New Template Coming

[PadresFan104]

Guys - Just started a new Association and thought I'd post it as a template. Look for it in the coming days, maybe over the weekend. Here's the details:

- Starts in 1968
- The American Baseball Association is made up of the Continental League (larger markets) and the Great American League (smaller markets)
- 60 man rosters
- Finances are on
- There is no DH in either League
- Teams are using 5 man roatations and modern closer usage
- Each team has a custom logo
- Each team has custom player photos [;)] (this will take some time)
- Minor League Affiliates have not been given custom names
- No custom ballparks (all set to the default)

[hobbitrjw]

this might seem like a dumb question but is this modeled after leagues that actually existed in 1968? if so what teams were in it back then?

[PadresFan104]

Not a dumb question, but no, it's not modeled after any real leagues. I just like to pick 1968 as a starting year for my leagues since it was the year I was born. [:)] Also, if people want to create some history for their league, they can always auto-sim from 1968 to 2007...

[PadresFan104]

Here's a snapshot of the teams from the American Baseball Association.

[Frozen Stiffer]

VERY nice...
 
...very nice indeed. That looks like it would be a great association to play. Good cities, good mascots, lots of fun.
 
Just curious though, "Portland Explorers", which Portland -- Maine or Oregon?

[PadresFan104]

Here are the Power Rankings (top 10) for 1968... Interesting that a small market team, Winston-Salem, is #1 to start the season. They have the 9th highest payroll in the Association, and the 2nd highest payroll in the Great American League, after Portland.

[PadresFan104]

ORIGINAL: Frozen Stiffer

VERY nice...

...very nice indeed. That looks like it would be a great association to play. Good cities, good mascots, lots of fun.

Just curious though, "Portland Explorers", which Portland -- Maine or Oregon?

Western Division? That would be Oregon.. [;)]

[PadresFan104]

Each team comes with 35 player photos (enough for the bigs and AAA in most cases). I've pre-assigned the photos, but will include them with the .zip of the template in case you want to switch them around. Here's what they look like...

[PadresFan104]

Template is on it's way through the ether... It's a big file, about 65MB compressed, so it'll take a little while to be ready. It got bigger since I decided to go ahead and add stadiums, and include a folder of facepack images.

I'm going to start playing it myself. If anyone else tries it out, leave me some feedback!

Al

[akcranker]

Did you zip that file up with that 7-zip utility?

[akcranker]

Hey Padresfan what ever happened to your NAMBLA Association?  We had a good thread going in the Locker and then everyone quit posting how their associations were going.  I still have mine sitting on my other computer.

[PadresFan104]

I just zipped it up with the standard windows xp .zip utility. (Right-click, Send To -> Compressed (.zip) Folder)

Yeah, I got tired of the NAMBLA association for some reason.  Sorry about that!

[hobbitrjw]

I downloaded the template and started playing and it is a lot of fun very well done on it. though I was suprised at some of the stadium choices you made considering the association starts in 1968,you really dont expect to see Minute maid park in there

[akcranker]

ORIGINAL: PadresFan104

I just zipped it up with the standard windows xp .zip utility. (Right-click, Send To -> Compressed (.zip) Folder)

Yeah, I got tired of the NAMBLA association for some reason. Sorry about that!

Reason I asked on how you zipped it up is because I believe that 7-zip utility will make the file smaller. It has better compression.

[PadresFan104]

ORIGINAL: hobbitrjw

I downloaded the template and started playing and it is a lot of fun very well done on it. though I was suprised at some of the stadium choices you made considering the association starts in 1968,you really dont expect to see Minute maid park in there

LOL, yeah, I guess I take the term fictional to new heights with the stadium choices... I just like to have something interesting to look at while I'm playing...

[hobbitrjw]

I dont blame you at all....and i guess you can take from what i said that i chose to be the Las Vegas Aces and in my first game we lost to the hated Michigan Panthers 6-3

I guess I can just picture Minute Maid Park standing back in 1968

[PadresFan104]

LOL, glad you are having as much luck as me.  I'm managing the Surf, and we lost our first game at the 1968 Petco Park to the hated Coasters of Anaheim, 6-5.

[hobbitrjw]

Yikes thats even worse losing to a team in the same state as you

oh well I cant wait for Reno,we'll crush them

[hobbitrjw]

oh yes and to mention the fact that i quickly put up the box score and my starter James Judkins pitched 1/3 of a inning threw 2 pitches and suffered a injury putting him on the shelf for 3 weeks.

[PadresFan104]

Well, James didn't get injured on opening day in my Association, but he got knocked around pretty good by the Panthers in an opening day loss.  In 7 innings, he gave up 8 hits, a HR, and 4 earned runs.  Michigan won, 6-1.