MLB 2012 - 1996 Classic Roster Project

[baumy300]

As it's getting closer to that time of year again, my anticipation for MLB 12 continues to grow.

One of my favorite things to do in any sports game is use classic rosters, baseball especially.

This year I fully intend to recreate the 1996 season to the best of my ability.

Below is what you can expect from these rosters:

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Ratings

I try to make the ratings as accurate as possible. Guys like Mo Vaughn won't be receiving a 65 in speed and a 60 in baserunning ability. Also, guys who had 800 career at bats and hit 4 career home runs won't be getting higher than a 6 or 7 in power.

Vitals

I will be raiding the player vault to make up for what I lack in face editing skills, but if any vitals can be changed to make the proper height/weight and age needs of the 96 season, I will do it.

Appearances

As I said earlier, I am below average to average at creating faces, so I will be relying on the player vault, but you won't see players created in the wrong race, hair color, facial hair (if any) etc... I want to go for accuracy here.

Roster Accuracy

I used Baseball-Reference to get each teams starting lineups from the year. If a player played with multiple teams, I placed him with the team he played the most games with. For example, Cecil Fielder played over 80 games with the Tigers in 96 before being traded to the Yankees. I kept Cecil on the Tigers.

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I can't promise perfection, especially when creating pitchers, but I will use the resources here at OS and the web to try and get as close to perfection as possible. Pitching stances and Batting stances for lesser known players will probably not be spot on, but I truly am open to constructive criticism.

That being said, I do fully intend to complete these rosters. I can't promise they will be done in a timely manner, but I can't promise they won't be either. I would not be so cruel as to promise these and then not make an effort to deliver

I have already compiled all of the teams and the rosters I will be putting in the game. If there are any errors spotted or suggestions you would like to make, please feel free. I also posted some info about the season in general.

I look forward to finishing these.

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World Series Champions

New York Yankees

Playoff Teams

New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Texas Rangers
Cleveland Indians

Atlanta Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers

Awards

AL MVP - Juan Gonzalez
NL MVP - Ken Caminiti

AL CY YOUNG - Pat Hentgen
NL CY YOUNG - John Smoltz

AL R.O.Y. - Derek Jeter
NL R.O.Y. - Todd Hollandsworth

MLB LEADERS

AVG. - Alex Rodriguez - .358
HR's. - Mark McGwire - 52
RBI's. - Andres Galarraga - 150
SB's. - Kenny Lofton - 75
WINs. - John Smoltz - 24
ERA. - Kevin Brown - 1.89
SV's. - Todd Worrell and Jeff Brantley - 44
SO's. - John Smoltz - 276



AMERICAN LEAGUE

Baltimore Orioles

C Chris Hoiles
1B Rafael Palmeiro
2B Roberto Alomar
SS Cal Ripken Jr.
3B B.J. Surhoff
LF Jeffrey Hammonds
CF Brady Anderson
RF Bobby Bonilla
DH Eddie Murray
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OF Mike Devereaux
UT Luis Polonia
C Gregg Zaun
IF Billy Ripken
OF Tony Tarasco
IF Manny Alexander

SP Mike Mussina
SP David Wells
SP Scott Erickson
SP Rocky Coppinger
SP Kent Mercker

RP Arthur Rhodes
RP Roger McDowell
RP Jesse Orosco
RP Alan Mills
RP Armando Benetiz
CL Randy Myers


New York Yankees

C Joe Girardi
1B Tino Martinez
2B Mariano Duncan
SS Derek Jeter
3B Wade Boggs
LF Gerald Williams
CF Bernie Williams
RF Paul O'Neill
DH Ruben Sierra
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LF Tim Raines
C Jim Leyritz
OF Darryl Strawberry
IF Andy Fox
OF Ruben Rivera

SP Andy Pettitte
SP Kenny Rogers
SP Dwight Gooden
SP Jimmy Key
SP David Cone
SP Ramiro Mendoza

