Respect the Gload!

Raidergoo · 03-04-2007, 10:55 AM

OK, I set up a historical sim last night, importing from Lahman 5.3, with 3 year recalc. The difference in this sim was the use of sabermetric lineups vs traditional ones.

When I got up this morning, I saw it was in Sept 2003, and I noticed immediately that Barry Bonds was chasing .400 and a Triple Crown.

Then, it hit me. A news story flashed by with Gload in the headlines.

Player Report for #79 Ross Gload

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Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 
2003 San Diego - ML 27 150 600 191 44 2 25 115 97 50 4 6 84 4 1 .318 .371 .523 .895 58.0 
Total ML 1 yrs. 150 600 191 44 2 25 115 97 50 4 6 84 4 1 .318 .371 .523 .895 58.0

11-04-1999 Drafted in the 1999 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 18, 48th overall Pick) by the San Diego Padres.
01-01-2000 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (50).
01-01-2001 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
01-01-2002 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
01-01-2003 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
05-12-2003 Wins the ML NL Player of the Week Award.
06-27-2003 Was selected to the 2003 Major League 1901 All-Star Game.
08-01-2003 Wins the ML NL Rookie of the Month Award.

Year GS Rank
2003 149 7
Year AB Rank
2003 600 10
Year H Rank
2003 191 4
Year TB Rank
2003 314 4
Year 2B Rank
2003 44 4

Year RBI Rank
2003 115 1
Year R Rank
2003 97 8
Year EBH Rank
2003 71 3
Year AVG Rank
2003 .318 6
Year SLG Rank
2003 .523 10

Year RC Rank
2003 116.53 4
Year VORP Rank
2003 58.0 4

Markus Heinsohn · 03-04-2007, 11:00 AM

Fantastic!

Kemp · 03-04-2007, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

06-27-2003 Was selected to the 2003 Major League 1901 All-Star Game.

???

Markus Heinsohn · 03-04-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Kemp

???

The name of the league is "Major League 1901" because he started in 1901.

Raidergoo · 03-04-2007, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Kemp

???

The league name is Major League 1901. Thus, it's All Star Game is called Major League 1901 All Star Game.

It takes too much time to tweak the award names, the league names, and the minor league affiliates names during testing. I'm more interested in the output vs the setup.

EDIT

What he said

kingcharlesxii · 03-04-2007, 12:17 PM

Good to know The Gload Code lives on!

YankeePride · 03-04-2007, 12:18 PM

So, Gload transcends through different iterations of OOTP?

How amazingly realistic.

Syd Thrift · 03-04-2007, 01:16 PM

He didn't hit for a high enough average and was only 46% as clutchy as he should be. TT plz

Raidergoo · 03-04-2007, 01:32 PM

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Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 
2003 San Diego - ML 27 150 600 191 44 2 25 115 97 50 4 6 84 4 1 .318 .371 .523 .895 58.0 
2004 San Diego - ML 28 123 440 115 25 4 11 47 57 28 1 4 67 2 0 .261 .304 .411 .716 7.2 
2005 San Diego - ML 29 149 588 193 26 5 13 91 82 34 6 6 81 3 1 .328 .368 .456 .823 47.5 
Total ML 3 yrs. 422 1628 499 95 11 49 253 236 112 11 16 232 9 2 .307 .352 .469 .821 112.7

He tore his thigh twice, his ratings plummeted, and he quit the game of baseball after his ratings imploded.

TNCubsFan · 03-04-2007, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

He tore his thigh twice, his ratings plummeted, and he quit the game of baseball after his ratings imploded.

So you are saying the Gload Code lives on but it has merged with the Garciaparra code?

Raidergoo · 03-04-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TNCubsFan

So you are saying the Gload Code lives on but it has merged with the Garciaparra code?

I will TT this post haste!

Zoso1515 · 03-04-2007, 02:02 PM

Praise him! Praise him!

ChuckkieB · 03-04-2007, 02:15 PM

The Gload code? The Garciaparra code? Can someone kindly enlighten me?

Raidergoo · 03-04-2007, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ChuckkieB

The Gload code? The Garciaparra code? Can someone kindly enlighten me?

The game is coded that Ross Gload is always good, Nomar Garciaparra always gets hurt, and the Cubs can't win a World Series.

Then there is the comeback code, too.

Dargone · 03-04-2007, 03:21 PM

With all these new features, I'm glad to see the "Gload Code" remains intact.

ChuckkieB · 03-04-2007, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

The game is coded that Ross Gload is always good, Nomar Garciaparra always gets hurt, and the Cubs can't win a World Series.

Then there is the comeback code, too.

