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Originally Posted by jasonn29tn14
I love this idea. And if you think about it there are probably less of these type players in MLB today than there are teams. Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones, etc. come to mind immediately. And I can think of 10-12 teams right off that don't have anyone who would qualify. My only suggestion would be maybe if a guy was already 'Extremely Popular' he could get this after 5 extremely good years or something to that effect - think Vlad Guerrero of the Angels.
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I thought of it because of Ken Griffey Jr. I went to the last Mariner game of the season and to see the outpouring of love for a guy who batted .214 was incredible. He means a ton to Seattle because of how long he had been there (previously). I'd think I'd be concerned that 5 years would be too short of time to achieve this level of popularity. It seems in most of my games a lot of players have extreme and hold it for a long time. That's why I think it should be something the player has to do to push over the edge. A player can be Extremely good and then move from team to team every year. I wouldn't think that type of player could achieve the love for a player that a city can have if the player had been there a long time. If you were forced into a 10 year contract, you'd have a lot of interesting scenarios (with that one player alone!) Near the end of his career you get forced to ask yourself "let him play" and keep the fans happy? Or drop him and make the team technically better. Etc.
Also I wouldn't think it would need to be 10 years for one contract. It could be accumulated contracts... IE 3 four year contracts or 2 five year or something.
I REALLY want this to be a feature. It's the only feature that I really thought OOTP has needed for a long time.