Zeroes In On

David Watts · 03-31-2018, 06:47 PM

Anyone else hoping they never see "zeroes in on" ever again? Almost makes me feel like playing steroid ball to make shutouts stop occurring. . Every year it seems like a new word or phrase is used to describe shutouts over and over and over again. Sometimes 3 or 4 times a day.

scott1964 · 03-31-2018, 08:28 PM

Or Goose eggs.

endgame · 03-31-2018, 09:00 PM

It’s like that phrase “every year.” Every year, I hear it.

endgame · 03-31-2018, 09:04 PM

I’m sure the appropriate parties are always seeking to provide additional variety. Do you have a few alternatives to suggest? Maybe there’ll be a window between now and patch two to get a few changes in.

David Watts · 03-31-2018, 10:17 PM

Bruce twirls Colt 45's to shutout victory
Wilson pitches shutout
O'Dell humbles Houston
Richart tames Cardinals
Roberts fashions shutout against Detroit
Gibson befuddles Los Angeles
Ford blitzes Cleveland
Terry Sharp in shutout
New York hopeless against Maroth
Verlander baffles Milwaukee
Williams guns down Philadelphia
Osteen blanks Cubs
Detroit's Bunning shines, shuts out Texas
Friend gives Houston Goose Eggs
Oaklands Blue stands out in shutout
Zahn shackles Toronto
Petry tosses shutout
zero hour, Wilcox blanks Cleveland.
New York bats silenced by Lolich
Mets Whitewashed by Farrell
Sutton holds Toronto scoreless

That was opening day thru 06/12/1962 OOTP16

pstrickert · 03-31-2018, 11:07 PM

The shutout headline category has 135 different items. I see nothing about the “zeroes in” item that would cause it to be used more than any other item. Could be a bug if it’s occurring too frequently.

swampdragon · 03-31-2018, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pstrickert

The shutout headline category has 135 different items. I see nothing about the “zeroes in” item that would cause it to be used more than any other item. Could be a bug if it’s occurring too frequently.

The same headline will be used for every shutout for a period of several days, so it just seems that way, and each of us likely has a different phrase we're tired of.

David Watts · 03-31-2018, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pstrickert

The shutout headline category has 135 different items. I see nothing about the “zeroes in” item that would cause it to be used more than any other item. Could be a bug if it’s occurring too frequently.

Looking at this again it appears that the game locks onto a certain phrase and then uses it over and over for period of time

Examples
_____________ pitches gem against ______________
used on April 17,18,22,24,25 and the 26th twice.

__________ blank team name, pitcher name winner
used on May 1,2,4,5,8,11,12,18,19

Junes phrase is ____________ pitches __________ to shutout win

Zeroes in on was July's phrase

And I'm only 6 days into August and the phrase for the month appears to be _____________spins shutout against _________. Its already been used 4 times.

scott1964 · 04-01-2018, 12:16 AM

I had goose eggs for several weeks.

NoOne · 04-01-2018, 07:37 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgIrXKpv2gw

but seriously,

i'm sure they will make a bit more random now.. i'd post this in bugs or .. isn't this volunteered to some extent? whomever organizes that would be a good point of contact, i bet. could pass it along directly.

is it happening to all the shutouts in july or just some? if it's not uniform, it's probably just like flipping a coin and you get a few heads in a row as opposed to a bug.

bug != bug type thing.. you know what i mean.. just too systematic in the use, not technically a bug either way. but, something they'd want to amend if it is happening in an unintended way but functional

scott1964 · 04-01-2018, 08:49 PM

I submitted a bug report. Had a quite a few goose eggs, now a bunch of whitewashing.

Rosco Peabody · 04-01-2018, 09:04 PM

I feel like those ones should be rare and something like, "PLAYER pitches shutout" should be the majority

scott1964 · 04-01-2018, 09:22 PM

Finally something different

NoOne · 04-01-2018, 09:53 PM

if it were the same team .. you'd expect the same reporters to ue similar phrases

that isn't the case..

it's actualyl funny that almost all news stories come from teh AP and regurgitated by local news reporters... there's very little variety in source.. it's quite dangerous to the greater functions of the "free press". obviously sports, who cares if it's a narrative as opposed to reporting, lol. *not fake news, but something much more subtle and less conspiracy related.. merely an outcome of an overly-centralized source/power.

pstrickert · 04-01-2018, 10:34 PM

This discussion really belongs now in the bug reports thread. Obviously, something has gone awry with the text engine.

