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« on: October 16, 2016, 11:13:17 AM »
Okay, I'm going to run the tests now as discussed in the 2105 Season Thread.
Step one - back up the league. Complete.
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« on: August 22, 2016, 10:15:11 AM »
- Name and nationality change may be requested for your first pick in each draft only. This request must be made before opening day of the following season. (Will allow retroactive for the 2105 draft)
- Nickname changes may only be requested during the player's first professional season, i.e., prior to the following year's draft being imported.
I will try to enact any requested changes as soon as possible but these will be lowest priority as they are not critical to gameplay. And changes with some logic and background to them will obviously be higher priority than wanting to nickname your Rookie League catcher "Buttface." In fact, keep them somewhat reasonable and realistic or they might not happen. I won't be too much of a stickler for it, but I'm sure at some point somebody will cross the line. Now that I think about it, though, given some of the facegen hiccups I've seen in the past it's entirely possible that Buttface is a reasonable nickname for someone someday.
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« on: August 19, 2016, 06:40:52 AM »
This is the thread for all discussion for the 2105 season, our league's sixth. This first post will be updated throughout the season and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time.
Next sim is TBD pending offseason owner recruiting and the offensive stats discussion and pending vote.
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« on: August 18, 2016, 12:11:16 PM »
2104 Final Standings:  2105 OOTP Predicted Standings:  After five seasons of the World Baseball Association the Latin American Division has won only a single Americas League pennant, that being Bogotá's triump in 2101. Either the defending WBA champion Los Angeles Stars or upstart Washington Senators will likely stand in any Latin American team's way this year, so let's look at each squad.  The São Paulo Toucans are the favorites in the Latin American Division and most prognosticators have it not even as close as the OOTP engine predicts. The Toucans are led by the most fearsome offense in the league that boasts perhaps 4 of the top 10 hitters in the entire Americas League. And the news gets even worse for the rest of the division as only newly signed second baseman Ralph Martin is more than 27 years old. The returning youngsters are all superstars in their own right: 21-year-old shortstop phenom Carlos Vargas (who was just signed to a long-term extension), 26-year-old first baseman António González, and 27-year-old centerfielder Pio Seixas. All three of the younger stars are locked up through at least 2106, and with aging star Aquilino Correa's contract expiring after this year, the Toucans look set up for a long stay at the top of the team offense leaderboard. With all that talent and money tied up in their offense it shouldn't be too surprising that their pitching staff is below average in the Americas League, but it is still plenty talented to support their powerful offense. Roberto Morales is a solid rotation anchor while talented Luis Hernández is recently back from an elbow injury. After bouncing back and forth between the minors and the big league club, Roberto Flores seems to have finally taken control of the closer's role.  Turnover was the theme of the 2104-05 offseason for the Santo Domingo Palmchats as their starting lineup figures to see three new faces while their starting rotation will likely have two newcomers. Much like São Paulo above, the Palmchats are stronger on offense than on the mound. John Pottle will continue to hold down the leadoff spot and second base in Santo Domingo while the front office hopes that recent free agent signing Ataka Vasava will add some pop to the middle of the lineup. Young first baseman Moritz Segaar was acquired in a trade with Karachi and has performed very well in spring training so far. He has likely won the starting position in his battle with offseason signing Dimitrios Tsaregorodtsev. One other position to watch is catcher, as age has caught up with Abdel Jolly this offseason and Dai-lin Lee's spring injury happened just after last year's backup Lubos Hiber was claimed off waivers by São Paulo. Santo Domingo may be forced to turn to prospect Bambang Ananas sooner than they'd hoped. Pitching and defense were a weak point for the Palmchats last season and unfortunately that looks like it will continue to be the case as the OOTP projections have them 9th out of 10 teams in the Americas League in runs allowed. The rotation is a hodgepodge of #3 caliber starters while the bullpen does bring some talent. By far the star of the staff is closer and hometown hero Juan Barajas. Offseason signing Seung-kab Park appears poised to move into the setup role while Palmchat fans are buzzing about the possible debut of young Jesús Mercado. All in all Santo Domingo is positioned for a wild card push but their lack of a frontline starter makes a playoff run unlikely.  