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Okay, I am done with season one and have some questions....

 

I am now at the screen where it prompts you to go on to the next season. I don't want to do that until I review the past season, but I can't find anywhere to find my team's record, stats or anything.

 

HELP

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Without stats, here is a review of my first season. My bank account is only $1.9 million in the hole. My Income Statement shows I lost $8 million though. Not sure where the difference comes in. My guess is the $5 million I started with, but that still doesn't add up.

 

I originally bought field level seating to give me 25,000 seats, but sold them back for $1.2 million after the Cubs series when I didn't sell 20,000 seats in any game. I had a profit after several homestands late in the year so I kept buying more.

 

I know own.......

 

1 Batting Cage

 

1 Ice Cream Stand

1 Pizza Stand

1 Peanut Stand

2 Soda Stands

 

Record Breakers - retro caps

Sluggers Souvenirs - pennants, baseball cards, team baseballs

Prospects Place - jackets, sweatshirts, t-shirts

Shortshop Stop - jerseys

 

My total revenues were $95.8 million broken down as follows..

 

Tickets - $49.9 mil

Merch - $357k

F&B - $2.9 mil

Spon - $42.6 mil

 

Players salaries ended at $82.2 million

 

After struggling badly in May, I decided to go young and made some pretty interesting trades. Some offers I made were rejected, but others somewhat surprisingly went through. The three main trades I made were:

 

1. Traded Frank Thomas (he was hitting .215), Orlando Hernandez and Kelly Wunsch to Atlanta. Received Doonan CF (Jeff Francouer), E. Rodriguez 3B (Andy Marte and a SP by the name of Watson (not sure if there is a MLB equavalent, but he was a 5-star potential player).

 

2. Traded Carl Everett and Timo Perez to Tampa Bay for K. Morales OF (Delmon Young)

 

3. Traded Danny Wright, Jason Grilli and Tony Alvarez to Seattle for D. Buhler SP (Felix Hernandez).

 

I didn't write the other ones down, but I know I made at least one more. I traded Ben Davis after listening to him b**** about PT half the season. Can't recall who I got in return.

 

I was also peeved because the game had Iguchi being unhappy and b****ing about his playing time all season long and he was a freakin starter!

 

I don't remember my record, but I think I finished in 3rd place. Cleveland won the division and Minnesota was not too far ahead of me.

 

I also didn't like that they do not allow for expanded rosters in September for callups from the minors.

 

Any thoughts? Anyone have similar experiences? Better? Worse?

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I just won in the bottom of the 20th inning vs the D-Rays! Tied 4-4 from the 9th on. I tied it with a 2 run double by Dye in the 8th. So, bottom of the 20th, 2 outs, Pods comes up. Baez in for TB. He lines a base hit up the middle. Now, the count is 0-1 to Juanny, Pods takes off and steals 2nd. Pinella comes out to argue to no avail. 1-2 count, Juanny rips on to left-center. Crawfird cuts it off, throws home, and Pods barely beats the tag. AWESOME f***ING GAME!!!!

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I'm still royally sucking ass at hitting. However, I was able to get my first double digit hit performance, but I failed to score any runs, LOL. I did a fantastic job hitting into 7 double plays and then getting myself thrown out twice at the plate, haha.

 

I even cut every freaking player that makes any money to get my team on budget to make 17 million in the first year. They better cause I'll need that money to make my minor league stadium bigger.

 

I still can't buy myself a hotdog stand.

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this owner mode is not making any sense to me.... my highest paid player is like Beckett....

 

SP:Jake Peavy

SP:Oliver Perez

SP:Carlos Zambrano

SP:Rich Harden

SP:Josh Beckett

 

young very cheap pitching staff

 

than hitting wise i got Victor Martinez who still makes 300,000 and Crawford than a bunch of other young guys like mourneu and top 100 prospect people

 

i purchases one concession stand and than 2 advertising things and im somehow still losing money even though most players on my team make 300,000.....

