Guess this Hall of Famer

masoo · 06-21-2016, 02:46 PM

I hope his attorneys don't hear of this :-). Playing a fairly standard real-player game with 2016 rosters etc. In 2030, a player (currently active in real life) made the Hall of Fame. In the write-up, the game said the following:

"His hard-partying youth led to addiction and other personal problems. 'I did not like myself, and I tried to use alcohol as a means to run away from my problems ... It amazes me now that I was still able to play ball at a high level during that time.'"

Can you guess the player?

Padreman · 06-21-2016, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by masoo

I hope his attorneys don't hear of this :-). Playing a fairly standard real-player game with 2016 rosters etc. In 2030, a player (currently active in real life) made the Hall of Fame. In the write-up, the game said the following:

"His hard-partying youth led to addiction and other personal problems. 'I did not like myself, and I tried to use alcohol as a means to run away from my problems ... It amazes me now that I was still able to play ball at a high level during that time.'"

Can you guess the player?

Josh Hamilton

NovaNation19 · 06-21-2016, 02:52 PM

My initial guess would be C.C. Sabathia, but if you're using the standard 10 years on the ballot then he would have had to play until 2020, and I don't know if that's reasonable or not.

To be honest though the description sounds tailor-made for Johnny Manziel.

robert2 · 06-21-2016, 02:52 PM

Miguel Cabrera

TribeFanInNC · 06-21-2016, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by masoo

Can you guess the player?

Hamilton seems like the obvious guess, but I have a hard time thinking he would get to HoF numbers starting where he is now.

I'll guess someone on the other end of the spectrum, like Albert Pujols.

GTAltman · 06-21-2016, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by NovaNation19

...but if you're using the standard 10 years on the ballot then he would have had to play until 2020, and I don't know if that's reasonable or not.

To be honest though the description sounds tailor-made for Johnny Manziel.

10 years on the ballet is correct, but you need to be out of the game 5 years. So this "player" would have retired as early as 2015 (5 out, 10 on the ballot) or as late as 2025 (5 out).

That being said, David Ortiz is my guess.

masoo · 06-21-2016, 03:27 PM

Those are all great guesses. And the write-up is pretty extreme, whoever it is. What makes it classic is that I can't think of many players for whom it isn't likely to be true in real life.

masoo · 06-21-2016, 04:53 PM

It's Buster Posey.

Andy · 06-21-2016, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by masoo

It's Buster Posey.

That's about the last person I would have guessed.

NovaNation19 · 06-21-2016, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GTAltman

10 years on the ballet is correct, but you need to be out of the game 5 years. So this "player" would have retired as early as 2015 (5 out, 10 on the ballot) or as late as 2025 (5 out).

That being said, David Ortiz is my guess.

Good catch, forgot about that.

And yeah Buster Posey was definitely not someone I expected at all.

masoo · 06-21-2016, 06:41 PM

To sum up, here are how the various players listed above turned out:

Josh Hamilton had a minor comeback in 2017, but only played 64 games after that. In his first and only appearance on a HoF ballot, he got 0.7% of the votes.

Sabathia's career ended after 2016. He's coming up on his final year on the Hall ballot, and won't get in.

Miguel Cabrera played until he was 40, had 541 HR and 3376 Hits. He got in the Hall on his first ballot (98.3%).

Pujols played (and mostly sucked) a few more years. Finished with 590 HR, and also got into the Hall on his first ballot (98.5%).

Ortiz made it into mid-2018 before he was released. Hit 564 HR, and was yet another first-ballot Hall guy (94%).

06-21-2016, 02:46 PM	#1
masoo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 155	Guess this Hall of Famer I hope his attorneys don't hear of this :-). Playing a fairly standard real-player game with 2016 rosters etc. In 2030, a player (currently active in real life) made the Hall of Fame. In the write-up, the game said the following: "His hard-partying youth led to addiction and other personal problems. 'I did not like myself, and I tried to use alcohol as a means to run away from my problems ... It amazes me now that I was still able to play ball at a high level during that time.'" Can you guess the player?

06-21-2016, 02:52 PM	#3
NovaNation19 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 151	My initial guess would be C.C. Sabathia, but if you're using the standard 10 years on the ballot then he would have had to play until 2020, and I don't know if that's reasonable or not. To be honest though the description sounds tailor-made for Johnny Manziel.

06-21-2016, 02:52 PM	#4
robert2 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 48	Miguel Cabrera

06-21-2016, 03:27 PM	#7
masoo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 155	Those are all great guesses. And the write-up is pretty extreme, whoever it is. What makes it classic is that I can't think of many players for whom it isn't likely to be true in real life.

06-21-2016, 04:53 PM	#8
masoo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 155	It's Buster Posey.

06-21-2016, 06:41 PM	#11
masoo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 155	To sum up, here are how the various players listed above turned out: Josh Hamilton had a minor comeback in 2017, but only played 64 games after that. In his first and only appearance on a HoF ballot, he got 0.7% of the votes. Sabathia's career ended after 2016. He's coming up on his final year on the Hall ballot, and won't get in. Miguel Cabrera played until he was 40, had 541 HR and 3376 Hits. He got in the Hall on his first ballot (98.3%). Pujols played (and mostly sucked) a few more years. Finished with 590 HR, and also got into the Hall on his first ballot (98.5%). Ortiz made it into mid-2018 before he was released. Hit 564 HR, and was yet another first-ballot Hall guy (94%).