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Old 09-30-2012, 11:35 AM   #1
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Question Can you import individual players from Lahman and draft a league ?

Hi Gang,

I was just curious : does version 13 allow one to import individual players from the Lahman database and create a fictional draft league using these players ?

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Old 09-30-2012, 05:07 PM   #2
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Hi Gang,

I was just curious : does version 13 allow one to import individual players from the Lahman database and create a fictional draft league using these players ?

Thanks,
Gary
Yes. For specific players, All you need to do is create a txt file with the players you want to import.
the correct format is
bbref ID, year
I assume that the lahman ID could be used instead of the baseball reference ID as well, but not sure.
This post gives more info
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...task-list.html

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Old 09-30-2012, 06:03 PM   #3
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Yes. For specific players, All you need to do is create a txt file with the players you want to import.
the correct format is
player name, bbref ID, year
I assume that the lahman ID could be used instead of the baseball reference ID as well, but not sure.
This post gives more info
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...task-list.html
A text file ? Like a notepad txt file ? And where would you place the text file, in a certain OOTP directory ?

So, if I wanted to import say about 1300 of the best players in history to play in my fictional league, I would have to write a text line for EVERY player ? There is no simple 'click on name' and he is in the draft ?
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Old 10-01-2012, 01:16 AM   #4
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txt file can be placed anywhere you like, you will just have to navigate to it
for 1300 players you would create only a single txt file, just would have to be 1300 lines of txt.
The old way would of been import each player one at a time, with the txt file you just create the signle file with 1300 lines of players and it will import them all for you
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Old 10-01-2012, 01:36 AM   #5
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I've attached an example txt file that Markus gave us to give you an idea of how it works.
Creating the txt file isn't that hard if you make a copy of the master.csv and open up the copy in a spreadsheet, delete the columns you don't need (all but the names and bbref ids). Pick the players you want, delete the rest and Save it as a txt file. That's it.
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Old 10-01-2012, 06:58 PM   #6
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is it possible to import current minor leaguers into fictional leagues?
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Old 10-24-2012, 04:55 PM   #7
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I'm lost on this 'text file' that many folks on here have been talking about needing to use to create a league full of imported Lahman players.
Again, if I wanted to import, say about 2000 players, does that mean I have to type up a text file for EVERY single player ? Isn't there an easier way ? Other sims that use the Lahman import allow you to simply click on the players' name and season you want him from, and he is on your team with no 'text' file needed. Is this true for version 13 ?
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Old 10-24-2012, 05:14 PM   #8
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I'm lost on this 'text file' that many folks on here have been talking about needing to use to create a league full of imported Lahman players.
Again, if I wanted to import, say about 2000 players, does that mean I have to type up a text file for EVERY single player ? Isn't there an easier way ? Other sims that use the Lahman import allow you to simply click on the players' name and season you want him from, and he is on your team with no 'text' file needed. Is this true for version 13 ?
I started a thread on that subject on the OOTP13 new to the game Forum and it was answered even though I still don't understand it and haven't been able too do it.
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Old 10-25-2012, 03:55 AM   #9
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I started a thread on that subject on the OOTP13 new to the game Forum and it was answered even though I still don't understand it and haven't been able too do it.
Hear, hear. I'm still lost and frankly, I'm giving up.

I even went to the baseball ref site and did not see any ID # for any player listed there, so I'm basically done on trying this. It just seems to be too much work to do it this 'text file' way, especially considering what an advanced game OOTP13 is. I can't believe it doesn't have a simple Lahman import feature.
Like I said in a previous post, I have two other baseball sims (that I won't mention here out of respect for OOTP ), that use a simple 'click on the players name and year' to import players into their respective games. It is so freaking easy. Click and you have your player. And these are not major sims, not even close to OOTP. And yet, the import feature is amazing. You just download the Lahman database file, and that is all you need. No, ahem, 'texting'.
Maybe in version 14 there will be a better Lahman import feature ? Until then, I will just play my fictional leagues with fictional players.

(not that there is anything wrong with that............)
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Old 10-25-2012, 08:59 AM   #10
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I agree. It is too time consuming to just import a few players or any players.

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Old 10-25-2012, 10:42 AM   #11
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Hear, hear. I'm still lost and frankly, I'm giving up.

I even went to the baseball ref site and did not see any ID # for any player listed there, so I'm basically done on trying this. It just seems to be too much work to do it this 'text file' way, especially considering what an advanced game OOTP13 is. I can't believe it doesn't have a simple Lahman import feature.
Like I said in a previous post, I have two other baseball sims (that I won't mention here out of respect for OOTP ), that use a simple 'click on the players name and year' to import players into their respective games. It is so freaking easy. Click and you have your player. And these are not major sims, not even close to OOTP. And yet, the import feature is amazing. You just download the Lahman database file, and that is all you need. No, ahem, 'texting'.
Maybe in version 14 there will be a better Lahman import feature ? Until then, I will just play my fictional leagues with fictional players.

(not that there is anything wrong with that............)
Yeah-why can't you just import an entire team and make them free agents rather than importing and placing the entire team in a league(which I don't understand ,either).

I just finished the 1965 MLB season with 2 expansion teams. Tried to keep all rosters with real players rather than fictional players. I am doing the same for 1966 adding 2 more expansion teams.

I think its easier to start in the past and work your way to the present. Seems easier to keep track of players going back into time rather than importing former players into the future.

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Old 10-25-2012, 11:23 AM   #12
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If you go to Baseball-Reference website and list complete season stats and choose to list them or save them actually as a CSV file, do that, and open it with a database (Excel or whatever you use).. like a previous poster said, just delete all the columns except the ones you need and delete what players you don't want..

