[VanillaGorilla]

"Oliver, Hernandez to Chance"....it kinda works....

I spent about an hour, off and on, putting this post together. I forgot to save it and when I tried to back up to the post, my text was gone. That I didn't destroy anything of value is a testament to my self-control, today.

I will compress my thoughts and post the the numbers. As much as I do like giving flowing narratives, I have a goal of getting to 2085 before the release of OOTP 14, so I will be cutting down on the chit chat parts. I will miss that, but the more nuanced (and inane) observations will return in '14, when the algorithm for selecting players that isn't chained to the RL history is introduced. This is the final element I need to test (after this league is completed, but I like everything that is going on here) before I can say "Yeah, this will work for any and all league constructs."

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Al Oliver: Had "very low" work ethic, but won 3 MVPs and enters on first ballot standard with a career superior to RL. So much for using that as make or break scouting criteria.

Keith Hernandez: Better career totals than Oliver, but inducted 15 years after retirement. 0 MVPs, 5 GG, 10 AS games. 24th player inducted into both OOTP HOFs.

Frank Chance: Team player....353 HBP, 53 HBP in one season. Enters in his first year getting Veteran Standard consideration. 19th RL HOFer inducted, here.

None of these players won a WS.

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Al Oliver (2013-2030)

2804 hits (16th)
639 doubles (8th)
61 triples (84th)
394 HR (t-74th, Vada Pinson)
1446 RBI (45th)
1292 R (64th)
332/379/562 (8th/*/32nd)
npa OPS+ 155


Black Ink: 26 (16)
Gray Ink: 141 (127)
HOFm: 221 (116)
HOFs: 65 (40)

Gorilla Composite: 4.7 (3.0)

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Keith Hernandez (2003-2021)

3006 hits (12th)
699 doubles (5th)
65 triples (72nd)
397 HRs (71st)
1560 RBI (30th)
1637 runs (11th)
1381 walks (16th)
312/399/521 (25th/28th/96th)
npa OPS+ 150

Black Ink: 10 (14)
Gray Ink: 204 (118)
HOFm: 222 (86)
HOF: 63 (32)

Gorilla Composite: 4.5 (2.5)

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Frank Chance (1995-2013)

2440 hits (44th)
561 doubles (21st)
1484 runs (28th)
819 SB (3rd)
292/395/412 (*/35th/*)
npa OPS+ 119

Black Ink: 11 (7)
Gray Ink: 68 (73)
HOFm: 87 (22)
HOFs: 43 (24)

Gorilla Composite: 2.3 (1.4)