Favorite OOTP Fictional Players - Page 2

hfield007 · 06-13-2011, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by OakDragon

I really ought to start keeping screenshots like that. I play fictional leagues with 80's era stats and the only one that really sticks out in my mind was I had a 400+ game winner once. It was a number of years ago so I don't remember his name, though.

I love this cause I also play a fictional with 80's style stats. haha.

Dillon Dickerson. First 3,000 hit club man, made 500 HR, 10 gold gloves at first, 6 mvp's and the only man who ever gave the heralded Joe Vickery a run for his money. They eventually played together with one of the best Chicago Cubs teams ever.

Dark Horse · 06-13-2011, 06:07 PM

Great thread!

These are the guys that led my Buffalo Bolts during my time in that league. Brian Ward is the greatest pitcher i've ever had. i called him up as a 19 year old. The next season he started with the team but had a season ending injury two months into the season. But after that he was money. It's too bad i didn't get to finish his career.

Javier Gonzales was my second favorite player and lead off hitter of all-time. Jamie Doctorow of the Geo Bahn Rock Hounds is my favorite but i don't have a picture of him handy.

akw4572 · 06-13-2011, 06:23 PM

Here's another one from my league.........Lowell "Crunchy" Cramphorn. I play with basically late 80's, early 90's stats as well. He's a pitcher for a team in my league that is a fairly average team. His first season was below average, then his ratings and stats went bonkers. This is why I love fictional. I look forward to facing him, most of the time. However, I just swept the first place team in his division, placing his team dangerously close to a first round matchup in a playoff series with my team. My season has about a month to go, and I cringe at the thought of having to possibly face him 3 times in a seven game series.

Afino · 06-13-2011, 06:24 PM

I started playing OOTP back in 8. My very first franchise, I gave myself the #1 pick (because hey, I needed it!). There was a starter named Ben "Martini" Walsh. He was fantastic, I loved him, and I didn't want to have a team without him. So when I tired of that franchise, and before he retired, I started another one.

I renamed the 1st overall pick, the starting pitcher, Ben Walsh.

I have done that through four or five franchise iterations now through four versions of the game. This time, I finally let Walsh retire. Honestly, it was a sad day when I had to field a team that did not have Ben Walsh on it. However....I made him my manager.

I've even put him into an online league where we could re-name players! Unfortunately he got a career ending setback and will never be heard from again

Here was the current iteration of Ben Walsh. Keep in mind I play 94 game seasons which only allow for ~25 starts per year per SP.

Always from Phoenix, Arizona. Always #29. Always a short, stocky pitcher. Every franchise I will ever play in a solo league will have him!

megamanmatt · 06-13-2011, 06:30 PM

Ok, I'm cheating a little. Ted Williams isn't fictional, but his end of careers stats are by far the most amazing I've had in any league(this was just a test historical replay). I'm gonna look through my main league tonight and pick a player or two I like, for now this will do though.

OakDragon · 06-13-2011, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by hfield007

I love this cause I also play a fictional with 80's style stats. haha.

Dillon Dickerson. First 3,000 hit club man, made 500 HR, 10 gold gloves at first, 6 mvp's and the only man who ever gave the heralded Joe Vickery a run for his money. They eventually played together with one of the best Chicago Cubs teams ever.

Cool. I was just checking over my current league and the records were better than I thought. I think these guys were probably the most impressive in my league.

edit: A few more interesting things about these guys: García is both the career and single season leader in average, hits and singles... yet, he never won the MVP award! García also hit .400 at age 40. Taváres is the career leader in total bases, home runs and RBIs and won the MVP award 5 times, 2 Gold Gloves and Rookie of the Year. McGuinnes is the career leader in shutouts and Ks and the single season leader in Ks and walks + hits per innings pitched. He won the Cy Young Award 11 times!

Sagitta · 06-13-2011, 09:53 PM

I had a guy named Music who pitched something like 27 consecutive no-hit innings. This run included two perfect games in a row for him.

I think that was version... 8? Maybe earlier? I know it was a while ago.

OakDragon · 06-13-2011, 10:25 PM

Oops, forgot this guy. He won the Cy Young 6 times. He's the career leader in wins and the single season leader in ERA, VORP, opponents' OBP, and opponents OBP + SLG. Also, check out his 2071 season.

damientheomen3 · 06-13-2011, 11:01 PM

Damn OakDragon, those are some old starting pitchers. :P

OakDragon · 06-13-2011, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by damientheomen3

Damn OakDragon, those are some old starting pitchers. :P

Well, the league's about 320 years old and the aging doesn't stop.

mikestack · 06-13-2011, 11:12 PM

Great thread! Some time ago, I started a league from MLB 2010, figured it'd hold me over 'til OOTP12 came out, I'm quite a ways into it, having driven my beloved Mets into dominance. Along the way, I've had plenty of favorites, but one sticks out:

