Complete Universe Facegen Pack

[The Game]

I am doing a new Rd league. i did not check the thread for these. Most of these are pre 1900 players. Not saying all should be done, but some look off. gray face, big head, etc.

[LansdowneSt]

Boston Globe, Dan Shaughnessy, Oct 17, 2004 :

Carlton Fisk in 1975. David Ortiz in 2004. Twelfth inning both times.

Hold on to those tickets for this afternoon’s fifth game of the 2004 American League Championship Series. The left-for-dead Red Sox are still breathing.

Down three games to none, and down 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth, the Sox last night rallied to tie the game against indomitable Yankee closer Mariano Rivera. They won it in the 12th inning at 1:22 this morning when Ortiz hit a Paul Quantrill 2-and-1 pitch into the Yankee bullpen to give the Red Sox a 6-4 Game 4 victory at Fenway Park. The game lasted 5 hours, 2 minutes, and many of those who stayed for the finish lingered even longer into the morning. A lot of Bostonians will be sleepy and late for work today. No problem. New Englanders will be wide-eyed when Pedro Martinez gets the ball at 5:10 for the start of Game 5.

“Don’t let us win tonight,” Sox first baseman Kevin Millar had warned before Game 4. “This is a big game. They’ve got to win because if we win we’ve got Pedro coming back [today] and then Schilling will pitch Game 6 and then you can take that fraud stuff and put it to bed. Don’t let the Sox win this game.”

They did. This time it was the Yankees who coughed it up.

Redid the facegen. Tougher than I thought because I still see him a lot on TV. He also rarely has his mouth closed [understatement - Ed.] for a photo but I found one with the Cubs I liked.

Adding those to my list, The_Game

[luckymann]

That there is one of your best bud.

Love that interview with DS in "Four Days in October". KM's positive energy was a site to behold, even if he was lathering it on pretty thick.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

G

[LansdowneSt]

George Bechtel was an above-average player in the National Association, and hit .351 on the 1871 Philadelphia Athletics who won the pennant. He occasionally placed in the top 10 in various offensive categories in other years as well. However, he didn't play well in 1876, the first year of the National League. Together with Bill Craver, Bechtel was part of the first ever baseball "transaction" as we understand the term today, when the pair were traded a few blocks away from the Philadelphia Centennials to the Athletics to replace injured players Dave Eggler and Wes Fisler in exchange for $1,500. Unlike modern teams, however, the trade was merely a money grab, and the Centennials promptly folded after the transaction.

On June 10, 1876, Bechtel of the Louisville Grays wired teammate Jim Devlin a message stating "We can make $500 if you lose the game today." The Louisville team found out about the wire and Bechtel was banned. Although others had been banned before, they had all been reinstated before Bechtel's banning. He never suited up again. Thus, he becomes the first permanently blacklisted player. He was a blacksmith following his banning from the game and died in Philadelphia, PA in 1921. - bRef Bullpen wiki

Redid the facegen. Yeah, the 19th c. is a facegen wasteland...

[LansdowneSt]

According to the New York Sun, Louisville pitcher Guy Hecker and third baseman Joe Werrick "played a clever trick. It was in the second inning when [Jumbo] Davis was on first base and [Chris] Fulmer on second. Fulmer made a questionable steal to third base by going slightly out of the line and touching the bag with his hand. The decision provoked a wrangle, during which Werrick hid the ball up his sleeve. [Umpire Ned] Cuthbert finally called play, and Hecker returned to the pitcher's box, striking a superb attitude as if to deliver the ball. Fulmer, who thought Guy had the ball, stole off the base at least ten feet, when Werrick laughingly walked up to him and touched him out. Everybody was taken by surprise, and the trick provoked merriment. - May 17, 1887, Louisville Colonels v. Baltimore Orioles (American Association) as recalled in the book "Finding the Hidden Ball Trick: The Colorful History of Baseball's Oldest Ruse" by Bill Deane

The source picture that formed the basis of the fg in the pack for Chris Fulmer is the wrong one. That's from Chick Fulmer. He also needs to be redone and it is easy to search for Chris and come up with Chick but either way, THIS is the Chris Fulmer that is in your RD sim.

[percolaten]

Really appreciate what y'all do. If you find the time, a few more requests, at y'alls talented behest:

Charlie Manuel, manager-era.
The original of his looks fantastic for player-era, but he/his neck got a bit thicker as time went on. I'd love to see the all-time winningest Phillies manager as he was when he was calling it from the bench.

[percolaten]

Jay Bell, Diamondbacks-era.

Jay Bell had his most power-filled season at the plate in '99, on his way to 38 homers and a .931 OPS. Wearing the spectacles.

[percolaten]

From SABR:

"Bob Veale was one of the hardest-throwing and most intimidating strikeout pitchers in the National League from 1962 through 1972. The bespectacled left-hander stood 6-feet-6 inches tall and weighed 212 pounds — the combination of size, arm strength, and questionable vision made him an imposing figure on the mound and one of the most difficult pitchers to hit in his era."

