Craziest play you've seen in OOTP

Xelvonar · 08-10-2014, 07:20 PM

Hi everyone,

Just wondering what's the craziest play you've seen during and OOTP game. Also wondering if anyone has seen:

1. A runner scoring from 3rd after a throw to 1st after a dropped 3rd strike.
2. A runner being forced out at 2nd after a hot liner to the outfield.

Just wondering.

RchW · 08-10-2014, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Xelvonar

Hi everyone,

Just wondering what's the craziest play you've seen during and OOTP game. Also wondering if anyone has seen:

1. A runner scoring from 3rd after a throw to 1st after a dropped 3rd strike.
2. A runner being forced out at 2nd after a hot liner to the outfield.

Just wondering.

LOL were you watching Melky Cabrera get forced at second in the Det-Tor marathon.

Xelvonar · 08-11-2014, 07:16 AM

Yep! And the other question is from a Dodger game last week. Dee Gordon scored from third on a throw to first after a dropped 3rd strike. That's what got me wondering how many unusual plays can occur in OOTP.

Dyzalot · 08-11-2014, 07:27 AM

Had a walk off SB of home on a botched squeeze attempt in the deciding game of a playoff series not too long ago. Not sure how "crazy" that is but I'm guessing that winning a game on a walk off SB of home is pretty rare, and rarer still for a deciding game of a playoff series.

ToTheBackstop · 08-11-2014, 08:38 AM

What an exciting game yesterday's Detroit/Jays match was!

If nobody is doing this yet perhaps there should be some thread or repository where unusual/rare real-life plays can get logged by the community, so that they can be considered for inclusion in future versions of OOTP? (Perhaps not only plays, but also strange injuries, or odd causes for injury.) It might be handy to have this all in some centralized thread or location for reference.

BradC · 08-11-2014, 08:10 PM

pstrickert is the amazing guy who wrote the game's PBP. I asked him earlier this year about unusual plays in the game, and he said:

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I'm not sure I know all the rare plays in the game, since some of them may be hardcoded. Of the ones I know about (in the text database), we have the hidden ball trick, the player out on appeal after missing a base, the ball hitting a runner (resulting in an out), catcher's interference, and rundowns. Markus said the rare plays are a PITA to code. :-\

I recall seeing a comment from Markus recently (maybe in the Beta forum; I forget) where he said that he wanted to add more rare plays to the game.

So if someone wants to start a thread where people can post such plays, I'll let Markus know and make sure the suggestions get added somewhere so he can go through them and figure out which ones he can add.

And since we're going to bring another programmer into the team, I'm sure this is something Markus could give him to work on at some point.

RchW · 08-11-2014, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BradC

pstrickert is the amazing guy who wrote the game's PBP. I asked him earlier this year about unusual plays in the game, and he said:

I recall seeing a comment from Markus recently (maybe in the Beta forum; I forget) where he said that he wanted to add more rare plays to the game.

So if someone wants to start a thread where people can post such plays, I'll let Markus know and make sure the suggestions get added somewhere so he can go through them and figure out which ones he can add.

And since we're going to bring another programmer into the team, I'm sure this is something Markus could give him to work on at some point.

Yeah when I saw my first rundown I made a screenshot so I wouldn't forget.

metsguy234 · 08-11-2014, 08:40 PM

I saw the runner getting hit by the ball in one of my games yesterday.

Dyzalot · 08-12-2014, 03:45 AM

Would be cool to see someone steal two bases on one pitch like Pedroia did the other night when the shift was on against Ortiz.

Xelvonar · 08-12-2014, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyzalot

Would be cool to see someone steal two bases on one pitch like Pedroia did the other night when the shift was on against Ortiz.

I saw that in the highlights. Definitely a heads up play by Pedroia.

rpriske · 08-12-2014, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ToTheBackstop

What an exciting game yesterday's Detroit/Jays match was!

I was at that game.

lere2001 · 08-12-2014, 03:17 PM

Yesterday I had a running being out on an appeal for missing FIRST BASE.

Who misses first base? come on!

RchW · 08-12-2014, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lere2001

Yesterday I had a running being out on an appeal for missing FIRST BASE.

Who misses first base? come on!

Apparently Brett Lawrie does; three innings back from a DL stint he missed 1B stumbled and tweaked an oblique. Chicken and egg issue; did the stumble and miss of 1B cause the injury or did the injury cause the stumble and miss?

I've seen it result in outs probably a dozen times. Still a rare play and not all misses result in appeal outs.

battists · 08-12-2014, 05:14 PM

I just got an inside-the-park home run, which was a first for me.

