If we ever get audio commentary. . . .

fintach · 10-25-2011, 04:51 PM

I'd love to have a "Hometown Announcer" option for human controlled teams. That way the feel comes across that you're listening to *your* teams announcers, not the national broadcasters, and maybe they're a little more biased towards your team: the sound even more excited when your team does well and a little dejected when the game goes against you.

I realize this is a pipe dream, but it would be cool.

tejdog1 · 10-25-2011, 08:05 PM

IMO it should be Vin Scully, if that's possible at all.

Gehringer · 10-27-2011, 10:07 AM

Ernie Harwell...

deanemj · 10-27-2011, 10:46 AM

Hawk "He Gone" Harrelson.

risp2out · 11-18-2011, 10:42 AM

Frankly, I'd like this in text play-by-play. It would be a lot of writing work, but I think the idea of multiple "voices" would be so great. For example, you could have:

National Broadcast/Game of the Week - neutral, informed
Hometown radio - knowing the guys on your team really well, emphasizing the guys most popular with hometown fans
Old Time - with phrases from the era, more nickname use, etc.

I have no idea how easy/hard this would be on the back end (getting the play-by-play to understand what year, town, stadium, etc you're playing in), but I think it would be so cool.

The other aspect of text play-by-play I've always wanted is for the "announcer" to know what's been happening with players recently or contextually:

"Jones is just 2 of 23 over his last 5 games"
"Remember, Smith signed a very big contract during the off-season"
"Rodriguez just blisters Cleveland pitching. He's 14 for 27 so far this year against the Indians."
"It was 'Sidewinder' who served up the pitch that Baker hit for a walk-off homerun on Friday."

Stuff like that and I'd just be in heaven playing out the games. I'd probably even watch games by other teams.

Chicagofan76 · 11-18-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by deanemj

Hawk "He Gone" Harrelson.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but I will take Stoney... I like Hawk for his catchphrases he isnt good for anything else. Last thing I want to hear while playing OOTP is what color underwear Yaz wear during his Triple crown season. High Heat? maybe TLR3 had Len Kasper and someone else I would like to see 2 decent announcers not just hometown guys. it would be really hard and costly to have the announcer be for the hometown i would imagine.

10-25-2011, 04:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
fintach Major Leagues Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 442 Thanks: 38 Thanked 109x in 72 posts	If we ever get audio commentary. . . . I'd love to have a "Hometown Announcer" option for human controlled teams. That way the feel comes across that you're listening to your teams announcers, not the national broadcasters, and maybe they're a little more biased towards your team: the sound even more excited when your team does well and a little dejected when the game goes against you. I realize this is a pipe dream, but it would be cool. __________________ Currently managing: * Berkeley Free Radicals 4x Division Title, 3x LCS, 2x Left Coast Cup Champions * 2011 SF Giants (iOOTP) History: 2011 Portland River Dragons of the SPL: 1x Division Title 2011 Las Vegas Coyotes (MLB): half season before DH bored me to death.

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tejdog1 Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 479 Thanks: 76 Thanked 86x in 59 posts	IMO it should be Vin Scully, if that's possible at all. __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" My blog: MetsProspectHub MPH on Twitter: Twitter Link

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deanemj Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 132 Thanks: 84 Thanked 38x in 21 posts	Hawk "He Gone" Harrelson.

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risp2out Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 279 Thanks: 110 Thanked 85x in 44 posts	Frankly, I'd like this in text play-by-play. It would be a lot of writing work, but I think the idea of multiple "voices" would be so great. For example, you could have: National Broadcast/Game of the Week - neutral, informed Hometown radio - knowing the guys on your team really well, emphasizing the guys most popular with hometown fans Old Time - with phrases from the era, more nickname use, etc. I have no idea how easy/hard this would be on the back end (getting the play-by-play to understand what year, town, stadium, etc you're playing in), but I think it would be so cool. The other aspect of text play-by-play I've always wanted is for the "announcer" to know what's been happening with players recently or contextually: "Jones is just 2 of 23 over his last 5 games" "Remember, Smith signed a very big contract during the off-season" "Rodriguez just blisters Cleveland pitching. He's 14 for 27 so far this year against the Indians." "It was 'Sidewinder' who served up the pitch that Baker hit for a walk-off homerun on Friday." Stuff like that and I'd just be in heaven playing out the games. I'd probably even watch games by other teams.