John Rocker

PyroFalkon · 06-20-2003, 12:36 AM

While everyone's talking about different features they'd like to see added or slashed, I thought I'd chime in with my two cents on a feature that would be totally pointless, time-consuming to program, and useless for everything practical.

I would love to see a player randomly screw over his career, self-image, and team-image doing something ******ed. It seems every year we fans get a couple players doing something silly to "tarnish" the image of baseball. But S I'm O not S naming A names.

(BTW, I am a Cub fan, cork and all.)

mh2365 · 06-20-2003, 01:36 AM

I agree ... it'd be nice to see off the field actions screw over your team or on the field for that matter ... I'd love to see suspensions for random things, but they'd have to add a character rating for the players

ChipperStillRules10 · 06-20-2003, 01:44 AM

Yes indeed

Bears5122 · 06-20-2003, 08:00 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing suspensions and players taking leaves for wife having a kid and so on. Nothing special, more or less like an injury but randomly pop up for a day or two. This isn't something high on my list of wants though.

ctorg · 06-20-2003, 09:36 AM

I think Inside the Park Baseball is supposed to have stuff like that in it. It would be cool to see it make it into OOTP too, though.

KurtBevacqua · 06-20-2003, 03:27 PM

Would be kinda cool to see the "Darryl Strawberry" function at work. Have players assigned a substance abuse rating, then once it kicks in it becomes like a serious injury that constantly recurs. Then we could have lurid tales of our star player escaping rehab for various sexual escapades or be caught in a bad neighborhood with a big wad of cash and drug paraphanalia.

CubsSox · 06-20-2003, 05:10 PM

Or the Dwight Gooden syndrome. A once in every 25 year talent... then ****s himself in the prime of his career with drugs and throws out what would've been a first ballot HOF career.

People seem to forget he was doing amazing stuff in his first full year at the AGE OF 19!!!

magicmike · 06-22-2003, 05:07 AM

This would certainly add a shot of realism to the game. You could have a Julio Lugo/Wil Cordero type incident and be forced to trade the player in order to restore clubhouse chemistry and fan support.

Cuss16 · 06-22-2003, 03:48 PM

That would be cool, but there should also be something like a personality rating so that us, the owners would be able to take that into consideration when acquiring the player.

Raidergoo · 06-23-2003, 08:58 AM

Leadership has none, some, and great ratings. Why not a fourth one?

Cancer.

That fellow would eat away at team chemistry.

ctorg · 06-23-2003, 09:14 AM

Ideally, there would be ratings for how much of a cancer a guy is in the clubhouse (possibly by letting the Leadership rating have a couple of ratings below "None" that are negative) and a separate rating for how well liked or how popular a player is with the fans (which could help generate revenue). You might find yourself with a very popular player (i.e. makes the team some money) who is a clubhouse cancer, and you'd have to figure out how to handle him.

Shefflad · 06-23-2003, 09:27 AM

How about a Mike Kekich/Fritz peterson wife-swapping scenario. That wwould put a new slant on the game's AI trading engine!

06-20-2003, 12:36 AM	#1
PyroFalkon Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 230	John Rocker While everyone's talking about different features they'd like to see added or slashed, I thought I'd chime in with my two cents on a feature that would be totally pointless, time-consuming to program, and useless for everything practical. I would love to see a player randomly screw over his career, self-image, and team-image doing something ******ed. It seems every year we fans get a couple players doing something silly to "tarnish" the image of baseball. But S I'm O not S naming A names. (BTW, I am a Cub fan, cork and all.) __________________ ~PF

06-20-2003, 09:36 AM	#5
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	I think Inside the Park Baseball is supposed to have stuff like that in it. It would be cool to see it make it into OOTP too, though. __________________ 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

06-20-2003, 03:27 PM	#6
KurtBevacqua Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,968	Would be kinda cool to see the "Darryl Strawberry" function at work. Have players assigned a substance abuse rating, then once it kicks in it becomes like a serious injury that constantly recurs. Then we could have lurid tales of our star player escaping rehab for various sexual escapades or be caught in a bad neighborhood with a big wad of cash and drug paraphanalia. __________________ "The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man" - William Graham Sumner

06-20-2003, 05:10 PM	#7
CubsSox Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 206	Or the Dwight Gooden syndrome. A once in every 25 year talent... then ****s himself in the prime of his career with drugs and throws out what would've been a first ballot HOF career. People seem to forget he was doing amazing stuff in his first full year at the AGE OF 19!!! __________________ It's me... Chae!

06-22-2003, 05:07 AM	#8
magicmike Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hawaii Posts: 365	This would certainly add a shot of realism to the game. You could have a Julio Lugo/Wil Cordero type incident and be forced to trade the player in order to restore clubhouse chemistry and fan support. __________________ aloha and mahalo HCBL Kansas City Royals 2003 AL Central Champs SMLB Houston Astros VLB Anaheim Angels UBL Pittsburgh Pirates "Barry Bonds? I'll tell you what, if he hit a home run off (Bob) Gibson or (Don) Drysdale and stood and admired it, they'd knock that earring out of his ear the next time up." - National League Umpire Doug Harvey

06-20-2003, 01:36 AM	#2
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	I agree ... it'd be nice to see off the field actions screw over your team or on the field for that matter ... I'd love to see suspensions for random things, but they'd have to add a character rating for the players

06-20-2003, 01:44 AM	#3
ChipperStillRules10 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 244	Yes indeed

06-20-2003, 08:00 AM	#4
Bears5122 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 850	I wouldn't mind seeing suspensions and players taking leaves for wife having a kid and so on. Nothing special, more or less like an injury but randomly pop up for a day or two. This isn't something high on my list of wants though.

06-22-2003, 03:48 PM	#9
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,994	That would be cool, but there should also be something like a personality rating so that us, the owners would be able to take that into consideration when acquiring the player. __________________

06-23-2003, 08:58 AM	#10
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	Leadership has none, some, and great ratings. Why not a fourth one? Cancer. That fellow would eat away at team chemistry.

06-23-2003, 09:14 AM	#11
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Ideally, there would be ratings for how much of a cancer a guy is in the clubhouse (possibly by letting the Leadership rating have a couple of ratings below "None" that are negative) and a separate rating for how well liked or how popular a player is with the fans (which could help generate revenue). You might find yourself with a very popular player (i.e. makes the team some money) who is a clubhouse cancer, and you'd have to figure out how to handle him. __________________ 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

06-23-2003, 09:27 AM	#12
Shefflad Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	How about a Mike Kekich/Fritz peterson wife-swapping scenario. That wwould put a new slant on the game's AI trading engine!