Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365

Howdy folks, some of whom may remember me (fondly, or less so, or possibly quite a bit less so):

I'm checking in on the odd chance SOM might, once again, garner my business and had a question. From clicking around it appears that I might be able to whittle the absolutely horrendous number of cards available in ATG 8 (btw, who thinks that's a good idea...to offer 80 trillion cards...I don't get it) down to a more satisfying set. Still, the available whittling appears to be, at best, 1,000 cards in random, and huge chunks of years in time periods. What I want is the chance to whittle things down to, say, uh, MLB in 1956, with perhaps a splash of HOF cards similar to a set SOM put off a few years back.

In other words, I want, at most, 750 cards and most of them highly tied to one year of baseball history. I realize this request might represent the desires of a very, very low percentage of SOM purchasers, but idiosyncrasy is what SOM is all about, and, besides, this is all computer/online-based, so why not?

Any input/ideas/rants on whether such a small set is possible in SOM-2014? Would it be possible to get 12 owners who relished such limited choices? If so, I'd love to hear from them. Regardless, best to all...

scot/frannyzoo

I like the idea of customized player sets. You could have a player set with all the worst players in it. That would be awesome!

Probably the best way to do it is in a NL only pre-war (or some other combo of league/ERA), then get the right group who agrees to further restrictions in autodrafting. I have seen Tim (tkl), Kevin (PJMB) and a couple other old timers around who might be interested - if not, there's a few brave souls who would venture into this cauldron.

Hey Franny!! Good to see you back!! As Tim said I'm Always up for a good challenge! Whatever u decide, count me in. Love seeing some of the old gang back!!

Thanks for the replies folks. I must admit I'd rather this be one of those ATGIII or IV things where we conjure a theme and fill a league in four or five hours. But's that not gonna happen these days, understood. Still, I see three responding here and myself makes four. Any chance eight others could join us?

btw, I'll throw a FB or email or such to a few other old-timers (Harry Lime, etc.) Perhaps we could get the band back together, although you know how tough that is.

scot/franny

Limited pools and quirky themes tempt me so call me a maybe depending on what you come up with.

I'm also interested in the one year idea, if you can make it work.

The only way I play ATG is with a theme that restricts the player pool. I would be interested. I will be out of town Labor Day weekend with no internet for what thats worth.

Heck, just play at the old $80M cap standard - that widdles down the set nicely !

LJs

LJs wrote:Heck, just play at the old $80M cap standard - that widdles down the set nicely !

LJs

24 team at $60M slices a bit more.

Can ATG4 still be selected when creating a team/league?