MLB 2K11 - 1995 Season Rosters (360)

[mkharsh33]

I am working on a project that I just started on Sunday (May 1st)... Bin Laden's death inspired me.

But seriously, I am going to try and create the entire 1995 Season Rosters. This is going to be a LONG work-in-progress, so I ask of your patience. If you've played with my historic NBA rosters, you know I give due diligence to detail... This will be a lot of work, and I am probably not the brightest bulb for taking this on, but I'm a roster nut so I'll give it a shot.

Why 1995? I was 23 and a DIE-HARD Cleveland Indians fan. I had the privilege of attending a number of games that season, having grown up in northeast Ohio. Albert Belle (yeah, that guy) is my all-time favorite player. He had his faults, but I loved him. That is the season he did the 50/50 thing (homers and doubles). The Indians played the Braves in the World Series, and baseball was at a peak in talent.

Like I said, give me time. I'm shooting for around late June - that gives me a couple months. There's a lot of research involved, but I also want to make sure that all MLB teams have around 30 players for you to use.

My process will be to get players named correctly, with all correct information (correct batting sides and throwing arms) - making certain that player models (ie. skin colors) match up as best as possible.

I'll then try to determine a way to rate them, but I'll burn that bridge when I get there. I will have correct lineups and pitching staffs as the final aspect of getting them together.

I'll do my best to keep you updated on my progress. I will have this file on 2K Share and also provide here in a .ROS format for non-live users. Obviously this will be for the 360.

If you guys can provide me any solid sites for research purposes (information, pictures, videos, etc.) please DO SO!!! I am using www.baseball-reference.com as my main source.

I am excited about this project and believe when completed it should provide a great deal of fun!

Thanks, mike

5-18-11 - Link to Version 1.0 - EARLY BUILD:

http://www.zshare.net/download/90307835af0b31b9/

[Fiddy]

and he's off..

lol... good luck man, keep us posted when ya can.

[mkharsh33]

Been working on these today (Monday is my day off - kids at school and the wife's at work)...

I have the Indians and Royals completely done. I have not done player ratings in depth yet, but I'll do those later. I also have the Mariners batters all done.

After reviewing rosters, what I'm going to do is provide 15 pitchers and 15 batters per team. I'll use my judgment on some guys as there were late call-ups where a key youngster was added (for example, Joe Randa of KC - so I dropped a SS who played a number of games but I had plenty of middle-infielders).

My only fear is that the game won't let me name all the players I need so I'll just see how this goes. Fortunately the Indians had Thome, Ramirez and Vizquel in the game and Johnny Damon for KC as well...

See my thread for a review of a game I played tonight as Cleveland at home vs. KC...

[randogu]

Good luck, sir!

Looking forward to seeing the 95 Rockies in action.

[boomhauertjs]

I wish this was for PC...

[mkharsh33]

4 teams named... 15 pitchers and 15 position players each.

Cleveland, Boston, Seattle and Kansas City done.

[mkharsh33]

...and the Yankees. 5 teams done...23 to go.

[cubsfan203]

Just curious, how are you going to go about getting the ratings for these players. Do you have some kind of formula or are you winging it?

The reason I ask is that I tried to come up with a formula based on simulated stats, but it seems like there is very little consistency or correlation based on ratings.