Do you have "THAT GUY"

MizzouRah · 04-20-2013, 03:20 PM

That has a 10/10 power, but horrible contact.. so when you are playing a game and he's up to bat you cringe when the PbP starts scrolling by and he has a 2 strike count, but on times when he doesn't have a 2 strike count you think.... this ball could leave the yard!

My "THAT GUY" just hit a 3 run HR in Game 4 of the World Series in the bottom of the 11th inning, down by 1 run, to tie the series up at 2-2!

He pretty much either strikes out, or hits a bomb..

NYY #23 · 04-20-2013, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

That has a 10/10 power, but horrible contact.. so when you are playing a game and he's up to bat you cringe when the PbP starts scrolling by and he has a 2 strike count, but on times when he doesn't have a 2 strike count you think.... this ball could leave the yard!

My "THAT GUY" just hit a 3 run HR in Game 4 of the World Series in the bottom of the 11th inning, down by 1 run, to tie the series up at 2-2!

He pretty much either strikes out, or hits a bomb..

I hate THAT GUY most of the time. Usually just when I start to reach the end of the rope and think he's got to go, he's just not worth it anymore he'll hit a big home run. Not usually THAT big though.

endgame · 04-20-2013, 04:13 PM

This makes me think of Dave Kingman. Back in the day when I was playing Avalon Hill's Statis-Pro, he was always my cloud-or-an-out guy. Yeah, THAT guy, but I did enjoy always having the hope.

Doc_Brown · 04-20-2013, 04:49 PM

Is your guy called Adam Dunn?

GMLoophole · 04-20-2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by endgame

This makes me think of Dave Kingman. Back in the day when I was playing Avalon Hill's Statis-Pro, he was always my cloud-or-an-out guy. Yeah, THAT guy, but I did enjoy always having the hope.

Exactly who I thought of. In OOTP that's also been how Nick Swisher seems to bat too, at least when he's on my team.

The Game · 04-20-2013, 05:02 PM

I had 1 "That Guy" in a defunct league 10 POW 4 CON 4 EYE 6 Avoid K 4 GAP. Hit .196 35 HR 92 RBI in 145 G. in his 3rd overall season for me. I would have loved this guy if he had been a 1B, instead he was my 2B. I traded him away for a 2B who could bat lead and a MR prospect. In 11 seasons his highest avg was around .211, hit over 30 HR in 8 seasons, other 3 were injury plagued seasons. Reminded me of Adam Dunn except he was a 2B and rightie. I did nick name him Donkey.

MizzouRah · 04-20-2013, 06:12 PM

THAT GUY struck out 4x last game, but we are in Game 7 of the World Series!!!

megamanmatt · 04-20-2013, 06:27 PM

Had a guy in a v13 league that hit like .404 for his career. He his over .400 something like 7 or 8 times in his career.

Honorable_Pawn · 04-20-2013, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by megamanmatt

Had a guy in a v13 league that hit like .404 for his career. He his over .400 something like 7 or 8 times in his career.

The Game · 04-20-2013, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by megamanmatt

had a guy in a v13 league that hit like .404 for his career. He his over .400 something like 7 or 8 times in his career.

ops?

Storm · 04-20-2013, 09:01 PM

I had a guy like this in one league. He hit 50+ HRs annually, but always had an OBP below .300. He was a true two outcomes player: strikeout or homerun. He hardly ever managed anything else. I wish I had screenshots, but one season more than 60% of his hits were home runs.

megamanmatt · 04-20-2013, 09:17 PM

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ops?

.9975. Also a career best in that universe(1913-1959).

Honorable_Pawn · 04-20-2013, 09:21 PM

endgame · 04-20-2013, 09:43 PM

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JMDurron · 04-20-2013, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by megamanmatt

.9975. Also a career best in that universe(1913-1959).

I'm picturing you looking like your avatar when you were "reading" the opening post.

rudel.dietrich · 04-20-2013, 10:47 PM

I have had some of these. If they walk, they stay. If they don't, they go.

I had one back in version 11 that hit under .230 but had an OBP over .400 I think 3 times in a 17 year career. His career OBP was north of .375.
I had never seen anyone hit under .250 have a OBP that high. Pretty damn impressive.

04-20-2013, 03:20 PM	#1
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,266	Do you have "THAT GUY" That has a 10/10 power, but horrible contact.. so when you are playing a game and he's up to bat you cringe when the PbP starts scrolling by and he has a 2 strike count, but on times when he doesn't have a 2 strike count you think.... this ball could leave the yard! My "THAT GUY" just hit a 3 run HR in Game 4 of the World Series in the bottom of the 11th inning, down by 1 run, to tie the series up at 2-2! He pretty much either strikes out, or hits a bomb..

04-20-2013, 04:13 PM	#3
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,842	This makes me think of Dave Kingman. Back in the day when I was playing Avalon Hill's Statis-Pro, he was always my cloud-or-an-out guy. Yeah, THAT guy, but I did enjoy always having the hope. __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

04-20-2013, 06:27 PM	#8
megamanmatt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeville, Minnesota Posts: 2,416	Had a guy in a v13 league that hit like .404 for his career. He his over .400 something like 7 or 8 times in his career. __________________ "The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes; The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil; the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music; The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles and then back to Oakland, no one in Los Angeles seemed to notice." Note to self: Princess Kenny was really off-putting.

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Doc_Brown All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,326	Is your guy called Adam Dunn?

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The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,937	I had 1 "That Guy" in a defunct league 10 POW 4 CON 4 EYE 6 Avoid K 4 GAP. Hit .196 35 HR 92 RBI in 145 G. in his 3rd overall season for me. I would have loved this guy if he had been a 1B, instead he was my 2B. I traded him away for a 2B who could bat lead and a MR prospect. In 11 seasons his highest avg was around .211, hit over 30 HR in 8 seasons, other 3 were injury plagued seasons. Reminded me of Adam Dunn except he was a 2B and rightie. I did nick name him Donkey.

04-20-2013, 06:12 PM	#7
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,266	THAT GUY struck out 4x last game, but we are in Game 7 of the World Series!!!

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Storm Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 243	I had a guy like this in one league. He hit 50+ HRs annually, but always had an OBP below .300. He was a true two outcomes player: strikeout or homerun. He hardly ever managed anything else. I wish I had screenshots, but one season more than 60% of his hits were home runs.

04-20-2013, 09:21 PM	#13
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407

04-20-2013, 10:47 PM	#16
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	I have had some of these. If they walk, they stay. If they don't, they go. I had one back in version 11 that hit under .230 but had an OBP over .400 I think 3 times in a 17 year career. His career OBP was north of .375. I had never seen anyone hit under .250 have a OBP that high. Pretty damn impressive.