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bulldog55 · 01-23-2003, 05:57 PM

We need some way to account for the Doc Goodens and Darryl Strawberries of the league, whose careers suddenly become derailed due to something completely outside the game.

That's my one problem with long-term development, is that nothing will really knock someone off course once they get good. Even with injuries, the worst injury (besides, of course, "career over") is "out for season," and they always come right back and return to full form. What about the Jim Parques who are full of promise, then get hurt, and return horribly diminished.

And what about the flashes-in-pans like Kevin Maas?

I think that's a feature that seriously needs to be considered for OOTP5.

01-23-2003, 05:57 PM	#108
bulldog55 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 17 Posts: 2,479	We need some way to account for the Doc Goodens and Darryl Strawberries of the league, whose careers suddenly become derailed due to something completely outside the game. That's my one problem with long-term development, is that nothing will really knock someone off course once they get good. Even with injuries, the worst injury (besides, of course, "career over") is "out for season," and they always come right back and return to full form. What about the Jim Parques who are full of promise, then get hurt, and return horribly diminished. And what about the flashes-in-pans like Kevin Maas? I think that's a feature that seriously needs to be considered for OOTP5. __________________ Commissioner, Trans-Continental Base Ball Association Owner/GM, Los Angeles Electrics (TCBA), Beaverton Rangers (OTBL), Portland Mavericks (Union League), and Los Angeles Superbas (Century League) Being smart, don't always make you popular. Last edited by bulldog55; 01-23-2003 at 06:02 PM.