The Rio de Janeiro Jaguars are predicted by OOTP to be in the thick of the wild card race with a well-balanced squad. Both their runs scored and runs allowed predictions are 5th in the league, with the defense tied for that position. On offense they will count once again on first baseman Zé Vargas to provide the power and while his numbers have been declining since his ABL-record 48 home run season in 2101, Vargas still packs a punch. Dave Chaulk is the predicted right field starter in Rio and should help Vargas in the middle of the lineup while observers are still waiting on Cahyono Ananas to force his way into a starter's role. The left side of the infield and top of the lineup figure to be held down by plus-plus fielding third baseman Ernesto Colón and young shortstop Piero Folena. On the mound the Jaguars will feature a fairly average rotation but a bullpen that nobody in the ABL will want to face in a close game. Bob Turner and Carlos Núñez will likely hold the first two spots in the rotation which like Santo Domingo's is a patchwork of mid-tier talent. But the bullpen is where Rio invested heavily and figures to see a tremendous payoff. The Jaguars splashed cash on superstar Justin White and the talented Mark Villa. Villa has had elbow concerns in the past but if he stays healthy it's unlikely anyone in the ABL can match the late-inning relief arms in Rio. A lead after 7 innings may feel like game over to Jaguar opponents. Look for that bullpen to keep them in the wild card race all season long.  While there was significant turnover elsewhere, the Buenos Aires Dolphins stayed mostly stable coming off their 2104 Latin American Division championship. The one big free agent signing was on offense as they inked veteran third baseman Vassily Yaitsky after he had previously declined his contract option, so even their big signing was not a newcomer. Overall the Dolphins roster is based on pitching and defense, which should tie in well with the new Dolphins Stadium that forecasts to be a pitchers park. Perhaps the best stick in the Buenos Aires lineup belongs to first baseman Lopo Sobaran, who figures to bounce back from a slightly disappointing 2104 campaign offensively. Together with Yaitsky these two figure to provide most of the run production for the Dolphins. The strength of the team is on the mound. While no free agents were brought in that shouldn't be a surprise with all the returning arms, including superstar Clifford Mitchell. Mitchell signed an extension this offseason that will keep him in Buenos Aires through the 2110 season with a player option for 2111. Also returning is the defending ABL Pitcher of the Year Daniel García. Most observers don't expect quite as strong a season from him this year as he yielded only a 0.282 BABIP last year, but even without such good fortune he is still good for a solid 4+ WAR per season. But the great Dolphin arms don't stop there with Zeusef Longle also returning. In fact, while some of their division mates struggle to patch together rotations with mediocre talent, the Dolphins have three starters who would be the ace of those rotations. Jim McCann looks slated to move into the closer's role for the first time in Buenos Aires, but he does have experience closing games having done so for Santo Domingo two years ago during Juan Barajas' short-lived sojourn to Paris. Look for the Dolphins to be in the thick of the playoff chase this year.  Under new ownership yet again, the Bogotá Condors appear ready to start the rebuilding process as rumors persist that some of their veteran stars are on the trading block. Offensively the Condors are led by outfielders Hal McBurnie and Sergio Guillén. Bogotá lost veteran star Tommy Gommers to free agency and were inactive in the offseason market, leading to the conclusion that the rebuilding process has begun. As for the pitching staff, they also lost Mark Villa but return staff stars Gareth Pollock and Andy Stone. Both Pollock and Stone have been mentioned in trade rumors, though, so they may not finish the year in Bogotá. Ed Tozer and the recently reacquired Zuleide Rainha appear set to lead the bullpen. Although in rebuilding mode the Condors don't appear bad enough to expect a Top 3 draft position, but if the 2106 draft is as stocked as the 2105 that may not matter. They look to be clearing payroll space and if Pollock and Stone find new homes that predicted record seems unlikely.
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« on: August 16, 2016, 04:51:38 PM »
I added a link to a pennants page under the WBA History menu.
I also added a feature that I think is pretty cool, but then again I put it together so I'm biased. Click on anyone's forum name and their profile page will now show any pennants they've won at the bottom. This even applies to former owners that are no longer in the league.
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« on: August 16, 2016, 12:17:30 PM »
Lagos is moving to Rome and constructing a new stadium: 
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« on: August 15, 2016, 07:21:44 PM »
Buenos Aires is moving to the newly constructed Dolphins Stadium: 
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« on: August 15, 2016, 07:17:34 PM »
Anyone in a league that's used this? I've never used it even in offline solo games, but it sounds pretty cool. Anyone have some experience? If the numbers are accurate I could sim a week in less than 35 minutes at 300x sim speed.
