The Spooky, Spooky World Of OOTP

knockahoma · 03-10-2010, 06:28 PM

It's early June,1974.

Tommy John is among a group of talented starters keeping the Dodgers afloat in the NL West.

John is 8-6 with a 3.10 ERA.

Sadly for the Dodgers, yesterday Tommy John pulled up with an arm injury and is expected to sit out the next 13 months.

According to his player page, the diagnosis, quoted exactly:

Torn UCL (Tommy John surgery)

lighthousekeeper · 03-10-2010, 08:30 PM

awesome!

bwburke94 · 03-13-2010, 10:58 AM

Epic.

RchW · 03-13-2010, 12:11 PM

That's pretty cool, however the best RL imitation has to be the Tom Phoebus two shutouts to start his ML career as noted in this thread.

cool coincidence

Killing Time · 03-13-2010, 08:59 PM

No way! Tommy John having Tommy John surgery is the best RL imitation ever!

greengold01 · 03-13-2010, 11:26 PM

That's scarily amazing. I wonder if it's coded in like that...?

rasnell · 03-14-2010, 07:30 PM

Wait until Lou Gehrig finds out why he's on the DL.

knockahoma · 03-15-2010, 09:25 AM

The Tommy John "twilight moment" is a great example of what you get out of God-mode. Never would have seen that gem playing as one team's GM. Might not even have noticed Tommy was injured.

In God-mode, I have to check how long the guy is injured before I place him on IR. That's when I caught the coincidence.

I encourage you to try out God mode-- especially you guys who like to make 15 trades a year. Now, you're GM for all the teams and the stories multiply out the window. You get to analyze 65 or 75 trades a year, plus you're responsible for which struggling veteran is released to make room for the up-coming rookie. Did you make a mistake? Did the vet get picked up elsewhere and wind up producing? Did the rookie wash out?

Plus, I have low self-esteem and I'll feel like a loser if I'm the only one acting like god in a made-up baseball universe.

ajsas01 · 03-16-2010, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knockahoma

The Tommy John "twilight moment" is a great example of what you get out of God-mode. Never would have seen that gem playing as one team's GM. Might not even have noticed Tommy was injured.

In God-mode, I have to check how long the guy is injured before I place him on IR. That's when I caught the coincidence.

I encourage you to try out God mode-- especially you guys who like to make 15 trades a year. Now, you're GM for all the teams and the stories multiply out the window. You get to analyze 65 or 75 trades a year, plus you're responsible for which struggling veteran is released to make room for the up-coming rookie. Did you make a mistake? Did the vet get picked up elsewhere and wind up producing? Did the rookie wash out?

Plus, I have low self-esteem and I'll feel like a loser if I'm the only one acting like god in a made-up baseball universe.

I god it up as well. It's the only way I play!

knockahoma · 03-16-2010, 11:51 AM

ajsas,

Hey, I took a look at your league. That's fantastic! Love the island map, too!

ajsas01 · 03-16-2010, 01:00 PM

Thanks knockahoma!

davwms made all of the logos, jerseys and maps for the league.

I'm not sure how often I'm going to update the league on the boards, as my schedule is way too unpredictible to keep to any sort of schedule.

03-10-2010, 06:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
knockahoma All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 792 Thanks: 14 Thanked 77x in 31 posts	The Spooky, Spooky World Of OOTP It's early June,1974. Tommy John is among a group of talented starters keeping the Dodgers afloat in the NL West. John is 8-6 with a 3.10 ERA. Sadly for the Dodgers, yesterday Tommy John pulled up with an arm injury and is expected to sit out the next 13 months. According to his player page, the diagnosis, quoted exactly: Torn UCL (Tommy John surgery) Last edited by knockahoma; 03-10-2010 at 06:30 PM.

03-10-2010, 08:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
lighthousekeeper All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 716 Thanks: 24 Thanked 87x in 31 posts	awesome! __________________ OOTP Companion Utility: dat file reader, Team Rater, Player Dev Tracker, and HOF Analyzer for OOTP10 & 11

03-13-2010, 10:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
bwburke94 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The western border of Red Sox Nation Posts: 572 Thanks: 2 Thanked 52x in 45 posts	Epic. __________________ Telling people to read the freaking bug reports since 2008. Just because someone overuses the "copy this into your sig if you agree" stuff doesn't mean they're unoriginal. Copy this into your sig if you agree.

03-14-2010, 07:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,106 Thanks: 1 Thanked 23x in 16 posts	Wait until Lou Gehrig finds out why he's on the DL. __________________ Charlie Root won more games for the Cubs than any pitcher, yet was remembered for one pitch to Babe Ruth. Learn more, see rare video, and order the first biography of this Cub great as revealed by daughter Della, 93, and Roger Snell -- OOTP beta tester, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "Root for the Cubs: Charlie Root and the 1929 Chicago Cubs." See all this at www.rootforthecubs.com. Beta tester, OOTP 2007-2012.

03-15-2010, 09:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
knockahoma All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 792 Thanks: 14 Thanked 77x in 31 posts	The Tommy John "twilight moment" is a great example of what you get out of God-mode. Never would have seen that gem playing as one team's GM. Might not even have noticed Tommy was injured. In God-mode, I have to check how long the guy is injured before I place him on IR. That's when I caught the coincidence. I encourage you to try out God mode-- especially you guys who like to make 15 trades a year. Now, you're GM for all the teams and the stories multiply out the window. You get to analyze 65 or 75 trades a year, plus you're responsible for which struggling veteran is released to make room for the up-coming rookie. Did you make a mistake? Did the vet get picked up elsewhere and wind up producing? Did the rookie wash out? Plus, I have low self-esteem and I'll feel like a loser if I'm the only one acting like god in a made-up baseball universe. Last edited by knockahoma; 03-15-2010 at 09:29 AM.

03-13-2010, 11:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
greengold01 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: a rather long island Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	That's scarily amazing. I wonder if it's coded in like that...?

03-16-2010, 11:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
knockahoma All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 792 Thanks: 14 Thanked 77x in 31 posts	ajsas, Hey, I took a look at your league. That's fantastic! Love the island map, too!

03-16-2010, 01:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
ajsas01 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Saline, MI Posts: 402 Thanks: 40 Thanked 21x in 6 posts	Thanks knockahoma! davwms made all of the logos, jerseys and maps for the league. I'm not sure how often I'm going to update the league on the boards, as my schedule is way too unpredictible to keep to any sort of schedule. __________________ Go Tigers!

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