Bob Veale looks true-to-life in the pack, it's just that he almost never pitched in the bigs without his glasses.

[LansdowneSt]

Irv Caveney began his playing career in 1914 and became the starting shortstop for the San Francisco Seals from 1918 to 1921. In 1922, he was part of a new left side of the infield for the Cincinnati Reds. His best season was 1923 when he had a .277 batting average and was one of the top defensive shortstops in the National League. Injuries forced him to quit at the end of 1925.

From 1932 to 1934, Caveney was the player-manager for the Seals. The most well-known aspect of his managing career is the early development of Joe DiMaggio's career. Vince DiMaggio was signed by the team in 1932 and towards the end of the season Augie Galan, the starting shortstop, requested to be able to miss the final four games of the season to vacation in Hawaii. The team would be left without a shortstop, so Vince suggested to Caveney that his little brother, playing semi-pro ball at the time, could fill in for a few games, and Caveney agreed. Although he did not play great in the few games, he was invited to the Seals spring training the next season, when he made the opening day team. Joe DiMaggio's defensive play at shortstop was plagued by errors, both fielding errors and overthrowing first base, which persisted into the regular season in 1933. Frustrated by play, Caveney moved Joe into the outfield in the fourth game of the season which became his position for the remainder of the season and his career.

Redid the facegen. In the pack, he doesn't show up because the suffix in the pack is still the incorrect one (-irv).

Hi, percolaten. Thanks for the kind words. Yup, I got Charlie Manuel and Jay Bell with glasses on my list as I saw the request on my other thread. Once I put it on the list, the order I do them in is just my whim at the time. I do the best I can to not have folks wait too long.

[percolaten]

Thank you for what you do!

[LansdowneSt]

Bob Veale was one of the hardest-throwing and most intimidating strikeout pitchers in the National League from 1962 through 1972. The bespectacled left-hander stood 6-feet-6 inches tall and weighed 212 pounds — the combination of size, arm strength, and questionable vision made him an imposing figure on the mound and one of the most difficult pitchers to hit in his era. At 12 Veale played for the 24th Street Red Sox in the Birmingham Industrial League, and worked the concession stand at Rickwood Field, home to the Black Barons and the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association. On some summer days in 1948, however, Veale got closer to the action; Davis would let him pitch for the Black Barons — featuring 17-year-old Willie Mays in the outfield — in league games, appearances that, because he was a minor, were covered up and never made it to the record books.

By 1962, he had joined the Pirates and he would become a stalwart in the Pittsburgh rotation for the next eleven years. Considering that he was perennially among the league leaders in walks, and was perhaps the hardest throwing left-handed pitcher in baseball, hitters were naturally reluctant to dig in against Veale. Manny Sanguillen said, “Lou Brock was a little scared of Veale sometimes because Bob was nearsighted and would take off his glasses and pitch anyway. Willie McCovey, too. One day, Bob took those glasses off and threw the ball 100 miles per hour at McCovey. I asked Veale what happened, and he said, ‘My glasses were too wet, and I wanted to show him I could throw a strike without my glasses.’ That pitch was ten feet high.” As fearsome as he was on the mound, Veale did not have a mean streak. “He can throw the ball through a brick wall, but everybody knew that he was a gentle giant,” said teammate Gene Clines. “If Veale would knock you down, it had to be a mistake. He didn’t want to hurt anybody.”

Veale did not begrudge current players the high salaries they achieved after he left baseball. “I should have been born in 1955 instead of 1935,” he was quoted as saying in 2002. “But I don’t dwell on anything like that. It’s the foam at the bottom of the spillway. It’s water over the dam. Veale had one more claim to fame; it was rumored that he was the originator of the famous baseball oxymoron, “Good pitching can stop good hitting every time … and vice versa.” Author Allen Barra once approached Veale at Rickwood Field, where Veale was consulting on the production of the film Cobb. “I asked him, ‘Mr. Veale, are you the one who said ‘Good …’ He cut me off with ‘Yes, I am.’ ” - SABR

Redid the facegen. I used the picture you posted. Hopefully you can see them sufficiently on the fg. I think the one in the pack also used this same photo as a source file but just smoothed the glasses out completely. The coloring on the upper and lower cheeks is the giveaway.

Let me quote SABR once the facegen is done. Looking up a little story here and there is one of my small joys and a reward for when I finish

[percolaten]

Well done, Sir! Fantastic!

[LansdowneSt]

"I remember Jay Bell wearing glasses when he played. As a manager, no glasses. This is backwards and deeply disorienting." - Twitter @yayroger on Jay Bell being introduced as the manager of the Rocket City Trash Pandas for the (then-cancelled) 2020 season.

