My guy just pulled a Kendry Morales!

[Afino]

Runners on 1st and 2nd with no one out in the 11th.

Batter hits a deep fly to center that gets over the CFer's head. Game over!!!!



......but it comes at a cost. The player, who was having a rebirth MVP-caliber season at the age of 35, tore his hamstring on the play (probably celebrating!) and will miss two months, which is basically the rest of the season.

I actually have to be thankful the ball wasn't caught....due to PH and PR, I had literally no batter left on my bench to replace anyone due to injury. Had the game not ended there, I would have had to replace him (a 3B by trade) with a pitcher

[actionjackson]

Originally Posted by Afino

Runners on 1st and 2nd with no one out in the 11th.

Batter hits a deep fly to center that gets over the CFer's head. Game over!!!!



......but it comes at a cost. The player, who was having a rebirth MVP-caliber season at the age of 35, tore his hamstring on the play (probably celebrating!) and will miss two months, which is basically the rest of the season.

I actually have to be thankful the ball wasn't caught....due to PH and PR, I had literally no batter left on my bench to replace anyone due to injury. Had the game not ended there, I would have had to replace him (a 3B by trade) with a pitcher

It's kind of a sad comment that something has to happen in the real life major leagues before people will accept it as at least a possible outcome in OOTP. "Unrealistic...no fair...ridiculous" etc etc etc. Really? In a game where "Anything can happen" or to put it another way no matter how long you've been watching the game, on any given day you might see something you've never seen before. Bugs are bugs and should be squished wherever possible, but realism is definitely in the eye of the beholder and the beholder can set it up so that realism doesn't have to invade their version of reality.

[Rockeo]

Originally Posted by Afino

Runners on 1st and 2nd with no one out in the 11th.

Batter hits a deep fly to center that gets over the CFer's head. Game over!!!!



......but it comes at a cost. The player, who was having a rebirth MVP-caliber season at the age of 35, tore his hamstring on the play (probably celebrating!) and will miss two months, which is basically the rest of the season.

I actually have to be thankful the ball wasn't caught....due to PH and PR, I had literally no batter left on my bench to replace anyone due to injury. Had the game not ended there, I would have had to replace him (a 3B by trade) with a pitcher

I love to use my pitchers in extra innings as PR's. Saves people on the bench if I need them

[Afino]

Originally Posted by actionjackson

It's kind of a sad comment that something has to happen in the real life major leagues before people will accept it as at least a possible outcome in OOTP. "Unrealistic...no fair...ridiculous" etc etc etc. Really? In a game where "Anything can happen" or to put it another way no matter how long you've been watching the game, on any given day you might see something you've never seen before. Bugs are bugs and should be squished wherever possible, but realism is definitely in the eye of the beholder and the beholder can set it up so that realism doesn't have to invade their version of reality.

Where did I say it was unrealistic, no fair, or ridiculous?

I was just saying it HAPPENED. Obviously it makes for a great story, otherwise I wouldn't post it.

[actionjackson]

Originally Posted by Afino

Where did I say it was unrealistic, no fair, or ridiculous?

I was just saying it HAPPENED. Obviously it makes for a great story, otherwise I wouldn't post it.

The comment wasn't directed at your post Afino even though I quoted it. Sorry if that wasn't made clear and I can see how it might have been. It was directed at all the wailing and gnashing of teeth that goes on around here regarding realism in OOTP. At times every second thread seems to be about one thing or another not being realistic even though a lot of these realism issues can be fixed by fiddling with settings. I thought it was great timing given the strange events of yesterday and I was glad you brought it up.

[Left-handed Badger]

Well, the Angels have had their share of wierd injuries through the years. Adenhart was just the most recent in the killed in car crash area. Mike Miley and Chico Ruiz (Ruiz died suddenly in some fashion, I think car wreck) in 1977 and 1972, respectively. I believe in the 1960s they had a car-wreck cause a career-ender for a pitching prospect. Of course, Lyman Bostock got shot down in 1978 (I wonder if Angel fans felt especially cursed in the 1970s). Plus another potential great in Rick Reichardt had an infection lost a kidney, and then never reached his potential.

And in the first couple decades of the 20th century. They had a rash of suicides involved in the game. Many were former players, I think. Though one player-manager (Stahl) and (especially tragic) Bill Bergen's brother Marty went crazy and committed murder-suicide on his family.


So, yeah anything can happen. Though, I obviously never want to see a Marty Bergen in OOTP. (so, maybe we shouldnt want ultra-realistic, I dont know)

[actionjackson]

Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger

Well, the Angels have had their share of wierd injuries through the years. Adenhart was just the most recent in the killed in car crash area. Mike Miley and Chico Ruiz (Ruiz died suddenly in some fashion, I think car wreck) in 1977 and 1972, respectively. I believe in the 1960s they had a car-wreck cause a career-ender for a pitching prospect. Of course, Lyman Bostock got shot down in 1978 (I wonder if Angel fans felt especially cursed in the 1970s). Plus another potential great in Rick Reichardt had an infection lost a kidney, and then never reached his potential.

And in the first couple decades of the 20th century. They had a rash of suicides involved in the game. Many were former players, I think. Though one player-manager (Stahl) and (especially tragic) Bill Bergen's brother Marty went crazy and committed murder-suicide on his family.


So, yeah anything can happen. Though, I obviously never want to see a Marty Bergen in OOTP. (so, maybe we shouldnt want ultra-realistic, I dont know)

I remember the Bostock death and Thurman Munson's as well. I vividly remember grabbing the sports section the morning after Munson's plane went down in flames and taking it with me as I headed off to another stimulating day of day camp (I was 9).

[1998 Yankees]

Linking to the related Talk Sports thread:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...mpossible.html