This game needs...

Gastric ReFlux · 04-07-2003, 11:08 AM

silly suggestions. I'm looking for strange game ideas to make the OOTP5 experience more comprehensive.

Looking out the window, I say this game needs Snow Delays. Game delayed 35 minutes by snow.

Treches · 04-07-2003, 11:11 AM

Here's a silly one: Team vs team stats.

William4192 · 04-07-2003, 11:18 AM

I like the team vs team stats, or life time stats vs a player

TwinMonster · 04-07-2003, 11:24 AM

I've actually had snow delays in the game already!

Gastric ReFlux · 04-07-2003, 11:27 AM

But doesn't Minnesota play in a dome?

phenom · 04-07-2003, 11:30 AM

only when they're at home.

LAH · 04-07-2003, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gastric ReFlux
But doesn't Minnesota play in a dome?

They will cancel a game when there is so much snow that people cannot safely travel to see the game.

Gastric ReFlux · 04-07-2003, 01:36 PM

Quote:

They will cancel a game when there is so much snow that people cannot safely travel to see the game.

Wimps.

JWay · 04-07-2003, 02:21 PM

lol

Sweed · 04-07-2003, 02:22 PM

Didn't part of the dome collapse once during heavy snow?

LedgerSko · 04-07-2003, 02:27 PM

I dont know but the Kingdome was falling apart all the time. I would not have wanted to play there the last year or two.

Gastric ReFlux · 04-07-2003, 02:29 PM

Okay, this game needs more players getting injured by falling dome debris.

Also, I would like to see an outfielder's throw to home kill a pigeon.

lefty_hurler · 04-07-2003, 02:41 PM

Also, I would like to see an outfielder's throw to home kill a pigeon.

I'd like to see, as a result of the outfielder's throw killing a pigeon, DPETDA (Digital People for the Ethical Treatment of Digital Animals) storm the field and wage a protest.

Rockpile · 04-07-2003, 05:08 PM

Actually, you shouldnt call the people of MN wimps. They are very unlikely to cancel a game because of travel conditions. People of the upper midwest can drive through anything.

The Yankees canceled today's game because they were expecting 6 INCHES... That is no reason to cancel a ball game. That's hardly enough to make a snowball.

Gastric ReFlux · 04-07-2003, 05:27 PM

Pfft. We don't talk about Yankee fans here.

I would also like to see a fan get hit by a foul ball. That fan then sues the team for damages and the team loses money paying off the settlement.

I Am The Game · 04-07-2003, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rockpile
Actually, you shouldnt call the people of MN wimps. They are very unlikely to cancel a game because of travel conditions. People of the upper midwest can drive through anything.

The Yankees canceled today's game because they were expecting 6 INCHES... That is no reason to cancel a ball game. That's hardly enough to make a snowball.

I hate the Yankees, but to be fair, I'm pretty sure they cancelled it because 1) the field wouldn't be playable and 2) it's tough to see a baseball when it's the same color as snow falling down. I don't think it was traveling to the game that caused the postponement, it was probably the players safety. And who was going to be playing the Yankees?? The Twins. Nice coincidence.

dumrox · 04-07-2003, 05:59 PM

I bet this isn't in the game:

http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrar.../Astrodome.stm

"On June 15, 1976, the Astrodome suffered its only rainout when torrential storms flooded the nearby streets and made it impossible to get to the stadium."

SpaceNinja · 04-08-2003, 02:36 AM

Three words:

Hidden. Ball. Trick.

For those who never played in little league, this is the oldest trick in the book. When there's a runner on second, the second baseman comes down to a conference at the mound, and the pitcher secretly slips him the ball. He returns to the base as if everything was normal, but as soon as the runner takes his lead, tag, you're out. Sneaky, underhanded, and wildly amusing. It happens every couple of years, usually by Delino DeShields for some reason.

In fact, now that I think about it, it would be neat to have the option to have any sort of mound conference. Have some sort of indicator of wildness, so some pitchers are liable to lose their confidence after being rocked and need to be talked down to earth. But that's clearly a big addition, something for OOTP6.

Le Grande Orange · 04-08-2003, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rockpile
The Yankees canceled today's game because they were expecting 6 INCHES... That is no reason to cancel a ball game. That's hardly enough to make a snowball.

Well, it really depends on HOW FAST that six inches was going to accumulate. It six inches falls in an hour, that's a lot of snow. If it falls over 8 hours, then that leaves plenty of time to plow and salt the roads, etc.

ctorg · 04-08-2003, 10:04 AM

Fans running out onto the field and slugging players, causing injuries.

