The Quotes while loading!

mpbarnet · 02-08-2009, 11:28 PM

I must say, the baseball quotes inbetween different functions are just fantastic. And, there's more than just a few of them. Really helps remind you how great baseball is!

There isn't a thread of them somewhere, is there?

Cryomaniac · 02-09-2009, 08:12 AM

You can add stuff to them, there's a file called "hints.txt", just add any new ones to the end. I added the fact that more men have orbited the moon than have pitched a perfect game in MLB (24-17)

Bluenoser · 02-09-2009, 10:03 AM

You can find the Hints.txt file in My Documents/Out of the Park Developments/OOTP Baseball 9/misc/

sayheykid · 02-09-2009, 12:34 PM

I can't think of any sport that has so many quotes attributed to it. However, there is one error. The quote "Say it ain't so, Joe. Say it ain't so" is actually a misquote. The kid said something similar to that, but a sports writer changed it to make it sound more memorable. I learned this bit from Ken Burns "Baseball".

1998 Yankees · 02-09-2009, 09:57 PM

New and improved.

Raidergoo · 02-09-2009, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sayheykid

I can't think of any sport that has so many quotes attributed to it. However, there is one error. The quote "Say it ain't so, Joe. Say it ain't so" is actually a misquote. The kid said something similar to that, but a sports writer changed it to make it sound more memorable. I learned this bit from Ken Burns "Baseball".

You'd be surprised about how many quotes have been altered over the years by writers to make them more memorable. Reading some of these old news articles makes me laugh sometimes. They'll have this hayseed 5th grade dropout with a wicked fastball sounding like he graduated from Yale. All the stuttering, stammering, contradictions, profanity, all that stuff edited from the historical record.

Uh, you know, uh, you know, like...(repeat 42 times)

OldFatGuy · 02-09-2009, 10:26 PM

LOL, funny thing just today I found a quote from a guy I used to love as a very young man. I watched the Senators leave (twice

), but the last time they had a monster of a man named Frank Howard, known as "Hondo," who launched some of the most massive shots these old eyes saw at RFK Stadium (before it was called RFK, LOL) in DC. He was my favorite of those last Senators, and I found a quote from him just today, and it's now going to be in my sig.

Frank Howard Facts from The Baseball Page.com

Curtis · 02-09-2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

Uh, you know, uh, you know, like...(repeat 42 times)

Obvious Caroline Kennedy reference! Shame on you, Raidergoo; that stuff's supposed to be restricted to the offtopic political threads.

Cardinal Rule · 02-10-2009, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

New and improved.

Thanks for sharing!

kq76 · 02-10-2009, 06:37 AM

Anybody know who is in charge of the hints file that gets released with the game? I'd like to make sure the link to the IOLD gets updated (I cringe every time I see it with the old obsolete address).

It might also be nice to get mentions in it telling people to check out the boards here and even point out some specific boards like the newbie board, dynasty reports, etc.

Raidergoo · 02-10-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Curtis

Obvious Caroline Kennedy reference! Shame on you, Raidergoo; that stuff's supposed to be restricted to the offtopic political threads.

No one liked hearing about Barack W. Obama last summer, so I've moved on.

I did not have Caroline Kennedy in mind. I was thinking about Gookie Dawkins. It was physically painful to listen to this man be interviewed by Joe Nuxhall.

I can see how you could confuse Gookie and Caroline. They are very similar people.

ashantewarrier · 02-10-2009, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

No one liked hearing about Barack H. Obama last summer, so I've moved on.

Corrected that for ya!

endgame · 02-10-2009, 10:00 AM

There are still areas of the game in which those hints do not stay on the screen long enough to merit showing them. Minor issue, but one we should make sure gets a look, time permitting.

OmahaBaseball · 02-10-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

New and improved.

Thanks - great quotes in there.

Raidergoo · 02-10-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ashantewarrier

Corrected that for ya!

It's W. You'd have to read 600 Off Topic posts to grok it.

I've moved onto developing prediction schemes based on OOTP stats for pitchers.

02-08-2009, 11:28 PM	#1
mpbarnet Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 93	The Quotes while loading! I must say, the baseball quotes inbetween different functions are just fantastic. And, there's more than just a few of them. Really helps remind you how great baseball is! There isn't a thread of them somewhere, is there?

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Cryomaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hucknall, Notts, UK Posts: 4,902	You can add stuff to them, there's a file called "hints.txt", just add any new ones to the end. I added the fact that more men have orbited the moon than have pitched a perfect game in MLB (24-17) __________________

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OldFatGuy All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern Va., Loudoun County Posts: 1,896	LOL, funny thing just today I found a quote from a guy I used to love as a very young man. I watched the Senators leave (twice ), but the last time they had a monster of a man named Frank Howard, known as "Hondo," who launched some of the most massive shots these old eyes saw at RFK Stadium (before it was called RFK, LOL) in DC. He was my favorite of those last Senators, and I found a quote from him just today, and it's now going to be in my sig. Frank Howard Facts from The Baseball Page.com __________________ I believed in drug testing a long time ago. In the 60's I tested everything. - Bill Lee Last edited by OldFatGuy; 02-09-2009 at 10:29 PM.

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kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 11,799	Anybody know who is in charge of the hints file that gets released with the game? I'd like to make sure the link to the IOLD gets updated (I cringe every time I see it with the old obsolete address). It might also be nice to get mentions in it telling people to check out the boards here and even point out some specific boards like the newbie board, dynasty reports, etc. __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project)

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endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,842	There are still areas of the game in which those hints do not stay on the screen long enough to merit showing them. Minor issue, but one we should make sure gets a look, time permitting. __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

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Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,224	You can find the Hints.txt file in My Documents/Out of the Park Developments/OOTP Baseball 9/misc/

02-09-2009, 12:34 PM	#4
sayheykid Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 79	I can't think of any sport that has so many quotes attributed to it. However, there is one error. The quote "Say it ain't so, Joe. Say it ain't so" is actually a misquote. The kid said something similar to that, but a sports writer changed it to make it sound more memorable. I learned this bit from Ken Burns "Baseball".