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« on: August 08, 2016, 05:13:02 PM »
Okay, I was in another league that folded which was a fast sim league. A month was simmed every day and the schedule was set up so that a season took two weeks. It was a pretty enjoyable experience until the commish got fed up with the hassles of running an OOTP online league because of all the glitches that happen from time to time. With that in mind, what are everyone's thoughts on changing our schedule to two weeks per regular season sim? The major downside to this is if anyone uses 7-day lineups during the regular season. Here's the change I would propose if we do this, assuming obviously enough people are interested in it (claphamsa, I know you're a yes vote): - Regular season sims maintain the Su-Mo-We-Fr schedule but are two weeks of game time.
- Postseason sims remain one week per sim but are daily sims. This allows people more lineup control in the postseason.
- Offseason sims remain one week per sim and daily. This allows some back and forth as owners battle for free agents.
Based on the sim schedule I think this would cut about real life 3-4 weeks per season. Thoughts?
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« on: August 07, 2016, 11:49:04 AM »
The new patch allows me to turn off this contract option. Discuss below.
I would vote to leave them on. I don't see how including them could allow someone to gain an unfair advantage and we already have some contracts with them in the league. However if we seem to have enough votes to turn them off to warrant a vote then we will take one.
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« on: August 05, 2016, 10:14:27 AM »
I'm not going to follow all of the transactions in the IBL like I do for my league, but I'd thought I'd start a thread and throw out the model's take on next year's IBL. Basically the model says this is the year that Tokyo's long game strategy pays off in spades. Unfortunately for Tokyoites, the Samurai are planning to relocate when the calendar turns. Some disclaimers on the model: - It is based on the regression analysis and subsequent coefficients I did for the ABL. So the numbers are automatically wrong for the IBL. Close I would assume, but wrong.
- As always there are a lot of assumptions I make, including lineups, etc., that won't match what the guy running the team actually does.
I will try to update this from time to time but probably won't be as frequent as the ABL. Feel free to discuss offseason moves here. | AFRO-EUROPEAN DIVISION | | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | | Paris Fleur-de-Lis | 95 | 61 | 0.609 | - | | Scottish Claymores | 81 | 75 | 0.519 | 14 | | Black Forest Foxes | 72 | 84 | 0.462 | 23 | | London Monarchs | 66 | 90 | 0.423 | 29 | | Lagos Eagles | 51 | 105 | 0.327 | 44 |
| ASIAN DIVISION | | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | | Tokyo Samurai | 111 | 45 | 0.712 | - | | Mumbai Cobras | 89 | 67 | 0.571 | 22 | | Singapore Merlions | 75 | 81 | 0.481 | 36 | | Seoul Crushers | 70 | 86 | 0.449 | 41 | | Karachi Falcons | 70 | 86 | 0.449 | 41 |
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« on: August 04, 2016, 12:32:11 PM »
Getting this started a bit late because life gets in the way, but wanted to track things for my league throughout the offseason. So let's get started with a quick 2104 recap and major roster moves up to today. Final 2104 Standings: | NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION | | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Pyt.Rec | | Milwaukee Brewers | 89 | 67 | .571 | - | 87-69 | | Los Angeles Stars | 87 | 69 | .558 | 2 | 85-71 | | Mexico City Aztecs | 83 | 73 | .532 | 6 | 81-75 | | Tampa Bay Tocobagas | 59 | 97 | .378 | 30 | 62-94 | | New York City Empires | 57 | 99 | .365 | 32 | 57-99 |
| LATIN AMERICAN DIVISION | | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Pyt.Rec | | Buenos Aires Dolphins | 89 | 67 | .571 | - | 93-63 | | Sao Paulo Toucans | 84 | 72 | .538 | 5 | 85-71 | | Santo Domingo Palmchats | 83 | 73 | .532 | 6 | 80-76 | | Bogota Condors | 76 | 80 | .487 | 13 | 75-81 | | Rio de Janeiro Jaguars | 73 | 83 | .468 | 16 | 78-78 |
Major Roster Changes through 12/15/2104:
(Defined as 3-star or better overall rated players contract status changes. Only 3-star or higher player changes are shown below, trades are included if any player is 3-star or higher. Automatic contract renewals are not listed.)
