Ive never seen this before!

jmaness84 · 02-20-2003, 05:17 PM

I created Rocco Baldelli. This is what his scouting report says, "Rocco has average speed, but he can steal a few bases. Rocco" Is something wrong here that i should know about??

JAttractive · 02-20-2003, 06:29 PM

His speed running the basepaths is probably a C (average) but his steal rating is likely a B (above average). Combined they mean he will be an adequate basestealer.

Jermanfu · 02-20-2003, 06:30 PM

I think what he means is why does the next sentence start with his name....and then nothing else. I also wondered about incomplete sentences before.

jmaness84 · 02-20-2003, 06:53 PM

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I think what he means is why does the next sentence start with his name....and then nothing else. I also wondered about incomplete sentences before.

Thats what i mean

JAttractive · 02-20-2003, 07:01 PM

Oh haha.. At first I thought that is what you meant but I decided to go at the other angle anyway. Never seen that.

LivnLegend · 02-20-2003, 07:02 PM

Perhaps it is a harbinger of things to come. He is going to become so good and so famous, much like Pedro, Ichiro, Barry, and Sammy, he will be known by just his first name?

Rocco.

spleen1015 · 02-20-2003, 07:07 PM

Have you ever asked anyone on the street who Markus is? I've asked about 37 people I think and they all said the same thing.

"Ain't he the OPP guy or something?"

LivnLegend · 02-20-2003, 07:12 PM

Wow, and this coming from a cow town like Indianapolis. Just think if you asked that in a real city.

spleen1015 · 02-20-2003, 07:13 PM

Like Baltimore?

jmaness84 · 02-20-2003, 07:19 PM

Im down w/ OPP, yea u know me. I dont know what OPP is, but im sure im down w/ it. I was watching VH1 a couple of nights ago and they said everybody knows what OPP is, apparently not everybody. Something to do w/ a sexual manner im sure of. Anybody care to explain? The new, official slogan for OOTP5 should be "Im down w/ OOTP, yea you know me." Kind of Korny, but it has a ring to it!

Strick9 · 02-20-2003, 07:56 PM

I've seen this a few times myself, mostly with players I've created. Anybody know of a way to edit the scouting report?

Sudy Nym · 02-20-2003, 11:33 PM

Perhaps you're misinterpreting it.

Suppose, for example, that the scouting report has been written by Rocco himself, and Rocco's verbal/grammar skills are rather poor. I think that it would then make sense.

"Rocco has average speed, but he can steal a few bases.

-Rocco"

See what I mean?

"Rocco like steal! Oog."

jmaness84 · 02-20-2003, 11:44 PM

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I've seen this a few times myself, mostly with players I've created.

That is what happened to me

Drood · 02-20-2003, 11:48 PM

Maybe it's like the old Toni Basil song, "Hey Mickey". You know, name at the start and end of a sentence.

Yes, sad child of the 80's here...

satchel · 02-21-2003, 10:28 AM

I think you can edit the scouting text, but I’m not sure; I just think I saw that stuff somewhere in a file.

It needs to be edited; the grammar of those sentences is rough. I don’t know if any of the beta testers are pointing it out, but that writing should all be revised, as much as possible.

Steve Kuffrey · 02-21-2003, 10:45 AM

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Originally posted by satchel
I think you can edit the scouting text, but I’m not sure; I just think I saw that stuff somewhere in a file.

It needs to be edited; the grammar of those sentences is rough. I don’t know if any of the beta testers are pointing it out, but that writing should all be revised, as much as possible.

This has been beaten more than a drum......the reports are sentence fragments that the game calls for different reasons and puts together, as it is currently programmed there is NO way to get smooth, grammatically correct "poetry" in the scouting reports. It is a known issue and has been worked on for v5 but will not be perfect. They can't be edited by the user that I am aware of.

rockze25 · 02-21-2003, 11:05 AM

OPP = Other People's Property

Now what I don't know is if that means you're down with stealing, adultering or what I have no clue. I guess you would have to listen to the song to find out.

ctorg · 02-21-2003, 11:31 AM

For some reason, when I read the posted scouting report, I started laughing. There's something funny about a scouting report that just gives a random bit of info about a guy in an area where he isn't even impressive, then repeats just his first name.

