Possible for a 34 team schedule?

[mochuck]

either 17 teams and 3 divisions each league or 18 teams one league 16 for other? Interleague play would be nice.. Checking to see if its possible to expand my 32 team league at a later time.. tyvm .. Chuck

[gmo]

I basically have something ready for this:
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-34-teams.html

It is one subleague of 6/6/6 and another of 5/6/5. The subleagues can be flipped either way and the 5/6/5 can be 6/5/5 or 5/5/6. Just let me know the exact configuration if your league fits that.

The format is from 14-20 games (depending on division & subleague) against division opponents, 6 games against non-division league opponents and about 6 total interleague series.

[mochuck]

The configuration you mentioned is fine with me. I'll do NL with 18 teams and NL with 16... Thanks again.. Chuck

[gmo]

#
# 34 team schedule, 162 games
# Designed for the following configuration:
# 2 subleagues, each with 3 divisions,
# first subleague divisions with 6, 6, 6 teams
# second subleague divisions with 5, 6, 5 teams
# (other rearranged configurations possible)
#
# First subleague
# 6-team divisions
# 14-17 games against other 5 teams in division (7-10H/7-10A)
# 6 games against other 11 teams in league (3H/3A)
# 3 games against 5-6 teams in other league (3H or 3A)
#
# Second subleague
# 5-team divisions
# 19-20 games against other 4 teams in division (8-11H/8-11A)
# 6 games against other 11 teams in league (3H/3A)
# 3 games against 6 teams in other league (3H or 3A)
# 6-team division
# 16-17 games against other 5 teams in division (7-10H/7-10A)
# 6 games against other 10 teams in league (3H/3A)
# 3 games against 6 teams in other league (3H or 3A)
#
#
# No cases of more than 20 straight days without offday
#
# No homestands or roadtrips longer than 14 games
#
# All game times set at 7:05pm
#
# Season begins first Monday on or after April 1st
# Season thus ends late September/early October
#
# All-Star Game set for Tuesday of 15th week of season (early/mid-July)
#

[mrdrewblue]

Thank you so much gmo! I have been waiting for something like this forever!

[conception]

If I used this for a major league, would the game have trouble generating schedules for 34 team minor leagues that don't use this schedule?

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by conception

If I used this for a major league, would the game have trouble generating schedules for 34 team minor leagues that don't use this schedule?

It depends on the schedule options set for the minor leagues.

Personally, I'd recommed breaking up your minor leagues so that they aren't simply a structural copy of your major league. If you look at the real-world Double-A, for example, it contains 30 teams in three leagues (of 8, 10, and 12 teams) as compared to the majors' 30 teams in two leagues. If you were to break up your minor leagues into league sizes and alignments which match the real-world affiliated minor leagues, you would then be able to use the actual minor league schedules included with the game for your minors.

Your AAA level, for example, could be split into two leagues of 12 teams and one of 10 teams. You could then use the Eastern League or Florida State League schedule for the 12-team leagues and either the Southern League or California League schedule for the 10-team league. (Note: the 2008 schedules for the real-world affiliated minor leagues are included with OOTP.)

Or, you might split your AAA into two leagues of 10 teams and one league of 14 teams. Or you could split it into four leagues, with three leagues of 8 teams and one league of 10 teams. And so on.

If you'd like a complete list of the league sizes, alignments, and schedule lengths used by the real minors, just say the word and I'll post it up for you.