David Watts · 04-02-2018, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pstrickert

This discussion really belongs now in the bug reports thread. Obviously, something has gone awry with the text engine.

Scott1964 started a thread in bug reports forum. When I posted about it, I didn't know it was a bug. Glad to see the variety is there though, as hopefully this is something that can be fixed. And in the end it got us some wonderful musings by Tom Sawyer....a modern day warrior, mean mean stride!

03-31-2018, 06:47 PM	#1
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,096 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Zeroes In On Anyone else hoping they never see "zeroes in on" ever again? Almost makes me feel like playing steroid ball to make shutouts stop occurring. . Every year it seems like a new word or phrase is used to describe shutouts over and over and over again. Sometimes 3 or 4 times a day.

03-31-2018, 08:28 PM	#2
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,625	Or Goose eggs. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

03-31-2018, 09:00 PM	#3
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,842	It’s like that phrase “every year.” Every year, I hear it. __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

03-31-2018, 09:04 PM	#4
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,842	I’m sure the appropriate parties are always seeking to provide additional variety. Do you have a few alternatives to suggest? Maybe there’ll be a window between now and patch two to get a few changes in. __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

04-01-2018, 12:16 AM	#9
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,625	I had goose eggs for several weeks. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

03-31-2018, 10:17 PM	#5
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,096 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Bruce twirls Colt 45's to shutout victory Wilson pitches shutout O'Dell humbles Houston Richart tames Cardinals Roberts fashions shutout against Detroit Gibson befuddles Los Angeles Ford blitzes Cleveland Terry Sharp in shutout New York hopeless against Maroth Verlander baffles Milwaukee Williams guns down Philadelphia Osteen blanks Cubs Detroit's Bunning shines, shuts out Texas Friend gives Houston Goose Eggs Oaklands Blue stands out in shutout Zahn shackles Toronto Petry tosses shutout zero hour, Wilcox blanks Cleveland. New York bats silenced by Lolich Mets Whitewashed by Farrell Sutton holds Toronto scoreless That was opening day thru 06/12/1962 OOTP16

03-31-2018, 11:07 PM	#6
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,863	The shutout headline category has 135 different items. I see nothing about the “zeroes in” item that would cause it to be used more than any other item. Could be a bug if it’s occurring too frequently.

04-01-2018, 07:37 AM	#10
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgIrXKpv2gw but seriously, i'm sure they will make a bit more random now.. i'd post this in bugs or .. isn't this volunteered to some extent? whomever organizes that would be a good point of contact, i bet. could pass it along directly. is it happening to all the shutouts in july or just some? if it's not uniform, it's probably just like flipping a coin and you get a few heads in a row as opposed to a bug. bug != bug type thing.. you know what i mean.. just too systematic in the use, not technically a bug either way. but, something they'd want to amend if it is happening in an unintended way but functional Last edited by NoOne; 04-01-2018 at 07:41 AM.

04-01-2018, 08:49 PM	#11
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,625	I submitted a bug report. Had a quite a few goose eggs, now a bunch of whitewashing. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

04-01-2018, 09:04 PM	#12
Rosco Peabody All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,092	I feel like those ones should be rare and something like, "PLAYER pitches shutout" should be the majority

04-01-2018, 09:22 PM	#13
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,625	Finally something different __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

04-01-2018, 09:53 PM	#14
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	if it were the same team .. you'd expect the same reporters to ue similar phrases that isn't the case.. it's actualyl funny that almost all news stories come from teh AP and regurgitated by local news reporters... there's very little variety in source.. it's quite dangerous to the greater functions of the "free press". obviously sports, who cares if it's a narrative as opposed to reporting, lol. *not fake news, but something much more subtle and less conspiracy related.. merely an outcome of an overly-centralized source/power.

04-01-2018, 10:34 PM	#15
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,863	This discussion really belongs now in the bug reports thread. Obviously, something has gone awry with the text engine.