02-20-2003, 05:17 PM	#1
jmaness84 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,685	Ive never seen this before! I created Rocco Baldelli. This is what his scouting report says, "Rocco has average speed, but he can steal a few bases. Rocco" Is something wrong here that i should know about??

02-20-2003, 06:30 PM	#3
Jermanfu All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Posts: 899	I think what he means is why does the next sentence start with his name....and then nothing else. I also wondered about incomplete sentences before. __________________ "I took the two most expensive asprins in history." - Wally Pipp on his decision to sit out a game with a headache which let Lou Gehrig into the lineup for the first time. http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/Jermanfu/

02-20-2003, 07:02 PM	#6
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	Perhaps it is a harbinger of things to come. He is going to become so good and so famous, much like Pedro, Ichiro, Barry, and Sammy, he will be known by just his first name? Rocco. __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.

02-20-2003, 07:12 PM	#8
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	Wow, and this coming from a cow town like Indianapolis. Just think if you asked that in a real city. __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.

02-20-2003, 07:19 PM	#10
jmaness84 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,685	Im down w/ OPP, yea u know me. I dont know what OPP is, but im sure im down w/ it. I was watching VH1 a couple of nights ago and they said everybody knows what OPP is, apparently not everybody. Something to do w/ a sexual manner im sure of. Anybody care to explain? The new, official slogan for OOTP5 should be "Im down w/ OOTP, yea you know me." Kind of Korny, but it has a ring to it! Last edited by jmaness84; 02-20-2003 at 07:37 PM.

02-20-2003, 06:29 PM	#2
JAttractive All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 1,135	His speed running the basepaths is probably a C (average) but his steal rating is likely a B (above average). Combined they mean he will be an adequate basestealer.

02-20-2003, 07:01 PM	#5
JAttractive All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 1,135	Oh haha.. At first I thought that is what you meant but I decided to go at the other angle anyway. Never seen that.

02-20-2003, 07:07 PM	#7
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,008	Have you ever asked anyone on the street who Markus is? I've asked about 37 people I think and they all said the same thing. "Ain't he the OPP guy or something?"

02-20-2003, 07:13 PM	#9
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,008	Like Baltimore?

02-20-2003, 07:56 PM	#11
Strick9 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 83	I've seen this a few times myself, mostly with players I've created. Anybody know of a way to edit the scouting report?

02-20-2003, 11:33 PM	#12
Sudy Nym Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Hill, ON Posts: 492	Perhaps you're misinterpreting it. Suppose, for example, that the scouting report has been written by Rocco himself, and Rocco's verbal/grammar skills are rather poor. I think that it would then make sense. "Rocco has average speed, but he can steal a few bases. -Rocco" See what I mean? "Rocco like steal! Oog." __________________ Tomorrow's Stars Today Baseball League - Portland Beavers <=> WL Wild Card: '11, '14 <=> WL North Divisional Champions: '02, '04-'10, '12, '13, '15-'18 <=> Western League Champions: '04-'06, '09, '10, '13, '18 <=> TSTBL World Champions: 2004, 2006, 2009, 2018

02-20-2003, 11:48 PM	#14
Drood Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 425	Maybe it's like the old Toni Basil song, "Hey Mickey". You know, name at the start and end of a sentence. Yes, sad child of the 80's here...

02-21-2003, 10:28 AM	#15
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith Ark. USA Posts: 2,681	editing I think you can edit the scouting text, but I’m not sure; I just think I saw that stuff somewhere in a file. It needs to be edited; the grammar of those sentences is rough. I don’t know if any of the beta testers are pointing it out, but that writing should all be revised, as much as possible. __________________ JL Commish NPBL Rhode Island Reds ’33 ’34 ’35 TCBA San Francisco Railbornes ’74 ’76 ’77 ’78 FL New Orleans Black Sox ’56 ’57 ’58 ’59

02-21-2003, 11:05 AM	#17
rockze25 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 243	OPP = Other People's Property Now what I don't know is if that means you're down with stealing, adultering or what I have no clue. I guess you would have to listen to the song to find out.

02-21-2003, 11:31 AM	#18
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	For some reason, when I read the posted scouting report, I started laughing. There's something funny about a scouting report that just gives a random bit of info about a guy in an area where he isn't even impressive, then repeats just his first name. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils