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echo         NOTES ON TONY LA RUSSA BASEBALL II FANTASY DRAFT
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echo  USING THE FANTASY DRAFT
echo  The Fantasy Draft Expansion Disk alters options under the Baseball
echo  icon Menu and the Utilities Menu of TLB 2. To enter the Fantasy Draft
echo  Menu, select FANTASY DRAFT from the options under the Baseball Icon
echo  Menu.
echo
echo  THE BASEBALL ICON MENU
echo  Once in the draft menus, you can load a previously saved draft by
echo  selecting LOAD DRAFT IN PROGRESS, from under the Baseball Icon menu.
echo  You can also save a draft by selecting SAVE DRAFT IN PROGRESS.
echo  Selecting EXIT DRAFT returns you to TLB 2's regular game menus and
echo  QUIT exits the draft and returns you to DOS. NOTE: Only one draft can
echo  be saved at a time per league.
echo
echo  THE DRAFT SETUP MENU
echo  Choosing Draft Rules from this menu allows you to set the ground rules
echo  for the fantasy draft.
echo
echo  Draft Order: You may choose whether the draft will CYCLE from first
echo  team to last team and then repeat the same sequence of teams from
echo  round to round; SNAKE from first team to last team, then last team to
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echo  first team, and so on; or be in RANDOM order every round.
echo
echo  Speed of Display: You may control whether or not an Enter prompt
echo  follows every computer draft pick. Human draft picks always have a
echo  prompt.
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echo  Salary Cap: You may draft with or without a salary cap, which is
echo  simply a limit on the total amount any team can spend on its players.
echo  Your salary cap will vary to reflect whether your SALARY SCALE has
echo  been set to REAL WORLD or ROTISSERIE.
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echo  Salary Scale: You may draft with a salary cap using real world dollar
echo  values or TLB 2 rotisserie salary values.
echo
echo  Draft Rights: This allows you to draft in two very different ways.
echo  With STANDARD draft rights, the drafting team, human or computer
echo  controlled, simply adds the selected player to the team roster at the
echo  preset salary value. With AUCTION draft rights, a team selects a
echo  player on its turn, but all other drafting teams can bid on that
echo  player. Teams may bid any amount for a player, without any regard to
echo  preset salaries, subject to the amount of money your team has left.
echo
echo  Edit Salary Cap: This option allows you to edit the salary cap,
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echo  whether it be on the real word or rotisserie salary scale.
echo
echo  TEAM POOL allows you to edit which teams will be pooling players to be
echo  drafted, and which teams will be participating in the draft. Check
echo  marks next to the team names will determine those teams involved in
echo  the draft.RESTART DRAFT will return all drafted players to the draft
echo  pool and the draft will restart at the first team's pick in round 1.
echo  CALCULATE PLAYER SALARIES will let TLB 2 assign salary values to all
echo  players based on the player's performance. WARNING: Once this option
echo  is selected the historical values will be changed permanently.
echo  EDIT PLAYER SALARIES allows you to set individual player salaries. You
echo  must first select the team the player or players are on, and then
echo  highlight the player whose salary you wish to edit.
echo  The RESET GENERAL MANAGERS option resets Manager Profiles for all
echo  teams participating in the draft to the default Tony La Russa
echo  management profile.
echo
echo  THE DRAFT MENU
echo  Selecting DRAFT DAY from the DRAFT menu starts the draft. Select this
echo  option only after you are satisfied with the draft rules, manager
echo  profiles, and player salaries. From Draft Day, pressing any letter
echo  shows an alphabetical list of players, beginning with the letter
echo  pressed. For example, if you type a "G", you will see a list of
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echo  players beginning with last names that start with "G".
echo  The Draft Meter shows how many players have been drafted per position.
echo  A black value indicates the position is not sufficiently filled due to
echo  a lack of healthy players. A blue value indicates the position is
echo  close to being filled; a green value indicates the position will be
echo  filled with an appropriate player throughout the season.
echo  The TRADES option in the draft works like that in the TLB 2 basic
echo  game, with a few exceptions. Not only can you trade pitchers and
echo  players, but draft slots as well. For example, in the third round of
echo  the draft, you may want to trade the pitcher you got in the second
echo  round for another player's fourth and sixth round draft picks.
echo
echo  TEAM GENERAL MANAGER allows you to select which teams in the draft
echo  will be under computer control, and which teams will be under human
echo  control.
echo
echo  The GENERAL MANAGER PROFILE option allows you to edit a computer-
echo  controlled team's drafting strategy. There are six different settings
echo  available:
echo  Tony La Russa: The computer drafts using Tony La Russa's personal
echo  drafting strategies.
echo  Power Hungry: The computer drafts looking for power first at all
echo  positions.