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I noticed that some were mentioning that they were having a hard time making money in owner mode there first year. If you make the playoffs that is were you can charge outragous amounts off money. I ended up with nearly ten million. Of course my payroll was 45 million. I am playing as the nationals. Traded away all there useless high priced players they got this off season and went after top 100 prospects and the like. During the first season. It seemed every time I had a homestand I would get close to breaking even and then a long road trip would come up and I was back down to -3 million. But with my fans happiness nearly full and adjusting the prices to the games I was able to make a small profit at the end of the year. Making the playoffs is the most improtant thing and having a small payroll.

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QUOTE(CaliSoxFan @ Mar 2, 2005 -> 07:37 PM)
I noticed that some were mentioning that they were having a hard time making money in owner mode there first year.  If you make the playoffs that is were you can charge outragous amounts off money.  I ended up with nearly ten million.  Of course my payroll was 45 million.  I am playing as the nationals.  Traded away all there useless high priced players they got this off season and went after top 100 prospects and the like.  During the first season.  It seemed every time I  had a homestand I would get close to breaking even and then a long road trip would come up and I was back down to -3 million.  But with my fans happiness nearly full and adjusting the prices to the games I was able to make a small profit at the end of the year.  Making the playoffs is the most improtant thing and having a small payroll.

 

Two questions......

 

1. What were the most expensive and least expensive prices you charged for tickets?

 

2. How in the hell did you make the playoffs with that team?

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1) I charge 35 for lower deck and 25 for upper deck in my 3rd season

 

2)get young good prospects and cheap good players

 

my pitching staff was Zambrano, Harden, Oliver Perez, Jerome Williams, and Edwin Jackson all who were young and inexpensive. Anyone making over 3 million will not be good for your team.

 

 

Question - What do the ads do if you buy them?

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Hell, I was charging $45 and 30 on weekends and $55 and $35 for Cubs/Yankees/Red Sox series......

 

Still no answer to my question...... Once I have finished a season and before I go on to the next one, how do I find the stats for my players? I can't find that info anywhere.

 

Also, maybe I missed a setting somewhere, but if you quick sim games without changing lineups, the game never plays your bench players and lets your energy % go way down. I simmed 2 months of a season in a trial and when I went back to look, Carl Everett only had 3 AB's. Other bench guys had none.

 

What gives?

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OK -- nite, you said that the first year that you suggest to field a young, inexpensive team -- how's this look?

 

Pitching Staff:

Buehrle

El Duque

Oliver Perez

B-Mac

 

Bullpen:

Munoz

Cotts

Hermanson

Cruz

Takatsu

Marte

Jenks

 

C-Pierzynski

1B-Gload/Ginter

2B-Iguchi

3B-Crede

SS-Uribe

RF-Dye/Everett

CF-Rowand

LF-Podsednik

 

I realize my lineup doesn't change a lot, other than dumping Konerko, but this is probably the least expensive I can make it without it being too boring (for me, at least).

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Ive been simmin owner mode seasons the last few days and my ballpark has the 3rd best scoreboard and Level 4 seating that can hold 42K, the last season i simmid which was like 2013 i was 10 mil in debt in june so i quit so i can start again before that season. I dont even really know who is on my team, i just let the CP do all my offseason s*** and i turned off Injuries, suspensions, rained out games and CPU Initiated trades so the only pop ups i get are for All star game, Trade deadline and when minor league playoffs start.

 

Another thing is that the polo grounds is open from the start in the game, I was kinda upset that i didnt see it in unlockable stadiums but then yesterday when I was scrollin through the stadiums to play in, i found it and its unlocked, its insane 483 feet strait away center, but 258 to the right fole pole and 280 to the left :D

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I had 5600 MVP points to unlock somethin so i was lookin at stadiums and saw "Boston Mass. Home of the Red Sox 1912-Present" so i was like WTF. I unlocked it and its called Fenway Park (Classic) and started a game there and am lookin around on Replay. Its weird. There is no Big Green Monster in left, instead it is strait away center about 10 feet past the real home run fence :huh:

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QUOTE(Nokona @ Mar 2, 2005 -> 09:22 PM)
So does anyone have the full Minors rosters?  I got BMac, Anderson Sweeney and Fields (he's the 3B in W-S).  Past that I'm not sure.

