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Amazin69 · 07-12-2020, 09:27 AM

As is evident from the fact that I haven't advanced beyond v. 18, it's been a while. I'm not even certain I'm in the proper thread; apologies if I'm not.

Starting a 1994 game, and there appear to be multiple issues. Chipper Jones is listed as a free agent, which not only is clearly wrong, but seems to be anticipating the spring training injury that wiped out his season IRL, but which of course shouldn't be considered as yet.

Speaking of injured (former) Braves, Ron Gant is a highly-sought-after free agent, but the broken leg (bike accident) that led Atlanta to discard him isn't accounted for. I'm also not certain Gant should be a free agent, since although the injury happened in early February, the Braves didn't decide to void his brand-new contract and jettison him until mid-March.

And Mike Cook starts the season in the Mets' bullpen, but he was still Baltimore property. (Having spent most of 1993 at AAA Rochester, he made three late-season Oriole appearances. He then got into four early games as a 1994 Red Wing before being cut loose and finishing out his career as a rather effective Norfolk Tide.) Additionally, the database has made an error I've seen before: they've taken Cook's combined stats at Rochester and Norfolk and listed him as having those (identical) totals at both stops in his "real life stats" record.

Thanks in advance.

Also, I don't know if this belongs here, but Dwight Gooden seems to be rather underrated, given his 1991-1993 form, which might not have been peak Doc, but still decent enough. It looks as though the game is anticipating his upcoming difficulties (kicks the bat rack after giving up three HRs to Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes on opening day, breaks his toe, struggles through six more starts due to the injury before going on a rehab assignment, succumbs again to cocaine and ends up suspended until '96) none of which were about declining skills but self-inflicted damage. I was rather looking forward to being "what if?" with Doc still the #1 starter he was (as well as "Generation K" perhaps blossoming as they failed to IRL), but the game seems to be getting ahead of events. Or am I misunderstanding how this should work?

(Mets pitchers really needed to learn to stop kicking stuff; Pat Zachry messed up his career something fierce by kicking the dugout steps after yielding Pete Rose's record-tying [37-game streak] hit in 1978 and breaking his toe. Grab a bat and have a swing at the watercooler or the lightbulbs in the tunnel, guysthat's what they're there for. Just lay off the field-goal attempts, okay? Sheesh.)

07-12-2020, 09:27 AM	#358
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,046 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Been so long As is evident from the fact that I haven't advanced beyond v. 18, it's been a while. I'm not even certain I'm in the proper thread; apologies if I'm not. Starting a 1994 game, and there appear to be multiple issues. Chipper Jones is listed as a free agent, which not only is clearly wrong, but seems to be anticipating the spring training injury that wiped out his season IRL, but which of course shouldn't be considered as yet. Speaking of injured (former) Braves, Ron Gant is a highly-sought-after free agent, but the broken leg (bike accident) that led Atlanta to discard him isn't accounted for. I'm also not certain Gant should be a free agent, since although the injury happened in early February, the Braves didn't decide to void his brand-new contract and jettison him until mid-March. And Mike Cook starts the season in the Mets' bullpen, but he was still Baltimore property. (Having spent most of 1993 at AAA Rochester, he made three late-season Oriole appearances. He then got into four early games as a 1994 Red Wing before being cut loose and finishing out his career as a rather effective Norfolk Tide.) Additionally, the database has made an error I've seen before: they've taken Cook's combined stats at Rochester and Norfolk and listed him as having those (identical) totals at both stops in his "real life stats" record. Thanks in advance. Also, I don't know if this belongs here, but Dwight Gooden seems to be rather underrated, given his 1991-1993 form, which might not have been peak Doc, but still decent enough. It looks as though the game is anticipating his upcoming difficulties (kicks the bat rack after giving up three HRs to Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes on opening day, breaks his toe, struggles through six more starts due to the injury before going on a rehab assignment, succumbs again to cocaine and ends up suspended until '96) none of which were about declining skills but self-inflicted damage. I was rather looking forward to being "what if?" with Doc still the #1 starter he was (as well as "Generation K" perhaps blossoming as they failed to IRL), but the game seems to be getting ahead of events. Or am I misunderstanding how this should work? (Mets pitchers really needed to learn to stop kicking stuff; Pat Zachry messed up his career something fierce by kicking the dugout steps after yielding Pete Rose's record-tying [37-game streak] hit in 1978 and breaking his toe. Grab a bat and have a swing at the watercooler or the lightbulbs in the tunnel, guysthat's what they're there for. Just lay off the field-goal attempts, okay? Sheesh.)