RP Mariano Rivera
RP Bob Wickman
RP Jeff Nelson
RP Dale Polley
CL John Wetteland

Boston Red Sox

C Mike Stanley
1B Mo Vaughn
2B Jeff Frye
SS John Valentin
3B Tim Naehring
LF Mike Greenwell
CF Lee Tinsley
RF Troy O'Leary
DH Jose Canseco
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1B/OF Reggie Jefferson
OF Milt Cuyler
C Bill Haselman
2B Will Cordero
SS Nomar Garciaparra

SP Roger Clemens
SP Tom Gordon
SP Tim Wakefield
SP Aaron Sele
SP Jamie Moyer

RP Vaughn Eshelman
RP Mike Stanton
RP Joe Hudson
RP Rich Garces
CL Heathcliff Slocumb

Toronto Blue Jays

C Charlie O'Brien
1B John Olerud
2B Tomas Perez
SS Alex Gonzalez
3B Ed Sprague
LF Joe Carter
CF Otis Nixon
RF Shawn Green
DH Carlos Delgado
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OF Jacob Brumfield
2B Domingo Cedeno
C Sandy Martinez
LF Robert Perez
IF Juan Samuel

SP Pat Hentgen
SP Erik Hanson
SP Juan Guzman
SP Paul Quantrill
SP Marty Janzen
SP Huck Flener

RP Tony Castillo
RP Tim Crabtree
RP Bill Risley
RP Paul Spoljaric
CL Mike Timlin


Detroit Tigers

C Brad Ausmus
1B Tony Clark
2B Mark Lewis
SS Andujar Cedeno
3B Travis Fryman
LF Bobby Higginson
CF Chad Curtis
RF Melvin Nieves
DH Cecil Fielder
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IF Eddie Williams
OF Curtis Pride
OF Kimera Bartee
SS Alan Trammell
C Mark Parent

SP Felipe Lira
SP Omar Olivares
SP Greg Gohr
SP Justin Thompson
SP Greg Keagle

RP Brian Williams
RP Richie Lewis
RP Jose Lima
RP Mike Myers
CL Gregg Olson


Cleveland Indians

C Sandy Alomar Jr.
1B Julio Franco
2B Carlos Baerga
SS Omar Vizquel
3B Jm Thome
LF Albert Belle
CF Kenny Lofton
RF Manny Ramirez
DH Eddie Murray
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C Tony Pena
OF Jeromy Burnitz
OF Brian Giles
IF Alvaro Espinoza
IF Scott Leius

SP Charles Nagy
SP Orel Hershiser
SP Jack McDowell
SP Chad Ogea
SP Dennis Martinez

RP Julian Tavarez
RP Eric Plunk
RP Paul Shuey
RP Paul Assenmacher
CL Jose Mesa


Minnesota Twins

C Greg Myers
1B Scott Stahoviak
2B Chuck Knoblauch
SS Pat Meares
3B Dave Hollins
LF Marty Cordova
CF Rich Becker
RF Matt Lawton
DH Paul Molitor
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OF Roberto Kelly
IF Jeff Reboulet
IF Ron Coomer
C Matt Walbeck
OF Denny Hocking

SP Brad Radke
SP Frankie Rodriguez
SP Rich Robertson
SP Scott Aldred
SP Rick Aguilera

RP Greg Hansell
RP Eddie Guardado
RP Mike Trombley
RP Dan Naulty
CL Dave Stevens

Kansas City Royals

C Mike Macfarlane
1B Jose Offerman
2B Keith Lockhart
SS David Howard
3B Joe Randa
LF Tom Goodwin
CF Johnny Damon
RF Michael Tucker
DH Joe Vitello
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C/IF Mike Sweeney
IF Craig Paquette
2B Bip Roberts
1B Bob Hamelin
OF Joe Nunnally

SP Tim Belcher
SP Chris Haney
SP Kevin Appier
SP Mark Gubicza
SP Jose Rosado
SP Doug Linton

RP Hipolito Pichardo
RP Julio Valera
RP Mike Magnante
RP Jason Jacome
CL Jeff Montgomery

Milwaukee Brewers

C Mike Matheny
1B John Jaha
2B Fernando Vina
SS Jose Valentin
3B Jeff Cirillo
LF Greg Vaughn
CF Pat Listach
RF Matt Mieske
DH Kevin Seitzer
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OF/C Dave Nilsson
C Jesse Levis
IF Mark Loretta
OF David Hulse
OF Turner Ward

SP Ben McDonald
SP Scott Karl
SP Ricky Bones
SP Steve Sparks
SP Jeff D'Amico
SP Cal Eldred

RP Angel Miranda
RP Ramon Garcia
RP Graeme Lloyd
RP Marshall Boze
CL Mike Fetters

Chicago White Sox

C Ron Karkovice
1B Frank Thomas
2B Ray Durham
SS Ozzie Guillen
3B Robin Ventura
LF Tony Phillips
CF Darren Lewis
RF Danny Tartabull
DH Harold Baines
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OF Dave Martinez
OF Lyle Mouton
C Chad Kreuter
IF Norberto Martin
IF Chris Snopek

SP Alex Fernandez
SP Kevin Tapani
SP Wilson Alvarez
SP James Baldwin
SP Brian Keyser

RP Bill Simas
RP Matt Karchner
RP Kirk McCaskill
RP Larry Thomas
RP Jason Bere
CL Roberto Hernandez

Texas Rangers

C Ivan Rodriguez
1B Will Clark
2B Mark McLemore
SS Kevin Elster
3B Dean Palmer
LF Rusty Greer
CF Darryl Hamilton
RF Juan Gonzalez
DH Mickey Tettleton
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OF Warren Newson
OF Damon Buford
C Dave Valle
IF Rene Gonzalez
2B Kurt Stillwell

SP Ken Hill
SP Roger Pavlick
SP Bobby Witt
SP Darren Oliver
SP Kevin Gross

RP Gil Heredia
RP Dennis Cook
RP Jeff Russell
RP Ed Vosberg
CL Mike Henneman

Seattle Mariners

C Dan Wilson
1B Paul Sorrento
2B Joey Cora
SS Alex Rodriguez
3B Russ Davis
LF Rich Amaral
CF Ken Griffey Jr
RF Jay Buhner
DH Edgar Martinez
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IF Luis Sojo
OF Darren Bragg
3B Doug Strange
C John Marzano
OF Brian Hunter

SP Randy Johnson
SP Sterling Hitchcock
SP Bob Wolcott
SP Chris Bosio
SP Bob Wells

RP Rafael Carmona
RP Michael Jackson
RP Bobby Ayala
RP Salomon Torres
CL Norm Charlton

Oakland A's

C Terry Steinbach
1B Mark McGwire
2B Brent Gates
SS Mike Bordick
3B Scott Brosius
LF Phil Plantier
CF Ernie Young
RF Jose Herrera
DH Jason Giambi
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OF Geronimo Berroa
IF Tony Bautista
IF Rafael Bournigal
C George Williams
OF Matt Stairs

SP Don Wengert
SP Doug Johns
SP John Wasdin
SP Ariel Prieto
SP Steve Wojciechowski
SP Dave Telgheder

RP Carlos Reyes
RP Mike Mohler
RP Buddy Groom
RP Jim Corsi
CL Billy Taylor


California Angels

C Jorge Fabregas
1B J.T. Snow
2B Randy Velarde
SS Gary Discarcina
3B George Arias
LF Garret Anderson
CF Jim Edmonds
RF Tim Salmon
DH Chili Davis
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2B Rex Hudler
OF Darin Erstad
C Don Slaught
1B/3B Tim Wallach
OF Orlando Palmeiro

SP Chuck Finley
SP Shawn Boskie
SP Jim Abbott
SP Jason Grimsley
SP Mark Langston
SP Dennis Springer

RP Mike James
RP Chuck McElroy
RP Mike Holtz
RP Jason Dickson
CL Troy Percival

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Atlanta Braves

C Javy Lopez
1B Fred McGriff
2B Mark Lemke
SS Jeff Blauser
3B Chipper Jones
LF Ryan Klesko
CF Marquis Grissom
RF Jermaine Dye
DH David Justice
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OF Dwight Smith
C Eddie Perez
IF Rafael Belliard
IF Mike Mordecai
OF Andruw Jones

