Complete Universe Facegen Pack

[AESP_pres]

Maybe it's just me but... can we stop using the fake historical minor league id for the future release? They aren't official and they can change in the game without notice but the BBref id is official and won't change so why not using it when no minor league id exist? This is what I've decided to do with my FGs and it works fine and I never get a game created FG because the fake id in the game and the fake id in the database aren't the same..

Of course if a real minor league id exist go with it...

[Orcin]

The last update to the main pack was in early January (around page 85 of this thread). Does anyone have a link to a zip file of the new files created since then? Alternatively, is there a plan to update the main download when OOTP23 is released?

This is great work and much appreciated!

[AESP_pres]

From what I remember the next update will be only when OOTP23 will be release...

[BaseballGOAT]

Rangers prospect Maximo Acosta looks a lot pale and could use an update

[LansdowneSt]

After signing Acosta for $1.65 million out of Venezuela in 2019, the Rangers looked forward to seeing how his mix of tools and skills would play out on the diamond. They still haven't learned much because he had his 2020 season wiped out by the pandemic and his 2021 debut limited to 16 games by an ankle injury and thoracic outlet syndrome. He tried to play through the latter ailment without telling the club, and it affected his swing and required surgery in August.

An advanced hitter for a teenager, Acosta already recognizes pitches, manages the strike zone and uses the entire field. He has a quick right-handed stroke and impressive hand-eye coordination. He has added 15 pounds since turning pro and could produce 20 or more homers per season once he learns to turn on more pitches and drive them in the air. Acosta's stocky build and hitting ability garner him comparisons to Gleyber Torres, though he should be a better defender. Though he has lost a half-step as he has added muscle, he still has a quick first step at shortstop, where he also displays a plus arm and fine instincts. He's an average to solid runner who's aggressive on the bases. - mlb.com

Redid the facegen, as requested.

NOTE: It's 695kb and thus nearly 200kb more than the file size allowance of the forum. I don't wish to deteriorate it just to have it post-able. Send me a DM, BaseballGOAT, with your email and I'll direct email it to you. For others, I'll email it (and all my other ones) in a .zip to FancySkunk so it is in the next pack update, which he indicated would be in about three to four weeks from now. Sorry about that!

[percolaten]

Does anyone have a decent Trevor Hoffman or Mark Grace?

Also, I think OOTP underrates Trevor Hoffman on a number of his seasons, in comparison to relievers from the same seasons, just sayin...

[LansdowneSt]

Gong . . . Gong . . . Gong . . .

It was July 25, 1998, when Trevor Hoffman first trotted from the bullpen to the mound to the strains of AC/DC’s “Hells Bells.” History was made that Saturday afternoon at Qualcomm Stadium . . . in more ways than one. From that day forward, “Hells Bells” was Hoffman’s entry song. It might have helped that minutes after it was first played, Hoffman tied a Major League record. When Hoffman struck out Houston’s July 25, 1998 for the game’s final out, he successfully converted his 41st straight save — matching the longest streak in baseball history.

Gong . . . Gong . . . Gong . . .

Over the years, as Hoffman climbed to 601 saves, “Hells Bells” became one of the most recognizable entry or walk-up songs in baseball. “What first struck me about ‘Hells Bells’ is how the crowd reacted to it that first time and in the years after,” Hoffman said. “It took about five seconds that first day before the crowd reacted.” Over the next 10 ½ seasons, the first gong at Qualcomm Stadium and Petco Park brought Padres fans to their feet. It meant that Trevor Hoffman was entering the game. And more than 90 percent of the time, that meant the Padres would win. But before that day there had been no entry music serenading Hoffman on his march to the mound. And it wasn’t Hoffman who came up with the idea.

Center fielder Steve Finley first planted the seed in the mind of Dr. Charles Steinberg, the Padres vice president of marketing and promotions. Steinberg turned the idea over Tim Young, who was in charge of the Padres’ game-day entertainment. Young then asked Chip Bowers for help. Bowers was working in the Padres’ corporate sales office. But he was also a lover of music, with a huge CD collection. It was Bowers who found “Hells Bells.” And it was Bowers who Hoffman remembered last July during his induction speech for the Hall of Fame.

