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Season Disk Upgrades

Last updated: July 20, 2006

Our season disk collection has evolved over time and will continue to do so.

At the time each season was introduced, it took full advantage of the features in the then-current version of Diamond Mind Baseball, the limits of the computers we were supporting at the time, and available historical data.

But the world doesn't stand still. Some of these disks were created many years ago, and since the time of their creation, many new features have been added to the game, computers have become more powerful and disk space much more plentiful, new sources of historical data have become available, and some of our research methods have improved.

As a result, we have periodically upgraded some or all of our past seasons to take advantage of these developments, and we will continue to do so.

This page describes our upgrade policies and describes the upgrades that we have made available recently.

Minor corrections

From time to time, we discover errors in the statistics or ratings. When that happens, we update our master copies of those seasons so the corrections will be included in new shipments of those seasons.

If you purchased a past season before a correction was made, you can purchase a season disk upgrade or by apply the corrections yourself. In most cases, you're better off making the changes rather than buying an upgrade. To keep you up to date, we will list corrections on the Season Disk Support Page.

Upgrade eligibility

You are eligible for the upgrade price if you purchased a season disk from us at any time since we opened our doors on September 1, 1995. We have a complete record of all seasons disk purchases since that date, so we can easily check your eligibility for upgrade pricing on any particular disk.

Free upgrades

When we release a new season disk upgrade, customers who purchased that season disk in the preceding six months are entitled to a free upgrade to the new version of that disk.

To request a free upgrade, call us at 800-400-4803 during our business hours (9-5 Pacific time, Mon-Fri) to send email to info@diamond-mind.com. We do not charge shipping and handling fees on free upgrades.

Upgrade pricing

Season disk upgrades are $5 each plus shipping and handling. This price does not apply to the 2006 update to the All-time Greatest Teams Disk.

Recently-completed upgrades

To some extent, all of our season disks have been upgraded more than once. For example, when we released Diamond Mind Baseball version 8, we converted our entire catalog to the new format and added some additional information to the era, park, and team records.

Generally speaking, these types of upgrades are minor. The official version 9 editions of those season disks, the ones we sell to new customers, are only a little different from what you would have if you had previously purchased the same season in version 8 format and then converted it using DMB version 9.

In other words, it usually doesn't make sense for you to pay for upgrades to those seasons. That's by design. We include a conversion feature in every new release of Diamond Mind Baseball so your investment in season disks is preserved to the fullest extent possible.

On the other hand, some past seasons have been improved in very significant ways, and you may decide those upgrades are worth paying for. Here is a list of upgraded past seasons that we have made available in recent years:

Classic Past Seasons with transactions and lineups

Each of these upgrades now includes a complete set of real-life transactions (trades, disabled list activity, promotions/demotions, and so on) and game-by-game starting lineups. They were released on the following dates:

March 2006 -- 1954, 1961

February 2006 -- 1973

October 2005 -- 1975

July 2005 -- 1934, 1946, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977

Deluxe Past Seasons with transactions and lineups

Each of these upgrades includes a complete set of real-life transactions (trades, disabled list activity, promotions/demotions, and so on) and game-by-game starting lineups. They were released on the following dates:

1986 -- February, 2003
1987 -- February, 2003
1988 -- April, 2003
1989 -- June, 2003
1990 -- July, 2003
1991 -- August, 2003
1992 -- December, 2003
1993 -- June, 2004
1994 -- August, 2004
1995 -- August, 2004

1966 Classic Past Season (released in June 2004)

This upgrade includes:

- games started by position
- updated park factors based on a review of all boxscores from that season
- updated ratings
- updated manager profiles
- real-life player transactions

1969 Classic Past Season (released in July 2003)

This is a minor upgrade that includes approximately 60 fringe players who were previously not present on the disk and updated manager profiles that reflect the addition of these players.

1954 Classic Past Season (released in November 2002)

This upgrade includes:

- games started by position
- updated park factors based on a review of all boxscores from that season
- updated ratings
- updated manager profiles

1986 through 1994 Deluxe Past Seasons (released in August 2002)

Each of these upgrades includes:

- 100-200 fringe players who were previously not present on the disk
- combined records for all multi-team players
- new real-life pitching statistics: holds, SB/CS/Pickoffs by pitcher
- new real-life fielding statistics: defensive innings, SB/CS/pickoffs by catchers
- games started by position
- updated manager profiles that include the new players
- updated ratings for range and some other skills

1962 and 1965 Classic Past Seasons (released in August 2002)

Each of these upgrades includes:

- new real-life pitching statistics: sacrifice bunts and sacrifice flies allowed
- new real-life fielding statistics: games, games started, double plays
- games started by position
- updated park factors based on a review of all boxscores from that season
- updated range ratings
- updated manager profiles

1984 Deluxe Past Season (released in August 2002)

This version includes updated catcher throwing and pitcher hold ratings and a few other minor adjustments.

All-time Greatest Teams #1 through #4 (released in August 2002)

Some of the teams on these disks were upgraded as part of our work on the 1962, 1965, 1984, and 1986 through 1994 season disks. The greatest teams disks now include the updated versions of these teams.

1953 Classic Past Seasons (released in February 2002)

This upgrade includes:

1982 through 1985 Deluxe Past Seasons (released in October 2001)

These upgrades include:

- real-life transactions and game-by-game starting lineups
- new real-life pitching statistics: holds, SB/CS/Pickoffs by pitcher
- new real-life fielding statistics: defensive innings, SB/CS/pickoffs by catchers