SP John Smoltz
SP Greg Maddux
SP Tom Glavine
SP Steve Avery
SP Jason Schmidt

RP Greg McMichael
RP Brad Clontz
RP Terrell Wade
RP Pedro Borbon
CL Mark Wohlers

Montreal Expos

C Darrin Fletcher
1B David Segui
2B Mike Lansing
SS Mark Grudzielanek
3B Shane Andrews
LF Henry Rodriguez
CF Rondell White
RF Moises Alou
DH Cliff Floyd
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OF F.P. Santangelo
C Lenny Webster
OF Sherman Obando
3B Dave Silvestri
IF Andy Stankiewicz

SP Jeff Fassero
SP Pedro Martinez
SP Rheal Cormier
SP Kirk Reuter
SP Ugeth Urbina

RP Omar Daal
RP Barry Manuel
RP Dave Veres
RP Mike Dyer
CL Mel Rojas

Florida Marlins

C Charles Johnson
1B Greg Colbrunn
2B Quilivo Veras
SS Edgar Renteria
3B Terry Pendleton
LF Jeff Conine
CF Devon White
RF Gary Sheffield
DH Kurt Abbott
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IF Alex Arias
OF Joe Orsulak
2B Luis Castillo
C Rob Natal
OF Jesus Tavarez

SP Kevin Brown
SP Al Leiter
SP Pat Rapp
SP John Burkett
SP David Weathers

RP Chris Hammond
RP Jay Powell
RP Terry Mathews
RP Yorkis Perez
CL Robb Nen

New York Mets

C Todd Hundley
1B Butch Huskey
2B Jose Vizcaino
SS Rey Ordonez
3B Jeff Kent
LF Bernard Gilkey
CF Lance Johnson
RF Alex Ochoa
DH Edgardo Alfonzo
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OF Carl Everett
1B Rico Brogna
C Brent Mayne
IF Tm Bogar
OF Chris Jones

SP Mark Clark
SP Bobby Jones
SP Pete Harnisch
SP Jason Isringhausen
SP Paul Wilson

RP Dave Mlicki
RP Jerry DePoto
RP Doug Henry
RP Paul Byrd
CL John Franco

Philadelphia Phillies

C Benito Santiago
1B Gregg Jefferies
2B Mickey Morandini
SS Kevin Stocker
3B Todd Zeile
LF Pete Incaviglia
CF Ricky Otero
RF Jim Eisenreich
DH Lenny Dykstra
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OF Mark Whiten
C Mike Lieberthal
3B Scott Rolen
OF Wendell Magee
IF Kevin Jordan

SP Curt Schilling
SP Mike Williams
SP Terry Mulholland
SP Mike Mimbs
SP Mike Grace
SP Sid Fernandez

RP Russ Springer
RP Toby Borland
RP Ken Ryan
RP Steve Frey
CL Ricky Bottalico

St. Louis Cardinals

C Tom Pagnozzi
1B John Mabry
2B Luis Alicea
SS Royce Clayton
3B Gary Gaetti
LF Ron Gant
CF Ray Lankford
RF Brian Jordan
DH Ozzie Smith
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OF Willie McGee
C Danny Sheaffer
OF Mark Sweeney
IF David Bell
IF Mike Gallego

SP Andy Benes
SP Todd Stottlemyre
SP Donovan Osborne
SP Alan Benes
SP Mike Morgan

RP T.J. Mathews
RP Cory Bailey
RP Rick Honeycutt
RP Tony Fossas
CL Dennis Eckersley

Houston Astros

C Rick Wilkins
1B Jeff Bagwell
2B Craig Biggio
SS Orlando Miller
3B Sean Berry
LF Derrick May
CF Brian Hunter
RF Derek Bell
DH James Mouton
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C Tony Eusebio
OF John Cangelosi
IF Ricky Gutiererrez
3B Bill Spiers
OF Mike Simms

SP Shane Reynolds
SP Daryl Kile
SP Doug Drabek
SP Mike Hampton
SP Donne Wall

RP Xavier Hernandez
RP Blly Wagner
RP Alvin Morman
RP Anthony Young
CL Todd Jones

