Things you don't see every day

Antonin · 03-10-2010, 07:29 PM

OOTP can still surprise me.

My team, the Accra Dynamo, was playing against our rivals, the Tema New Town Rivermen. The lead had changed several times by the 8th inning. In the bottom of the 8th, my catcher is on third base. The batter hits a ground ball to right field. My catcher goes steaming into home plate. The right fielder guns it home, and the Tema New Town catcher scoops up the ball. My guy slams into him...and jars the ball loose!!!

His run ties the game.

We go on to win it in the bottom of the 10th on an RBI single by my young center fielder brought up from AAA the month before.

And, as they say, the crowd goes wild.

In all my years of playing OOTP, I can't remember ever seeing a catcher get separated from the ball at home plate. I'm sure it's happened to some of you, but it's never happened to me.

TribeFanInNC · 03-10-2010, 07:49 PM

No, I think every time I get that sequence he holds on to the ball.

Kelric · 03-11-2010, 10:01 AM

I can't remember seeing the ball come loose, either.

Kelric · 03-11-2010, 04:29 PM

I just had the Rays throw a wild pitch against my club that bounced and then hit the bat boy, calling it a dead ball. Never seen that before.

03-10-2010, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Antonin All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,381 Thanks: 165 Thanked 106x in 77 posts	Things you don't see every day OOTP can still surprise me. My team, the Accra Dynamo, was playing against our rivals, the Tema New Town Rivermen. The lead had changed several times by the 8th inning. In the bottom of the 8th, my catcher is on third base. The batter hits a ground ball to right field. My catcher goes steaming into home plate. The right fielder guns it home, and the Tema New Town catcher scoops up the ball. My guy slams into him...and jars the ball loose!!! His run ties the game. We go on to win it in the bottom of the 10th on an RBI single by my young center fielder brought up from AAA the month before. And, as they say, the crowd goes wild. In all my years of playing OOTP, I can't remember ever seeing a catcher get separated from the ball at home plate. I'm sure it's happened to some of you, but it's never happened to me. __________________ RIP Bob "Rapid Robert" Feller [Nov 3, 1918-Dec 15, 2010] - career 3.25 ERA, 266 W, 162 L, 2,581 SO

03-10-2010, 07:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,532 Thanks: 94 Thanked 268x in 209 posts	No, I think every time I get that sequence he holds on to the ball. __________________ PEBA - Duluth Warriors

03-11-2010, 10:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,983 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46x in 36 posts	I can't remember seeing the ball come loose, either. __________________ Former Co-Commish and owner of the Boston Red Sox, 1783-1144, .609%, of the defunct Overlords Baseball League (1930-48). 17 Division wins, 9 ALCS wins, 5 World Series wins.

03-11-2010, 04:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,983 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46x in 36 posts	I just had the Rays throw a wild pitch against my club that bounced and then hit the bat boy, calling it a dead ball. Never seen that before. __________________ Former Co-Commish and owner of the Boston Red Sox, 1783-1144, .609%, of the defunct Overlords Baseball League (1930-48). 17 Division wins, 9 ALCS wins, 5 World Series wins.

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