My first round pick (#6 overall) my first year was a pitcher named Willie Bentley, drafted out of high school with a monster bonus, turned into one of the most dominant starters in the history of the game, finishing his 18 year career with 342 wins vs. 115 losses, a career 2.98 ERA, 4346 strikeouts. He was a 13 time all star, 8 time Cy Young and 2 time gold glove. After being our ace through six World Series, in his 16th season, he broke his elbow in October. Old and severely injured, I let him walk, he signed with the Cubs and won 14 games. I missed him so much I brought him back for a last hurrah, where he served in the back end of my rotation, finishing 13-11 with a 4.72 ERA. In the most awesome moment in my personal OOTP history, with my top 2 starters injured, my old washed up ace pitched 7 shutout innings in game 7 of the 2030 World Series, ending up our winning pitcher.

I also had an interesting rivalry I think-- my Mets' closer for 20 seasons spanning 2019 to 2038 was a dominant pitcher named Jose Encarnacion, the 24th pick overall in the 2018 draft. His career numbers speak for themselves, 2.29 ERA and an unmatchable 893 saves. Encarnacion was also a ludicrously dominant postseason pitcher, including one season where he saved all 10 victories in the playoffs. Our division rivals the Phillies had a closer for 17 seasons by the name of Jesse Law who put up comparable numbers, 2.61 ERA and 701 saves from 2016 through 2034. I always loved the image of these two guys matching up in the 9th. There was also a fellow named Paul Johnstone-- 2.76 ERA and 553 career saves-- who spent 2015 through 2023 with the Marlins and Nationals (never understood those in-division trades...).

damientheomen3 · 06-13-2011, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by OakDragon

Well, the league's about 320 years old and the aging doesn't stop.

How does the game run for you? Is it really slow?

Toado · 06-14-2011, 01:09 AM

I don't think there's a clutch rating in this game. If there was, Marsh would be perfect in that category. These are his postseason splits - he won 10 straight games at one point and was the biggest reason why the Nationals won the World Series in 2012, 2015 and 2016. He was asking for way too much money after the 2020 season (his pitching skills had eroded quite a bit), so I let him sign with the Phillies. Two years later, I brought him back as a long reliever and the Nationals ended a six-year title drought, winning both the 2023 and 2024 World Series. Although he really didn't contribute at all, I like to think he was the good luck charm.

His regular season career totals: 220 wins, 108 losses, 2.98 ERA and 2,429 strikeouts. He was an eight-time All-Star, won three Cy Youngs and peaked in 2014, going 20-4 with a 1.95 ERA.

OakDragon · 06-14-2011, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by damientheomen3

How does the game run for you? Is it really slow?

It's slowed down a bit, but not much.

lt2cents · 06-14-2011, 01:39 PM

Favorite player was way back in OOTP 5/6. Would have to get out the old zip file of that league to get his name. A decent fielding outfielder, without a lot of other skills, but one. He would get 80 - 100 sac bunts a season hitting second. This player and the leadoff batter would generate a run or two every game, reliably for 5,6,7 seasons. The league had era settings so that these two, along with above average pitching, produced a championship and several close contenders over a few season, without any big sluggers and such.

(I play with handicap rules that helps the AI win 95% of the championships so those were special years with that player.)

zukes · 06-14-2011, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnHoward

Errol Leighty. He won the Cy Young Award 9 times.

Wow, his 2032 sesason was incredible!

jwterps · 06-14-2011, 05:11 PM

Sorry for the multiple posts.

jwterps · 06-14-2011, 05:26 PM

Sorry for the multiple posts.

jwterps · 06-14-2011, 05:40 PM

Narahiko Imada is easily my favorite player in the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance [PEBA].

He was originally signed to play in the states back in 2007 when he inked a 3 year deal with the Omaha Cyclones. The deal was only worth $9 million. At the tender age of 22, Imada smacked 30 bombs and drove in 95 runs.

I took over as GM of the Cyclones in 2011. I elected to extend the power bat over an additional three years of service, inking an extension that would cover 2012-2014 at the tune of $37.25 million.

This could not have worked out better, as he helped raise the Clones from mediocrity, the team finishing 84-78 in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In 2014, we decided to reward the 5-time all-star with an additional extension. This one was a bit more pricey, a contract worth $60.33 million and taking him to age 33, which will be the 2018 season.

Imada has clearly been the face of the Omaha Cyclones franchise and we are proud to have him as our middle of the order bat. We are trying to transition him to the DH position over the next year or so - hopefully extending his life in the league and taking his average defense out of the infield.

He has been an annual triple crown threat over the last several years, and his 2014 campaign is shaping up to be his best yet. He is certainly destined for the Hall of Fame should he continue to hit at this high level for another few years.

