Ok will purchase the game and see you guys soon.
I dont really care if I win the series, I just don't wanna get swept.
Grrrrr
Charlotte was a beast all season, so I'm not terribly surprised.
SNOOZE! How boring. I truly hope Vancouver gets crushed, but whatevs.
Good luck Pred! Show that computer owner what humans can do!
I'm waiting for the offseason that Vancouver falls apart under FA and massive contractual obligations and forced to go into rebuilding mode, just like the Yankees. Wait....
I figure I have another 2 good years with my core group of players. My high level prospects seem be to stuck in AA-level or lower so you can never tell with them.
Good luck, Pred.
The sooner Pred's pitching falls apart the happier I'll be.
Congrats! Way to represent the NL!
Commish wins again. Shocking.
Juuuuust kidding. Congrats.
Hey Pred, after you are done basking in your championship glory and comes down from your hooker-and-blow binge, would you kindly give a basic schedule of the offseason? Like how often you'd like to sim (current 3-times-a-week seems to work well) and how many days we are simming each time, etc.
This was a really fun season, mainly because the Pierogies did well, but I'm happy to see my GM moves coming to fruition. Hopefully I've laid enough groundwork there's more of it to come in the pipeline.
Looking forward to the offseason and the new season with more new human GMs.
Am I too late to join?
Quick question; is our development budget set to be static? I didn't see any option to change it, but thought we could change it during the offseason.
Also not sure why I lost my team's manager. I offered a generous extension during the playoffs but when I checked the new file yesterday he had left the team and I don't recall seeing a rejection message from him. Blargh! Hopefully the one I offered a contract to signs with me in his stead. I don't want to end up in the preseason with no manager!
I got hosed a bit when my offer to a manager and a bench coach (I gave them what they wanted!) was countered by another team and I didn't have a chance to counter myself before they accepted the other offer since the sim ran for so long. Now I have to scramble to find some crap manager and BC for next season
Maybe next year we can sim for less time right at the end of the season? Maybe once a week leading up to the FA period? Not sure what the best answer is since you cannot do much during this period but getting hosed because you are not able to see a candidate ask for more and then take another offer kind of sucks.
Far, you can adjust player development budget after the new year. I think it is just before spring training starts? Can't remember but I was able change it last year. Keep checking the Player Development screen and when you can change it, it will let you.
Also not sure why I lost my team's manager. I offered a generous extension during the playoffs but when I checked the new file yesterday he had left the team and I don't recall seeing a rejection message from him. Blargh! Hopefully the one I offered a contract to signs with me in his stead. I don't want to end up in the preseason with no manager!
Nvm, looks like I was incorrect.
Maybe next year we can sim for less time right at the end of the season? Maybe once a week leading up to the FA period? Not sure what the best answer is since you cannot do much during this period but getting hosed because you are not able to see a candidate ask for more and then take another offer kind of sucks.
I wonder if this is the same thing that bit me, too.
It's just the way the sim works. Say you offered a manager a deal on Oct. 15 and then we sim to Nov. 15. The manager gets another offer during the sim and sends an email saying "hey, I got another offer, sweeten your deal" (say on Oct. 20), then a week goes by in sim-time and he doesn't hear anything from you. So, he accepts the other deal (after sending you an email saying "hey, I've accepted the other offer"). Then when you get to the next time you can play, it is Nov. 15 and all this is ancient history.
This is what happened in my case (dates made up because I am at work).
Check and you should have two emails from your manager candidate, one saying you need to make a better offer and another one saying that he took an offer from another team. If you don't, something else probably happened.
The only way to "fix" this is to sim for shorter periods. But there's not much else going on so I understand why the sim was for as long as it was; we all want to get to the "good parts" in the offseason. Just kind of sucks in mine (and presumably your) case. Like I say, maybe next year we could sim shorter right after the season. Or I could remember and ask, since I will probably be in the hunt for a manager and BC next year.
Well, the hitting coach said he liked my offer and preferred it. Then he said, I took another offer. No counter. I knew I should've raised it before we simmed.
Still, I stole Miami's manager and got an outstanding bench coach (as long as his ratings are for real since he's never coached in the ML).
It's just the way the sim works. Say you offered a manager a deal on Oct. 15 and then we sim to Nov. 15. The manager gets another offer during the sim and sends an email saying "hey, I got another offer, sweeten your deal" (say on Oct. 20), then a week goes by in sim-time and he doesn't hear anything from you. So, he accepts the other deal (after sending you an email saying "hey, I've accepted the other offer"). Then when you get to the next time you can play, it is Nov. 15 and all this is ancient history.
This is what happened in my case (dates made up because I am at work).
Yup, that's what happened to me.
It also happened AGAIN to the replacement I tried to contract.
I'm... not happy.
I'm... not happy.
Seems a consensus for the most part. Perhaps more sims next offseason, but do we know exactly when they make their decisions?
Damn that Gomez. If it weren't for his incredible year Van Wright would've won the hitting award.
I actually did the sim day-by-day this time around, and lost a new manager in less than 48 hours after he got another offer.
Um, yeah, that's a little ridiculous.
Don't take it personal Pred, I assumed this hadn't been a problem the league encountered previously, so my unhappiness isn't directed at you or anyone else within the league. Just at the best (crappy) manager I might be able to sign for my team now.
Here's hoping that the team manager doesn't actually make as big an impact on the team's performance as I fear...
Also, woot, I got an award! I was overall very happy with how things worked out for my inaugural year on my team, though a lot of it was frankly dumb luck.
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