Post by Commissioner Erick on Jul 21, 2017 7:32:19 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I do a thing in the leagues I'm in called the Game of the Week. It's a series where I profile a game based on a host of factors, then ask the GMs of those teams questions about the game. It's a way of looking at the league and profiling some of the GM's thoughts about their teams. The points below are based on two things. One, market size. Each team is given points based on a formula involving market size. The second is National Popularity, where popularity ratings are assigned a numerical value and tallied up. The points for the Market and Popularity result in "Desirability Points," or how much a Network TV Executive wants to highlight your baseball team.
Early in the year, this formula will determine which games will be highlighted. As the year progresses, record will become more a factor, and late in the year, record will be a much bigger factor. There are a few things though. I'm going to try to get the high profile teams to get their maximum allotted 5 games (excluding the Monday after the season, which could be used for play in games). Even if the Dodgers aren't very good, if they have 100 points in late September, I'm jamming in a game. They're just that popular. Also, the Braves will need to be neck-and-neck for the playoffs late in the year to earn a game of the week. They have virtually no sex appeal. also, in time, GMs who are more active will get some extra play while GMs who are fly-by's may lose a game.
Here's the formula
PBA Markets range from Small to Astronomical. The markets are coded 1-8 and multiplied by two to get a market score. Why does market size matter? Because OOTP strives to be a realistic sim, so just like real life, you're getting as much Red Sox-Yankees games crammed down your throats as possible.
Fans mostly care about good players, but inane TV Execs care about player popularity. That's why according to this metric, mediocre swingman Cody Anderson has the same score as superstar Chris Sale. Is Anderson more than "Back-end filler on most staffs?" Nope. That doesn't mean that fans aren't as glued to their TV's to watch Anderson pitch as they are Chris Sale. The moral of this story is probably that everyone is a goddamn idiot, including you, don't @ me.
Extremely Popular Players get 10 points.
Very Popular Players get 7.
Popular Players get 5.
Well Known Players get 3.
Fair Players get 1.
Unpopular Players get a -10.
You tally up the Player Popularity score with the Market score to get a Desirability score
These ratings are based on default file rosters and rankings. Around the All-Star break I'll likely update them. If you believe your team deserves more games, well, win some more or sign some more popular players!!!
Los Angeles Dodgers 88
Houston 86
Chicago Cubs 84
New York Mets 84
Boston 80
Washington 77
San Francisco 75
St. Louis 75
Seattle 67
Toronto 66
Detroit 65
Texas 65
Baltimore 64
Cleveland 64
Colorado 53
New York Yankees 49
Miami 44
Los Angeles Angels 42
Pittsburgh 42
Tampa Bay 40
Kansas City 37
Arizona 35
Cincinnati 34
Oakland 28
Minnesota 27
Chicago White Sox 23
San Diego 23
Milwaukee 21
Philadelphia 20
Atlanta 18
Early in the year, this formula will determine which games will be highlighted. As the year progresses, record will become more a factor, and late in the year, record will be a much bigger factor. There are a few things though. I'm going to try to get the high profile teams to get their maximum allotted 5 games (excluding the Monday after the season, which could be used for play in games). Even if the Dodgers aren't very good, if they have 100 points in late September, I'm jamming in a game. They're just that popular. Also, the Braves will need to be neck-and-neck for the playoffs late in the year to earn a game of the week. They have virtually no sex appeal. also, in time, GMs who are more active will get some extra play while GMs who are fly-by's may lose a game.
Here's the formula
PBA Markets range from Small to Astronomical. The markets are coded 1-8 and multiplied by two to get a market score. Why does market size matter? Because OOTP strives to be a realistic sim, so just like real life, you're getting as much Red Sox-Yankees games crammed down your throats as possible.
Fans mostly care about good players, but inane TV Execs care about player popularity. That's why according to this metric, mediocre swingman Cody Anderson has the same score as superstar Chris Sale. Is Anderson more than "Back-end filler on most staffs?" Nope. That doesn't mean that fans aren't as glued to their TV's to watch Anderson pitch as they are Chris Sale. The moral of this story is probably that everyone is a goddamn idiot, including you, don't @ me.
Extremely Popular Players get 10 points.
Very Popular Players get 7.
Popular Players get 5.
Well Known Players get 3.
Fair Players get 1.
Unpopular Players get a -10.
You tally up the Player Popularity score with the Market score to get a Desirability score
These ratings are based on default file rosters and rankings. Around the All-Star break I'll likely update them. If you believe your team deserves more games, well, win some more or sign some more popular players!!!
Los Angeles Dodgers 88
Houston 86
Chicago Cubs 84
New York Mets 84
Boston 80
Washington 77
San Francisco 75
St. Louis 75
Seattle 67
Toronto 66
Detroit 65
Texas 65
Baltimore 64
Cleveland 64
Colorado 53
New York Yankees 49
Miami 44
Los Angeles Angels 42
Pittsburgh 42
Tampa Bay 40
Kansas City 37
Arizona 35
Cincinnati 34
Oakland 28
Minnesota 27
Chicago White Sox 23
San Diego 23
Milwaukee 21
Philadelphia 20
Atlanta 18