Thanks, Raidergoo. Garciaparra always getting hurt and the Cubs not winning a WS makes sense and is true to form, but why Ross Gload of all people? Is he a relative of Markus?

Muppetus Galacticus · 03-04-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

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Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 
2003 San Diego - ML 27 150 600 191 44 2 25 115 97 50 4 6 84 4 1 .318 .371 .523 .895 58.0 
2004 San Diego - ML 28 123 440 115 25 4 11 47 57 28 1 4 67 2 0 .261 .304 .411 .716 7.2 
2005 San Diego - ML 29 149 588 193 26 5 13 91 82 34 6 6 81 3 1 .328 .368 .456 .823 47.5 
Total ML 3 yrs. 422 1628 499 95 11 49 253 236 112 11 16 232 9 2 .307 .352 .469 .821 112.7

He tore his thigh twice, his ratings plummeted, and he quit the game of baseball after his ratings imploded.

But if he didn't quit the game, how many heads would have exploded when they watched him play even better? He saved the world!

YankeePride · 03-04-2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

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Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 
2003 San Diego - ML 27 150 600 191 44 2 25 115 97 50 4 6 84 4 1 .318 .371 .523 .895 58.0 
2004 San Diego - ML 28 123 440 115 25 4 11 47 57 28 1 4 67 2 0 .261 .304 .411 .716 7.2 
2005 San Diego - ML 29 149 588 193 26 5 13 91 82 34 6 6 81 3 1 .328 .368 .456 .823 47.5 
Total ML 3 yrs. 422 1628 499 95 11 49 253 236 112 11 16 232 9 2 .307 .352 .469 .821 112.7

He tore his thigh twice, his ratings plummeted, and he quit the game of baseball after his ratings imploded.

This was obviously done to avoid being the first player to ever win Comeback Player of the Year, MVP, and the Cy Young in one season.

The Gload cares about history.

Raidergoo · 03-04-2007, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Muppetus Galacticus

But if he didn't quit the game, how many heads would have exploded when they watched him play even better? He saved the world!

Why does this tune come to mind about Ross?

molarmite · 03-04-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ChuckkieB

Thanks, Raidergoo. Garciaparra always getting hurt and the Cubs not winning a WS makes sense and is true to form, but why Ross Gload of all people? Is he a relative of Markus?

Because Gload is the definition of clutch. Enough said right there.

03-04-2007, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 39.84 N -84.12 W Posts: 7,363	Respect the Gload! OK, I set up a historical sim last night, importing from Lahman 5.3, with 3 year recalc. The difference in this sim was the use of sabermetric lineups vs traditional ones. When I got up this morning, I saw it was in Sept 2003, and I noticed immediately that Barry Bonds was chasing .400 and a Triple Crown. Then, it hit me. A news story flashed by with Gload in the headlines. Player Report for #79 Ross Gload HTML Code: Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 2003 San Diego - ML 27 150 600 191 44 2 25 115 97 50 4 6 84 4 1 .318 .371 .523 .895 58.0 Total ML 1 yrs. 150 600 191 44 2 25 115 97 50 4 6 84 4 1 .318 .371 .523 .895 58.0 11-04-1999 Drafted in the 1999 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 18, 48th overall Pick) by the San Diego Padres. 01-01-2000 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (50). 01-01-2001 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45). 01-01-2002 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35). 01-01-2003 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45). 05-12-2003 Wins the ML NL Player of the Week Award. 06-27-2003 Was selected to the 2003 Major League 1901 All-Star Game. 08-01-2003 Wins the ML NL Rookie of the Month Award. Year GS Rank 2003 149 7 Year AB Rank 2003 600 10 Year H Rank 2003 191 4 Year TB Rank 2003 314 4 Year 2B Rank 2003 44 4 Year RBI Rank 2003 115 1 Year R Rank 2003 97 8 Year EBH Rank 2003 71 3 Year AVG Rank 2003 .318 6 Year SLG Rank 2003 .523 10 Year RC Rank 2003 116.53 4 Year VORP Rank 2003 58.0 4 __________________

03-04-2007, 12:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
YankeePride Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 4,638	So, Gload transcends through different iterations of OOTP? How amazingly realistic. __________________ Start spreading the news... Beta Baseball GM, Westness Gladiators 2023- 4-Time Beta Baseball Alpha Champions 2017, 2020-2022

03-04-2007, 02:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
ChuckkieB Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Big Apple Posts: 154	The Gload code? The Garciaparra code? Can someone kindly enlighten me? __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around..." - Jim Bouton

03-04-2007, 03:21 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Azeroth Posts: 2,504	With all these new features, I'm glad to see the "Gload Code" remains intact. __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

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Zoso1515 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 507 Warnings: 2	Praise him! Praise him!