Baseball Mogul 2007 Feature Poll

[cubfan131]

A feature I would love is some sort of player tracker or a feature to view all players who formerly played for my team. I like to keep track of guys I get rid of but it's hard when I get a few years into the game.

[asciipenguin]

it being christmas, here's my wish list:

(i love 2006, but i could write a novel about what i'd like to see for 2007. it's a bit long, so go ahead and skip reading it all, but i think i've got a few fresh ideas in this list)

1)more freedom in changing positions. a player who switches positions shouldn't become a garbage fielder if you try switching him back to his original position.

2)a revenue sharing and/or salary cap OPTION, coupled with compensation for losing free agents. i like playing small market teams, but it takes several years of rebuilding (hording revenue, getting high draft picks, trading veterans and good prospects for HOF prospects) to make my team good enough only to get to the CS or WS and get blown away by some team with 7 .300/40/130 guys in their lineup. try playing on mogul skill level with a team from salt lake city with a $30m payroll. you can make the playoffs almost every year, but if the yankees or angels don't kill you in the postseason, the dodgers or mets will. i had to move that team to portland in order to finally win the big one.

3)ability to view non-HOF retired players' cards. you know that utility infielder that sticks with you for 15 years, gives you lots of clutch hits off the bench, and is ALWAYS happy to be a member of your squad? i hate forgetting those guys 10 years after they retire. not to mention all the old relief pitchers that helped you win those close playoff games.

4)a franchise hall of fame and/or retired jerseys.

5)team all-time leaders.

6)a manager OPTION, coupled with players becoming managers. i'd love to see the aforementioned utility infielder be my skipper for 20 years. if it's done, i hope it's done right. managers should have their own cards with W-L stats, along with other team stats. managers should have a strong effect on chemistry and strategy, and a slight effect on a team's hitting, pitching and fielding. and i know i'm already asking a lot, but what about pitching and hitting coaches? (i'll stop short of asking for bench coaches and batboys... maybe 2008? )

7)platoons, bench roles, more detailed relief roles, and the abilty to customize the number of pitchers/position players on the roster.

8)a bit more depth to player personality with a few features added to make things more interesting. wouldn't it be more fun to have a milton bradley-type guy if he gets suspensions now and again? and what about an "enemies" list to go along with the friends list? also, i'd like veteran players to have the ability to help younger talent permanently. some should be more able to do this than others. managers and coaches should also have this effect. i'd like to have a bobby cox/leo mazzone/gred maddux trio that can make young pitchers with raw talent into true studs. personality could possibly be better captured in its own number-based rating system.

9)silver slugger awards.

10)STEROIDS! (just kidding. though it would be amusing if players had an option to boost their power rating using "the clear" or "the cream", at the risk of being caught. and if retired players wrote books about former teammates sticking needles in each other's butts.)

11)the ability for a player to come back. i've had players who maintain their attributes for the first 5 to 10 years of their career, only to become better when they peak and/or get more playing time, but i'd like for a guy who suffers a major injury to work his way back, maybe even become better.

12)a notice of milestones while simming. i only check milestones once every 10 years, and it bugs me when i found out a pitcher i started to hate and traded away in the past threw 2 no-hitters in a season for me before that. i might have changed my mind about him!

13)a "luck", "guts" or "hussle" rating. some sort of intangible. i'd like an idea of which players are hard-nosed, true baseball guys. an a-rod is going to have better attributes than a derek jeter, but realistically, which of them is more likely to come up with a big hit in the playoffs?

i'm about tapped out for now. i know i have many more wants, and i know as soon as i load up the game in an attempt to three-peat with my oregon ducks (former tampa bay devil rays), i'll think of more. anyway, thanks for reading my first post on the forums.

[HoustonGM]

it being christmas, here's my wish list:

(i love 2006, but i could write a novel about what i'd like to see for 2007. it's a bit long, so go ahead and skip reading it all, but i think i've got a few fresh ideas in this list)

1)more freedom in changing positions. a player who switches positions shouldn't become a garbage fielder if you try switching him back to his original position.

2)a revenue sharing and/or salary cap OPTION, coupled with compensation for losing free agents. i like playing small market teams, but it takes several years of rebuilding (hording revenue, getting high draft picks, trading veterans and good prospects for HOF prospects) to make my team good enough only to get to the CS or WS and get blown away by some team with 7 .300/40/130 guys in their lineup. try playing on mogul skill level with a team from salt lake city with a $30m payroll. you can make the playoffs almost every year, but if the yankees or angels don't kill you in the postseason, the dodgers or mets will. i had to move that team to portland in order to finally win the big one.