Cryomaniac · 08-12-2014, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BradC

I recall seeing a comment from Markus recently (maybe in the Beta forum; I forget) where he said that he wanted to add more rare plays to the game.

So if someone wants to start a thread where people can post such plays, I'll let Markus know and make sure the suggestions get added somewhere so he can go through them and figure out which ones he can add.

And since we're going to bring another programmer into the team, I'm sure this is something Markus could give him to work on at some point.

I made a thread for this here:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3737330

Dr.K · 08-12-2014, 09:03 PM

not sure if this qualifies but just seen a streaker interrupt play to embrace Mickey Mantle! Funnier still that the fan was escorted off the field by the police was a man! Really enjoying the rare stuff in OOTP!

ToTheBackstop · 08-12-2014, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.K

not sure if this qualifies but just seen a streaker interrupt play to embrace Mickey Mantle! Funnier still that the fan was escorted off the field by the police was a man! Really enjoying the rare stuff in OOTP!

Oh, that's terrific! I still haven't had a streaker incident in my game, so I'm envious.

If someone has a streaker interrupt play to embrace Ty Cobb in their game, please screencap that sucker!

Dyzalot · 08-12-2014, 11:26 PM

Morganna the Kissing Bandit should be hard coded into the game.

Mezirah · 08-13-2014, 04:36 PM

how about a ball girl fielding a fair ball? that happens at least once or twice a year.

dishnet34 · 08-14-2014, 10:58 PM

My craziest play (or should I say plays):

The slow-as-hell Victor Martinez hitting an inside-the park HR in Cleveland, and in his very next at-bat, got an infield single on a dribbler to the pitcher.

I lost my mind with laughter when that happened.

08-10-2014, 07:20 PM	#1
Xelvonar Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21	Craziest play you've seen in OOTP Hi everyone, Just wondering what's the craziest play you've seen during and OOTP game. Also wondering if anyone has seen: 1. A runner scoring from 3rd after a throw to 1st after a dropped 3rd strike. 2. A runner being forced out at 2nd after a hot liner to the outfield. Just wondering.

08-12-2014, 05:14 PM	#14
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	I just got an inside-the-park home run, which was a first for me. __________________ Come check out my dynasty report, Funky Times!

08-11-2014, 07:16 AM	#3
Xelvonar Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21	Yep! And the other question is from a Dodger game last week. Dee Gordon scored from third on a throw to first after a dropped 3rd strike. That's what got me wondering how many unusual plays can occur in OOTP.

08-11-2014, 07:27 AM	#4
Dyzalot All Star Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,740	Had a walk off SB of home on a botched squeeze attempt in the deciding game of a playoff series not too long ago. Not sure how "crazy" that is but I'm guessing that winning a game on a walk off SB of home is pretty rare, and rarer still for a deciding game of a playoff series.

08-11-2014, 08:38 AM	#5
ToTheBackstop Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 151	What an exciting game yesterday's Detroit/Jays match was! If nobody is doing this yet perhaps there should be some thread or repository where unusual/rare real-life plays can get logged by the community, so that they can be considered for inclusion in future versions of OOTP? (Perhaps not only plays, but also strange injuries, or odd causes for injury.) It might be handy to have this all in some centralized thread or location for reference.

08-11-2014, 08:40 PM	#8
metsguy234 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 298	I saw the runner getting hit by the ball in one of my games yesterday.

08-12-2014, 03:45 AM	#9
Dyzalot All Star Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,740	Would be cool to see someone steal two bases on one pitch like Pedroia did the other night when the shift was on against Ortiz.

08-12-2014, 03:17 PM	#12
lere2001 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 48	Yesterday I had a running being out on an appeal for missing FIRST BASE. Who misses first base? come on!

08-12-2014, 09:03 PM	#16
Dr.K Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: UK Posts: 368	not sure if this qualifies but just seen a streaker interrupt play to embrace Mickey Mantle! Funnier still that the fan was escorted off the field by the police was a man! Really enjoying the rare stuff in OOTP!

08-12-2014, 11:26 PM	#18
Dyzalot All Star Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,740	Morganna the Kissing Bandit should be hard coded into the game.

08-13-2014, 04:36 PM	#19
Mezirah Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 21	how about a ball girl fielding a fair ball? that happens at least once or twice a year.

08-14-2014, 10:58 PM	#20
dishnet34 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,709	My craziest play (or should I say plays): The slow-as-hell Victor Martinez hitting an inside-the park HR in Cleveland, and in his very next at-bat, got an infield single on a dribbler to the pitcher. I lost my mind with laughter when that happened.