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Forum: OOTP 24 - Historical & Fictional Simulations 01-06-2024, 09:13 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 8,443
Posted By joefromchicago
According to A Game of Inches, there is evidence...

According to A Game of Inches, there is evidence for double-switches going back to 1906. It was, however, probably a rare practice before the 1920s just because there usually weren't all that many...
Forum: Talk Sports 01-04-2024, 07:14 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 553
Posted By joefromchicago
I don't know if they still do this, but the...

I don't know if they still do this, but the Brewers used to have two-tiered pricing for games, based on the opponent:Premium: Cubs
Regular: Everyone else
Forum: Talk Sports 01-04-2024, 02:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,682
Posted By joefromchicago
Hollywood is about as accurate in depicting...

Hollywood is about as accurate in depicting baseball as it is depicting everything else - not very. I'd say that the first reasonably accurate baseball movie was Bull Durham (1988), in large part...
Forum: Talk Sports 01-02-2024, 12:08 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 553
Posted By joefromchicago
Well, I don't know about the meth thing, but the...

Well, I don't know about the meth thing, but the part about the natives following other teams rings true. I went to a game at the Trop a couple of years ago when the Rays were playing against St....
Forum: OOTP Mods - Schedules 12-30-2023, 01:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 25,995
Posted By joefromchicago
Forum members requesting a schedule should first...

Forum members requesting a schedule should first check these lists to determine if the desired schedule has already been created. At the moment, for instance, there are over 100 schedules listed...
Forum: OOTP 24 - General Discussions 12-29-2023, 02:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 592
Posted By joefromchicago
Joe Hauser...

Joe Hauser (https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Joe-Hauser/)
Forum: OOTP Mods - Schedules 12-28-2023, 01:43 AM
Replies: 250
Views: 55,326
Posted By joefromchicago
Ah, I missed that. Yes, one of those games would...

Ah, I missed that. Yes, one of those games would need to be an afternoon game, which is probably what happened. A schedule would go from the league secretary to an editor to a typesetter, with a...
Forum: OOTP 24 - General Discussions 12-27-2023, 12:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 210
Posted By joefromchicago
Safe at Third?

I recently encountered a situation and still can't quite wrap my head around it, so I thought maybe I'd toss it out to the forum members. Here's the situation: runner on first with one out. The...
Forum: OOTP Mods - Schedules 12-27-2023, 12:23 AM
Replies: 250
Views: 55,326
Posted By joefromchicago
Thanks again for posting these schedules. My...

Thanks again for posting these schedules. My guess here is that this wasn't an error. Instead, it was a gimmick. The major leagues experimented with these "triangular" double-headers in the 1880s,...
Forum: OOTP Mods - Schedules 10-31-2023, 11:45 PM
Replies: 250
Views: 55,326
Posted By joefromchicago
Wow, these are amazing! Thanks so much for...

Wow, these are amazing! Thanks so much for posting these 1901 schedules, thehef. I'll add them to the master list.
Forum: OOTP 24 - General Discussions 08-29-2023, 10:56 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,043
Posted By joefromchicago
Don't take my comments as a criticism. For the...

Don't take my comments as a criticism. For the most part, I actually agree with you :). The problem is that the term "win" is ambiguous. In this context, it can either mean "prevail against an...
Forum: OOTP 24 - General Discussions 08-29-2023, 01:46 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,043
Posted By joefromchicago
I don't think this is a HOF problem so much as it...

I don't think this is a HOF problem so much as it is an OOTP problem.

As I discussed in this post (https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showpost.php?p=4533507&postcount=3), OOTP has a tendency to...
Forum: OOTP 24 - General Discussions 08-26-2023, 04:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 418
Posted By joefromchicago
No

No
Forum: OOTP Mods - Schedules 06-29-2023, 02:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 993
Posted By joefromchicago
You don't actually expect me to try the things...

You don't actually expect me to try the things that I'm talking about, do you? :laugh:

OK, so I gave it a spin, and I ran into problems. The spring-training games show up on the schedule, but...
Forum: OOTP Mods - Schedules 06-29-2023, 01:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 993
Posted By joefromchicago
Strange. I never knew that an exported schedule...

Strange. I never knew that an exported schedule would show negative game-day numbers for spring-training games. Yeah, I think that would confuse OOTP if you tried to import a schedule with...
Forum: OOTP Mods - Schedules 06-29-2023, 10:45 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 993
Posted By joefromchicago
Nope, schedules import and work as designed. I...

Nope, schedules import and work as designed. I tried this out adding some spring training games to an existing schedule using the type="2" element and it worked just fine.

<GAME day="1"...
Forum: OOTP Mods - Schedules 06-29-2023, 12:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 993
Posted By joefromchicago
First, a caveat: I haven't tried any of the...

First, a caveat: I haven't tried any of the things that I'm going to suggest. Theoretically, what follows should work, but I make no guarantees.

OK, according to the manual...
Forum: OOTP 24 - Historical & Fictional Simulations 06-19-2023, 08:31 PM
Replies: 409
Views: 9,931
Posted By joefromchicago
That happened occasionally in the 19th century. ...

That happened occasionally in the 19th century. For instance, on May 30, 1884 (Decoration Day), Providence played at home against New York in the morning and Philadelphia in the afternoon. At the...
Forum: OOTP 24 - General Discussions 06-19-2023, 12:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 618
Posted By joefromchicago
If it's just a matter of converting a published...

If it's just a matter of converting a published schedule into OOTP format, I can do that for you. Just post the file or send it to me in a PM.
Forum: OOTP 24 - General Discussions 06-18-2023, 05:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 618
Posted By joefromchicago
Have you looked at this thread? ...

Have you looked at this thread?

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=253597
Forum: Talk Sports 06-18-2023, 05:26 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,717
Posted By joefromchicago
Well, I went ahead and took a trip to the Bay...

Well, I went ahead and took a trip to the Bay area to see the A's for (probably) the last time at the Oakland Coliseum. My impressions of the place:


It's not as bad as I imagined it would be...
Forum: OOTP Mods - Schedules 06-18-2023, 04:54 PM
Replies: 250
Views: 55,326
Posted By joefromchicago
1953 BIG STATE LEAGUE Teams: Austin...

1953 BIG STATE LEAGUE

Teams:

Austin Pioneers
Longview
Paris Indians
Temple Eagles
Texarkana Bears
Tyler East Texans
Forum: Talk Sports 05-01-2023, 03:27 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,717
Posted By joefromchicago
:laugh: You can count on it! I've had a lot of...

:laugh: You can count on it! I've had a lot of interesting and enjoyable conversations with the local fans at the games I've attended, although when they find out that I'm from Chicago they'll...
Forum: Talk Sports 05-01-2023, 12:46 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,717
Posted By joefromchicago
Thanks everyone for your responses. I've...

Thanks everyone for your responses.

I've been following this story a lot more closely than I otherwise would, and the range of opinions on this issue that I've seen has ranged from "the A's are...
Forum: Talk Sports 04-20-2023, 10:31 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,717
Posted By joefromchicago
Do A's Stay or Do They Go?

I've had plans for a while to see an Oakland A's home game (I've been to the Giants' ballpark but haven't been to the Coliseum). Those plans may need to be accelerated with the recent news that the...
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