This is too funny

Aussie Mark · 05-23-2005, 08:29 PM

Here's what happens when someone who doesn't understand the difference between real baseball and online leagues stumbles onto an OOTP league website .... http://www.snowballhidalgo.com/?p=11

Please bow your heads in respect of Fred's superior intellectual horsepower

Thunder044 · 05-24-2005, 12:59 AM

OMG.......theres always one. Thanks Mark.

Mike Ivie · 05-24-2005, 01:12 AM

HA! I never thought about that happening. Funny!

Hoeksam · 05-24-2005, 01:20 AM

That is classic. I'm just picturing the conversation this guy has with his wife on Sunday morning:

Wife: What are your plans for Sunday, hon?
Guy: Can you believe this?!? This guy totally screwed up Ken Aspromonte's career baseball stats! I can't do anything until I set this guy straight!
Wife: You need to get a life...
Guy: NO! This guy needs to get his facts straight! He should be ashamed!!
Wife: I think I'm ashamed...

spleen1015 · 05-24-2005, 01:21 AM

So, who wants to flood Fred's inbox?

canadiancreed · 05-24-2005, 01:35 AM

hmmm he seems quite tense. I wonder what his TOL number is. probably flying down like a stone

Khan · 05-24-2005, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spleen1015

So, who wants to flood Fred's inbox?

It'd be even funnier if we flooded his inbox with emails saying we agreed with him!!

Mike Ivie · 05-24-2005, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoeksam

That is classic. I'm just picturing the conversation this guy has with his wife on Sunday morning:

Wife: What are your plans for Sunday, hon?
Guy: Can you believe this?!? This guy totally screwed up Ken Aspromonte's career baseball stats! I can't do anything until I set this guy straight!
Wife: You need to get a life...
Guy: NO! This guy needs to get his facts straight! He should be ashamed!!
Wife: I think I'm ashamed...

Zito_Begins · 05-24-2005, 02:38 AM

A guy like that more than likely has no wife.
Or has had any female contact in 20 years

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoeksam

That is classic. I'm just picturing the conversation this guy has with his wife on Sunday morning:

Wife: What are your plans for Sunday, hon?
Guy: Can you believe this?!? This guy totally screwed up Ken Aspromonte's career baseball stats! I can't do anything until I set this guy straight!
Wife: You need to get a life...
Guy: NO! This guy needs to get his facts straight! He should be ashamed!!
Wife: I think I'm ashamed...

Karen Lutz · 05-24-2005, 03:54 AM

Invite him to join your league. That's what I would do, then he can be there first hand to see many players stats going wrong. You should be ashamed you didn't invite Fred to be in your league.

Skywalker76 · 05-24-2005, 03:56 AM

Hahaha, this is funny stuff Mark.

canadiancreed · 05-24-2005, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zito_Begins

A guy like that more than likely has no wife.
Or has had any female contact in 20 years

being that uptight i can beleive it

Cowboys3356 · 05-24-2005, 09:56 AM

Having your "real" email address on a public forum like this is not a good thing for old Fred. I have a feeling his email box is going to be filling up with all kinds of "goodies" in the very near future. The OOTP community is very giving and I think Fred is going to find out first hand just how generous they can be!

Bobble · 05-24-2005, 10:03 AM

A quick scan through this online leagues forum and I think I can find lots of "statistical inaccuracies" for Fred to attack. I've got to let him know...

If I wasn't so stupid, I'd be ashamed that I didn't let him know earlier.

Praise Fred!

William4192 · 05-24-2005, 10:35 AM

What a loser...be ashamed!

Hoeksam · 05-24-2005, 11:47 AM

Just find a bunch of historical players around the same era from your league and send them to his e-mail (one at a time, of course) and ask him to verify the statistical accuracy of each player.

Cowboys3356 · 05-24-2005, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoeksam

Just find a bunch of historical players around the same era from your league and send them to his e-mail (one at a time, of course) and ask him to verify the statistical accuracy of each player.

I like that idea!!!! Perhaps Fred could oversee ALL online leagues and correct ALL statistical inaccuracies! I wonder how Fred would approach a fictional league???

Hoeksam · 05-24-2005, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowboys3356

I like that idea!!!! Perhaps Fred could oversee ALL online leagues and correct ALL statistical inaccuracies! I wonder how Fred would approach a fictional league???

Fictional leagues would confuse him, because he'd never know if the first name was accurate and the last name was wrong, or vice versa...

But if we've got this guy's mindset right, he'd give you both players anyways and still insist that we should be ashamed of ourselves... you know, for inaccurately playing an online fantasy baseball game

William4192 · 05-24-2005, 12:14 PM

I sent this to Fred:

I also noticed Ken's stats were incorrect! He should be so ashamed! We need to do something about this. He does not need to have an online baseball league and change history. He should work for George Bush! I'm also liberal and I fully believe in communisim! Everyone should share everything! I'll start with your wife...Done!

He replied with:
When can you pick her up? But there you go again, being sloppy with your stats - she's been on the DL for years - you could look it up!

Yeldarb · 05-24-2005, 12:34 PM

I was in an online league using fictional players a couple of years ago when I, and everyone in the league, received an e-mail from a lady representing a bat company, a real-life actual bat company, sending us rates for ordering bats for our teams.

05-23-2005, 08:29 PM	#1
Aussie Mark Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Downunder Posts: 489	When web surfers stumble upon OOTP league websites Here's what happens when someone who doesn't understand the difference between real baseball and online leagues stumbles onto an OOTP league website .... http://www.snowballhidalgo.com/?p=11 Please bow your heads in respect of Fred's superior intellectual horsepower __________________ Cheers Mark Last edited by Aussie Mark; 05-23-2005 at 11:34 PM.

05-24-2005, 12:59 AM	#2
Thunder044 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 120	OMG.......theres always one. Thanks Mark. __________________

05-24-2005, 01:12 AM	#3
Mike Ivie Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 203	HA! I never thought about that happening. Funny! __________________ NBL - San Diego Padres

05-24-2005, 01:20 AM	#4
Hoeksam Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ravena, NY Posts: 160	That is classic. I'm just picturing the conversation this guy has with his wife on Sunday morning: Wife: What are your plans for Sunday, hon? Guy: Can you believe this?!? This guy totally screwed up Ken Aspromonte's career baseball stats! I can't do anything until I set this guy straight! Wife: You need to get a life... Guy: NO! This guy needs to get his facts straight! He should be ashamed!! Wife: I think I'm ashamed... __________________ The tower of power, too sweet to be sour... Elite Baseball League - Milwaukee Brewers Right this way, everyone. Free puppies, ginger snaps, pocket PC's...

05-24-2005, 01:35 AM	#6
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	hmmm he seems quite tense. I wonder what his TOL number is. probably flying down like a stone __________________ PT21 PT22

05-24-2005, 01:21 AM	#5
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,008	So, who wants to flood Fred's inbox?

05-24-2005, 03:54 AM	#10
Karen Lutz Ball Breaker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada OOTPChampionships: 5 Posts: 898	Invite him to join your league. That's what I would do, then he can be there first hand to see many players stats going wrong. You should be ashamed you didn't invite Fred to be in your league.

05-24-2005, 03:56 AM	#11
Skywalker76 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 833	Hahaha, this is funny stuff Mark.

05-24-2005, 09:56 AM	#13
Cowboys3356 All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,571	Having your "real" email address on a public forum like this is not a good thing for old Fred. I have a feeling his email box is going to be filling up with all kinds of "goodies" in the very near future. The OOTP community is very giving and I think Fred is going to find out first hand just how generous they can be!

05-24-2005, 10:03 AM	#14
Bobble Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: High and outside Posts: 4,031	A quick scan through this online leagues forum and I think I can find lots of "statistical inaccuracies" for Fred to attack. I've got to let him know... If I wasn't so stupid, I'd be ashamed that I didn't let him know earlier. Praise Fred! __________________ Last edited by Bobble; 05-24-2005 at 10:05 AM.

05-24-2005, 10:35 AM	#15
William4192 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 1,625	What a loser...be ashamed! __________________ What is this about Rhode Island? It is neither Road or Island. Come check out the PBA. http://www.pioneerbaseballassociation.com Or email at pbacommish@pioneerbaseballassociation.com

05-24-2005, 11:47 AM	#16
Hoeksam Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ravena, NY Posts: 160	Just find a bunch of historical players around the same era from your league and send them to his e-mail (one at a time, of course) and ask him to verify the statistical accuracy of each player. __________________ The tower of power, too sweet to be sour... Elite Baseball League - Milwaukee Brewers Right this way, everyone. Free puppies, ginger snaps, pocket PC's...

05-24-2005, 12:14 PM	#19
William4192 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 1,625	I sent this to Fred: I also noticed Ken's stats were incorrect! He should be so ashamed! We need to do something about this. He does not need to have an online baseball league and change history. He should work for George Bush! I'm also liberal and I fully believe in communisim! Everyone should share everything! I'll start with your wife...Done! He replied with: When can you pick her up? But there you go again, being sloppy with your stats - she's been on the DL for years - you could look it up! __________________ What is this about Rhode Island? It is neither Road or Island. Come check out the PBA. http://www.pioneerbaseballassociation.com Or email at pbacommish@pioneerbaseballassociation.com

05-24-2005, 12:34 PM	#20
Yeldarb Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 165	I was in an online league using fictional players a couple of years ago when I, and everyone in the league, received an e-mail from a lady representing a bat company, a real-life actual bat company, sending us rates for ordering bats for our teams.