Diamond Mind Baseball Season Disks
Last updated: March 2, 2008
This page provides an overview of the different types of season disks
that are available for use with Diamond Mind Baseball.
Before we explain how these groups compare, it's important to note that
all of our season disks include everything you need to begin playing highly-realistic
games and/or organizing fantasy leagues the moment you install them --
team rosters, a large pool of players with detailed ratings and statistics,
league schedules, ballpark ratings, and so on.
It's also important to note that our season disk collection has evolved
over time. At the time each disk was introduced, it took full advantage
of the features in the then-current version of the game, the limits of
the computers we were supporting at the time, and available historical
data.
Over the years, we have added many new features to the Diamond Mind Baseball
game, computers have become much more powerful, new sources of historical
data have become available, and some of our research methods have improved
with time and experience. As a result, we have periodically upgraded some
or all of our past seasons to take advantage of these developments.
Follow the links below for details about each type of disk and for current
prices:
Common Features -- the different types
of season disks are a lot more alike than they are different. This page
summarize the features that are common to all of our season disks, lists
a few areas where they differ, and presents a handy table that summarizes
that information.
Current Season Disk -- released by mid-December
each year, our annual season disk takes full advantage of all of the features
of the latest Diamond Mind Baseball game. It's packed with stats and ratings
for everyone who appeared in the big leagues in the just-completed season,
plus schedules, real-life transactions, game-by-game starting lineups,
updated park factors, and everything else you need to play realistic games
using real-life or newly-drafted rosters.
Projection Disk -- released in the Spring,
this disk features updated rosters that incorporate off-season player
moves; the new schedule; projected batting and pitching stats for at least
1500 players, including many players yet to make their major league debuts;
and manager profiles set up with rotations, lineups, and depth charts
that represent our assessment of how the players will be used during the
season.
Deluxe Past Seasons -- these disks provide
you with virtually all of the features of our annual season disks, including
left/right splits for all batters and pitchers, making it possible to
relive some of the great pennant races of the last thirty years or create
fantasy leagues using players from this era.
All Deluxe Past Seasons (1978-2006) also include a complete set of real-life
player transactions and game-by-game starting lineups that you can use
to recreate past seasons with even higher levels of accuracy.
Classic Past Seasons -- as a result
of meticulous historical research using official batting, pitching and
fielding statistics, boxscores, and the literature of the period, we have
produced highly accurate season disks for every year from 1927 to 1977.
Some Classic Past Seasons also include a complete set of real-life player transactions and game-by-game starting lineups that you can use to recreate past seasons with even higher levels of accuracy.
All-time Greatest Teams -- our growing collection
of greatest teams disks now features eight disks with a total of 188 teams.
All-time
Greatest Players -- our all-time greatest players disk is now
shipping. It includes more than 1100 of the best players in history organized
into 32 teams.
Season Disk Upgrades -- from time to
time, we make significant improvements to some of our past seasons and
offer the new editions to registered owners of these seasons at special
upgrade prices. Visit this page for a description of any improvements
that have been made and for some general information on pricing and eligibility.
Support -- visit this page for information
about any corrections, downloads, and patches that are available for any
of our season disks.
FAQ -- answers to frequently-asked
questions about our season disks.
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