# OOTP baseball league anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117 "2002-11-27T15:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/41 "2002-12-10T23:53:42Z")
I’ll be downloading the program this evening, when I get home from campus. What can I say, I’m intrigued. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/42 "2002-12-11T02:51:53Z")
**RickJay** , we need your team name. You too, **Treviathan**. One more opening then… Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/43 "2002-12-11T05:04:34Z")
I E-mailed it to you, Zev. Damn hotmail. “Kingston Canadians.” ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/44 "2002-12-11T06:09:58Z")
**Zev** , I’ve already given it to you - I’m the Saskatoon Cossacks. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/45 "2002-12-11T15:01:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Treviathan \* > \*\ ***Zev** , I’ve already given it to you - I’m the Saskatoon Cossacks. \*\* Whoops. So you did. My apologies. That means that we have two openings then… Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/46 "2002-12-15T18:07:54Z")
OK, so we’ll proceed with two openings. I let the computer handle the initail signing of coaches and minor league managers, and the draft. The league page has been updated and some info on all the human-owned teams posted. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/47 "2002-12-15T20:52:55Z")
Can I change my name to the California Blue Sox? When does play start? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/48 "2002-12-15T21:03:25Z")
If you want to, I won’t stop you, but I’d urge you to reconsider, especially since we already have a “Blue Sox” team. I hope to get started later this week/early next week the latest. I know it’s been slow, please bear with me just a little bit longer… Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/49 "2002-12-15T22:37:00Z")
Question: Who are these guys on my team? Do they represent real players with changed names or what? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/50 "2002-12-15T23:06:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance \* > \*\*Question: > > Who are these guys on my team? Do they represent real players with changed names or what? \*\* No. They are completely fictional players. They will age, peak in skills, decline and eventually retire; only to be replaced with newer, younger players. Generally speaking, a rating of 5-7 in any category is good, 8-9 is excellent and 10+ is exceptional. Letter ratings go from A-E, with A being the best. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/51 "2002-12-15T23:13:35Z")
Gratzie, Zev. This is exactly the sort of thing I’m looking for. I’ve been doing analysis for years (I’ve submitted some things to the Baseball Prospectus but not been accepted) and it’s time to see if there’s anything I’ve learned. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/52 "2002-12-15T23:26:41Z")
**Mullinator** , any interest? **Etherman**? We still have two franchises open… Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/53 "2002-12-15T23:27:47Z")
I could put it out to my Roto league if you want. There’s varying levels of commitment and ability there, though. Heck, I won 2002. Buy the biggest margin of victory EVER. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/54 "2002-12-16T00:32:52Z")
Hey Zev! The website says this thing costs $19.90 but the software says it’s $29.90. What’s the deal? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/55 "2002-12-16T00:53:51Z")
Not to worry. It gave me a discount. Now, how do I connect to the league and D/L the info? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/56 "2002-12-16T05:30:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*zev\_steinhardt \*\*\* > I’d urge you to reconsider, especially since we already have a “Blue Sox” team. It’s me. I just wanted to change my “home” from city to state. I was considering trying to claim the whole West Coast but I didn’t want to seem greedy, particularly with teams from Seattle and Alaska also in the league. Also, two other teams in the Zotti League are from states, while the Adams league appears to be the league for teams from cities. I don’t mind playing the first season or so with two computer-controlled teams. Unless they kick my butt. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/57 "2002-12-16T07:29:00Z")
I may be doing something wrong but the Player Trade screen seems not to work properly. When it asks for my password, it says “incorrect password” regardless of what I enter, and then despite the incorrect password, I can proceed to offer trades between any two teams. It looks like I could force any trades I wanted between any teams in the league. I haven’t, though. Also, examining the free agent pool, it looks like I could make a signing for any team. I’m hoping that this just means it’ll prompt me for a password after I attempt to sign an agent. I don’t know. It’s late. But this looks cool (though immensely complicated), and I’ll definitely be putting some time into figuring out the intricacies of the system before (hopefully) the season starts. One other thing: my market appears to be set to “huge.” Also, not everyone has the same size payroll, although the discrepancies there appear to be small. I also took the liberty of renaming myself. I hope that’s alright. I’ll be sticking with the “California Blue Sox” for good, so if you don’t mind changing the references to my old team name, **zev\_steinhardt** (I found three: one at the league’s [front page](http://ootp.izev.com), one on the [league info page](http://ootp.izev.com/league.htm), and one on the [blurbs page](http://ootp.izev.com/report.htm)), I’d much appreciate it. Sorry to be all nitpicky and stuff. I’ll probably be like this for a while, until I get more comfortable with the game. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/58 "2002-12-16T07:37:41Z")
Okay, one _more_ thing. I made some lineup changes and they don’t appear to have updated on the [team report](http://ootp.izev.com/team5.htm) accessed from the [front page](http://ootp.izev.com). I take it that doesn’t update automatically, it’s a report that you generated and posted yourself, **zev\_steinhardt**? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/59 "2002-12-16T14:41:32Z")
That’s correct. You upload your team, I consolidate it with the other teams and then generate the reports. It won’t be reflected right away. I’ll look into the password issue. I may have a setting set incorrectly. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117/60 "2002-12-17T02:01:40Z")
**Zev** , just thought I’d let you know that I’m having some trouble downloading the program…my computer’s been acting wonky the last couple weeks. I’ll be with you all as soon as possible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ootp-baseball-league-anyone/139117.md?page=4)