108-year old draft pick !(?)

Hoiles · 03-29-2003, 03:43 PM

Anyone else have something like this? Though, I don't know if you can REALLY call it a bug, because his ratings are pretty low, it probably needs a fix.

Willy · 03-29-2003, 03:46 PM

Hell, I think he's probably got a few good years left in him. I've seen guys play pro-ball till they are in their early 110's.

Anyways, Did you import this player from the DB?

Willy

Hoiles · 03-29-2003, 03:58 PM

Yeah, he does have that mean pickoff move.

Actually, this was a (computer-generated, I suppose) draft pick during my first season using G-Force's rosters. I have no idea how this happened.

tcblcommish · 03-29-2003, 05:24 PM

I know the majority of people that are here are not Canadians but some of you are so this for them to remeber the old Rough Riders of the CFL and a chuckle to the rest

The Riders in '88 I think it was drafted a dead guy. maybe that is the case with him

magicmike · 03-29-2003, 05:33 PM

I'll bet he certainly does struggle to field his position; the walker tends to get in the way. And Depends ought to help with that control problem.

Steve Kuffrey · 03-29-2003, 06:09 PM

Can you please give some back ground on the league, etc .

Unfriendlybob · 03-29-2003, 06:24 PM

That's funny I have the EXACT same guy! Name's John Mercer from Taylortown, 108 years old. I was even going to post about the guy here later... Weird...

Here's some background on my league...
Using TotalMinors 1.1 rosters. In first year of career play, 2003. I changed the amateur draft to July 1. I know the game says "Generating Amateurs" right after changing the date to July 1, but I don't know if Mercer was there before I changed the date too.

Hoiles · 03-29-2003, 07:01 PM

Yeah, every real Canadian sports fan knows about the dead guy draft pick.

My setup is exactly the same as unfriendlybob's, Gforce 1.1 rosters, and I changed the date of the amateur draft to June 1 (I think that is what he meant). Also, I'm in manager mode. Since this is mostly a test league (until the Opening Day rosters come out), I MAY have changed the draft date after the season started, but don't know if that would have made a difference.

Interesting, though, that there was a John Mercer with 1 career at-bat, in 1912, in real life, maybe he's mad he wasn't immortalized in a classic baseball movie like that Graham guy was so he decided to put himself in this game

O5B_Commish · 03-29-2003, 09:32 PM

a little long in tooth! lol hahahahah that is hilarious.

Crapshoot · 03-29-2003, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Willy
Hell, I think he's probably got a few good years left in him. I've seen guys play pro-ball till they are in their early 110's.

Anyways, Did you import this player from the DB?

Willy

hey, he's the perfect age for Thrift or Allard Baird; get some "veteran experience..."

MBL2003 · 03-29-2003, 11:16 PM

I don't think this is a bug. I think this is demonstrates just how realistic this fantastic game really is. I mean, look no further than the actual major leagues--isn't Jesse Orosco a 108 year-old lefthanded reliever?

Dargone · 03-29-2003, 11:18 PM

LOL

O5B_Commish · 03-30-2003, 01:39 AM

amazing--simply, amazing

03-29-2003, 03:43 PM	#1
Hoiles All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 574	108-year old draft pick !(?) Anyone else have something like this? Though, I don't know if you can REALLY call it a bug, because his ratings are pretty low, it probably needs a fix. Attached Images Last edited by Hoiles; 03-29-2003 at 04:27 PM.

03-29-2003, 03:46 PM	#2
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03-29-2003, 03:58 PM	#3
Hoiles All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 574	Yeah, he does have that mean pickoff move. Actually, this was a (computer-generated, I suppose) draft pick during my first season using G-Force's rosters. I have no idea how this happened.

03-29-2003, 05:24 PM	#4
tcblcommish Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,439	I know the majority of people that are here are not Canadians but some of you are so this for them to remeber the old Rough Riders of the CFL and a chuckle to the rest The Riders in '88 I think it was drafted a dead guy. maybe that is the case with him

03-29-2003, 06:24 PM	#7
Unfriendlybob Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 16	That's funny I have the EXACT same guy! Name's John Mercer from Taylortown, 108 years old. I was even going to post about the guy here later... Weird... Here's some background on my league... Using TotalMinors 1.1 rosters. In first year of career play, 2003. I changed the amateur draft to July 1. I know the game says "Generating Amateurs" right after changing the date to July 1, but I don't know if Mercer was there before I changed the date too.

03-29-2003, 07:01 PM	#8
Hoiles All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 574	Yeah, every real Canadian sports fan knows about the dead guy draft pick. My setup is exactly the same as unfriendlybob's, Gforce 1.1 rosters, and I changed the date of the amateur draft to June 1 (I think that is what he meant). Also, I'm in manager mode. Since this is mostly a test league (until the Opening Day rosters come out), I MAY have changed the draft date after the season started, but don't know if that would have made a difference. Interesting, though, that there was a John Mercer with 1 career at-bat, in 1912, in real life, maybe he's mad he wasn't immortalized in a classic baseball movie like that Graham guy was so he decided to put himself in this game

03-29-2003, 11:16 PM	#11
MBL2003 Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 10	I don't think this is a bug. I think this is demonstrates just how realistic this fantastic game really is. I mean, look no further than the actual major leagues--isn't Jesse Orosco a 108 year-old lefthanded reliever?

03-29-2003, 11:18 PM	#12
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	LOL __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

03-30-2003, 01:39 AM	#13
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