself (using retrosheet.org). I know that goes against the premise of letting the OOTP world evolve on its own, but, for me, the history of baseball is a learning experience, so I like to follow players on the teams they were really on. I'm 42, so OOTP is like a baseball history lesson for me for any season before 1970!

I let the AI handle all lineups, rotations and non-trade roster transactions (promotions/demotions), plus releasing players - so there is some variance and "alternate reality" going on, which makes it interesting. If a player retired or passed away in real life, I let his career go on in OOTP. On the flip side, I've had a couple of career-ending injuries - so it all balances out.

I'm into my 4th season and am really enjoying it!

Fun, fun game!!

fredmanrique · 08-09-2007, 03:02 PM

That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

08-08-2007, 02:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jah Paul Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	OOTP Imitates Real Life I'm replaying the history of baseball (OOTP-style) and am in the middle of the 1904 season. Doc White of the White Sox just threw his 4th straight shutout and is now up to 40 consecutive scoreless innings. I checked Doc White's bio and in real life he held the record for consecutive scoreless innings (45) until it was broken in 1968 by Don Drysdale. In fact, 89-year-old Doc was in attendance the night "Big D" broke his mark! I know the game has no idea who Doc White is, but it's still pretty cool that he's put together a similar streak. Long live OOTP!!!

08-08-2007, 09:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
fredmanrique Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 60 Thanks: 8 Thanked 6x in 3 posts	Settings Jah, Do you mind me asking what sort of set-up you're using? I want to a similar recreation, but am having a hard time finding a good template. Do you control all the teams? What are your trade settings? Are you using re-calc? etc, etc. Any input would be appreciated.

08-09-2007, 03:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
fredmanrique Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 60 Thanks: 8 Thanked 6x in 3 posts	Thanks That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

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08-08-2007, 04:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jah Paul Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	That's pretty wild! I wonder if others have come across similar historical coincidences. Frankly, I would have missed the whole Doc White thing if I didn't auto-sim a day at a time.

08-09-2007, 12:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jah Paul Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Fred, I'll give you some of my basic setup info...if you need more detail, just let me know. Keep in mind, my goal is to have a setup that approximates reality for that era, but I'm not too much of a stickler for everything being dead on (otherwise, I'd never get a season completed!) After messing around with game settings for years, it's fun to just PLAY for a change and not worry about every little detail. I'm using all the Historical Progressing options (Automatically Expand League, Automatically Adjust League Strategy, Automatically Adjust League Totals) with 3-year recalc. I import historical rookies to their real teams. For the specific Strategy options, I go with the yearly defaults, but I adjusted the steals down from "Very Often" to "Often" (way too many steals in 1901, much better since!) Injury Frequency is "Very Low" and Position Player Fatigue is "Low" - I use these settings since I don't use fictional players and most of the early 20th century teams don't have a lot of players in their organization - seems to work good for now. Scouting, Coaching and Morale options are all turned off (just personal preference). I use Commissioner Mode and manage teams only in the World Series, if at all (I auto-sim the regular season and "watch" the post-season games). As for trades, I keep them off and try to handle real-life transactions myself (using retrosheet.org). I know that goes against the premise of letting the OOTP world evolve on its own, but, for me, the history of baseball is a learning experience, so I like to follow players on the teams they were really on. I'm 42, so OOTP is like a baseball history lesson for me for any season before 1970! I let the AI handle all lineups, rotations and non-trade roster transactions (promotions/demotions), plus releasing players - so there is some variance and "alternate reality" going on, which makes it interesting. If a player retired or passed away in real life, I let his career go on in OOTP. On the flip side, I've had a couple of career-ending injuries - so it all balances out. I'm into my 4th season and am really enjoying it! Fun, fun game!!