Option Year Decisions:
Bogotá - Mark Villa declines his option
Bogotá - William Elmore executes his $4,800,000 option for 2105
Bogotá - Tommy Gommers declines his option
Buenos Aires - Vassily Yaitsky declines his option
Milwaukee - Irving Butler meets vesting criteria, will receive $4,720,000 for 2105 season
Rio de Janeiro - Bought out option year of Arvi Tuomainen for $422,500
Santo Domingo - Sasha Matyushenko declines his option
São Paulo - Aquilino Correa meets vesting criteria, will receive $10,000,000 for 2105 season
Tampa Bay - Ralph Martin declines his option
Free Agency Filings:
Bogotá - Tommy Gommers, Seung-kab Park, Mark Villa
Buenos Aires - Rick Etheridge, Max Smith, Vassily Yaitsky
Los Angeles - Prospero Calaa
Mexico City - Idris Murtadi
New York - Juan Hernádez
Rio de Janeiro - Arvi Tuomainen, Luis Vázquez
Santo Domingo - Sasha Matyushenko
Tampa Bay - José Estrada, Ralph Martin, Justin White
Trades:
New York City Empires: Traded $1 to the Black Forest Foxes (IBL), getting Ridha Ragheb and Yok-sing Li in return.
Free Agent Signings:
Rio de Janeiro - Signed Justin White to a $25,000,000 5-year contract.
Santo Domingo - Signed Seung-kab Park to a $750,000 1-year contract.
Santo Domingo - Signed Luis Vázquez to a $15,300,000 5-year contract.
Santo Domingo - Signed Ataka Vasava to a $12,960,000 4-year contract.
São Paulo - Signed Ralph Martin to a $66,000,000 5-year contract.
Extensions:
Buenos Aires - Signed Clifford Mitchell to a $43,500,000 5-year extension.
São Paulo - Signed Carlos Vargas to a $40,000,000 5-year extension.
Current Predicted 2105 Standings:
(Based on my proprietary trade secret formula. Keep in mind that there have been 5 different ABL champions in our 5 seasons and I've won none of them, so you get what you pay for with these previews.)
| NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION | | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | | Milwaukee Brewers | 91 | 65 | 0.591 | - | | Los Angeles Stars | 79 | 77 | 0.513 | 12 | | Mexico City Aztecs | 70 | 86 | 0.455 | 21 | | New York City Empires | 56 | 100 | 0.364 | 35 | | Tampa Bay Tocobagas | 55 | 101 | 0.357 | 36 |
| LATIN AMERICAN DIVISION | | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | | Sao Paulo Toucans | 102 | 54 | 0.662 | - | | Santo Domingo Palmchats | 88 | 68 | 0.571 | 14 | | Rio de Janeiro Jaguars | 86 | 70 | 0.558 | 16 | | Bogota Condors | 81 | 75 | 0.526 | 21 | | Buenos Aires Dolphins | 72 | 84 | 0.468 | 30 |
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« on: July 31, 2016, 11:12:53 AM »
After a disappointing conclusion to the 2104 season that saw the Palmchat blow the division lead late in the year, they head into the offseason with a lot of question marks. Some prognosticators are already calling it a rebuild but sources inside the front office indicate they will be trying to cobble together a playoff contender in the 2105 season. Positional breakdowns at the major league as well as minor league levels to follow.
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« on: July 29, 2016, 07:27:47 AM »
Santo Domingo sends
Abhramu Manyam
FOR
Moritz Segaar
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« on: July 28, 2016, 08:45:03 AM »
It's not so much a block as a trade availability philosophy. I am deep in pitching prospects ranging from decent guys with an outside shot of development to solid prospects but need a big major league ready stick or two. I am losing two solid bats to free agency (Matyushenko and Suzuki are asking for too much) so I need to replace them. Some of the available arms in my system are listed below, obviously I'm not moving all of them:  Damon von Vormann - Current 1-star, Potential 5-star Former first round pick, I'm taking it slower with him than I did López. Will obviously cost a pretty penny if I'm willing to part with him at all.  Dhrtatman Nageshwar - Current 1.5-star, Potential 4-star OOTP says possibly ready for major league level. He doesn't have a hole in his game with a solid 7 rating across the board in stuff, movement, and control potential. 24 years old and had a pretty good season at AAA this year.  Sandy Romero - Current 0.5-star, Potential 4-star Young (20 years old) but will already keep the ball in the park. Stuff and control have a ways to go developmentally but the stuff should work out because he has 4 solid individual pitch potentials.  Román López - Current 2-star, Potential 3.5-star López is a former #1 overall draft pick whose control never developed. His stuff still has room to grow. Picked as a future ace he may still be a solid mid-rotation guy and is still very young and cheap. He will be on the minimum $200K salary through 2107.  William Tucker - Current 2.5-star, Potential 2-star Risk/reward type of player. His star ratings seem like they don't match up with his individual ratings. He dominated at AAA but struggled at the major league level this year, then again he's only 22 years old. Is he a future frontline starter or a AAAA player? Is on a $200K salary through the 2109 season.  Casimiro De Almeida - Current 1.5-star, Potential 3-star Solid middle of the rotation potential. Stuck in the minors in my organization.  Abhramu Manyam - Current 1.5-star, Potential 1.5-star Back end of the rotation guy but taking a flyer might work out if his changeup develops.  Alberto Guzmán - Current 1-star, Potential 2.5-star 21 years old, middle to back end potential, 7/7/5 potentials. There are actually more in my system like Pat Hardy who I have as a starter but may be a frontline bullpen option down the road. Take a look around.