Just wondering how you know that's Fields and not just a made up player??

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top 100 Prospects:

1. Jeff Francis, SP Colorado Rockies

2. Joe Mauer, C Minnesota Twins

3. Edwin Jackson, SP Los Angeles Dodgers

4. Scott Kazmir, SP Tampa Bay Devil Rays

5. John Van Benschoten, SP Pittsburgh Pirates

6. Matt Derksen, SS Boston Red Sox (Hanley Ramirez)

7. Randy Auschrat, SP Cleveland Indians (Adam Miller)

8. Ole Uttuslien, SP Philadelphia Phillies (Cole Hamels)

9. Clint Nageotte, SP Seattle Mariners

10. Jesse Crain, RP Minnesota Twins

11. Dan Meyer, SP Oakland A's

12. Rickie Weeks, 2B Milwaukee Brewers

13. Chin-Hui Tsao, SP Colorado Rockies

14. Jairo Garcia, RP Oakland A's

15. Denny Bautista, SP Kansas City Royals

16. Gavin Floyd, SP Philadelphia Phillies

17. Nick Swisher, RF Oakland A's

18. Wayne Collier, 1B Milwaukee Brewers (Prince Fielder)

19. Jared Wilson, SP Baltimore Orioles (Adam Loewen)

20. Merkin Valdez, RP San Francisco Giants

21. Jeremy Reed, CF Seattle Mariners

22. Ryan Howard, 1B Philadelphia Phillies

23. Joey Gathright, CF Tampa Bay Devil Rays

24. Jung-Hoon Choi, SP Los Angeles Dodgers (Greg Miller)

25. Darryl Buhler, SP Seattle Mariners (Felix Hernandez)

26. Dallas McPherson, 3B Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

27. Derek Larmour, SP St. Louis Cardinals (Anthony Reyes)

28. Brandon League, RP Toronto Blue Jays

29. Sean Blancard, SP Atlanta Braves (Kyle Davies)

30. Billy Bath, SP Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Ervin Santana)

31. Kevin McCracken, SP Los Angeles Dodgers (Chad Billingsly)

32. Johnny Snare, SP Detroit Tigers (Justin Verlander)

33. Ian Krystal, SP Chicago Cubs (Angel Guzman)

34. Tom Tucker, SP New York Mets (Yusmeiro Petit)

35. Randy Santiago, SP San Francisco Giants (Matt Cain)

36. Freddy Guzman, CF San Diego Padres

37. Joel Doonan, CF Atlanta Braves (Jeff Francouer)

38. Raul Perez, SP Cincinnati Reds (Homer Bailey)

39. Luis Ordrone, SP Florida Marlins (Yorman Bazardo)

40. Chris Burke, 2B Houston Astros

41. Federico Garcia, SS Texas Rangers (Joaquin Arias)

42. Brent Nielsen, SP Toronto Blue Jays (Francisco Rosario)

43. Jose Capellan, SP Milwaukee Brewers

44. Ryan Church, CF Washington Nationals

45. Willy Taveras, CF Houston Astros

46. Kenny Barrera, SP Cleveland Indians (Fausto Carmona)

47. Bryant Tyner, CF New York Mets (Lastings Milledge)

48. Terry Coleman, SP Minnesota Twins (Francisco Liriano)

49. Kristopher Morales, RF Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Delmon Young)

50. Josh Williangham, C Florida Marlins

51. Mark Smallenberg, SS New York Yankees (Marcos Vechionacci)

52. Rafael Rodriguez, SP Baltimore Orioles (Hayden Penn)

53. Jason Kubel, RF Minnesota Twins

54. JD Durbin, RP Minnesota Twins

55. Matt Thomas, CF Seattle Mariners (Shin Soo-Choo)

56. Pat Lidge, RP Oakland A's (Huston Street)

57. Russell Cho, SP New York Yankees (Phil Hughes)

58. Richard Samuels, SP Milwaukee Brewers (Mark Rogers)

59. Enrique Rodriguez, 3B Atlanta Braves (Andy Marte)

60. Randy Sullivan, RF Cleveland Indians (Franklin Gutierrez)

61. Randy Klann, 3B Colorado Rockies (Ian Stewart)

62. Casey Kotchman, 1B Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

63. Dieter Driediger, SS Los Angeles Dodgers (Joel Guzman)

64. Ben Brinkman, CF Oakland A's (Javier Herrera)

65. Daniel Doluntap, CF Chicago Cubs (Felix Pie)

66. Ramon Sanchez, SP Pittsburgh Pirates (Zach Duke)

67. Brandon Jarvis, RF Arizona Diamondbacks (Carlos Quentin)

68. Norberto Pena, SP Florida Marlins (Scott Olsen)

69. Val Majewski, CF Baltimore Orioles

70. Curtis Granderson, RF Detroit Tigers

71. Matt Mondesi, SP Texas Rangers (Thomas Diamond)

72. Miguel Alicea, CF Chicago White Sox (Brian Anderson)

73. Randy Sanchez, SP Minnesota Twins (Kyle Waldrop)

74. Gabriel Devore, 2B San Diego Padres (Josh Barfield)

75. Reynaldo Perez, SP Toronto Blue Jays (Dustin McGowan)

76. Sean Payne, SP Washington Nationals (Mike Hinckley)

77. Larry Baert, SS Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Erick Aybar)

78. Terry Mulder, SP Texas Rangers (John Danks)

79. Broof LeCroy, RF Florida Marlins (Jeremy Hermida)

80. Darren Roberts, C Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Jeff Mathis)

81. Jon Bukvich, 1B Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Kenny Morales)

82. Jim Ennis, LF Arizona Diamondbacks (Conor Jackson)

83. Matt James, 3B Cincinnati Reds (Edwin Encarnacion)

84. Chris Rae, RF Chicago White Sox (Ryan Sweeney)

85. Yvan Vuu Carinha, 1B Washington Nationals (Larry Broadway)

86. Jamie Mowatt, SS Arizona Diamondbacks (Sergio Santos)

87. Ty Berrie, SP Chicago White Sox (Brandon McCarthy)

88. Sam Gent, SS Milwaukee Brewers (JJ Hardy)

89. Mike Alvarez, RF Baltimore Orioles (Nick Markakis)

90. Blair Pioveson, 3B Kansas City Royals (Mark Teahen)

91. Jorge Cordona, C Pittsburgh Pirates (Neil Walker)

92. Juan Berroa, C Atlanta Braves (Brian McCann)

93. Mike Francis, 3B New York Yankees (Eric Duncan)

94. Adam Murphy, SS Colorado Rockies (Chris Nelson)

95. Troy Gray, 1B Cleveland Indians (Michael Aubrey)

96. Andy McDonald, C Oakland A's (Daric Barton)

97. Dennis Estrella, 1B Los Angeles Dodgers (James Loney)

98. Greg Wegber, 1B Chicago Cubs (Brian Dopirak)

99. Gabe Lewis, RF Boston Red Sox (Brandon Moss)

100. Matthew Smith, SS Seattle Mariners (Matt Tuiasosopo)

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Player Progression definitly works. Im in 2016 in my non stop owner sims and i have a CF named Jeff Bagwell, some made up guy out of nowhere that had 100 contact vs LHP and 92 vs RHP and 96 speed

 

I also found a guy on the angels who has 100 in all 4 hitting categorys and 89 speed, i traded my LF fielder for him (without fair trades obviously) but he makes 15 mil so he better pay off :bang

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