Better With Age

[rshackelford]

Ive had some guys become "once in a lifetime players" but they were allready established, for example I had a game where A-Rod ended up with over 1000 HR's and Manny had something like 960. It seems to me that earlier versions produced more of these types especially pitchers than BBM2K6 does.

[seekercuz]

You pretty much have to cheat to get numbers like that (or start the guy way too often, which usually won't work in mogul unless you've bulked his ratings).

I have never used the commissioner mode to adjust player stats, ratings, salary or health. In fact, the only thing I ever use the commissioner mode to do is stop my league from that inane practice known as 'Inter-league' play.

Tyler Cherry, though he is entirely fictional, is the best player I have ever produced. I did not build a pitcher friendly stadium for him, nor did I pick up the best free agents every year. I have always built my teams the old fashioned way, strong defence, terriffic drafting, and prudent spending.

I swear on anything that I can, I-DID-NOT-CHEAT. In all the years I have played this game, I have never had anybody beat Cy Young's win's record, except for Cherry. I am currently playing with Roger Clemens, had him since the start of his career, and at the age of 38 he is still over 100 wins away from tying the record.

The game is fantastic, because there are so rarely players like this. And to boot, Cherry played on a team with 5 strong starters his whole career, and at no point did he start more than his share of games (33). For the first 6-7 years he was not even the staff ace.

I do not know why some players take it upon themselves to doubt the accomplishments of this aspect of the game to reduce the number of once-in-a-life-time players to actually once-in-a-life-time. I doubt I will ever see or have another player like this again, and that makes me happier, because I see that as a quality of the game, not a detractor.

[dolfanar]

I do not know why some players take it upon themselves to doubt the accomplishments of this aspect of the game to reduce the number of once-in-a-life-time players to actually once-in-a-life-time. I doubt I will ever see or have another player like this again, and that makes me happier, because I see that as a quality of the game, not a detractor.

Not doubting the accomplishments at all. Even without cheating it is entirely possible to build a team that wins 120-140 games a season, which tends to heavily inflate numbers, particularly human owned starting pitchers win totals.

[BigBubba]

The big trend is that once you pass about 2010 stats just continue thier inflation. You get guys hitting 80-90 HRs a season 10 pitchers winning 20+ games in the same season. Maybe that is how it will be in the future but who knows, all I know is that the game seems to let loose the farther into the future you get.

[dolfanar]

The big trend is that once you pass about 2010 stats just continue thier inflation. You get guys hitting 80-90 HRs a season 10 pitchers winning 20+ games in the same season. Maybe that is how it will be in the future but who knows, all I know is that the game seems to let loose the farther into the future you get.

I was able to mitigate that by creating some of those stat settings for seasons post 2005. I t helps alot, but if you have keep making them (just save a file you like over and over again... that's the easiest way.

Ofcourse around 2014 I got lazy and let the default setting take over and I had a guy get 250 RBI's in back to back seasons

[BigBubba]

I have done it I have gotten a player to play past 45 years of age. Granted he is utterly useless but what do I care he is 46 now and has over 5000 strikeouts.

[Clay Dreslough]

Oh my god he sucks. They almost hit .500 against him. But he can still throw a fast straight fastball...

[BigBubba]

Yea he throws fast still (Punchline) "Fast pitch in and a real fast pitch out"

[dolfanar]

Holy smokes... 1-60 his last 3 years. Why Nolan, why?

[BigBubba]

So I thought he might do better as a closer I was about 25% right and about 80% wrong but for some reason he kept on ticking but now he is done and I think the extra years hurt his HOF bid as he only got 79%

[dps]

Holy smokes... 1-60 his last 3 years. Why Nolan, why?

Of course IRL he was 30-25 in 90 thru 92 (13-9, 12-6, 5-9) with good ERAs for his league (3.44, 2.91, 3.72) and struck out 575 batters in 534 innings (with 215 walks).