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echo  Steal Bases, Steal hits: The computer drafts looking for blinding
echo  speed at all positions.
echo  Pitching Pitching Pitching: The computer drafts looking for
echo  overpowering starters, middle relievers, and closers first.
echo  Tough in the Field: The computer drafts with tough defense in mind.
echo  Custom: The computer drafts based upon custom settings which you
echo  create by editing seven basic characteristics: STARTERS, CLOSERS,
echo  MIDDLE RELIEVERS, SPEED, POWER, BATTING AVERAGE, and DEFENSE. You may
echo  distribute 100 points between the seven characteristics. You may
echo  assign 0 to 100 points for each characteristic.
echo
echo  THE MANAGER MENU
echo  This menu works much like the Manager Menu of the TLB 2 basic game.
echo  From here you can view and edit the PLAYER ROSTER, PITCHING STAFF,
echo  PITCHING ROTATION, DEFENSIVE ASSIGNMENTS, and BATTING ORDER of the
echo  team thatÆs currently got the next pick in the draft. Selecting NEW
echo  TEAM from this menu will allow you to view the various management
echo  screens of the other teams participating in the draft.
echo
echo  THE HOMEPLATE ICON MENU
echo  From this menu you can access the features assigned to the function
echo  keys.
echo  F1      Displays the highlighted player's batting statistics on
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echo    screen.
echo  F2      Displays the highlighted player's pitching statistics on
echo    screen. NOTE: The draft introduces a new pitching stat, ratio.
echo    Ratio is hits plus walks divided by innings pitched. The lower
echo    the ratio the better.
echo  F3      Displays the highlighted player's fielding statistics on
echo    screen.
echo  F4      In Fantasy Manager this option is disconnected.
echo  F5      This key dumps all information on screen to the printer.
echo  F6      Performs a "print to file" command. This does essentially the
echo    same thing as [F5], except the screen data is compiled into a
echo    file that appears in your TLB 2 root directory as "PRINT.TXT".
echo    You can collect as many stat screens as you choose, and each
echo    is "appended" into this special file that you can edit or
echo    print in the usual ways.
echo  F7      Operates as a HELP key to get you through the more complicated
echo    parts of the draft should you require assistance.
echo  F8      This option displays the draft order for all teams acting in
echo    the current round of the draft. The team that is currently
echo    drafting is marked with a check next to its name.
echo
echo  IMPORTING STATISTICS FROM ON-LINE SERVICES
echo  Your UTILITIES MENU in TLB 2 has been edited to give you the new
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echo  option of importing stats from on-line services such as STATS Inc.
echo  These services provide up-to-date statistics for all professional
echo  baseball teams that can be translated into use by TLB 2.
echo  NOTE: You must already be a subscriber to the on-line services to make
echo  use of this feature.
echo  Use the F7 key if you need help.
echo
echo                        ABOUT STATS, INC.
echo
echo  It all starts with the system.  The STATS scoring method, which
echo  includes pitch-by-pitch information and the direction, distance, and
echo  velocity of each ball hit into play, yields an immense amount of
echo  information.  Sure, we have all the statistics you're used to seeing,
echo  but where other statistical sources stop, STATS is just getting
echo  started.
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echo  Then, there's the network.  Out information is timely because our game
echo  reporters send their information by computer as soon as the game is
echo  over.  Statistics are checked, rechecked, updated, and are available
echo  daily.
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echo  Analysis comes next.  STATS constantly searches for new ways to use
echo  this wealth of information to open windows into the working of
echo  baseball.  Accurate numbers, intelligent computer programming, and a
echo  large dose of imagination all help coax the most valuable information
echo  from its elusive cover.
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echo  Finally, distribution!
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echo  For 13 years now, STATS has served over a dozen Major League teams.
echo  The box scores that STATS provides to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and USA
echo  TODAY have revolutionized what baseball fans expect from a box score.
echo  BASEBALL WEEKLY is chock full of STATS handiwork, while ESPN's nightly
echo  baseball coverage is supported by a full-time STATS statistician.  We
echo  provide statistics for TONY LA RUSSA BASEBALL and many other baseball
echo  games and fantasy leagues all over the country.