3)ability to view non-HOF retired players' cards. you know that utility infielder that sticks with you for 15 years, gives you lots of clutch hits off the bench, and is ALWAYS happy to be a member of your squad? i hate forgetting those guys 10 years after they retire. not to mention all the old relief pitchers that helped you win those close playoff games.

4)a franchise hall of fame and/or retired jerseys.

5)team all-time leaders.

6)a manager OPTION, coupled with players becoming managers. i'd love to see the aforementioned utility infielder be my skipper for 20 years. if it's done, i hope it's done right. managers should have their own cards with W-L stats, along with other team stats. managers should have a strong effect on chemistry and strategy, and a slight effect on a team's hitting, pitching and fielding. and i know i'm already asking a lot, but what about pitching and hitting coaches? (i'll stop short of asking for bench coaches and batboys... maybe 2008? )

7)platoons, bench roles, more detailed relief roles, and the abilty to customize the number of pitchers/position players on the roster.

8)a bit more depth to player personality with a few features added to make things more interesting. wouldn't it be more fun to have a milton bradley-type guy if he gets suspensions now and again? and what about an "enemies" list to go along with the friends list? also, i'd like veteran players to have the ability to help younger talent permanently. some should be more able to do this than others. managers and coaches should also have this effect. i'd like to have a bobby cox/leo mazzone/gred maddux trio that can make young pitchers with raw talent into true studs. personality could possibly be better captured in its own number-based rating system.

9)silver slugger awards.

10)STEROIDS! (just kidding. though it would be amusing if players had an option to boost their power rating using "the clear" or "the cream", at the risk of being caught. and if retired players wrote books about former teammates sticking needles in each other's butts.)

11)the ability for a player to come back. i've had players who maintain their attributes for the first 5 to 10 years of their career, only to become better when they peak and/or get more playing time, but i'd like for a guy who suffers a major injury to work his way back, maybe even become better.

12)a notice of milestones while simming. i only check milestones once every 10 years, and it bugs me when i found out a pitcher i started to hate and traded away in the past threw 2 no-hitters in a season for me before that. i might have changed my mind about him!

13)a "luck", "guts" or "hussle" rating. some sort of intangible. i'd like an idea of which players are hard-nosed, true baseball guys. an a-rod is going to have better attributes than a derek jeter, but realistically, which of them is more likely to come up with a big hit in the playoffs?

i'm about tapped out for now. i know i have many more wants, and i know as soon as i load up the game in an attempt to three-peat with my oregon ducks (former tampa bay devil rays), i'll think of more. anyway, thanks for reading my first post on the forums.

All good suggestions.

Wuith the fielding thing, I suggested earlier to have each player have a rating at each position. For example, Chone Figgins owuld have good fielding at third base, second base, and center field. Okish fielding at SS, 1B, LF, and RF, and bad fielding at catcher.

[Surefire]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before...

I'd like to see a function that allows us to push a button (or a couple buttons), and the screen will display game-by-game season stats for a pitcher or batter.


For example, I could look at how a pitcher pitched in each of his 32 starts.

This would give me a better idea than just looking at his ERA (e.g. if 30 of his starts were very good, and two were terrible, the terrible starts would be statistical abnormalities).

And for a batter, I could see how streaky and consistent he was (e.g. a batter that gets 90% of his hits in 40% of his games) is more streaky and inconsistent than a batter that spreads his hits around more games.

[Bgsexy66]

All good suggestions.

Wuith the fielding thing, I suggested earlier to have each player have a rating at each position. For example, Chone Figgins owuld have good fielding at third base, second base, and center field. Okish fielding at SS, 1B, LF, and RF, and bad fielding at catcher.

I have also asked / suggested this to Clay as I hate that the fielding stats hinder the players true potential / usability.

[forbes]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before...

I'd like to see a function that allows us to push a button (or a couple buttons), and the screen will display game-by-game season stats for a pitcher or batter.

I love this idea. I would also like this feature, maybe not each game but maybe the last 3-10 games, so I would know if a pitcher a called up is getting better, or I should move a guy down in the batting order.

[Clay Dreslough]

For more info on personalities, and an invitation for feedback, check out this thread: http://forum.sportsmogul.com/showthr...425#post474425

I'm also hoping to have some form of 'recent game play'. Maybe the last 10 games in a 'Game Log'. Maybe just the last 30 at bats or innings. I'll see what we can get done.