Shortstop Jay Bell was one of the first players signed by the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks. He played 18 years in the big leagues, primarily as a shortstop. Signed as a first rounder by the Minnesota Twins in 1984, by 1986 Jay had broken into the majors with the Cleveland Indians after being dealt to the Tribe (along with three other young players) for Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven in 1985. In 1986, Bell hit a home run in the first plate appearance of his career; the pitcher was... Bert Blyleven. At age 22, Jay was the starting shortstop for the 1988 Cleveland Indians. From 1989 to 1996 he was with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates were division winners three consecutive seasons, from 1990 to 1992. Jay was often used as the team's number two hitter and, in an unusual strategy for the time, manager Jim Leyland often asked him to bunt; as a result, he led the National League in sacrifice hits in 1990 and 1991 and finished second in 1992.

Bell began to show power late in his career. In 1997, his only year with the Kansas City Royals, he hit over 20 home runs for the first time in his career (his previous high was 16 in 1991). In 1999 with the Diamondbacks, he hit 38 home runs at age 33, and drove in over 100 RBI for the only time in his career. He was an All-Star with the Pirates in 1993, a year in which he won his only Gold Glove, and also was an All-Star with the Diamondbacks in 1999.

Redid the facegen getting the face with glasses as requested. It's odd, I remember him as a Pirate and vaguely as a D-back (in the same way Matt Williams and Mark Grace were allegedly D-backs), so I don't see Jay with glasses in my mind's eye at all. But I hope it is close enough to work for you. With the clear frames it can be tough to see them but I think it shows up sufficiently. I didn't add any smoothing to the face at the risk of diminishing the glasses.

I'll get to Manuel soon enough too. lucky's been more than patient for his dozen as well. Past midnight here though. Back tomorrow. G'night!

[percolaten]

It's more than close enough to work, it's great, thanx again for your effort. Yeah the D-Backs around the millennium were something, a quirky bunch of vets. I feel so lucky to have been a young teenager growing up in Arizona during that magical 2001 postseason. Johnson & Schilling, complete game after complete game, putting up plenty of goose eggs. It all ends with our 57-homer hitter blooping it over Jeter's head, off the best closer in the history of the game. Thank you Joe Torre for playing the infield in. Post 9-11 hearts were heavy, for once the general public was actually rooting for the damn Yankees, but in AZ, we were ecstatic.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

George Bechtel played was an above-average player in the National Association, and hit .351 on the 1871 Philadelphia Athletics who won the pennant. He occasionally placed in the top 10 in various offensive categories in other years as well. However, he didn't play well in 1876, the first year of the National League. Together with Bill Craver, Bechtel was part of the first ever baseball "transaction" as we understand the term today, when the pair were traded a few blocks away from the Philadelphia Centennials to the Athletics to replace injured players Dave Eggler and Wes Fisler in exchange for $1,500. Unlike modern teams, however, the trade was merely a money grab, and the Centennials promptly folded after the transaction.

On June 10, 1876, Bechtel of the Louisville Grays wired teammate Jim Devlin a message stating "We can make $500 if you lose the game today." The Louisville team found out about the wire and Bechtel was banned. Although others had been banned before, they had all been reinstated before Bechtel's banning. He never suited up again. Thus, he becomes the first permanently blacklisted player. He was a blacksmith following his banning from the game and died in Philadelphia, PA in 1921.

Redid the facegen. Yeah, the 19th c. is a facegen wasteland...

Never knew this. Love these tidbits.
Here's 5 more

[The Game]

5 more

[LansdowneSt]

Keep them coming. I saw a bunch when I visited your RD thread. Lefty Williams was done in post 1429 here and some of the ones in the team pics like Leon Cadore and Anthony Young, etc. are on my other thread - taken from my RD sim which is generating names for me to do...

[The Game]

last 4 from my RD league, at least for ML

[The Game]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

Keep them coming. I saw a bunch when I visited your RD thread. Lefty Williams was done in post 1429 here and some of the ones in the team pics like Leon Cadore and Anthony Young, etc. are on my other thread - taken from my RD sim which is generating names for me to do...

Thanx for Lefty. Check Bo Jackson. the one that loads looks nothing like him. i loaded the Bo_Jackson from an older fg pack. Same for shawon Dunston. Here's the 1 I made a few years ago.

[LansdowneSt]

Although his contract rights were several times acquired by major-league clubs, Deadball Era right-hander Jimmy Lavender never received much chance to demonstrate his worth – until misapprehension of minor-league draft rules left the Chicago Cubs with little other choice. Once given the opportunity, Lavender quickly established himself as a competent major-league hurler, eventually putting two memorable victories over the New York Giants onto his résumé. In July 1912 he brought Rube Marquard’s celebrated 19-game winning streak to an end, besting the future Hall of Famer, 7-2. Three years later, Jimmy threw a no-hitter at New York. Key to these triumphs, and to Lavender’s professional success, was his mastery of a single pitch: the spitball. - SABR

Created a facegen as I saw none in the pack.