Cincinnati Reds

C Joe Oliver
1B Hal Morris
2B Bret Boone
SS Barry Larkin
3B Willie Greene
LF Eric Owens
CF Eric Davis
RF Reggie Sanders
DH Thomas Howard
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C Ed Taubensee
IF Jeff Branson
OF Eric Anthony
3B Lenny Harris
OF Kevin Mitchell
IF Chris Sabo

SP John Smiley
SP Dave Burba
SP Mark Portugal
SP Kevin Jarvis
SP Roger Salkeld
SP Pete Schourek

RP Lee Smith
RP Jeff Shaw
RP Hector Carrasco
RP Johnny Ruffin
CL Jeff Brantley

Chicago Cubs

C Scott Servais
1B Mark Grace
2B Ryne Sandberg
SS Rey Sanchez
3B Leo Gomez
LF Luis Gonzalez
CF Brian McRrae
RF Sammy Sosa
DH Tyler Houston
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OF Doug Glanville
OF Scott Bullett
IF Dave Magadan
IF Jose Hernandez
OF Ozzie Timmons

SP Jaime Navarro
SP Steve Trachsel
SP Frank Castillo
SP Jim Bullinger
SP Amaury Telemasco
SP Kevin Foster

RP Terry Adams
RP Rodney Myers
RP Kent Bottenfield
RP Bob Patterson
CL Turk Wendell

Pittsburgh Pirates

C Jason Kendall
1B Mark Johnson
2B Carlos Garcia
SS Jay Bell
3B Charlie Hayes
LF Al Martin
CF Jermaine Allensworth
RF Orlando Merced
DH Jeff King
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C Keith Osik
OF Mike Kingery
IF Nelson Liriano
OF John Wehner
OF Dave Clark

SP Denny Neagle
SP Danny Darwin
SP Zane Smith
SP Paul Wagner
SP Esteban Loaiza

RP Jon Lieber
RP Dan Miceli
RP Marc Wilkins
RP Dan Plesac
CL Francisco Cordova

San Diego Padres

C John Flaherty
1B Wally Joyner
2B Jody Reed
SS Chris Gomez
3B Ken Caminiti
LF Rickey Henderson
CF Steve Finley
RF Tony Gwynn
DH Brian Johnson
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IF Scott Livingstone
OF Marc Newfield
IF Archi Cianfrocco
OF Rob Deer
IF Luis Lopez

SP Joey Hamilton
SP Bob Tewksbury
SP Fernando Valenzuela
SP Andy Ashby
SP Sean Bergman

RP Scott Sanders
RP Tim Worrell
RP Willie Blair
RP Doug Bochtler
CL Trevor Hoffman

Los Angeles Dodgers

C Mike Piazza
1B Eric Karros
2B Delino DeShields
SS Greg Gagne
3B Mike Blowers
LF Todd Hollandsworth
CF Wayne Kirby
RF Raul Mondesi
DH Brett Butler
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OF Roger Cedeno
IF Chad Fonville
IF Juan Castro
C Tom Prince
OF Billy Ashley

SP Hideo Nomo
SP Ismael Valdez
SP Pedro Astacio
SP Ramon Martinez
SP Tom Candiotti

RP Chan Ho Park
RP Antonio Osuna
RP Mark Guthrie
RP Darren Dreifort
CL Todd Worrell

Colorado Rockies

C Jeff Reed
1B Andres Galarraga
2B Eric Young
SS Walt Weiss
3B Vinny Castilla
LF Ellis Burks
CF Quinton McCracken
RF Dante Bichette
DH Larry Walker
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C Jayhawk Owens
OF John Vander Wal
OF Eric Anthony
IF Jason Bates
IF Neifi Perez

SP Kevin Ritz
SP Mark Thompson
SP Armando Reynoso
SP Marvin Freeman
SP Jamey Wright
SP Bryan Rekar

