Lead Story - 7/24/2025

19th Century baseball schedule

1. If there is a regular season tie, determine postseason home field advantage and set up a best-of three playoff. (Check for injuries and pitching rotation).
2. Grant 1 day rest
3. Sim games
4. Archive Stats.
5. Award trophy
5b. Set draft order.
6. Record Sluggers' team stats
6b. Check and add Stat leaders.
7. Choose team MVP & CY. .
8. Check for Triple Crown. Choose ROY. Assign major awards to players in PC.
8b. Choose All-Stars.
9. Update Single season league leaders
10. Update individual Single season records document
11. Record no-hitters and cycles to Records document.
12. Print up Sluggers' Team season in review sheet.
13. Delete rookie tags for those who surpassed 100 AB or 50 IP.
13. Clear compiled stats.
13b. Clear Game Results.

14. Change league title name to new year.
15. Clear Rosters (choose Advance Contracts, keep players tagged as Rookie, keep players tagged as Duplicate)
16. Do progressions using Real Life stats (All Teams first; then Free Agents ).
16b. Note retired players on “Retired” Player List under that team.
17.Bulk retire players with minimal stats (under 10 IP or 20 AB). Add these players to Retired Player List under team.
18. Double-check "retired" players to make sure all players were returned. If not, import them to the correct year.
19. Import any new rookies (full year (10 IP, 20 AB)
19b. Tag if duplicate player ("B" or "P" for 2-way players; “D” for duplicate pitchers).
20. Adjust stats
21. Rank each team's preferences for Supplemental draft (without looking at career stats) using stars, position needs, ranks & stadium strength: (Sluggers - OPS, A's - defense, Red Sox - RH, White Sox - LH)
22. Run draft (up to 5 rounds, custom, Yes, Yes)
23. Drop players with "$" or non-contract players to get down to 21 non-duplicate players on roster (18/3; min. 11 batters, 6 pitchers). Up to three pitchers may be duplicated with "B." initial to reach 6-pitcher minimum. Also batters who qualify at pitchers may also be duplicated ("P" initial).
23b. Sign FA to contracts needed to get a full roster (18/3).
24. Choose SP to convert to RP. (Lower Stamina by 1/2)
24b. Edit Major League Rosters (20 unless hitter/pitcher combo; min 11 batters, 6 pitchers) using rank for non-Sluggers.
24c. Change to secondary position if desired).
24d. Sign any players on MLB roster to contracts (5-year max) to play in Majors.
24e. Auto set lineups, but make sure each player is at primary position; DH is highest remaining OPS. Base PH based on OPS, Bunt based on .333 OB%, SB based on 7/8, DEF based on F%, PR for 1-3
25. Import new real season.
26. Run sims 1 day at a time and check injuries for all teams.

3/16/2024

league ideas

1. Field of Dream league with Baseball-reference top 25 plus 5 minor leaguers. 20-year challenge using real stats, and I'm the Diamondbacks.
2. Smaller FOD league with original NL teams and real stats. Contracts to keep lineups in check. I'm the Dodgers.
3. Allred Hall of Fame vs. MLB Team of the Century (real stats)
4. Small league (4-8 teams) that starts in the 1800's using real stats. Draft for each year's rookies, but must sign them to contracts (5-year max) before you can promote them to the majors. Free agent draft for veterans with expired contracts. Each team has a specialty based on their stadium dimensions (LH, RH, power, defense and H/9) except mine (regular).

1/1/2019

Hall of Fame tracker