This is why I love simming

jpeters1734 · 01-28-2021, 01:07 AM

Call me weird, but I often create random fictional leagues just to sim 50 years and check out what happened. There's usually always something really interesting. But this guy, poor Tony Rosado. He dominated the league like no pitcher before and no pitcher since. At age 31, heading into the 2041 season, he was coming off 8 Best Pitcher awards in 10 seasons, Struck out batters at a rate never seen before. He was a couple hundred from the all time strikeout record at just 31 years old. Then 5 games into the 2041 season, he destroyed his elbow ligament and needed reconstruction surgery. out 13 months.

He came back in 2042 but completely lost his dominance. He still had a productive season, but not to his standards. After one more season of average production, he retired from baseball at just 34 years of age. Did not quite reach the all time strikeout leader.

pgjocki · 01-28-2021, 07:50 AM

That's one heck of a run. Reminds me of Tim Lincecum

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HumanRainDelay · 01-28-2021, 08:32 AM

I don't see that as weird behavior at all.

That 2040 season was something magical at age 30: K/9 = almost 15, BB/9 = less than 2, and WAR = 10+.

I could sure use a Rosado cousin pitching for my team.

Raidergoo · 01-28-2021, 04:01 PM

Tony was very down on himself. He had been yanked in the fourth inning after giving up a 3 run bomb to a scrub that Tony KNEW in his heart would have been meat when he was thirty. He watched the hologram of the pitch over and over again, with every detail covered in exquisite detail. The AI pitching ninja told Tony that batters barreled pitches of that quality only 8.6% of the time. It didn't matter, the ball ended up in the second deck.

Tony was angry that his prescription ice was too cold. The team doc had to run a monte carlo simulation 250,000 times to determine how much time to keep his arm on ice. The sim suggested to reduce the time by almost twenty seconds. It didn't matter to Tony, he was in agony before and in agony after.

Tony could still hear the crowd roaring and the stadium throb while he prepared to dress. He paused for a moment. He felt the need to go to the throne room. He sat on the toilet and thought. "I've got nine hundred million dollars in the bank...what am I trying to prove?" Afterwords, the toilet chimed that his bowel movement added 1.2% to win probability for his next start. "%#@*!" thought Tony. The ninja would definitely not be pleased. The thought of one more bite of bison instead of some real, authentic home cooking filled Tony with revulsion.

Tony reached for the canned t shirt spray on the top shelf of his locker. He felt the burn from the top of his shoulder to the tips of his finger. This was embarrassing. How was he supposed to put on his clothes if he couldn't even get them out of the can? Maybe he could give the clubbie a hundred grand and help him out?

No, this was it. This was the final indignity. Surely baseball was designed to break your heart.

pgjocki · 01-28-2021, 04:09 PM

Nice writing

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jpeters1734 · 01-28-2021, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

Tony was very down on himself. He had been yanked in the fourth inning after giving up a 3 run bomb to a scrub that Tony KNEW in his heart would have been meat when he was thirty. He watched the hologram of the pitch over and over again, with every detail covered in exquisite detail. The AI pitching ninja told Tony that batters barreled pitches of that quality only 8.6% of the time. It didn't matter, the ball ended up in the second deck.

Tony was angry that his prescription ice was too cold. The team doc had to run a monte carlo simulation 250,000 times to determine how much time to keep his arm on ice. The sim suggested to reduce the time by almost twenty seconds. It didn't matter to Tony, he was in agony before and in agony after.

Tony could still hear the crowd roaring and the stadium throb while he prepared to dress. He paused for a moment. He felt the need to go to the throne room. He sat on the toilet and thought. "I've got nine hundred million dollars in the bank...what am I trying to prove?" Afterwords, the toilet chimed that his bowel movement added 1.2% to win probability for his next start. "%#@*!" thought Tony. The ninja would definitely not be pleased. The thought of one more bite of bison instead of some real, authentic home cooking filled Tony with revulsion.

Tony reached for the canned t shirt spray on the top shelf of his locker. He felt the burn from the top of his shoulder to the tips of his finger. This was embarrassing. How was he supposed to put on his clothes if he couldn't even get them out of the can? Maybe he could give the clubbie a hundred grand and help him out?

No, this was it. This was the final indignity. Surely baseball was designed to break your heart.

That was wonderful, haha. Turn an unexpected turn. Brilliant!

01-28-2021, 01:07 AM	#1
jpeters1734 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Juust a bit outside... Posts: 6,297	This is why I love simming Call me weird, but I often create random fictional leagues just to sim 50 years and check out what happened. There's usually always something really interesting. But this guy, poor Tony Rosado. He dominated the league like no pitcher before and no pitcher since. At age 31, heading into the 2041 season, he was coming off 8 Best Pitcher awards in 10 seasons, Struck out batters at a rate never seen before. He was a couple hundred from the all time strikeout record at just 31 years old. Then 5 games into the 2041 season, he destroyed his elbow ligament and needed reconstruction surgery. out 13 months. He came back in 2042 but completely lost his dominance. He still had a productive season, but not to his standards. After one more season of average production, he retired from baseball at just 34 years of age. Did not quite reach the all time strikeout leader. Attached Images __________________ "Cannonball Coming!" Go Bucs!! Founder and League Caretaker of the Professional Baseball Circuit, www.probaseballcircuit.com An Un-Official Guide to Minor League Management in OOTP 21 Ratings Scale Conversion Cross-Reference Cheat Sheet

01-28-2021, 07:50 AM	#2
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,675	That's one heck of a run. Reminds me of Tim Lincecum Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

01-28-2021, 04:01 PM	#4
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	Tony was very down on himself. He had been yanked in the fourth inning after giving up a 3 run bomb to a scrub that Tony KNEW in his heart would have been meat when he was thirty. He watched the hologram of the pitch over and over again, with every detail covered in exquisite detail. The AI pitching ninja told Tony that batters barreled pitches of that quality only 8.6% of the time. It didn't matter, the ball ended up in the second deck. Tony was angry that his prescription ice was too cold. The team doc had to run a monte carlo simulation 250,000 times to determine how much time to keep his arm on ice. The sim suggested to reduce the time by almost twenty seconds. It didn't matter to Tony, he was in agony before and in agony after. Tony could still hear the crowd roaring and the stadium throb while he prepared to dress. He paused for a moment. He felt the need to go to the throne room. He sat on the toilet and thought. "I've got nine hundred million dollars in the bank...what am I trying to prove?" Afterwords, the toilet chimed that his bowel movement added 1.2% to win probability for his next start. "%#@!" thought Tony. The ninja would definitely not be pleased. The thought of one more bite of bison instead of some real, authentic home cooking filled Tony with revulsion. Tony reached for the canned t shirt spray on the top shelf of his locker. He felt the burn from the top of his shoulder to the tips of his finger. This was embarrassing. How was he supposed to put on his clothes if he couldn't even get them out of the can? Maybe he could give the clubbie a hundred grand and help him out? No, this was it. This was the final indignity. Surely baseball was designed to break your heart. Last edited by Raidergoo; 01-28-2021 at 04:02 PM.*

01-28-2021, 04:09 PM	#5
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,675	Nice writing Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

01-28-2021, 08:32 AM	#3
HumanRainDelay Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 91	I don't see that as weird behavior at all. That 2040 season was something magical at age 30: K/9 = almost 15, BB/9 = less than 2, and WAR = 10+. I could sure use a Rosado cousin pitching for my team.