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« on: July 27, 2016, 07:14:42 AM »
This is the thread for all discussion of offseason activities during the 2104-2105 offseason. This first post will be updated throughout the offseason and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time. Next sim through Monday 4/6/2105 is Friday 8/19, exports due by 9:00 pm.  Upcoming Sim Schedule: Sim Date - Activities to complete before sim - Game dates simmed (In-game events) Friday 8/19 - Organize all rosters in organization, set lineups and staffs for opening day - Sim to Monday 4/6/2104 (First Regular Season Sim) After the Friday 8/19 sim we move back to our Su-Mo-We-Fr regular season sim schedule.
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« on: July 12, 2016, 09:46:21 PM »
Bogota Condors - Carlos Bernard - Extension Excessive Annual Increase
Contract was adjusted to be for the same overall value but with 10% annual increases to meet the constitution. Owner has the option to decline the adjustment and cancel the extension.
Sao Paulo Toucans - Roberto Morales - Extension Excessive Annual Increase
Contract was adjusted to be for the same overall value but with 10% annual increases to meet the constitution. Owner has the option to decline the adjustment and cancel the extension.
Sao Paulo Toucans - Antonio Gonzalez - Extension Excessive Annual Increase
Contract was adjusted to be for the same overall value but with 10% annual increases to meet the constitution. Owner has the option to decline the adjustment and cancel the extension.
Tokyo Samurai - Sung-hyo Um - Insufficient Team Option Buyout
Contract was adjusted to include the required 25% buyout.
New league file was uploaded at 10:46 pm with the adjusted contracts
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« on: May 23, 2016, 07:31:18 PM »
This is the thread for all discussion for the 2104 season, our league's fifth. This first post will be updated throughout the season and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time.
7/24 sim is complete. Next sim (through the end of the WBA Championship Series) is Monday 7/25, exports due by 9:00 pm Central. Playoff sims are one week or through all series in progress, whichever comes first.
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« on: May 19, 2016, 11:08:45 AM »
Remember that you can play a guy at any position in your lineup but he must have a rating to be listed at a position. This prevents extension negotiation shenanigans.
Juan Jose Martinez - Buenos Aires Dolphins
Listed as SS with no rating. Changed to 3B.
Allvaro Rabisca - Los Angeles Stars
Listed as SS with no rating. Changed to 3B.
Cisco Avalos - Milwaukee Brewers
Listed as SS with no rating. Changed to 3B.
Zong-yuan Ya - Tokyo Samurai
Listed as 2B with no rating. Changed to LF.
Narotham Saumya - Tokyo Samurai
Listed as SS with no rating. Changed to 3B.
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« on: May 01, 2016, 02:52:44 PM »
Eliseu Utra - Santo Domingo Palmchats - Excessive Annual Increase
Contract was adjusted to be for the same overall value but with 10% annual increases to meet the constitution. Owner has the option to decline the adjustment and release the player. (this is me, so my bad, but I will not decline the adjustment)
German Mejia - Milwaukee Brewers - Excessive Annual Increase
Contract was adjusted to be for the same overall value but with 10% annual increases to meet the constitution. Owner has the option to decline the adjustment and release the player.
Shao-zu Wang - Scottish Claymores - Extension Excessive Annual Increase
Contract was adjusted to be for the same overall value but with 10% annual increases to meet the constitution. Owner has the option to decline the adjustment and release the player.
Revised contracts should be viewable after the next sim
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« on: April 23, 2016, 05:35:43 PM »
This is the thread for all discussion of offseason activities during the 2103-2104 offseason, including our transition to OOTP 17. This first post will be updated throughout the offseason and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time. Sim through 3/31/2104 complete, next sim is Monday 5/23. NEXT SIM GOES THROUGH START OF REGULAR SEASON, PLEASE PREPARE YOUR ROSTERS.PLEASE UPDATE YOUR OOTP 17 TO THE NEWEST PATCH: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-17-general-discussions/266391-ootp-17-update-5-version-17-7-53-available.htmlWe are currently recruiting new owners. I have 3 new owners at this time that have joined, so thank you and welcome to those guys. Feel free to send the info to anyone you feel may be interested. The recruitment thread on the OOTP forums is here: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-17-online-leagues/265872-world-baseball-association-openings.htmlOOTP 17 transition news: LEAGUE IS NOW TRANSITIONED TO OOTP 17Please go to this thread and follow the instructions: http://www.worldbaseballassociation.com/forum/index.php?topic=4.0Once you have it loaded in OOTP 17 please export your team file to verify you're good to go. I will monitor the export tracker to see when everyone has it. OOTP 17 successful exports: Black Forest Foxes Buenos Aires Dolphins London Monarchs Los Angeles Stars Mexico City Aztecs Milwaukee Brewers Mumbai Cobras New York City Empires Paris Fleur-de-Lis Rio de Janeiro Jaguars Santo Domingo Palmchats Scottish Claymores Seoul Crushers Tampa Bay Tocobagas
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« on: March 19, 2016, 03:30:23 PM »
So, what are everyone's thoughts on when to switch? I would at least like to wait until after the first patch which usually addresses major issues that are noticed immediately.
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« on: March 01, 2016, 01:30:24 PM »
Santo Domingo sends:
Jean-Pascal Lemonnier, SP
Ed MacFadden, SP
Juan Barajas, CL
Paris sends:
Yi-da Wang, RP
Dhrtatman Nageshwar, SP (AAA)
Abhramu Manyam, RP (AAA)
Bambang Ananas, C (R)
Paris, let me know if you want to complete the trade before tomorrow's sim with roster instructions or wait until after the sim and before I upload the league file.
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« on: February 21, 2016, 08:39:55 PM »
This is the thread for all discussion for the 2103 season, our league's fourth. This first post will be updated throughout the season and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time.
Sim through 10/27/2103 is complete. Next sim is on hold. Financials have been updated in the league file, but we will transition to OOTP 17 before the next sim. See thread in the forum.
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« on: January 22, 2016, 08:52:11 AM »
This is the thread for all discussion of offseason activities during the 2102-2103 offseason. This first post will be updated throughout the offseason and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time.
We are now in spring training. SET YOUR ROSTERS FOR OPENING DAY. Next sim goes through the start of the regular season. If your roster has over 25 players I may hit the "AI Organize" button.
Sim to 4/2/2103 complete. Next sim is Sunday (2/21), exports due by 9:00 pm.
Remaining sim schedule:
Sunday 2/21 - Sim to 4/9/2103 (first sim of the regular season)
After that we revert to the Su-Mo-We-Fr sim schedule.
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« on: November 20, 2015, 09:32:29 PM »
This is the thread for all discussion for the 2102 season, our league's third. This first post will be updated throughout the season and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time.
Sim through 10/30/2102 is complete. We are now in the offseason. We will be taking roughly a week while I (we - please get the word out) recruit new owners. I also need to set the finances before we make FA offers; for that reason the first offseason sim will be a one day sim after I input those numbers and I will not make any offers nor will I import any team files.
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« on: October 21, 2015, 08:58:51 PM »
This is the thread for all discussion of offseason activities during the 2101-2102 offseason. This first post will be updated throughout the offseason and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time.
The offseason is complete. We are now in the 2102 regular season.
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« on: October 07, 2015, 11:42:01 AM »
Draft Order: - Tokyo Samurai
- Lagos Eagles
- London Monarchs
- Karachi Falcons
- Moscow Lancers
- Mumbai Cobras
- Seoul Crushers
- Mombasa Mets
- Paris Lightning
- Singapore Merlions
Draft Pool - BattersDraft Pool - PitchersAs discovered last year we will not begin the draft in the utilities until the date in-game rolls over to 2102. Otherwise the history in the utility gets all jacked up.
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« on: October 07, 2015, 11:41:01 AM »
Draft Order: - Santo Domingo Palmchats
- Buenos Aires Dolphins
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Rio de Janeiro Jaguars
- New York City Empires
- Twin Cities Millers
- Los Angeles Stars
- Sao Paulo Anacondas
- Bogota Condors
- Mexico City Aztecs
Draft Pool - BattersDraft Pool - PitchersAs discovered last year we will not begin the draft in the utilities until the date in-game rolls over to 2102. Otherwise the history in the utility gets all jacked up.