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echo  For the baseball fan, STATS publishes monthly and year-end reports on
echo  each Major League team.  We offer a host of year-end statistical
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echo  breakdowns on paper or disk that cover hitting, pitching, catching,
echo  baserunning, fielding, and more.  STATS even produces custom reports
echo  on request.
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echo  Computer users with modems can access the STATS computer for
echo  information with STATS On-Line.  If you own a computer with a modem,
echo  there is no other source with the scope of baseball information that
echo  STATS can offer.
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echo  STATS and Bill James enjoy an on-going affiliation that has produced
echo  the book you are now holding.  We also administer Bill James Fantasy
echo  Baseball (BJFB), the ultimate baseball game, designed by Bill James
echo  himself, which allows you to manage your own team and compete with
echo  other team owners around the country.  Whether you play BJFB or
echo  another fantasy game, our new STATS fax report can show you what your
echo  players did the previous night as soon as you can get to the fax
echo  machine in the morning.  STATS also offers a head-to-head fantasy
echo  football game STATS Fantasy Football.  BJFB The Winter Game is a brand
echo  new, totally unique, historically based fantasy baseball game for
echo  those who can't wait for spring.
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echo  Always innovative, STATS has other exciting future projects underway
echo  for sports fans nationwide.  It is the purpose of STATS to make the
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echo  best possible sports information available to all interests:  fans,
echo  play, teams, and media.
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echo  For more information write to:
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echo  STATS, Inc.
echo  7366 North Lincoln Ave.
echo  Lincolnwood, IL   60646-1708
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echo  . . . or call us at 1-708-676-3322.  We can send you a STATS brochure,
echo  a free information kit on Bill James Fantasy Baseball, The BJFB Winter
echo  Game or STATS Fantasy Football, and/or information on STATS On-Line or
echo  STATS fax.
echo
echo  To maintain our information, STATS hires people around the country to
echo  cover games using the STATS scoring method.  If you are interested in
echo  applying for a part-time reporter's position, please write or call
echo  STATS.
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echo  For the story behind the numbers, check out STATS' other publications:
echo  The STATS 1993 Baseball Scoreboard:  The first edition of this book in
echo  1990 took the nation's baseball fans by storm.  This all new 1993
echo  edition, available in book stores or directly from STATS, is back with
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echo  the same great writing, great graphics and stats you won't find
echo  anywhere else.  The Major League Handbook's brother, the STATS 1993
echo  Minor League Handbook, will add to your 1993 reference library,
echo  especially important for the coming expansion.  STATS continues a
echo  tradition with The Scouting Report:  1993, available in book stores in
echo  the Spring of 1993.  You'll find scouting reports on over 700 players,
echo  including team prospect reports, backed by statistical findings you
echo  can only get from STATS, Inc.  Last, but certainly not least, the new
echo  addition to the STATS Publishing family, the STATS 1993 Player
echo  Profiles Book, is full of breakdowns and situational stats for every
echo  Major League player, identical to the few we offer in this book.
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echo  FANTASY DRAFT CREDITS
echo  Designers:                      Mark Buchignani, Stormfront Studios
echo                            David Bunnett, Stormfront Studios
echo                            Don Daglow, Stormfront Studios
echo                            Hudson Piehl, Stormfront Studios
echo  Programmers:                    Hudson Piehl, Stormfront Studios
echo                            Mark Buchignani, Stormfront Studios
echo                            Mark Manyen, Stormfront Studios
echo  Graphic Designers:              David Bunnett, Stormfront Studios
echo                            David Clemons, Stormfront Studios
echo  Producer:                       Nicholas Beliaeff, SSI
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echo  Project Coordinator:            Jason Ray, SSI
echo  Product Testers:                Joshua Cloud, SSI
echo                            Lee Crawford, SSI
echo  Test Support:                   Kym Goyer, SSI
echo  Special Thanks To:              Katie Jack, Stormfront Studios
echo                            Sean Carson, Stormfront Studios
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echo  NOTES AND ERRATA ON TONY 2
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echo  The following is a list of rules errata and clarifications based on
echo  what SSI has heard from its customers since the release of Tony 2.
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echo  Instant Replay:
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echo  The close-up replay animation sequences do not necessarily show the
echo  actualplay as it occurred on the field.  Instead, it shows a simulated
echo  replay based on the type of play that occurred.
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echo  Standardized Stats:
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echo  Due to the limited amount of material and the lack of credible
echo  sources,many of the players' ratings have been standardized.  The
echo  editing of thesestats has been left up to you, so feel free to make
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echo  any adjustments that youwish.  Standardizing stats keeps the the stats
echo  from affecting the game.  The1992 teams' disk will have a broad range
echo  of numbers for these stats.
