Posted by jwallerrocks on 12/28/2012 1:46:00 PM (view original):
Thanks for the post uncleal. So far my experience in open leagues has been bad. I'm in two leagues with many repeat managers/teams and it doesn't appear that I'll be very competitive. I didn't expect to win but I at least would enjoy a chance. Plus, it does get repetitive going up against dead-ball era pitchers nearly every single game. How many times can I face Addie Joss in a week?!?
Yeah, I will admit that it takes no skill whatsoever to draft 1908 Addie Joss, who is by far the best value pitcher in the game in the SIM these days. The solution is to make him cost more, but there are always cookies... before Joss it was 1886 Bob Caruthers (not a great pitcher per se, but back when he was cheaper you could bat him 2nd and profit immensely with free PAs), and there were others before him...
Really, learn from experience... spend a few days reading the SimLeagues Baseball forums and seeing what works... the learning curve is greatly shortened if you read these valuable threads... contrarian23 recently posted a thread containing a listing of the best threads to read...
I personally gave up on Open Leagues for the most part long ago, but then I have difficulties at any cap under 100M (progressives exempt) which contributes to not playing. I empathize with your frustration... and at risk of repeating myself... the majority of owners will tell you themes and progressives are a lot more fun... most likely, the single-season simple progressive is the easiest league for a newbie IF you are willing to make the commitment and do the proper draft research... it mimics real baseball most closely, and overall I find requires less "SIM knowledge" then OLs and/or most themes.