The first thing that struck Bowers about “Hells Bells” were the lead-in chimes of the bells. San Diego was a mission city. There was the bell tower of the Mission of San Diego just around the corner from Qualcomm Stadium. But Bowers also loved the energy and attitude of “Hells Bells.” So did Hoffman. So did the 54,176 on hand at Qualcomm Stadium that Saturday afternoon.

So will Padres fans forever. - padres.mlblogs.com

As requested, redid the facegen for the little brother of Red Sox shortstop, Glenn Hoffman...

[percolaten]

Thanks! Great story find, too!

[clarkemi1]

Anybody got a good Mike McCormick out there? Mine looks a bit ghoulish.

Thanks

[LansdowneSt]

Originally Posted by clarkemi1

Anybody got a good Mike McCormick out there? Mine looks a bit ghoulish.

Thanks

I'll take a stab at him tonight. For the record, that looks like the wrong Mike McCormick (Giants pitcher not Reds/Braves outfielder) so that's two Mike McC's that probably deserve some fg attention.

[ChrisJNelson]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

I'll take a stab at him tonight. For the record, that looks like the wrong Mike McCormick (Giants pitcher not Reds/Braves outfielder) so that's two Mike McC's that probably deserve some fg attention.

Good luck stabbing a ghoul.

[clarkemi1]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

I'll take a stab at him tonight. For the record, that looks like the wrong Mike McCormick (Giants pitcher not Reds/Braves outfielder) so that's two Mike McC's that probably deserve some fg attention.

I appreciate it. I usually check their pics first.

[LansdowneSt]

As a 33-year-old veteran outfielder, “call me Mike” McCormick was a major contributor to the Boston Braves’ run to the 1948 pennant. In 343 at-bats in 115 games, the right-handed-hitting McCormick batted .303, to help solidify the Braves outfield. A pinch hitter extraordinaire, Mike stroked six hits in 14 tries off the bench. He started all six games of the World Series, playing center or left field, and hit .261 in the Series (6 for 23) with two runs batted in. All told, McCormick played 2 1/2 seasons with the Braves and was always in the club’s outfield rotation.

McCormick’s major-league career spanned 10 seasons and six teams. He was an excellent outfielder and a heady baserunner. Although not a power hitter, he hit .275 for his career and played a major role in two pennant winners, the 1940 Cincinnati Reds and the 1948 Boston Braves. Plagued with slow starts at the plate through much of his career, he tended to come on very strong during the last half of the season when the pressure was on. In three World Series, two of which he started every game in the outfield, he batted a strong .288. - SABR

Redid the facegen. I have him in Cinny garb as that was the pic I used. As I look at it, the lines in the face tell me the before was an effort to create this Mike McC. Glad we could restore him to proper health.

[clarkemi1]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

As a 33-year-old veteran outfielder, “call me Mike” McCormick was a major contributor to the Boston Braves’ run to the 1948 pennant. In 343 at-bats in 115 games, the right-handed-hitting McCormick batted .303, to help solidify the Braves outfield. A pinch hitter extraordinaire, Mike stroked six hits in 14 tries off the bench. He started all six games of the World Series, playing center or left field, and hit .261 in the Series (6 for 23) with two runs batted in. All told, McCormick played 2 1/2 seasons with the Braves and was always in the club’s outfield rotation.

McCormick’s major-league career spanned 10 seasons and six teams. He was an excellent outfielder and a heady baserunner. Although not a power hitter, he hit .275 for his career and played a major role in two pennant winners, the 1940 Cincinnati Reds and the 1948 Boston Braves. Plagued with slow starts at the plate through much of his career, he tended to come on very strong during the last half of the season when the pressure was on. In three World Series, two of which he started every game in the outfield, he batted a strong .288. - SABR

Redid the facegen. I have him in Cinny garb as that was the pic I used. As I look at it, the lines in the face tell me the before was an effort to create this Mike McC. Glad we could restore him to proper health.

Thank you sir!

[percolaten]

Let me preface that if a forums veteran can suggest a better place for OOTP management/development to view this post (Tech support?), please, suggest away.

I consider this a major facegen issue, at least for Mac owners who play the game. When you create a coach, either retiring a player or a new one from scratch, and you load a previously created facegen, as a coach it's always squinting to the point it looks unrealistic. I'll give an example how this is troublesome. Say I'm playing a historical game against the 1980 Reds. The manager of the Reds in 1980 was John McNamara. I can go under 'retired players' and turn him into a coach. Or I can load a historical John McNamara, retire him and turn him into a coach. Or I can create a fictional player, change his name to John McNamara, load the John McNamara facegen, retire him and and turn him into a coach. In any instance, from player to coach, regardless of morale, age or other factors, the facegen is always squinting, to the point it looks ridiculous. There have been a number of artists who've created wonderful facegens of historical coaches, whose works of art suffer this way in the game.
Again, I have a Mac, have heard it's not the same on PC. Nonetheless, I hope this issue can be resolved. I've provided the facgens of 48-yr old John McNamara, pre and post-coach below.

[LansdowneSt]

After playing for two years at Saddleback Community College, Mark Grace hit .395 in his lone year at San Diego State, but was overlooked in the draft (24th round, 1985) because he only homered twice. In his 16-year major league career, he ranked among the top 10 in batting average eight times and in on-base percentage seven times, won four Gold Gloves, made three All-Star teams, and was the starting first baseman on the 2001 World Series-winning Diamondbacks. - fangraphs characterization of Mark Grace

Grace, who has been married twice, was never exactly a poster boy for clean living. He was the Pied Piper of Wrigleyville during his tenure with the Cubs from 1988 to 2000, fueled by booze, nicotine, his libido and his gregarious nature. - Sports Illustrated characterization of Mark Grace

In the 2009 Hall of Fame voting, Grace received 4.1% of the vote and was therefore dropped from the ballot.

Redid the facegen by request.

[percolaten]

Looks amazing, thanks!

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

Redid the facegen by request.

[percolaten]

Anyone wanna do Ryne Duren w/ his glasses? The current one doesn't look much like him, even if it had glasses.

[LansdowneSt]

From his 2011 NY Times obituary...

Ryne Duren, the star relief pitcher for two Yankee World Series teams who stared down batters through thick-lensed eyeglasses and then delivered fastballs that might go just about anywhere, died Thursday at his home in Lake Wales, Fla. He was 81.

Pitching for the Yankees from 1958 to 1961, the right-handed Duren would sometimes deliver at least one warm-up pitch high against the screen, presumably to intimidate the batter soon to face him. Duren led the American League in saves with 20 in 1958 and was named an All-Star three times. He pitched for the Yankees in the 1958 World Series against the Milwaukee Braves, striking out 14 batters in nine and a third innings, and in the 1960 Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He struck out 630 batters in just over 589 innings during his 10-season career. But he also walked 392 batters as he bounced among seven teams, his career and his marriage ruined by alcoholism. Duren’s penchant for wild warm-up pitches came about by accident. He relieved the Yankees’ Bob Turley one day, and, as he once told The Los Angeles Times: “I was feeling pretty good so I decided to really let the first warm-up pitch go. When I planted my foot, my knee hit me in the chin and the ball just took off.”

But for all the stories about Duren’s fastballs delivered from a 6-foot-2, 190-pound frame, there was a dark side to his life. “Sportswriters wrote that I wore glasses that resembled the bottoms of Coke bottles,” Duren recalled in his 1978 memoir “The Comeback,” written with Robert Drury. “Everyone agreed that it was a dangerous combination: a guy wearing glasses that thick and throwing a pitch that fast. But what everyone didn’t know was that there was another dimension that made me even more dangerous than they thought I was. I had a drinking problem.” Duren remembered how in August 1965, pitching for the Washington Senators, he was hit hard by the Yankees in relief while pitching with a hangover, had some drinks afterward, then left his car on the way home, climbed a bridge and started shouting. The police brought Manager Gil Hodges to the scene to talk him down. A week later, the Senators released Duren, and he was finished in baseball.

“Ryne could throw the heck out of the ball,” Yogi Berra told Major League Baseball’s Web site. “He threw fear in some hitters. I remember he had several pair of glasses, but it didn’t seem like he saw good in any of them.”

Redid the facegen. In reading his story, I agree, the fg needs glasses. I'd normally smooth out some of the lines on the face just a tad but didn't want to fade the glasses as a side effect. I used the Orioles picture and the glasses come in a bit on the left side of his face, but I decided I could live with it.

[percolaten]

The Dave Parker isn't terrible but could use a tune up...