OOTP5 - A case for the "X-Files?"

Single A Rookie · 06-15-2004, 08:43 AM

Just before starting our 2004 season I was setting up player photos when I noticed that Randy Johnson's wasn't being used.

"Strange" I thought... so I checked the exported .cvs file and sure enough, no Randy Johnson. So I pegged it as a BOSI exporter problem and I loaded my OOTP5 and checked it out.

Going through the Almanacs I can see that Randy pitched for Sarasota in 2002 (34 starts). There were no trades involving Randy, no extensions etc... he was a member of Sarasota making a cool $9.5 million (I think it was)

BUT, looking at the 2003 almanac he no longer exists! Looking at league transaction he was not traded or cut from the roster - he just vanished into thin air...

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Has this occurred to people before between seasons? I see no reference to Randy at all in 2003... how can that be?

We play in an online league where teams sim either 8 or 10 games (depending on inter/intra division) at a time. The schedule has several occurances where some teams sim 8, and others 10 during a single week.

All the games are imported into the "central computer" before moving to the next week...

jbmagic · 06-15-2004, 08:47 AM

did he retire?

Single A Rookie · 06-15-2004, 08:56 AM

No... he did not retire... I checked that as soon as I realised he was missing...

There is no trace of him at all....

(maybe it is time to call 911?)

Malleus Dei · 06-15-2004, 09:14 AM

Clearly this is an alien abduction case.

jnshmoo · 06-15-2004, 09:29 AM

The Ponies took him!

Henry · 06-15-2004, 09:37 AM

Which version of V5 ? Earlier versions (prior to 5.14b) had a disappearing player problem that was fixed.

Single A Rookie · 06-15-2004, 10:17 AM

We are all running the latest (5.14b)...

of course, that is now... I have no idea what we were running at the time between the 2002 and 2003 seasons...

I guess we'll mark him up as having suffered a career ending injury - don't really want to try to "re-introduce" him into the league now....

Henry · 06-15-2004, 10:35 AM

I'll bet money the earlier version was the root cause of this. Probably no one would have ever noticed had it not been a premier player.

Single A Rookie · 06-25-2004, 08:17 PM

Well... I ended up going through all our "r" files in the newsbox folder and who do I find? Randy Johnson....

Seems the guy retired with absolutely no fanfare... not even a single mention in the newspaper... bizarre

06-15-2004, 08:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Single A Rookie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 144 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	OOTP5 - A case for the "X-Files?" Just before starting our 2004 season I was setting up player photos when I noticed that Randy Johnson's wasn't being used. "Strange" I thought... so I checked the exported .cvs file and sure enough, no Randy Johnson. So I pegged it as a BOSI exporter problem and I loaded my OOTP5 and checked it out. Going through the Almanacs I can see that Randy pitched for Sarasota in 2002 (34 starts). There were no trades involving Randy, no extensions etc... he was a member of Sarasota making a cool $9.5 million (I think it was) BUT, looking at the 2003 almanac he no longer exists! Looking at league transaction he was not traded or cut from the roster - he just vanished into thin air... ---------------------------------------------- Has this occurred to people before between seasons? I see no reference to Randy at all in 2003... how can that be? We play in an online league where teams sim either 8 or 10 games (depending on inter/intra division) at a time. The schedule has several occurances where some teams sim 8, and others 10 during a single week. All the games are imported into the "central computer" before moving to the next week...

06-15-2004, 09:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
jnshmoo All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Not Here Posts: 1,226 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	The Ponies took him! __________________ Beer Snob and Baseball Sim Geek

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06-15-2004, 08:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
jbmagic Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	did he retire?

06-15-2004, 08:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Single A Rookie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 144 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	No... he did not retire... I checked that as soon as I realised he was missing... There is no trace of him at all.... (maybe it is time to call 911?)

06-15-2004, 09:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,455 Thanks: 21 Thanked 163x in 70 posts	Which version of V5 ? Earlier versions (prior to 5.14b) had a disappearing player problem that was fixed.

06-15-2004, 10:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Single A Rookie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 144 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	We are all running the latest (5.14b)... of course, that is now... I have no idea what we were running at the time between the 2002 and 2003 seasons... I guess we'll mark him up as having suffered a career ending injury - don't really want to try to "re-introduce" him into the league now....

06-15-2004, 10:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,455 Thanks: 21 Thanked 163x in 70 posts	I'll bet money the earlier version was the root cause of this. Probably no one would have ever noticed had it not been a premier player.

06-25-2004, 08:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
Single A Rookie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 144 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Well... I ended up going through all our "r" files in the newsbox folder and who do I find? Randy Johnson.... Seems the guy retired with absolutely no fanfare... not even a single mention in the newspaper... bizarre