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« on: August 28, 2015, 07:15:41 PM »
Santo Domingo sends:
Felicidade Pieiro
2102 3rd Round Pick
Mexico City sends:
Jean-Pascal Lemonnier
Juan Vega
Mexico City to confirm
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« on: August 23, 2015, 08:19:35 PM »
Throwing in the towel on the 2101 season as well as probably 2102. I am looking for prospects and picks, you will probably not be able to get a prospect from me.
Everyone on my roster is available except for Pottle and Barajas.
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« on: August 11, 2015, 08:00:47 PM »
This is the thread for all discussion for the 2101 season, our league's second. This first post will be updated throughout the season and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time.
Sim through 10/31/2101 is complete. We are now on a short break prior to the daily offseason sims as I try to recruit new owners.
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« on: June 29, 2015, 07:27:42 AM »
This is the thread for all discussion of offseason activities during the 2100-2101 offseason, our league's first full offseason period. This first post will be updated throughout the offseason and will also include links to other threads or amendment votes that come up during this time.
Sim through 4/4/2101 is complete. Next sim through 4/11/2101 will be Monday night (8/10). THIS WILL BE THE FIRST REGULAR SEASON SIM. IF YOU DO NOT GET YOUR ACTIVE ROSTER DOWN TO 25 THEN I WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHO GETS SENT DOWN.
Anticipated remaining offseason sim schedule:
Monday 8/10 - Sim to 4/11/2101 (start of regular Su-Mo-We-Fr sim schedule)
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« on: May 10, 2015, 08:07:56 PM »
LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES: (6/26 9:34 pm) - Sim through game date 10/22/2100 is complete. Next sim is Sunday 6/28, exports due by 9:00 pm CDT.
- Most teams are able to export within the game, but for those that can't do so, visit the League Owners Only forum and look for the alternative team export thread. This has been tested and the file upload is working.
- I have added
two three check pages - one for contracts, one for DFA, and one for player positions. They may take a few seconds to run and load as I'm not the world's most efficient code writer. We are discussing contracts in the Constitutional Amendments forum. The player positions need to be corrected, you may play a player out of position but his primary position must be one where he has a rating (so that the game doesn't unduly downgrade his overall rating).
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« on: May 03, 2015, 08:38:05 PM »
Rules violations and subsequent corrections will be posted here during the 2100 regular season
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« on: April 25, 2015, 11:11:41 AM »
Tapatalk is installed and I've tested it. Here's how I got in (was a slight hassle but not too bad): - Browsed to the forum on my phone and click "View" on the tapatalk message that appeared at the top.
- It told me it failed to connect and to contact the administrator.
- Went to the main Tapatalk app on my phone and WBA forum was on the list and said I needed to sign in. Clicked on it.
- It pulled up the forum and I clicked on the menu and then logged in.
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« on: April 24, 2015, 12:13:39 AM »
There is a new menu at the top called WBA Tools. It's not just a description of the IBL owners (man I make myself laugh sometimes), it's also where you can go for: - Contracts Compliance Check - This queries the latest csv files to determine what player contracts violate the WBA Constitution.
- Player Positions Check - This queries the latest csv files to determine what players don't have a rating at their primary position (against the rules). It also checks to make sure that the player has a rating for at least one position, obviously if a player has no defensive rating anywhere then it's not a violation to have a primary position as the WBA doesn't have a DH. Please note that you can play a player at a position where he doesn't have a rating, he just can't have that as his primary listed position. This is to ensure that a player's overall and potential ratings are not artificially lowered. If this were the case then the player's acceptable contract extension range would also be artificially lowered.
- DFA Status Table - This queries the latest csv files and lists any players that are currently Designated For Assignment. If a player has less than 7 days left DFA he will be listed with the days left in bold red. This means that he will be automatically handled by OOTP for the next sim. NOTE THAT HE MAY BE RELEASED IF YOU DON'T HANDLE IT.
- Team Export Tracker - This is an export tracker I wrote with a little more functionality than the OOTP OU one. Plus you can see both the ABL and the IBL. It looks to see if there's a team export file, if the file is valid or there was an upload error (export files almost always have zero file size if they didn't upload properly, this is what it checks for), and if the file is newer than the latest league file. Note that it can't check to see if the export is actually current in-game, only that it was uploaded after the league file. This means that you could export your team file from an old version of the league after I've uploaded a new one and it will still look valid on this report. I deleted all existing out of date exports in order to start writing this tracker, so no worries if you exported for the previous sim but see "No Export" on the tracker report.
- Team Export Upload Form - The alternative upload form for those of you having issues exporting via FTP from within the game.