Lightning strikes that kill everyone on the field (apparently this has happened before, though not in the major leagues). That would be a real problem for the fielding team, wouldn't it?

Even worse, a plane crash where everyone on the 25-man roster dies. The team is then forced to call up 25 minor leaguers.

On the lighter side...

A "kissing bandit" who runs out and kisses players.

The option to intentionally hit a batter.

The option to have all fielders play five feet in front of home plate except the first baseman and pitcher. That way, when the ball is hit, one player takes it in the chest and falls down with an injury, then the guy next to him can pick up the ball and toss it to first.

The option to import your manager character from the Sims.

04-07-2003, 11:08 AM	#1
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	This game needs... silly suggestions. I'm looking for strange game ideas to make the OOTP5 experience more comprehensive. Looking out the window, I say this game needs Snow Delays. Game delayed 35 minutes by snow.

04-07-2003, 11:11 AM	#2
Treches Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Damned Hell Posts: 2,150	Here's a silly one: Team vs team stats. __________________ The Computer Baseball League

04-07-2003, 11:18 AM	#3
William4192 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 1,625	I like the team vs team stats, or life time stats vs a player __________________ 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

04-07-2003, 11:30 AM	#6
phenom Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Near the Great Wall. On the GOOD side. Posts: 3,774	only when they're at home. __________________ reported

04-07-2003, 02:41 PM	#13
lefty_hurler Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 39	Also, I would like to see an outfielder's throw to home kill a pigeon. I'd like to see, as a result of the outfielder's throw killing a pigeon, DPETDA (Digital People for the Ethical Treatment of Digital Animals) storm the field and wage a protest. __________________ "When you reach a fork in the road, take it." -- Yogi Berra

04-07-2003, 11:24 AM	#4
TwinMonster Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Minnepolis Posts: 325	I've actually had snow delays in the game already!

04-07-2003, 11:27 AM	#5
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	But doesn't Minnesota play in a dome?

04-07-2003, 02:21 PM	#9
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	lol

04-07-2003, 02:27 PM	#11
LedgerSko All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,085	I dont know but the Kingdome was falling apart all the time. I would not have wanted to play there the last year or two.

04-07-2003, 02:29 PM	#12
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Okay, this game needs more players getting injured by falling dome debris. Also, I would like to see an outfielder's throw to home kill a pigeon.

04-07-2003, 05:08 PM	#14
Rockpile All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 620	Actually, you shouldnt call the people of MN wimps. They are very unlikely to cancel a game because of travel conditions. People of the upper midwest can drive through anything. The Yankees canceled today's game because they were expecting 6 INCHES... That is no reason to cancel a ball game. That's hardly enough to make a snowball.

04-07-2003, 05:27 PM	#15
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Pfft. We don't talk about Yankee fans here. I would also like to see a fan get hit by a foul ball. That fan then sues the team for damages and the team loses money paying off the settlement.

04-07-2003, 05:59 PM	#17
dumrox Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 144	I bet this isn't in the game: http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrar.../Astrodome.stm "On June 15, 1976, the Astrodome suffered its only rainout when torrential storms flooded the nearby streets and made it impossible to get to the stadium."

04-08-2003, 02:36 AM	#18
SpaceNinja Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 92	Three words: Hidden. Ball. Trick. For those who never played in little league, this is the oldest trick in the book. When there's a runner on second, the second baseman comes down to a conference at the mound, and the pitcher secretly slips him the ball. He returns to the base as if everything was normal, but as soon as the runner takes his lead, tag, you're out. Sneaky, underhanded, and wildly amusing. It happens every couple of years, usually by Delino DeShields for some reason. In fact, now that I think about it, it would be neat to have the option to have any sort of mound conference. Have some sort of indicator of wildness, so some pitchers are liable to lose their confidence after being rocked and need to be talked down to earth. But that's clearly a big addition, something for OOTP6.

04-08-2003, 10:04 AM	#20
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Fans running out onto the field and slugging players, causing injuries. Lightning strikes that kill everyone on the field (apparently this has happened before, though not in the major leagues). That would be a real problem for the fielding team, wouldn't it? Even worse, a plane crash where everyone on the 25-man roster dies. The team is then forced to call up 25 minor leaguers. On the lighter side... A "kissing bandit" who runs out and kisses players. The option to intentionally hit a batter. The option to have all fielders play five feet in front of home plate except the first baseman and pitcher. That way, when the ball is hit, one player takes it in the chest and falls down with an injury, then the guy next to him can pick up the ball and toss it to first. The option to import your manager character from the Sims. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils