Lack of realism in OOTP: no switch pitcher

BPS · 06-23-2008, 01:30 AM

I thought version 9 was supposed to provide "Endless possibilities with historical and fictional leagues."

So why haven't I seen any switch pitchers yet in this version?

eMLBCommish · 06-23-2008, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BPS

I thought version 9 was supposed to provide "Endless possibilities with historical and fictional leagues."

So why haven't I seen any switch pitchers yet in this version?

Other than the dude on the Staten Island Yankees in the news, name me another switch pitcher that doesn't have a Youtube video.

rowech · 06-23-2008, 07:21 AM

Greg Harris did it in the mid 90s at some point...only did it for a batter I believe. There was also someone in the late 1800s or early 1900s but the name escapes me right now.

Cryomaniac · 06-23-2008, 07:37 AM

I've been saying this for ages =)

I'm going to suggest it for OOTP10.

John C · 06-23-2008, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rowech

Greg Harris did it in the mid 90s at some point...only did it for a batter I believe. There was also someone in the late 1800s or early 1900s but the name escapes me right now.

Tony Mullane. Threw out his arm in a throwing contest (where he was rumored to throw the ball 417 feet), so he learned to throw left-handed. If I recall, he once threw a 17-inning no-hitter...I think the opposing pitcher was Fred Toney, who once threw a double no-hitter (he and Hippo Vaughn both threw no-hitters against one another for nine innings).

Strangely, I just woke up and that was all from memory.

Giants44 · 06-23-2008, 08:05 AM

not to mention a complete lack of guys like this:

Cryomaniac · 06-23-2008, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Giants44

not to mention a complete lack of guys like this:

You can edit a guy to be that tall though.

The Wolf · 06-23-2008, 09:08 AM

Hobbit League!

spark240 · 06-23-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by eMLBCommish

Other than the dude on the Staten Island Yankees in the news, name me another switch pitcher that doesn't have a Youtube video.

It doesn't matter how many there are in real life; we know it's possible, and it would have game effects, so it's reasonable to suggest that "endless possibilities with...fictional leagues" should include it.

That can be said of a bunch of things, though, so it becomes a question of how to prioritize the modeling of all the things people might like their imagined baseball world to include.

eMLBCommish · 06-23-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by spark240

It doesn't matter how many there are in real life; we know it's possible, and it would have game effects, so it's reasonable to suggest that "endless possibilities with...fictional leagues" should include it.

That can be said of a bunch of things, though, so it becomes a question of how to prioritize the modeling of all the things people might like their imagined baseball world to include.

I disagree. There's only one thing I can say: With how little an issue this is, if Markus spent any time on this rather than other matters (Head to Head play would be far more important than a switch pitcher to me, IMO), I'd have to boycott OOTP and declare the inmates running the asylum. Once there's say a half dozen switch pitchers throwing regularly in MLB, than you got my attention.

In the meantime, this is a "fringe" that can take a back seat.

06-23-2008, 01:30 AM	#1
BPS All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 722	Lack of realism in OOTP: no switch pitcher I thought version 9 was supposed to provide "Endless possibilities with historical and fictional leagues." So why haven't I seen any switch pitchers yet in this version?

06-23-2008, 07:37 AM	#4
Cryomaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hucknall, Notts, UK Posts: 4,902	I've been saying this for ages =) I'm going to suggest it for OOTP10. __________________

06-23-2008, 08:05 AM	#6
Giants44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2,408	not to mention a complete lack of guys like this: __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

06-23-2008, 07:21 AM	#3
rowech Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 116	Greg Harris did it in the mid 90s at some point...only did it for a batter I believe. There was also someone in the late 1800s or early 1900s but the name escapes me right now.