Turn into coach...

Mister Bogart · 06-05-2008, 01:37 PM

Added "turn into coach" feature for retired players

I love this feature and I didn't even know it was going to be in there. That is so cool! Whohoo!

- Bogey

Vopat · 06-05-2008, 01:41 PM

That is an cool new feature. I have also been looking for this.

Bobbuttons · 06-05-2008, 01:41 PM

Frankly, I'd have preferred a "turn into bear" option.

Vezna31 · 06-05-2008, 02:04 PM

I really like this option. Now you promote that HoF player you've had on your team for 20 seasons into a coach.

NCBeachBum · 06-05-2008, 02:05 PM

Rawwwr!

Giants44 · 06-05-2008, 02:15 PM

yes nice addition.

To me it is the collection of 100 little things like this that really sets OOTP apart.

Renner · 06-05-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NCBeachBum

Rawwwr!

I'm sorry, but, in the words of the great Mgom27, it's "Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!"

jabrown6940 · 06-05-2008, 07:45 PM

This is a nice little addition that in future releases may even lead to the ability to assign player/managers.

blackrussian · 06-05-2008, 09:27 PM

Finally! its not a critical feature in terms of game play, but one of those little things that makes such a nice addition to historical games

thank you!

bucketsndimes · 06-05-2008, 09:36 PM

Does anyone know if there's a better way to track coaches histories in OOTP9? In OOTP8 it seems very difficult to track coaching history, unless I not looking hard enough.

Mister Bogart · 06-05-2008, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bucketsndimes

Does anyone know if there's a better way to track coaches histories in OOTP9? In OOTP8 it seems very difficult to track coaching history, unless I not looking hard enough.

I have only been able to track them when they served as managers. I wish there was more to the coaching history as well. It would be cool to see their career progression...

For that matter...do they progress? Or are their stats fixed....I have never figured that out.

- Bogey

OldFatGuy · 06-05-2008, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister Bogart

I have only been able to track them when they served as managers. I wish there was more to the coaching history as well. It would be cool to see their career progression...

For that matter...do they progress? Or are their stats fixed....I have never figured that out.

- Bogey

If you're talking about their ratings, yes they progress, both managers/coaches and scouts (and doctors). And AFAIK, there's no in-game method to track them. I've set up a spreadsheet for my league that I use to track all personnel, their salaries, and their positions. It's a lot of work, but its one of those little 'immersion' things that I like to do.

I think it would be sweet if it tracked personnel history, the year's they were on a team (as well as when they were unemployed), their salaries, the number of teams they helped lead to the WS, WS rings, etc. And you could pull it up like a baseball card, it lists the person's career year-by-year, the position he held, the team, etc.

chimanbj · 06-06-2008, 12:03 AM

Wow! I'm VERY impressed! This was one of the things that I've wanted to be able to control. I love being able to have a Greg Maddux in your league, become a HOF pitcher, and then have him (possibly) drive the pitching staff of your team!!!

blackrussian · 06-06-2008, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister Bogart

I have only been able to track them when they served as managers. I wish there was more to the coaching history as well. It would be cool to see their career progression...

For that matter...do they progress? Or are their stats fixed....I have never figured that out.

- Bogey

not to toot my own horn but this is something i asked for in this thread along with a few other i think useful suggestions:
improving personnel for OOTP9

The Wolf · 06-06-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

Frankly, I'd have preferred a "turn into bear" option.

My grandfather does that. It works out great for him.

clamel · 06-07-2008, 09:08 AM

Turning into Coaches after retirement as players ???

This should be that as many of the managers of today in baseball are former players, they should be assign to their teams in a specific year.

Playing in historical fashion and lets say starting in a specific year all the teams would then have whatever manager (former player) they actually historically had as manager. Not as in OOTP8 a fictional manager.

Perhaps in OOTP9 it will need some editor work in first looking up all the retired players that turned into managers. Making them managers/coaches and then get rid off all the fakes ones and fill in the correct managers of your starting year... Wishfull thinking of course !!!!!!

Bobbuttons · 06-07-2008, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bucketsndimes

Does anyone know if there's a better way to track coaches histories in OOTP9? In OOTP8 it seems very difficult to track coaching history, unless I not looking hard enough.

I think it would be easier for them to add a tracking bears feature than tracking coaches histories.

One thing that's bugged me about in game coaches and managers. If you run a team and have a manager hired on, you still pile up manager wins and appear on the manager list. That's dumb. If you want to manage your team, you should be able to name yourself as manager and then you compile manager stats. If you are just the GM and let your manager call the shots, why should you both compile manager stats?

StyxNCa · 06-07-2008, 12:29 PM

I would have preferred "clone player and make clone a rookie".

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Giants44 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,599	yes nice addition. To me it is the collection of 100 little things like this that really sets OOTP apart. __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

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blackrussian All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 829	Finally! its not a critical feature in terms of game play, but one of those little things that makes such a nice addition to historical games thank you! __________________ v'

06-05-2008, 01:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vopat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 25	That is an cool new feature. I have also been looking for this.

06-05-2008, 07:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
jabrown6940 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 66	This is a nice little addition that in future releases may even lead to the ability to assign player/managers.

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bucketsndimes Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 286	Does anyone know if there's a better way to track coaches histories in OOTP9? In OOTP8 it seems very difficult to track coaching history, unless I not looking hard enough. __________________ I'm not a businessman I'm a business, man.

06-06-2008, 12:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
chimanbj All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 705	Wow! I'm VERY impressed! This was one of the things that I've wanted to be able to control. I love being able to have a Greg Maddux in your league, become a HOF pitcher, and then have him (possibly) drive the pitching staff of your team!!! __________________ People ask if I'm a Cubs or White Sox fan...I tell them, proudly, I'm a Phillies Phan!

06-07-2008, 09:08 AM	#16 (permalink)
clamel Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 370	Turning into Coaches after retirement as players ??? This should be that as many of the managers of today in baseball are former players, they should be assign to their teams in a specific year. Playing in historical fashion and lets say starting in a specific year all the teams would then have whatever manager (former player) they actually historically had as manager. Not as in OOTP8 a fictional manager. Perhaps in OOTP9 it will need some editor work in first looking up all the retired players that turned into managers. Making them managers/coaches and then get rid off all the fakes ones and fill in the correct managers of your starting year... Wishfull thinking of course !!!!!!

06-07-2008, 12:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
StyxNCa All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Victoria, Texas Posts: 1,144	I would have preferred "clone player and make clone a rookie".

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