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« on: April 23, 2015, 11:16:30 AM »
Many online leagues eliminate or severely limit the use of options and bonuses in player contract offers. I have the following thoughts:
Contract options seem like they may work fine as long as the option years follow the existing contract rules (at least as much as the preceding year but no more than 10% higher).
However incentives may be an issue because of the custom financials and the fact that I would then have to figure out when those incentives are paid in order to accurately calculate player expenses.
So that would be my proposed amendment. Options are okay as long as the salary meets the existing rules but incentives are disallowed primarily as a league logistics issue. Any thoughts from the league?
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« on: April 23, 2015, 11:08:26 AM »
I am thinking of putting up for a vote a change to the amendment procedure itself. The current rule requires 2/3 of existing owners to submit a YES vote in order for an amendment to pass. What I think I will propose is that an amendment passes if either of the following two criteria are met:
a. 2/3 of existing owners vote YES
b. 4/5 of submitted votes are YES
and that all amendment votes have a one week time limit.
That way an amendment can pass if the vast majority of the league (or at least the members that care) are in favor even if some of the members don't vote. If the voting is 8-2 then the amendment passes. 8-3 then no go. 13-7 is still no and 14-6 is still yes. I first considered this because our first amendment was stuck at 9-0, then 11-0, then 13-0 while I pestered people to vote. Clearly the league wanted the rule.
Any thoughts or should I just put it up for a vote? Of course this amendment must pass by the original amendment procedure.
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« on: April 21, 2015, 05:15:38 PM »
LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES: (5/9 8:57 am) - Sim through game date 5/10/2100 is complete. Next sim is Sunday 5/10, exports due by 9:00 pm CDT.
- Most teams are able to export within the game, but for those that can't do so, visit the League Owners Only forum and look for the alternative team export thread. This has been tested and the file upload is working.
- I have added
two three check pages - one for contracts, one for DFA, and one for player positions. They may take a few seconds to run and load as I'm not the world's most efficient code writer. We are discussing contracts in the Constitutional Amendments forum. The player positions need to be corrected, you may play a player out of position but his primary position must be one where he has a rating (so that the game doesn't unduly downgrade his overall rating).
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« on: April 19, 2015, 12:08:33 PM »
1. Houdini If you would like to be added simply submit the Join WBA form.
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« on: April 16, 2015, 10:15:31 PM »
One of our owners mentioned the possibility of changing the default development settings (how quickly players improve and then get worse as they age). I have never messed with those settings but we could speed up development and slow down aging. These two combined would cause longer careers for the best players in the WBA. Any thoughts from everyone?
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« on: April 16, 2015, 05:17:56 PM »
The WBA will get underway with an inaugural draft for each league. This thread will cover the Intercontinental League inaugural draft. The draft will be run using the OOTP OU interface available here. The utility will keep track of the draft timer and will then produce an export file that I can import into OOTP. If you have any questions or suggestions (this will be my first OOTP draft...I ran one in StatsLab before) regarding the draft please use this thread. Please note that we will run 25 rounds of the draft and the rest will be auto-drafted (there are a total of 140 rounds in the draft based on the number of players at each level). Therefore you should set your draft list for as many rounds as you'd like, otherwise the OOTP OU utility will auto-draft the remainder for you.
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« on: April 16, 2015, 05:17:38 PM »
The WBA will get underway with an inaugural draft for each league. This thread will cover the Americas League inaugural draft. The draft will be run using the OOTP OU interface available here. The utility will keep track of the draft timer and will then produce an export file that I can import into OOTP. If you have any questions or suggestions (this will be my first OOTP draft...I ran one in StatsLab before) regarding the draft please use this thread. Please note that we will run 25 rounds of the draft and the rest will be auto-drafted (there are a total of 140 rounds in the draft based on the number of players at each level). Therefore you should set your draft list for as many rounds as you'd like, otherwise the OOTP OU utility will auto-draft the remainder for you.
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« on: April 16, 2015, 12:34:49 PM »
I activated the chat module in this SMF mod we're running. It's available here and in the Forum submenu at the top.
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« on: April 13, 2015, 04:40:14 PM »
The league will open for business with the Inaugural Draft once the league is filled to a reasonable level. Prior to that, though, the initial league file will be posted once the league setup is complete. I will post in this thread once it's ready.
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« on: April 13, 2015, 04:37:08 PM »
This link should be kept current regarding openings. If there are any questions or if you notice that it hasn't been updated please post here or contact me otherwise. League is currently full. The WBA is accepting applications for the waiting list.
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