Clay

[bceagle131313]

I love the almanac and the full minor league system. Even though the minor league system only has like 70 votes I think it would be a great addition. Especially for people that run their own online leagues, it would also tell alot more about prospect performance in game situations.

[ScorpioPrimus]

I am probably going to repeat things I said earlier in this thread, but things keep popping up as I play.

Adjustable rosters -- Carrying more or less pitchers v. position players than the default settings. Adjustable rotation size, so you can have a 4 or 5 man rotation if you choose. (Or even 3, in the early days.) Along with this, especially if righty/lefty stats are included, would be a revamp of the relief roles, so that instead of "long - medium - short - set up -- closer" you can have "LH reliever -- RH reliever -- setup -- closer" and have your spot starter double as your long relief man.

Revamp of the deadball era engine -- I can live with no homers, that's realistic, but no steals either? That's NOT realistic. Personally, I'd also favor some coding (heck, I'll be honest & call it a "cheat") that gives real life HOF players, at least superstars like Cobb, Hornsby, etc. on computer run teams, a better chance to approximate their real life totals, barring game-generated injury of course. (To be fair, I'd eliminate this coding for players on human-controlled teams.)

Revamp of All-Time Leader lists -- Set a threshold of plate appearances or innings pitched before a player can appear on the career all-time leader board. A one-season wonder shouldn't be cluttering up the career leader lists.

Hall of Fame "Veterans Committee" -- Players who have retired before I begin my dynasty, but who have Hall of Fame numbers, should still be voted in. When I started in 1985, no player who had retired before 1985, but was not yet elected to the HOF by '85, was inducted. By starting in 1910, the Hall of Fame started inducting players that year, but all the players who retired then were out of luck.

While we're at it, can I shut off the foreign-born players becoming eligible for the draft in earlier eras? There just weren't a lot of Japanese major leaguers in the '20s.

[Surefire]

I love this idea. I would also like this feature, maybe not each game but maybe the last 3-10 games, so I would know if a pitcher a called up is getting better, or I should move a guy down in the batting order.

If its feasable in terms of keeping log file size down, I still think doing all 162 games in a season makes the most sense. It allows me to run statisitical analysis with greater degree of accuracy (larger sample size) than just 3-10 games.

[medieval]

1. I would like to track players via active or inactive that played for me and where they rank. such as you click or its automatic it ll track the player until you say not to. Check players option to a screen that lets you have a look at career or that year and when you click on them you get the thumb nail you get now.

2. Deeper Team meaning. Rivalries more apparent, popularity increases and some type of team best rankings for full time/bench players (bullpen).

3. You have full time players and you have specialty players, would like to see who the best bench, bullpen players where, they are forgotten. I had some 1000 inngin 2.50 10 - 15 win loss pitcher who helped me stay in so many games but never won anything.

4. I like what I see on this thread. But I would like to see a stronger loyalty resigning and them even coming to you asking for a contract. Players saying aye I want to stay for a discount and you offer it with longevity they remember it the fans do and it helps you out.

[Surefire]

1. I would like to track players via active or inactive that played for me and where they rank. such as you click or its automatic it ll track the player until you say not to. Check players option to a screen that lets you have a look at career or that year and when you click on them you get the thumb nail you get now.

2. Deeper Team meaning. Rivalries more apparent, popularity increases and some type of team best rankings for full time/bench players (bullpen).

3. You have full time players and you have specialty players, would like to see who the best bench, bullpen players where, they are forgotten. I had some 1000 inngin 2.50 10 - 15 win loss pitcher who helped me stay in so many games but never won anything.

4. I like what I see on this thread. But I would like to see a stronger loyalty resigning and them even coming to you asking for a contract. Players saying aye I want to stay for a discount and you offer it with longevity they remember it the fans do and it helps you out.

I was just logging on to recommend something similar to your #1. I would like to push a button, and have a linked list pop up of former players on my team. Some would be HOF, some retired, and some on other teams (those players I couldn't afford to resign). I like tracking how my former players did, especially when they sign on to other lesser teams.

[GSpencer]

Another feature I was thinking of...

Perhaps ejections can be issued by the umpires too? Maybe after 3 beanings or something in a game, have them automatically ejected?

[GSpencer]

Perhaps a reversed Trading Block could be employed? Instead of releasing 50 players and resigning them 50 times, perhaps teams can place players on a "trading block" and you can offer what players (or cash) you'd like to give up for them? This could be similar to how players respond to you when you put players on the trading block yourselves. Perhaps waivers could have a similar format as this?

[spillak]

It would be nice to know who the free agents are likely to be BEFORE the end of the current season.