RP Darren Holmes
RP Steve Reed
RP Curt Leskanic
RP Mike Munoz
CL Bruce Ruffin

San Francisco Giants

C Tom Lampkin
1B Mark Carreon
2B Steve Scarsone
SS Rich Aurilia
3B Matt Williams
LF Barry Bonds
CF Marvin Bernard
RF Glenallen Hill
DH Shawon Dunston
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2B Robby Thompson
OF Stan Javier
C Kirt Manwaring
IF Bill Mueller
OF Jacob Cruz

SP Allen Watson
SP William VanLandinham
SP Shawn Estes
SP Mark Leiter
SP Osvaldo Fernandez
SP Mark Gardner

RP Mark Dewey
RP Jose Bautista
RP Rich DeLucia
RP Doug Creek
CL Rod Beck

MLB ALL STARS

AL ALL STARS

Cal Ripken Jr.
Wade Boggs
Joe Carter
Chuck Finley
Mark McGwire
Jeff Montgomery
Jay Buhner
Edgar Martinez
Jose Mesa
Brady Anderson
John Wetteland
Roberto Alomar
Sandy Alomar Jr.
Ken Griffey Jr.
Albert Belle
Greg Vaughn
Charles Nagy
Travis Fryman
Frank Thomas
Roberto Hernandez
Chuck Knoblauch
Ivan Rodriguez
Troy Percival
Andy Pettitte
Alex Rodriguez
Dan Wilson
Roger Pavlik
Kenny Lofton
Mo Vaughn

NL ALL STARS

Ozzie Smith
Tony Gwynn
Fred McGriff
Todd Worrell
Barry Larkin
Barry Bonds
Greg Maddux
Kevin Brown
Matt Williams
Ellis Burks
Lance Johnson
Ken Caminiti
Tom Glavine
Al Leiter
Dante Bichette
Craig Biggio
John Smotlz
Gary Sheffield
Todd Hundley
Jeff Bagwell
Mark Wohlers
Henry Rodriguez
Eric Young
Mike Piazza
Pedro Martinez
Chipper Jones
Steve Trachsel
Ricky Bottalico
Mark Grudzielanek
Jason Kendall

[liftheavy]

This looks awesome...i enjoy old school mariner teams!

[baumy300]

Quote: Originally Posted by liftheavy

This looks awesome...i enjoy old school mariner teams!

Thanks man. The Mariners are actually the reason I wanted to do this. Everybody wanted to take BP like Jr. back then and turn their caps around. Of course Randy Johnson and his freakish arm speed mixed with the emergence of a stud named A-Rod made the Mariners a favorite for a lot of us.

[moose616]

Weird to see a Rockies lineup without Todd Helton. Seems like he's been around since before baseball (although he WAS drafted in 95 and was in their system already).

Good luck on the project. I tried doing this with Madden and it turned into quite a time-consuming ordeal.

[Culture Rot]

Why not just put players on the correct opening day rosters so we can play franchise with these?

[baumy300]

Quote: Originally Posted by moose616

Weird to see a Rockies lineup without Todd Helton. Seems like he's been around since before baseball (although he WAS drafted in 95 and was in their system already). Good luck on the project. I tried doing this with Madden and it turned into quite a time-consuming ordeal.

Thanks. It will be worth if other people enjoy these as much as I will.

Quote: Originally Posted by xlatinoheatx

Why not just put players on the correct opening day rosters so we can play franchise with these?

Well, for the most part, these rosters are not too far from opening day. A lot of the big trades (Fielder, Neagle, etc...) didn't happen until the end part of the year anyways. There may be a few differences between these and true OD rosters, but nothing too major to my knowledge. Besides, a guy who played 20 games with one team, 10 with another, and finished the year with a 3rd team for the majority of the season is more likely to be remembered on team 3 than the one he played 10 games with. At least that is how I look at it.

[baumy300]

I have officially started the process this morning. So far, so good appearance wise.

I almost have all of the Twins position players done and would like to have the full team completed tonight.

I will post pictures later.

[baumy300]

The Twins are done.

It took around 4-5 hours to complete, but that's one team down.

Below are some pictures of the team, albeit a very weak team that year

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Ron Coomer staying ready




Chuck Knoblauch doing the same




Paul Molitor ready to add another hit