Just saw my first ever triple play!

Eckstein 4 Prez · 01-07-2005, 12:47 AM

Wow.

I've probably played out 2 to 3 thousand games of OOTP since v4, and have never, ever seen a triple play. Had it not been for a few people here saying they'd seen them, I would have doubted they were even in the game.

And then, just now I was playing out a game in my solo league. It was a blowout, so I simmed ahead an inning at a time until the ninth. It was still a 10-3 game, but my practice is to always play out the ninth of such games so I don't miss anything good. Well, this time the first two hitters singled - one up the middle and one to right. Then the third guy up hit a liner which the first baseman speared, and I got "the runners are WAY too far off the base.... could be a triple play...."

Sure enough, it was - the first triple play I've ever seen in OOTP. Woo hoo!

Dargone · 01-07-2005, 01:27 AM

Sweet, I have yet to see one...

UngratefulDead · 01-07-2005, 01:45 AM

Awesome. Still hoping to see one. Other rarities I've actually witnessed are robbed home runs (not that rare but eluded me for some time), a runner thrown out stretching a single into a double, and, IIRC a 2-1 double play.

bulldog55 · 01-07-2005, 02:07 AM

I just saw my first catcher's interference.

Yeah, I don't manage much.

Jonzard · 01-07-2005, 02:17 AM

I do not manage enough to see a triple play. Hey I barely manage enough to see a play period.

Ford Prefect · 01-07-2005, 05:32 AM

I had a in the Park Homer last Week, but no triple play yet i work on that.

Dargone · 01-07-2005, 05:40 AM

If I remember correctly, I've seen one inside the park homerun. Version 4 maybe?

BigCity · 01-07-2005, 05:57 AM

I'm jealous. You can probably imagine how many games I've played and have yet to see a triple play. I think Markus removed it in my copies of the game

Jeremy Weimer · 01-07-2005, 06:01 AM

I've never seen a triple play or an inside the parker. Then again I've probably played 15-20 games total since I first started playing OOTP. Which was version 4.

Ford Prefect · 01-07-2005, 07:17 AM

I play mostly the Games when i have a weak Starter or a Rookie to start.

Gil Thorp · 01-07-2005, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bulldog55

I just saw my first catcher's interference.

I play out all my games. This one might be too common- I saw it on consecutive hitters once. Have yet to see a triple play or inside the park homer. One unusual play I recall: on a tapper in front of the plate, catcher throws to first, hits the runner, runner is first ruled safe, then called out for leaving the basepath.

Vezna31 · 01-07-2005, 10:55 AM

I have played about 7 full seasons and I've been the victim of 2 triple plays. I don't remember the scenario of the games though.

jm47048 · 01-07-2005, 11:23 AM

In my first game ever in OOTP, I saw a triple play and an inside the park homer. I have never seen a batter called out for leaving the base path or catcher's interference before.

Eckstein 4 Prez · 01-07-2005, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jm47048

In my first game ever in OOTP, I saw a triple play and an inside the park homer. I have never seen a batter called out for leaving the base path or catcher's interference before.

I've now seen all of these plays except for an inside-the-park homer.

UngratefulDead · 01-07-2005, 01:03 PM

In playing out every game of an entire season I saw a pair of robbed home runs, assorted odd plays, and one brawl. I haven't seen an inside-the-parker yet, either.

ifspuds · 01-07-2005, 01:15 PM

I've never had the triple play, but I did get an inside-the-park game-winning grand slam once. Now that was cool.

asamford · 01-07-2005, 01:41 PM

triple play? no. inside the parker? yes. catcher's interference? yes. a bit too much actually. brawl? yes. runner interference? yep. running out of the baseline? maybe, can't remember.

anyone stolen home? i pulled it off once .

andjbock · 01-07-2005, 01:46 PM

I've never stolen home. Seen plenty of Catcher's Interference. The pbp annoucer says "weird" at the end of the play or something. Lost a game this year with 2 on down by a run and then a triple play happened. I think I have seen 3 or 4 in my 6 year career.

Jazzmosis · 01-07-2005, 11:42 PM

The most out-there thing I've ever seen in games I've played: 4 errors in one inning (from my team, of course).

3 errors by the same player in one inning (the 3B, who made 71 errors on the year.)

Two career ending injuries in one game, both pitchers, the starter in the 7th with one out, then the reliever that followed him right after by getting an out and ending his career.

I've also had 2 brawls in one game, but I don't think that's incredibly rare.

Sweed · 01-07-2005, 11:58 PM

I've seen one tripleplay in about 9 seasons of playing every game.

I've also had two perfect games in that time span. One by Javier Vazquez and a 10 inning perfect game by Dave "the radar" Steves a fictional player.

01-07-2005, 12:47 AM	#1
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 6,358	Just saw my first ever triple play! Wow. I've probably played out 2 to 3 thousand games of OOTP since v4, and have never, ever seen a triple play. Had it not been for a few people here saying they'd seen them, I would have doubted they were even in the game. And then, just now I was playing out a game in my solo league. It was a blowout, so I simmed ahead an inning at a time until the ninth. It was still a 10-3 game, but my practice is to always play out the ninth of such games so I don't miss anything good. Well, this time the first two hitters singled - one up the middle and one to right. Then the third guy up hit a liner which the first baseman speared, and I got "the runners are WAY too far off the base.... could be a triple play...." Sure enough, it was - the first triple play I've ever seen in OOTP. Woo hoo! __________________ Looking for an insomnia cure? Check out my dynasty thread, The Dawn of American Professional Base Ball, 1871.

01-07-2005, 01:27 AM	#2
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	Sweet, I have yet to see one... __________________ 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

01-07-2005, 02:07 AM	#4
bulldog55 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 17 Posts: 2,481	I just saw my first catcher's interference. Yeah, I don't manage much. __________________ Commissioner, Trans-Continental Base Ball Association Owner/GM, Los Angeles Electrics (TCBA), Beaverton Rangers (OTBL), Portland Mavericks (Union League), and Los Angeles Superbas (Century League) Being smart, don't always make you popular.

01-07-2005, 05:32 AM	#6
Ford Prefect Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hamburg Posts: 470	I had a in the Park Homer last Week, but no triple play yet i work on that. __________________ I would pay 50 Dollars for BM 2006, if everybody does. Lets campain for higher but equal pricing, support a good product

01-07-2005, 05:40 AM	#7
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	If I remember correctly, I've seen one inside the park homerun. Version 4 maybe? __________________ 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

01-07-2005, 01:45 AM	#3
UngratefulDead Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,415	Awesome. Still hoping to see one. Other rarities I've actually witnessed are robbed home runs (not that rare but eluded me for some time), a runner thrown out stretching a single into a double, and, IIRC a 2-1 double play.

01-07-2005, 02:17 AM	#5
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	I do not manage enough to see a triple play. Hey I barely manage enough to see a play period.

01-07-2005, 05:57 AM	#8
BigCity All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South Shore, Great Lakes Posts: 1,386	I'm jealous. You can probably imagine how many games I've played and have yet to see a triple play. I think Markus removed it in my copies of the game

01-07-2005, 06:01 AM	#9
Jeremy Weimer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,411	I've never seen a triple play or an inside the parker. Then again I've probably played 15-20 games total since I first started playing OOTP. Which was version 4.

01-07-2005, 07:17 AM	#10
Ford Prefect Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hamburg Posts: 470	I play mostly the Games when i have a weak Starter or a Rookie to start. __________________ I would pay 50 Dollars for BM 2006, if everybody does. Lets campain for higher but equal pricing, support a good product

01-07-2005, 10:55 AM	#12
Vezna31 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wherever My VPN says Posts: 1,989	I have played about 7 full seasons and I've been the victim of 2 triple plays. I don't remember the scenario of the games though.

01-07-2005, 11:23 AM	#13
jm47048 All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,247	In my first game ever in OOTP, I saw a triple play and an inside the park homer. I have never seen a batter called out for leaving the base path or catcher's interference before.

01-07-2005, 01:03 PM	#15
UngratefulDead Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,415	In playing out every game of an entire season I saw a pair of robbed home runs, assorted odd plays, and one brawl. I haven't seen an inside-the-parker yet, either.

01-07-2005, 01:15 PM	#16
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	I've never had the triple play, but I did get an inside-the-park game-winning grand slam once. Now that was cool. __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired

01-07-2005, 01:41 PM	#17
asamford Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Snellville, Georgia Posts: 1,769	triple play? no. inside the parker? yes. catcher's interference? yes. a bit too much actually. brawl? yes. runner interference? yep. running out of the baseline? maybe, can't remember. anyone stolen home? i pulled it off once .

01-07-2005, 01:46 PM	#18
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,640	I've never stolen home. Seen plenty of Catcher's Interference. The pbp annoucer says "weird" at the end of the play or something. Lost a game this year with 2 on down by a run and then a triple play happened. I think I have seen 3 or 4 in my 6 year career.

01-07-2005, 11:42 PM	#19
Jazzmosis All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: The London you've never heard of Posts: 505	The most out-there thing I've ever seen in games I've played: 4 errors in one inning (from my team, of course). 3 errors by the same player in one inning (the 3B, who made 71 errors on the year.) Two career ending injuries in one game, both pitchers, the starter in the 7th with one out, then the reliever that followed him right after by getting an out and ending his career. I've also had 2 brawls in one game, but I don't think that's incredibly rare. __________________ Florida Marlins GM, Netsports League - 2004 NL Champs, 2008 + 2013 Champions, 2004, 2009-2015, 2017-2021, 2024-2028 NLE Division Crown Mark Jazzington's Managerial Career - worth a read Thanks to Tib for the inspiration to write it.

01-07-2005, 11:58 PM	#20
Sweed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,976	I've seen one tripleplay in about 9 seasons of playing every game. I've also had two perfect games in that time span. One by Javier Vazquez and a 10 inning perfect game by Dave "the radar" Steves a fictional player.