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echo  The stats that have been standardized are:  Balks, wild pitches,
echo  passed balls, day/night, streaks, morale, and leadership.
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echo  Play-by-Play:
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echo  Some sound boards have Ron Barr announcing the play-by-play.
echo  Occasionally, the accuracy of the announcer can be affected by an
echo  extraordinary play in the field.  For example, Barr may call a "line
echo  drive to centerfield," yet an alert and capable infielder can rob the
echo  ball before it leaves the infield.  Remember, Ron Barr is calling
echo  approximately where the ball will go if unobstructed from its flight
echo  path, and not necessarily calling the player the ball is hit toward.
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echo  Hard Drive Compressors:
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echo  THe data files for Tony 2 are kept in compressed format to take up
echo  less space on your hard drive.  Because of this, we do not recommend
echo  that you use this program with Stacker or SuperStor.  Similar problems
echo  may occur with DOS 6's DoubleSpace(although none have been found so
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echo  far).  The game can probably be installed to a machine utilizing a
echo  compressor, but the game may run slowly and crash periodically.
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echo  The Boot Disk
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echo  To limit compatibility and memory problems, it is highly recommended
echo  that the following boot disk be used.  These instructions are based on
echo  DOS 5.  Use of any other DOS, including DOS 6 should consult their DOS
echo  manuals to make a boot disk.  Be aware that Tony 2 came out before the
echo  release of DOS 6 and was not tested on it.
echo
echo  1.  From the c: prompt, type, "format A:/s" [enter]
echo  1a. Follow the on screen prompts.
echo  2.  Place a blank disk in your "a" drive (it MUST be your a drive) and
echo      label it, "Tony 2 Boot Disk."
echo  3.  Go to the A: prompt by typing,"A:" [enter]
echo  4.  Type, "edit" [enter]
echo  5.  This brings up a blue screen where you can type.  Type in the
echo      following text just as it appears below:
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echo      Files=30
echo      Buffers25
echo      Device=c:\DOS\himem.sys
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echo      Device=c:\DOS\emm386.exe noems
echo      DOS=high,umb
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echo  5a. Now go up to File and Save this document as,"CONFIG.SYS"
echo  6.  Go into File again and Open a New document.  Type in the following
echo      text exactly as it apears below:
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echo      Path=c:\;c:\DOS;c:mouse
echo      prompt $p$g
echo      loadhigh mouse
echo      c:
echo      cd\tony2
echo      tony2
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echo  6a. The "cd\tony2" assumes that Tony 2 is installed to its default
echo      directory which is tony2.  If you install Tony 2 to another name,
echo      use the new name instead.  For example, if you install Tony 2 into
echo      a directory called T2, the line would read, "cd\t2"
echo
echo  6b. Now go up to File and Save this document as, "autoexec.bat"
echo      To use your Tony 2 Boot Disk, place the disk in your A: drive (It
echo      MUST be your A drive) and reboot your machine.  Tony 2 will
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echo      automatically come up and you'll be ready to play.
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echo  ERRATA:
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echo  Tony 2 has a huge database which is referenced with every pitch. Given
echo  this, Tony 2 still completes the season with a historical accuracy of
echo  about 90%.Starting a second season using simulated stats compiled from
echo  the first season will result in only an 81% accuracy (90% of 90).  A
echo  third season would have a 72% (90% of 81) accuracy and so on.  The
echo  tendency is for players to hit like their simulated stats so there is
echo  a build up of doubles, triples, homers, etc..., for hitters, and
echo  strikeouts and walks for pitchers.
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echo  Importing Teams:
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echo  A common problem when importing teams from Tony 1 is caused by not
echo  selecting a league from Tony 1.  Tony 1 only allowed one league to be
echo  used at a time. When importing a league from Tony 1 only one league
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echo  will be present to choose from.  You must left click with the mouse on
echo  this league for it to be imported.
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echo  Tony La Russa's name and likeness are used under license from Sports
echo  Advisors Group.
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echo  WARNING (to customers with high scoring games)
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echo  Due to the data structure, whenever upgrades are made to
echo  Tony2, whether by patch, team disks, stats downloading,
echo  or expansions, high score games will occur when first
echo  playing exhibition games. To alleviate this, just select
echo  Start New Season under the Season menu, select a season,
echo  and follow the on-screen prompts. Once this is done,
echo  games will have normal scores both in exhibition and
echo  league play.
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echo  1993 Strategic Simulations, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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