HBD for us! (need 2!) Topic

the 7th probably wont be an issue...they actually said the 1st week of june...
5/14/2010 6:23 PM
We're already having to wait until June anyway, so what's another week? I am fine with waiting until then.

For what it's worth, Phil said that there was a short inactive period at the very beginning of Kenny Powers. He didn't recall how long it was, but said he thought it was at least two or three days before budgets had to be finalized.
5/14/2010 7:59 PM
Quote: Originally Posted By dubrightway on 5/14/2010no brainer replacement for slacking owner = Billingsb
I already tried to get Billingsby to commit, he has not yet.
5/14/2010 8:12 PM
Quote: Originally Posted By mchalesarmy on 5/14/2010
We're already having to wait until June anyway, so what's another week? I am fine with waiting until then.

For what it's worth, Phil said that there was a short inactive period at the very beginning of Kenny Powers. He didn't recall how long it was, but said he thought it was at least two or three days before budgets had to be finalized.

it is 3 days from the time of the league filling till bugdets must be set in stone...
5/14/2010 8:21 PM
Quote: Originally Posted By kneeneighbor on 5/14/2010
Quote: Originally Posted By dubrightway on 5/14/2010
no brainer replacement for slacking owner = Billingsby
I already tried to get Billingsby to commit, he has not yet
ill talk to him...he needs to be in this!
5/14/2010 8:22 PM
Knee/Sox

Any chance of asking admin to kick in some $ in if we keep so many owners for so many seasons?

Like 75% of owners play 5 seasons?

They could give us like $200 in credits to spread around as we vote on for objectives?

Just an idea.... Would help them and us for retention
5/14/2010 8:37 PM
Quote: Originally posted by FishNasty on 5/14/2010Knee/SoxAny chance of asking admin to kick in some $ in if we keep so many owners for so many seasons?Like 75% of owners play 5 seasons?They could give us like $200 in credits to spread around as we vote on for objectives?Just an idea.... Would help them and us for retention
They have lots of long-running leagues with high retention rates, so I'm guessing they don't want to go down that road. Lots of teams get small credits each season based on their finish in the division or league, though I don't know exactly what they are.
5/14/2010 8:59 PM
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5/14/2010 9:29 PM
Thanks sox - I did not know that

That's like the $200 I was talking about, since 75% of league at $10 each, so nevermind
5/14/2010 10:26 PM
spring training in 2 hours for the Pawtucket Rojo Gatos!...after trading our 40 - 40 super hero for 5 prospects we need to start the season off strong! (not spring training mind u...no need to risk injury's) I cant wait to see how My 35 yr old Ace Terry Benson ...he of 240 ML wins and a career 1.09 WHIP will fare as he tries to get to 300!
5/15/2010 12:46 AM
OK, now for the stupid questions:

I am assuming HBD does NOT use any of the players in the major league data base?

So, its kinda like having all AAA players like in the SIM, but there are guys who have major league experience?

So, are you able to distinguish between the future Greg Maddux's from the future Jeff Suppan's from their ratings, or is it mainly contributed to the cash you put in to your coaches and medical staff?

This is all completely foreign to me, the only thing I can compare it to so far is a AAA league I played in the SIM. But I can learn.
5/15/2010 8:53 AM
You can look and tell by ratings. Some are obvious studs some will just be in the minors of life. Others are whats called AAAA guys. They guy who may bounce back and forth between AAA and the Majors and usually get released after hitting arbitration. Here are examples of each, see if you can tell who is who.
5/15/2010 9:14 AM
Birdie Owens

Carlos Molina

Karl Telgheder

I know that that you wont be able to see projections but once players hit 27 years old their projections are the same as thier current ratings. This does not mean they will not progress after 27 but for the most part they are what they are at that point.
5/15/2010 9:18 AM
Also please be wary of judging too much on total overall ratings. As you get experience, you will find that a catcher with an overall rating of 72 is probably more valuable than a SS with an overall rating of 79 or 80. This is because all ratings are factored into the overall rating while range, and to a lesser extent glove, are just not important to a catcher's ability. Similarly a good hitting 1B is going to have lower overall ratings than a good SS or CF.

For pitchers,in my opinion, the most important ratings are control, splits (vs LH & RH batters) and 2 or 3 good pitch ratings. Pitchers have between 1 and 5 pitch ratings for up to 5 different pitches they have mastered. For starters, there should be at least 2 and preferaby 3 good pitches (65 plus as a minimum and over 70 preferably). Relievers can get by with 1 or 2good pitch ratings. Velocity, while a plus, is not critical.

For hitters, the 5 most significant ratings are contact, batting eye, power, and LH/RH splits. Speed is a plus.

For 19 & 20 year olds you may see overall ratings for current and projected as disparate as 59/88, i.e current rating of 59 and projected of 88. Whether they reach the projected rating is dependent on many factors, but in my experience few reach the full projection but quite a few come reasonably close. The dollars spent on scouting will heavily influence the accuracy of your projected ratings. There are separate scouting budgets for advance scouting (affects the accuracy of seeing projections for other teams prospects when considering trades, among other things), international scouting (international free agents), domestic high school scouting and domestic college scouting.

5/15/2010 10:04 AM
Thanks guys for all the info, keep this kinda stuff coming. :) I was over here looking at overall numbers so thank you for explaining on what to look at and not just look at overall numbers. Man I'm excited to get this started.
5/15/2010 11:16 AM
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