2008 Season Disk Changes
Last updated: February 2, 2009
Using the link at the bottom of this page, you can download a patch for
the 2008 Season Disk. The patch is not a complete copy of the season disk;
it is a program that applies the changes to a copy of the season disk
that you have already installed on your computer.
Please read this page to learn more about what the patch does, how to
know whether you already have the corrections, and how to download and
install the patch.
Scope of the changes
On December 22, we updated our master copy of the 2008 Season Disk to
correct Brad Hawpe's RF error rating to 160 and injury ratings
for some batters and pitchers who started the season on the DL.
These changes are described in more detail below.
You may not need to do anything. The best way to find out is to
check the date of the sd2008.exe file on the CD we sent you (or, if you
received it via email, the sd2008.alt file). If the date of your file
is 12/22/08 or later, you already have the corrected version.
If you received the previous version, you have three options:
(a) request a free emailed update,
(b) download and apply the patch (see below)
(c) continue using your existing season disk
The free update option makes sense if you haven't already started any
projects using the original version of the season disk. The patch is the
best option if you have drafted a league or started a season and wish
to preserve those results. The "do nothing" options makes sense
if your style of play would not be affected by these changes.
Injury ratings
All players who go on the DL during a season get the Prone injury
rating. There were a number of players, though, who started the season on the DL and
should have received that rating but didn't. Players who started the season
on the DL but were activated shortly after Opening Day and did not get hurt
for the remainder of the season may not get the Prone rating.
If you download and run the patch (see below), the injury ratings for these
players will be adjusted to Prone.
Downloading the patch
When you download the patch, it is saved on your hard drive in the location
that you specify. Before you apply it, you'll need to make sure it
is stored in the folder into which you installed Diamond Mind Baseball
-- that's c:\dmb9 if you accepted the default
location, something else if you chose to install the game elsewhere. It
doesn't matter whether you download the file directly into that folder
or download it somewhere else and move/copy it there later.
Before you apply the patch
If you plan to apply the patch to a DMB database in which you have invested
a lot of time -- playing games, migrating a league, making roster moves,
running a draft -- we recommend that you take the precautionary step of
using the Backup command on DMB's File menu to save your database. It's
always a good idea to back up your files from time to time, and it's an
especially good idea when you are about to run a program that makes changes
to those files. Be sure and shut down DMB before you start the patch!
Applying the patch
To apply the patch, find the downloaded file -- it's called dmbfix08.exe
-- using Windows Explorer (or some other tool
for browsing your hard drive). Make sure this file is in the same folder
into which you previously installed the Diamond Mind Baseball game.
If it's not there already, move or copy it there now.
NOTE: If you try
to run the program from a location other than the DMB game folder, you'll
get an error message indicating that a DLL couldn't be loaded or a different
message indicating that it was unable to find the BASEBALL.INI file.
When you are ready to apply the patch, use Windows Explorer or My Computer
to find the DMB game folder and then double-click on the dmbfix08.exe
file to start the process. You'll see the following window:
This window displays a list of all of the DMB databases that are in version
9 format. To make the corrections, select the database from the list
and click on the "Make corrections" button. If you have installed
the 2008 Season Disk more than once, do this for each of those databases,
one at a time.
We have built some important safeguards into this patch program:
- if you select a database (such as agt2) that has nothing to do with
the 2008 Season Disk, it will tell you that it couldn't find any matching
players and therefore did not apply any changes
- if you accidentally apply the patch to the same database more than
once, no harm will be done
It takes only a second or two to make the corrections, and the patch
program displays a "successful completion" message when it is
done.
Download link
Version 9 edition (dmbfix08.exe,
152 KB, posted 2/2/2009)
Free emailed updates available on request
To request a free update, call us at 800-400-4803 (9am-5pm Pacific time,
Mon-Fri) or send email to info@diamond-mind.com.
We apologize for these errors and for the inconvenience.
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