Complete 1996 Season - Download details inside

[baumy300]

For those of you following my other thread, you already know what I have been working at. For those of you not following my other thread, I have been working since release day to try and accurately recreate the 1996 MLB season. The roster set will be a full 25 man franchise ready set.

As of now, the rosters are live in the vault under the name "Complete 1996 Season" under the username baumy300

I created this new thread to inform you on everything you need to know about these rosters.

Before I get started, I would like to thank the individuals who uploaded players to the vault. I had a tough enough time going at this alone, but having a player here or there I could acquire from the vault made this easier at times. So thank you contributors!

What you need to know - The Negative

The pitchers:

Some pitchers (Ugeth Urbina, Kent Mercker, Rick Augilera, etc...) that were mostly relievers appear in a starting rotation. This is because they pitched innings in the 100's and no other starter for their respective team pitched more than a few innings before a send down or trade. I did this so I could keep the players who played with that particular team the most active. Shouldn't be a big deal.

The stances/motions

I tried to do my best via youtube and pictures to try and assign the most accurate batting stance or throwing motion to each player, but to be honest - It is very hard. I did my best to keep submariners accurate, but other than that it is just my educated guess.I realize some people may catch this and some not, but it is what it is. Please feel free to change any motions you do not like.

Future Stars/Former Stars

There are some players in this set that were either right at the beginning of their careers or right at the end. Just because Andruw Jones was going to be a stud or Eddie Murray was a stud does NOT mean I overrated them. I still gave guys like Jones or Nomar their props on defense, but it was a year or two after 1996 until they found their hitting groove. The same goes for Eddie Murray or guys like Alan Trammell. They are still rated respectively, but they will play to their age.

Not For Multiple Years

Only about halfway through the process did the potential ratings come to mind. I would edit a current player on the respective team and turn him into the player you have on this set. So people who are looking to make a 2+ run with these may be upset. Potential is completely random. The best way to enjoy these rosters is to use them for a one-and-done season, or just exhibition play.

Numbers

For some reason some numbers switched after all of the creating. I went through to make sure every star, semi-star, and somewhat know player has the right number. Just don't panic if you see a no-name you may recognize with a number off a digit or two. Also guys like Cal Ripken Jr. have the wrong number only because it was retired.

Lineups

Right now the lineups are not too bad, but for some reason I can get them to stick after I set them. Not really a big deal, but switch them to your liking.

Pitch types

For the most part, I was able to find a few sites that listed some star pitchers best pitchers. For the other part, I was trying to make educated guesses on what each pitcher threw. I kept tabs on things like knuckleballers and the likes, but again, don't crucify me if you find something not to your liking.

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If everyone can keep the above topics in mind, I think they will find this an enjoyable set. Obviously if you pick hard enough I'm sure you can find a flaw.

I'll list some what I recommend to better enjoy the game:

Sliders

I have been using Armor & Swords slider set. It is one of the best sets I have been able to find and I have used it for both my current franchise and 1996 gameplay. I believe this set will give you the best results and it can be found here:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...m-sliders.html

Injuries

I strongly recommend turning injuries off for play. It may not be the most realistic, but it will make for a lot better experience with 25 man rosters.

Use The Stadiums

Remembers, the Twins, Mets, Marlins and Yankees all have accurate vintage stadiums to choose. This definitely makes the game feel better when using one of those teams.

Customize

This is all yours once you download it. Want Neagle on the Braves? Done.

Putting Burnitz with the Brewers? Go ahead.

Want to be dumb and send Griffey to the Yanks? Blasphemy, but do it!

Just have fun guys.

I have enjoyed making these rosters because this is the time I remember most just really getting into baseball and really seeing a lot of super stars with their original/most remembered teams.

I truly do hope you all enjoy these as much as I will and please let me know if there are any corrections/issues you have and I will be happy to address them.

Enjoy!

[baumy300]

I simmed my first season with these complete rosters now. I turned injuries and trades off.

Below are the team results and statistical results:

AL East
x- Yankees - 98-64
y- Orioles - 96-66
Red Sox - 84-78
Blue Jays - 80-82
Rays - 44-118

AL Central
x- Indians - 92-70
Twins - 88-74
White Sox - 80-82
Royals - 78-84
Tigers - 68-94

AL West
x- Mariners - 92-70
Athletics - 86-76
Angels - 79-83
Rangers - 77-85

NL East
x- Braves - 109-53
y- Marlins - 89-73
Mets - 84-78
Phillies - 78-84
Expos - 67-95

NL Central
x- Astros - 91-71
Cubs - 86-76
Reds - 77-85
Cardinals - 72-90
Brewers - 69-93
Pirates - 68-94

NL West
x- Rockies - 97-65
Dodgers - 86-76
Padres - 86-76
Giants - 82-80
Diamondbacks - 47-115

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NL MVP
Dante Bichette
.308/42/121

AL MVP
Ken Griffey Jr.
.314/49/127

NL Cy Young
Steve Avery
23-4 2.34 ERA 152 SO's

AL Cy Young
Andy Pettitte
20-8 3.79 ERA 220 SO's

NL Batting Average Leaders
Fred McGriff .321
Jeff Kent .314
Barry Larkin .310
Gary Sheffield .309
Larry Walker .309

AL Batting Average Leaders
Harold Baines .334
Wade Boggs .334
Alex Rodriguez .333
Ivan Rodriguez .326
Roberto Alomar .321

