OOTP Convention? - Page 4

zukes · 07-23-2007, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

Or Toronto!

Yeah 1.5 hours for me.

zukes · 07-23-2007, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

She picked the vacation spot this year, and it's Ontario.

Smart woman. Whereabouts?

1998 Yankees · 07-23-2007, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by akw4572

Cincinnati would work for me!

Any place where I don't need a passport or have to take off my shoes to travel to would be fine by me.

Raidergoo · 07-23-2007, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by zukes

Smart woman. Whereabouts?

Peterborough.

zukes · 07-23-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

Peterborough.

Very nice, are you camping? If so try Bobcaygeon, beautiful and you should also d/l some Tragically Hip for your trip, they sing a song called Bobcaygeon.

Bobble · 01-25-2008, 09:13 AM

So, any thought given to a 2008 OOTP Convention?

silvam14 · 01-25-2008, 09:19 AM

This year I would definitely be able to go, last year I got married that weekend.

RchW · 01-25-2008, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

Peterborough.

My brother lives there. Nice area in the summer. Are you a racing fan? It is very close to Mosport, one of the really classic road courses in NA.

RchW · 01-25-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

It is incredibly self interested, but how about Cincinnati? There is the Great American Ballpark and the Reds Hall of Fame. It's the 2nd best team HoF behind the Packers, and is far superior to the Pro Football Hall in Canton.

Plus...there is Newport, Kentucky, which is full of vice and sin.

Cinci would be good as I travel to Cleveland a lot. What about Cleveland? Rock and Roll HoF, The former Jacobs Field is nice and The Great Lakes Brewery Restaurant is 5 min from the ballpark. This is one of the great brewpubs (actually a regional brewery) in the continent.

SeanH529 · 01-25-2008, 12:03 PM

The story behind the first convention goes like this. I would know because I worked for the Mudhens during the time it all went down.

The In Game Entertainment crew (guys who run the cameras and scoreboard graphics and such) were one day talking on the headsets about cool baseball games.

One of the workers, Tad Fowlkes , told us all about OOTP. He had played the game for a few years. So I went online and found it and purchased it. LOVED it right away. So Tad and I talked about the game all the time. Eventually our supervisor Corey Cowell, who no longer works for the Hens, wanted to do an online league with all of us at the Hens. So we ended up getting a bunch of guys together and started an online league. MHOOTPA "Mud Hens Out of the Park Association".

Cory is one if those guys that once hes into something he is into it all the way. He is also a big computer guy, and obviously we are all huge baseball fans. So the game really was a big deal to him. He eventually got ahold of ..I think it was Steve, but I know he got ahold of the the guys who built the game. (I'm sorry I don't know your name...but I've been playing forever

)

Cory came up with the idea of having a convention because he knew that those that would come are dye hard baseball fans. The package would be easy for him to put together because he could have some of the Hens at the time come and discuss baseball, get a good deal at the hotel, and tickets to the Hens game that weekend.

THAT is why Toledo was picked. I ended up working the game, and never had a chance to make it over to the convention. Always wondered how it all came together, how many attended ect.

Cory moved on to another gig and I eventually left Toledo and am now in Washington, DC. I think I might be the only one still active on the board that was around from the 2004 season.

Thats how the first convention came to be.

The End.

Sean

Raidergoo · 01-25-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

My brother lives there. Nice area in the summer. Are you a racing fan? It is very close to Mosport, one of the really classic road courses in NA.

I am not a racing fan. I have seen NASCAR's Truck Series once, when they opened the Kentucky Speedway, and some ARCA stuff, but I really could care less.

What's amusing about revisiting this is that my wife did indeed go to Peterborough last summer for nearly 2 weeks, taking my two daughters. I had to work.

Raidergoo · 01-25-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Cinci would be good as I travel to Cleveland a lot. What about Cleveland? Rock and Roll HoF, The former Jacobs Field is nice and The Great Lakes Brewery Restaurant is 5 min from the ballpark. This is one of the great brewpubs (actually a regional brewery) in the continent.

Downtown Cleveland has a great deal to offer. We (my wife and I) got a great deal to stay at the Holiday Inn Lakeshore two summers ago, and it is an easy walk to the ballpark formerly known as Jacobs Field, to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and all of the downtown restaurants. We had zero trouble walking around at 2 AM.

Raidergoo · 01-25-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobble

So, any thought given to a 2008 OOTP Convention?

Andreas mentioned something about perhaps seeing an American football game next time he came over. There was a bit of discussion about would you want to see an NFL game, a college game, or a high school game. All have pluses and minuses.

Riverdome · 01-25-2008, 12:43 PM

If it's even remotely close to Ohio I would likely attend. Might be fun to arrange a H2H tourney.

RchW · 01-25-2008, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

I am not a racing fan. I have seen NASCAR's Truck Series once, when they opened the Kentucky Speedway, and some ARCA stuff, but I really could care less.

What's amusing about revisiting this is that my wife did indeed go to Peterborough last summer for nearly 2 weeks, taking my two daughters. I had to work.

I didn't see the date. I hope they had a good time.

01-25-2008, 09:13 AM	#66
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01-25-2008, 09:19 AM	#67
silvam14 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dedham, MA Posts: 10,170	This year I would definitely be able to go, last year I got married that weekend. __________________ Senior "Nancy Boy" of the OOTP Boards _______________________________________________

01-25-2008, 12:03 PM	#70
SeanH529 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Washington DC Posts: 24	How Toledo went down... The story behind the first convention goes like this. I would know because I worked for the Mudhens during the time it all went down. The In Game Entertainment crew (guys who run the cameras and scoreboard graphics and such) were one day talking on the headsets about cool baseball games. One of the workers, Tad Fowlkes , told us all about OOTP. He had played the game for a few years. So I went online and found it and purchased it. LOVED it right away. So Tad and I talked about the game all the time. Eventually our supervisor Corey Cowell, who no longer works for the Hens, wanted to do an online league with all of us at the Hens. So we ended up getting a bunch of guys together and started an online league. MHOOTPA "Mud Hens Out of the Park Association". Cory is one if those guys that once hes into something he is into it all the way. He is also a big computer guy, and obviously we are all huge baseball fans. So the game really was a big deal to him. He eventually got ahold of ..I think it was Steve, but I know he got ahold of the the guys who built the game. (I'm sorry I don't know your name...but I've been playing forever ) Cory came up with the idea of having a convention because he knew that those that would come are dye hard baseball fans. The package would be easy for him to put together because he could have some of the Hens at the time come and discuss baseball, get a good deal at the hotel, and tickets to the Hens game that weekend. THAT is why Toledo was picked. I ended up working the game, and never had a chance to make it over to the convention. Always wondered how it all came together, how many attended ect. Cory moved on to another gig and I eventually left Toledo and am now in Washington, DC. I think I might be the only one still active on the board that was around from the 2004 season. Thats how the first convention came to be. The End. Sean

01-25-2008, 12:43 PM	#74
Riverdome All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 964	If it's even remotely close to Ohio I would likely attend. Might be fun to arrange a H2H tourney. __________________ I was at the first OOTP Conference, where were you?..........