I haven't tried this yet myself, but I am about to..
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Old 10-25-2012, 12:20 PM   #13
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Yeah-why can't you just import an entire team and make them free agents rather than importing and placing the entire team in a league(which I don't understand ,either).
Because you're importing a team, not 25 individual players.

You can awlays import the team, then delete it, thereby causing the players on said team to go to the FA pool.
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Old 10-25-2012, 12:23 PM   #14
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Hear, hear. I'm still lost and frankly, I'm giving up.

I even went to the baseball ref site and did not see any ID # for any player listed there
When you go to baseball reference, click on a player, any player - in this instance I chose Hank Aaron

Hank Aaron Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

The last part of the url at the top of the players page shows the ID#. In this case. it's "aaronha01".

You can build a text file listing multiple id's, or you can import players individually in game using the id#.

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Old 10-25-2012, 01:43 PM   #15
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You know how it should work ? Exactly how you do your team set up function.......

When you set up your team colors, uniforms, and logos, etc., you just click on the directory where your logos are saved and click on the logo you want, and presto, there it is on your team. Your logo. Right ? Easy.

That is how the Lahman import should work, too. Download the Lahman database, and when you set up your draft league, just click on your Lahman file, choose your players (1 to 3000), and presto, there they are in your free agent list, ready to be drafted to your fictional teams. No hours of 'text filing', just point and click your guys.

That would solve everything. For me, anyways...........
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When you go to baseball reference, click on a player, any player - in this instance I chose Hank Aaron

Hank Aaron Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

The last part of the url at the top of the players page shows the ID#. In this case. it's "aaronha01".

You can build a text file listing multiple id's, or you can import players individually in game using the id#.
Every players bbref id is in the master.csv. Here's what I'd do if I had interest in historical..
1. Make a copy of the master.csv.
2. Open the copy in a spreadsheet. I use Apache Open Office..it's free and fully compatible with Excel.
3. To make it easier to find players..I'd delete all but the players name, dates and the bbrefID columns.
4. Then I'd sort the whloe thing by Name then Year.
5. Use Find to locate the players I want and once I have them, I'd copy them to a new sheet..(just the bbref ID and Year.
6. Save that sheet to a text file (comma delimited).
Your txt file should look like this.
bbref ID,Year you want to import.
aardsda01,2009
aaronha01,1959
abreubo01,2000
adamsba01,1920
adamsmi02,2011
adamste01,2003
affelje01,2009
aguilri01,1995
aguirha01,1962
ainsmed01,1911

To me it's just as easy to do this as it would be to click on each Individual name and a whole lot more customizable.
I imagine someday modders will create specialized txt files for various setups.
Such as...Hall of Fame League, Rookies League, Old timers, etc. Possibilities are endless.
You can still import historical players individually in the game as you always could. When the import from txt was introduced, that was broke , individual import was quickly fixed a few days later in a patch.

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Is that too big to post here? could ya email it to me?
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Every players bbref id is in the master.csv.
I'm aware of that, thank you. Was just pointing out to the individual how to do it using baseball reference.



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Here's what I'd do if I had interest in historical..
1. Make a copy of the master.csv.
2. Open the copy in a spreadsheet. I use Apache Open Office..it's free and fully compatible with Excel.
3. To make it easier to find players..I'd delete all but the players name, dates and the bbrefID columns.
4. Then I'd sort the whloe thing by Name then Year.
5. Use Find to locate the players I want and once I have them, I'd copy them to a new sheet..(just the bbref ID and Year.
6. Save that sheet to a text file (comma delimited).
Your txt file should look like this.
bbref ID,Year you want to import.
aardsda01,2009
aaronha01,1959
abreubo01,2000
adamsba01,1920
adamsmi02,2011
adamste01,2003
affelje01,2009
aguilri01,1995
aguirha01,1962
ainsmed01,1911

To me it's just as easy to do this as it would be to click on each Individual name and a whole lot more customizable.
I imagine someday modders will create specialized txt files for various setups.
Such as...Hall of Fame League, Rookies League, Old timers, etc. Possibilities are endless.
You can still import historical players individually in the game as you always could. When the import from txt was introduced, that was broke , individual import was quickly fixed a few days later in a patch.
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[/QUOTE]You can still import historical players individually in the game as you always could. When the import from txt was introduced, that was broke , individual import was quickly fixed a few days later in a patch.[/QUOTE]


Now, you say that importing individual historical players can still be done. How ? By the same 'text file' method ?

Also, I have downloaded the Lahman database, that I use for my other sims to import classic players......Does this database work with OOTP13 or do you have to use Baseball Ref ?

And if the Lahman database does work with OOTP13, what game section should I use to create my fictional league with classic players ? The Major League, Fictional, or Historical game set up option ?

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You can still import historical players individually in the game as you always could. When the import from txt was introduced, that was broke , individual import was quickly fixed a few days later in a patch.[/QUOTE]


Now, you say that importing individual historical players can still be done. How ? By the same 'text file' method ?

Also, I have downloaded the Lahman database, that I use for my other sims to import classic players......Does this database work with OOTP13 or do you have to use Baseball Ref ?

And if the Lahman database does work with OOTP13, what game section should I use to create my fictional league with classic players ? The Major League, Fictional, or Historical game set up option ?[/QUOTE]
You can still type in ruthba01 1927 for one player at a time. The lahman ID and the baseball ref ID/shtml are usually the same. .txt is for mass importing. Depends on what you are trying to do. If you want to start at 1961 I would choose historical. If you want to create your own custom league then of course fictional.

Boss did you play prior versions of OOTP?
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