NL Home Run Leaders
Ken Caminiti 43
Vinny Castilla 42
Dante Bichette 42
Barry Bonds 42
Ray Lankford 39

AL Home Run Leaders
Ken Griffey Jr. 49
Mark McGwire 45
Cecil Fielder 44
Juan Gonzalez 42
Alex Rodriguez 42

NL RBI Leaders
Chipper Jones 124
Vinny Castilla 123
Sammy Sosa 121
Dante Bichette 121
Greg Vaughn 120

AL RBI Leaders
Rafael Palmeiro 132
Ken Griffey Jr. 127
Juan Gonzalez 125
Paul O'Neill 121
Brady Anderson 120

NL ERA Leaders
Mike Grace 2.19
Kevin Brown 2.24
Steve Avery 2.34
Greg Maddux 2.47
Steve Trachsel 2.49

AL ERA Leaders
Roger Clemens 2.06
Dennis Martinez 2.74
David Cone 2.80
Pat Hentgen 3.12
Randy Johnson 3.12

NL SO Leaders
Hideo Nomo 266
John Smoltz 240
Pedro Martinez 238
Al Leiter 221
Curt Schilling 218

AL SO Leaders
Roger Clemens 278
David Cone 254
Randy Johnson 252
Mike Mussina 243
Kevin Appier 235

World Series
Marlins def. Orioles

[bwiggy33]

Great Work Sir! I would love to dive into these now but I have work in the morning. I cannot wait to play in the Dome with my Twins. It's even better now since the SCEA developers listened to me and fixed the baggie glitch that had been in the game for the past couple years. The only crappy thing is the Twins sucked every year besides 91, but I guess that just makes it more challenging.

[Scott]

I may have to play some exhibitions with the Rangers...They had a pretty good team (Pudge, Clark, Greer, Palmer, Juan)..pitching on the other hand..

[Executioner042]

Great work on the roster. Love using the Redbirds from 96.

[Baseballking888]

Thanks Baumy! I did a test run with these and got these results.

AL East
Orioles 100-62
Yankees 96-66 (Wild Card)
Red Sox 86-76
Blue Jays 81-81
Rays 48-114

AL Central
Indians 89-73
White Sox 84-78
Twins 75-87
Royals 75-87
Tigers 68-94

AL West
Rangers 90-72
Mariners 89-73
Athletics 88-74
Angels 76-86

NL East
Braves 99-63
Marlins 87-75
Mets 86-76
Expos/Nationals 83-79
Phillies 74-88

NL Central
Reds 95-67
Cubs 91-71 (Wild Card)
Cardinals 85-77
Brewers 78-84
Pirates 75-87
Astros 71-91

NL West
Padres 92-70
Rockies 87-75
Dodgers 83-79
Giants 72-90
Diamondbacks 28-133

NL MVP
Barry Bonds (.312, 51 HR, 157 RBI)

AL MVP
Ken Griffey Jr. (.309, 48 HR, 160 RBI)

NL CY Young
Kevin Brown (19-4, 2.33 ERA, 205 SO)

AL CY Young
Scott Erickson (21-7, 2.98 ERA, 155 SO)

I'll post the league leaders and playoff results later.

[Joey]

Well I fell asleep waiting on these to post last night BUT I woke up around 2:00 this morning and thought, oh yeah, rosters! So I went ahead and DL'd to the Vita before going back to sleep so I'd have them today. I played about 4 innings this morning, CLE at SEA (me), and I'm already hooked. The first inning consisted of a couple doubles, a Griffey 2R homerun and 4 runs scored. I put my Vita to sleep so I can finish out the game during lunch today (4-1 SEA).

A couple things I noticed on Seattle - Griffey is throwing RH instead of LH on this set. I know it's a very easy thing to toggle to the wrong one, but thought I'd point that out so everyone can fix their roster.

Also, Randy Johnson is #53 in the set instead of his actual #51.

As I stated earlier, I'm hooked with this set and I'll more than likely be starting a franchise sometime this weekend with it. Thanks, baumy, for all the hard work you put into this.

[nascarfreak24ny]

Quote: Originally Posted by Joey

Well I fell asleep waiting on these to post last night BUT I woke up around 2:00 this morning and thought, oh yeah, rosters! So I went ahead and DL'd to the Vita before going back to sleep so I'd have them today. I played about 4 innings this morning, CLE at SEA (me), and I'm already hooked. The first inning consisted of a couple doubles, a Griffey 2R homerun and 4 runs scored. I put my Vita to sleep so I can finish out the game during lunch today (4-1 SEA). A couple things I noticed on Seattle - Griffey is throwing RH instead of LH on this set. I know it's a very easy thing to toggle to the wrong one, but thought I'd point that out so everyone can fix their roster. Also, Randy Johnson is #53 in the set instead of his actual #51. As I stated earlier, I'm hooked with this set and I'll more than likely be starting a franchise sometime this weekend with it. Thanks, baumy, for all the hard work you put into this.

haha thats weird i have him as 51 in mine. but whatever thats a minor minor minor fix

EDIT:
could someone do me a huge favor and try and to a fantasy draft with this set? ive tried 5 times and all 5 times my PS3 has froze. just want to see if this is just me or everyone. im now thinking that it may be becasue there is no minor leaguers and not enough players for all 3 minor league teams.
but if someone could try and post what happenes that would be a big help