Narahiko is still only 29 years of age, and appears to have a lot more game in him. He is approaching 300 home runs, 300 doubles and 1,000 RBI -- all of which he will likely attain next season at the age of 30. He is a lifetime .291 hitter, and feared by all teams in the Sovereign League!

For those of you with any interest, PEBA is an online fictional league that is run by one of the most articulate, creative, fair, and detailed commissioners I have ever seen. Get your name on the waiting list - and tell John that Warnke sent you!

TDO · 06-14-2011, 05:43 PM

This is all very awesome to read, now I am thinking i should do a fictional league.

06-13-2011, 06:07 PM	#22
Dark Horse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas! Posts: 2,633	Great thread! These are the guys that led my Buffalo Bolts during my time in that league. Brian Ward is the greatest pitcher i've ever had. i called him up as a 19 year old. The next season he started with the team but had a season ending injury two months into the season. But after that he was money. It's too bad i didn't get to finish his career. Javier Gonzales was my second favorite player and lead off hitter of all-time. Jamie Doctorow of the Geo Bahn Rock Hounds is my favorite but i don't have a picture of him handy. __________________ A Justafan Fan LBA Geo Bahn Rock Hounds fan of the ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE

06-13-2011, 06:23 PM	#23
akw4572 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,601	Here's another one from my league.........Lowell "Crunchy" Cramphorn. I play with basically late 80's, early 90's stats as well. He's a pitcher for a team in my league that is a fairly average team. His first season was below average, then his ratings and stats went bonkers. This is why I love fictional. I look forward to facing him, most of the time. However, I just swept the first place team in his division, placing his team dangerously close to a first round matchup in a playoff series with my team. My season has about a month to go, and I cringe at the thought of having to possibly face him 3 times in a seven game series. Attached Images

06-13-2011, 06:24 PM	#24
Afino Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 3,828	I started playing OOTP back in 8. My very first franchise, I gave myself the #1 pick (because hey, I needed it!). There was a starter named Ben "Martini" Walsh. He was fantastic, I loved him, and I didn't want to have a team without him. So when I tired of that franchise, and before he retired, I started another one. I renamed the 1st overall pick, the starting pitcher, Ben Walsh. I have done that through four or five franchise iterations now through four versions of the game. This time, I finally let Walsh retire. Honestly, it was a sad day when I had to field a team that did not have Ben Walsh on it. However....I made him my manager. I've even put him into an online league where we could re-name players! Unfortunately he got a career ending setback and will never be heard from again Here was the current iteration of Ben Walsh. Keep in mind I play 94 game seasons which only allow for ~25 starts per year per SP. Always from Phoenix, Arizona. Always #29. Always a short, stocky pitcher. Every franchise I will ever play in a solo league will have him! Attached Images __________________ GUBA: Moscow Enforcers Last edited by Afino; 06-13-2011 at 06:25 PM.

06-13-2011, 06:30 PM	#25
megamanmatt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeville, Minnesota Posts: 2,416	Ok, I'm cheating a little. Ted Williams isn't fictional, but his end of careers stats are by far the most amazing I've had in any league(this was just a test historical replay). I'm gonna look through my main league tonight and pick a player or two I like, for now this will do though. __________________ "The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes; The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil; the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music; The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles and then back to Oakland, no one in Los Angeles seemed to notice." Note to self: Princess Kenny was really off-putting.

06-13-2011, 09:53 PM	#27
Sagitta Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bouncing between Phillies and Red Sox territory Posts: 357	I had a guy named Music who pitched something like 27 consecutive no-hit innings. This run included two perfect games in a row for him. I think that was version... 8? Maybe earlier? I know it was a while ago. __________________ I'm a lifelong Phillies fan - "Hey, at least we beat the Braves in '93."

06-13-2011, 10:25 PM	#28
OakDragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Jose, CA USA Posts: 3,494	Oops, forgot this guy. He won the Cy Young 6 times. He's the career leader in wins and the single season leader in ERA, VORP, opponents' OBP, and opponents OBP + SLG. Also, check out his 2071 season. Attached Images

