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You have to be able to delete the last play. You ever play a game and hit the swing button then realize it was your pitcher you just batted and you wanted to...
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dean76gp
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Sep 1, 2007
11:48 am
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Too slow and cumbersome, fumbling with charts, trying to figure out how much to add or subtract on running plays, counting the outs for fatigue. Also, no...
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dean76gp
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Sep 1, 2007
12:00 pm
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Well you might as well tell someone they shouldn't like chocolate "because of the following reasons..." -- people like what they like. You can't argue them out...
Jim & Kate Bailey
el_aurans99
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Sep 1, 2007
3:11 pm
435
... That's true to a point, Dean, but Strat and Nintendo both fall under the broader category "entertainment dollar," and it's a zero-sum game. Strat *is*...
Gary Kirchherr
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Sep 1, 2007
5:55 pm
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Here's what I'm trying to do (and I'm looking for whether there's a simple way to do it): 1) I'm creating an 8-team league, playing 20 games 2) I'm keeping two...
KateJim Bailey
el_aurans99
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Sep 1, 2007
8:21 pm
437
I believe most people that play in the leagues are honest but you are incredibly naive if you think that there is no cheating in league play. You're kidding...
Tom MacAulay
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Sep 1, 2007
9:02 pm
438
The only thing close to cheating I've run across is what I call 'rule bending'. That stuff usually revolves around unrealism, like having a player sacrifice...
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dean76gp
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Sep 1, 2007
10:16 pm
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I know the type. Either everyone is okay with that kind of thing or it shouldn't be allowed. The tough part is how to regulate it. Creating elaborate rules to...
Jim & Kate Bailey
el_aurans99
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Sep 1, 2007
11:34 pm
440
Does anyone know why Jared Weaver has an asterisk by his name in the computer roster list but not on the paper roster list?...
KateJim Bailey
el_aurans99
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Sep 2, 2007
3:53 pm
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In a message dated 9/2/2007 11:54:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, el_aurans99@... writes: Does anyone know why Jared Weaver has an asterisk by his name in...
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flamingtomahawk
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Sep 2, 2007
4:09 pm
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When two batters, or in this case two pitchers who have the same last name and same first name initial and are on the same team (and for part of the year Jeff...
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koch2110
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Sep 2, 2007
4:25 pm
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Well they both have their full names on the computer roster. Also there are other identically named players who have no asterisk, though in one set they use a...
Jim & Kate Bailey
el_aurans99
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Sep 2, 2007
4:30 pm
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The key is first initial the same and same team. Full name has nothing to do with it. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new...
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koch2110
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Sep 2, 2007
4:36 pm
445
Dean, How 'bout a rule that your pitching staff must be between 9 & 12 members? Howie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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stratovarious1
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Sep 2, 2007
4:56 pm
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I've been pushing for minimum roster sizes for a couple seasons now with no luck. -- Dean Amrhein. Sarcastic cynic by profession. ... From:...
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dean76gp
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Sep 2, 2007
9:06 pm
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They did that when both of the Giambi roidheads were on the A's. -- Dean Amrhein. Sarcastic cynic by profession. ... From: koch2110@... ... [Non-text...
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dean76gp
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Sep 2, 2007
9:08 pm
448
Ah! Glad it's not something I needed to know. Thanks. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the...
Jim & Kate Bailey
el_aurans99
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Sep 2, 2007
10:41 pm
449
... For me, I would much prefer the current, one time and forget it method than being required to always place a CD-ROM in the drive. With the current method,...
lwfoster4283
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Sep 3, 2007
4:06 am
450
... Quite simply, because the CD does you no good without the authorization code. ... IMO, I feel the exact opposite. I find the current copy protection ...
lwfoster4283
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Sep 3, 2007
4:07 am
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I agree Larry. My problems are due to my use of old rosters which strato has made difficult to keep working. Floppies get lost, and in some cases have...
Christopher R. Johnson
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Sep 3, 2007
4:33 am
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I agree with Chris completely on this point. Recently I joined a league which required three seasons that had originally been on the game CD. Needless to say...
tinman
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Sep 3, 2007
5:24 am
453
It's not a question of beng able to delete a play. Just having something to indicate this occured. Although the vast majority of us are honest, I have been...
tinman
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Sep 3, 2007
5:52 am
454
EXACTLY!!!! Mistakes will be made but there should be something in place to let the commissioner and members of the league know when a game has been tampered...
Tom MacAulay
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Sep 3, 2007
6:05 am
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You want the game company to give you new cards for free because you threw yours out? I want Wendy's to give me a new burger because I just shit the last one...
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dean76gp
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Sep 3, 2007
11:05 am
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What exactly would you consider tampering? Is using manual entry tampering? Maybe he likes to roll the dice. How about deleting the last play, and if so,...
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dean76gp
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Sep 3, 2007
11:14 am
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40 years of life experience has taught me that there are people that will lie, cheat and steal. In my workplace, they used to hang envelopes up to collect for...
Tom MacAulay
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Sep 3, 2007
11:42 am
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Dean, I didn't lose or throw them out. At the time the seasons were issued there was no copy protection, I copied the rosters from the CD's (if you remember...
tinman
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Sep 3, 2007
2:18 pm
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... I agree, it's unrealistic to expect Strat to give you replacement season disks after losing or throwing out old ones. And the fact that Strat is providing...
Gary Kirchherr
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Sep 3, 2007
3:03 pm
460
Here's a perfect example of why I don't want a league to be locked. Frank Thomas just hit a grand slam to give me a 10-3 lead in the 8th. I automatically hit...
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dean76gp
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Sep 3, 2007
3:04 pm
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If you lock the league so that you can't delete the last play you will punish the 10,000 honest managers to deter the one cheater. I've been playing in mail...
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dean76gp
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Sep 3, 2007
3:16 pm
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