Are there any famous OOTP Players? - Page 2

chezboots · 04-16-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Poweshow

I'm Poweshow on the board but I'm international popstar Justin Bieber off of the board. I think that counts.

And you joined this community when you were 9 years old! That's awesome.

bbmike · 04-16-2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Chase Davis

Who?

findinghomer · 04-16-2010, 05:02 PM

how about ootpb very own former mlb player now coach, charlie hough?

Chomps · 04-16-2010, 05:08 PM

I play it, and I shook hands with Eddie Van Halen once, so does that count?

sofla97 · 04-16-2010, 05:10 PM

Ross Gload

ukhotstove · 04-16-2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

I would imagine that very, very few baseball players are economically minded enough to want to play a game like this. Unlike a game like MLB: The Show, there's very little of that "hey, I get to be THIS guy" aspect of things that a player might appreciate; it is, in the end, a management sim, after all. To a player, I imagine, guys don't simply go 0 for 3 in a game; they have a 8 pitch at-bat that ends in a liner right at the shortstop, have a second at-bat against the same pitcher where the guy gets a couple quick strikes on him and then he pops the ball up while protecting the plate, and in the third at-bat he strikes out on four pitches because the new pitcher has a tricky delivery and a devastating change of pace. Put another way, baseball players as a group may be too close to the game to appreciate the more distant view that a game like OOTP brings.

As for GMs, there *are* people who play the game who are currently or formerly in baseball front offices. The way it reduces people to numbers is going to be something that appeals more to stathead types than scouting oriented guys, but it's there. I have to think it's tough for a lot of those guys to separate the day-to-day aspect with the long term, although this is exactly the sort of toy that could help with that sort of thing.

I was thinking a bit different, like xbox or ps games doesn't matter how good or bad the player is your taking control of it's all down to hitting that button at the right time. I was more thinking of an MLB player looking at his ratings within OOTP and tweaking them to how he thought they should be and seeing how he would do, bit off topic but as anybody ever spoken to or contacted a MLB player, manager or such and asked them about ratings within OOTP ?

Seviien · 04-16-2010, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by findinghomer

how about ootpb very own former mlb player now coach, charlie hough?

If "Charlie Hough" actually is Charlie Hough, that'd be awesome. I saw him pitch opening day at the Marlins first game in 1993. I was 11 years old, and it was one of the most enduring memories of my childhood.

Poweshow · 04-16-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Chase Davis

Who?

Here's me (right) with a hot babe (left):

CD1083 · 04-16-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Poweshow

Here's me (right) with a hot babe (left):

that still doesn't answer my question of who that is. Are you on the Hills? That's a show right?

ukhotstove · 04-16-2010, 08:51 PM

Does he think so low of some posters on here that he had to actually point out which one was the hot babe

CD1083 · 04-16-2010, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Does he think so low of some posters on here that he had to actually point out which one was the hot babe

Considering he's wearing a pink shirt, with pink sunglasses, with a pink Braves hat....yes (on a side note, can a 12 year old really qualify as a 'Hot Babe'?)

DerekT · 04-16-2010, 09:02 PM

I think Poweshow is not Justin Bieber but Chris Hanson (or is it Hansen) looking for people who answer yes to the "hot babe question".

Nice try Chris.

24Rocks · 04-16-2010, 09:05 PM

Bieber is Canadian from Branford,ONT

Scoman · 04-16-2010, 09:13 PM

I once appeared on the TV show All bets are off on sportstime ohio, does that count?

I also shook hands with Brooks Robinson and Al Kaline,how bout that?

I also was at a urinal next to Frank Hondo Howard in a restroom at a Columbus Clippers game ,how bout that?

robc · 04-16-2010, 09:29 PM

I know someone who got a participation trophy in little league. Let me know if you want my endorcement of OOTP.

Poweshow · 04-16-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Chase Davis

that still doesn't answer my question of who that is. Are you on the Hills? That's a show right?

You lookin' at my eyes bro? You starin' into my eyes? Yeah? You want this?

CD1083 · 04-16-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Poweshow

You lookin' at my eyes bro? You starin' into my eyes? Yeah? You want this?

If this doesn't deserve an infraction, I don't know what does.

DrSatan · 04-16-2010, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Chase Davis

Considering he's wearing a pink shirt, with pink sunglasses, with a pink Braves hat....yes (on a side note, can a 12 year old really qualify as a 'Hot Babe'?)

Depends what country you're in.

Renner · 04-17-2010, 09:06 AM

What about shunt ? He was almost mayor of Oklahoma City ! Does that count as famous ?

CardinalsFan · 04-17-2010, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sofla97

Ross Gload

Fear him!

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04-16-2010, 05:02 PM	#23 (permalink)
findinghomer Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 94 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2x in 1 post	how about ootpb very own former mlb player now coach, charlie hough?

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Chomps Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: California Posts: 111 Thanks: 1 Thanked 10x in 7 posts	I play it, and I shook hands with Eddie Van Halen once, so does that count?

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sofla97 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Boynton Beach, Florida Posts: 111 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 2 posts	Ross Gload

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DerekT Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 246 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10x in 5 posts	I think Poweshow is not Justin Bieber but Chris Hanson (or is it Hansen) looking for people who answer yes to the "hot babe question". Nice try Chris.

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Scoman All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: heath ohio Posts: 1,508 Thanks: 53 Thanked 36x in 22 posts	I once appeared on the TV show All bets are off on sportstime ohio, does that count? I also shook hands with Brooks Robinson and Al Kaline,how bout that? I also was at a urinal next to Frank Hondo Howard in a restroom at a Columbus Clippers game ,how bout that?

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robc All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,911 Thanks: 439 Thanked 312x in 190 posts	I know someone who got a participation trophy in little league. Let me know if you want my endorcement of OOTP.