06-13-2011, 11:12 PM	#31
mikestack Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 213	Great thread! Some time ago, I started a league from MLB 2010, figured it'd hold me over 'til OOTP12 came out, I'm quite a ways into it, having driven my beloved Mets into dominance. Along the way, I've had plenty of favorites, but one sticks out: My first round pick (#6 overall) my first year was a pitcher named Willie Bentley, drafted out of high school with a monster bonus, turned into one of the most dominant starters in the history of the game, finishing his 18 year career with 342 wins vs. 115 losses, a career 2.98 ERA, 4346 strikeouts. He was a 13 time all star, 8 time Cy Young and 2 time gold glove. After being our ace through six World Series, in his 16th season, he broke his elbow in October. Old and severely injured, I let him walk, he signed with the Cubs and won 14 games. I missed him so much I brought him back for a last hurrah, where he served in the back end of my rotation, finishing 13-11 with a 4.72 ERA. In the most awesome moment in my personal OOTP history, with my top 2 starters injured, my old washed up ace pitched 7 shutout innings in game 7 of the 2030 World Series, ending up our winning pitcher. I also had an interesting rivalry I think-- my Mets' closer for 20 seasons spanning 2019 to 2038 was a dominant pitcher named Jose Encarnacion, the 24th pick overall in the 2018 draft. His career numbers speak for themselves, 2.29 ERA and an unmatchable 893 saves. Encarnacion was also a ludicrously dominant postseason pitcher, including one season where he saved all 10 victories in the playoffs. Our division rivals the Phillies had a closer for 17 seasons by the name of Jesse Law who put up comparable numbers, 2.61 ERA and 701 saves from 2016 through 2034. I always loved the image of these two guys matching up in the 9th. There was also a fellow named Paul Johnstone-- 2.76 ERA and 553 career saves-- who spent 2015 through 2023 with the Marlins and Nationals (never understood those in-division trades...).

06-14-2011, 01:09 AM	#33
Toado Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 107	I don't think there's a clutch rating in this game. If there was, Marsh would be perfect in that category. These are his postseason splits - he won 10 straight games at one point and was the biggest reason why the Nationals won the World Series in 2012, 2015 and 2016. He was asking for way too much money after the 2020 season (his pitching skills had eroded quite a bit), so I let him sign with the Phillies. Two years later, I brought him back as a long reliever and the Nationals ended a six-year title drought, winning both the 2023 and 2024 World Series. Although he really didn't contribute at all, I like to think he was the good luck charm. His regular season career totals: 220 wins, 108 losses, 2.98 ERA and 2,429 strikeouts. He was an eight-time All-Star, won three Cy Youngs and peaked in 2014, going 20-4 with a 1.95 ERA. Attached Images

06-14-2011, 01:39 PM	#35
lt2cents Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 212	Favorite player was way back in OOTP 5/6. Would have to get out the old zip file of that league to get his name. A decent fielding outfielder, without a lot of other skills, but one. He would get 80 - 100 sac bunts a season hitting second. This player and the leadoff batter would generate a run or two every game, reliably for 5,6,7 seasons. The league had era settings so that these two, along with above average pitching, produced a championship and several close contenders over a few season, without any big sluggers and such. (I play with handicap rules that helps the AI win 95% of the championships so those were special years with that player.)

06-14-2011, 05:11 PM	#37
jwterps Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 27	Sorry for the multiple posts. Last edited by jwterps; 06-17-2011 at 11:09 AM.

06-14-2011, 05:26 PM	#38
jwterps Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 27	Sorry for the multiple posts. Last edited by jwterps; 06-17-2011 at 11:09 AM. Reason: pushed enter by accident

06-14-2011, 05:40 PM	#39
jwterps Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 27	Narahiko Imada Narahiko Imada is easily my favorite player in the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance [PEBA]. He was originally signed to play in the states back in 2007 when he inked a 3 year deal with the Omaha Cyclones. The deal was only worth $9 million. At the tender age of 22, Imada smacked 30 bombs and drove in 95 runs. I took over as GM of the Cyclones in 2011. I elected to extend the power bat over an additional three years of service, inking an extension that would cover 2012-2014 at the tune of $37.25 million. This could not have worked out better, as he helped raise the Clones from mediocrity, the team finishing 84-78 in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In 2014, we decided to reward the 5-time all-star with an additional extension. This one was a bit more pricey, a contract worth $60.33 million and taking him to age 33, which will be the 2018 season. Imada has clearly been the face of the Omaha Cyclones franchise and we are proud to have him as our middle of the order bat. We are trying to transition him to the DH position over the next year or so - hopefully extending his life in the league and taking his average defense out of the infield. He has been an annual triple crown threat over the last several years, and his 2014 campaign is shaping up to be his best yet. He is certainly destined for the Hall of Fame should he continue to hit at this high level for another few years. Narahiko is still only 29 years of age, and appears to have a lot more game in him. He is approaching 300 home runs, 300 doubles and 1,000 RBI -- all of which he will likely attain next season at the age of 30. He is a lifetime .291 hitter, and feared by all teams in the Sovereign League! For those of you with any interest, PEBA is an online fictional league that is run by one of the most articulate, creative, fair, and detailed commissioners I have ever seen. Get your name on the waiting list - and tell John that Warnke sent you! Last edited by jwterps; 06-17-2011 at 11:10 AM.

06-14-2011, 05:43 PM	#40
TDO Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 163	This is all very awesome to read, now I am thinking i should do a fictional league.