Complete Universe Facegen Pack

[actionjackson]

Newt the Canuck is looking much healthier in my game now. Thank you.

[actionjackson]

Only managed a .167/.250/.167/.417 slash line in 20 PA in my game, so perhaps looks aren't everything.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

"Henry Mathewson, Christy's brother, is fast coming to the front as a pitcher." - Sporting Life, April 14, 1906

Sporting Life featured his likeness and biography on April 28, 1906. He had played semi-pro ball for a couple of years prior to that, and the article stated that John McGraw planned to use the season mainly as a learning experience for Henry, with lots of time on the bench. His brother stated:

"He now has as much speed as I had when I broke into the game and he has control and a splendid assortment of curves. All he wants is experience . . ."

Brother of Christy Mathewson, Henry Mathewson pitched two seasons in the major leagues. Even though his brother was a big star, Henry didn't get much of a chance, pitching only 11 innings wherein he allowed 14 walks. Mathewson was tall and slim, at 6' 3" and 175 lbs. He died young, at the age of 30, after contracting tuberculosis in his late twenties.

The source file for the "before" picture was too purple to save so I redid the facegen starting with the newspaper sketch of the same photo. Mine is more gaunt than the photo implies but the narrative describes him as such, so I let it be.

Little Six has imported with perhaps the worst ratings profile I have ever seen...

[LansdowneSt]

Originally Posted by luckymann

Little Six has imported with perhaps the worst ratings profile I have ever seen...

With that work ethic, you can tell he spends all his time in the cage being ready to be a pinch-bunter.

EDIT: Also, why does the facegen look so much pastier in your game than mine? I wonder if that's monitor settings...

[LansdowneSt]

Charlie Fritz pitched but a single day, but it was teammate Rube Vickers that had the best day that day. SABR explains:

Rube Vickers of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched perfect ball for five innings against Washington in the second half of a doubleheader on the final day of the season in 1907. He was in only ten games that year but on October 5th he was nearly invincible and his five perfect innings were only a part of his day’s work! In the first game Connie Mack started a youngster, Charlie Fritz, who lasted only 2 2/3 innings-that, incidentally, was Charlie’s entire major league career. Rube Waddell relieved Fritz who, in turn, was replaced by Vickers in the fourth. Vickers hurled brilliantly for the next twelve innings, allowing but four hits. His opponent, Charlie Smith, was hit hard but three Philadelphia runs were cut down at the plate. In the A’s 15th a bad throw by Tony Smith, shortstop for the Senators, trying to head off Topsy Hartsel at third, cost Washington the game, 4-2. That game consumed two and a half hours. Because Vickers had done such a great job in the first game, Manager Mack nominated him to start game two. The length of the first game caused the second to be called at the end of five innings because of darkness even though it had run less than an hour (major league games then started at 3 p.m.). Philadelphia had built a 4-0 margin in that time.

Redid the facegen off the adjusted photo I found in the Photoback library but bRef has a close-up hidden on the Bullpen wiki page that also helped provide reference points. If only the ears could be captured...

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

With that work ethic, you can tell he spends all his time in the cage being ready to be a pinch-bunter.

EDIT: Also, why does the facegen look so much pastier in your game than mine? I wonder if that's monitor settings...

Higher res maybe? I had noticed it as well on other ones, which is why a couple inadvertently got sent back thinking we hadn't done them.

The other thing I noticed is how the game doesn't like guys with the nickname "Red" apparently, at least with regard to accurate FG!!

[LansdowneSt]

hmmm....., the fact the color still looks pale on your screen bugs me. THat's one of the things we're working to fix afterall. Under Game Settings> Players & Facegen settings, it's set to "normal" for "facegen color", correct? No inadvertent toggle to "black & white"? If others have the same issue, speak up and I'll check my monitor settings myself. I have the game on two computers though and if they are off, they are at least off consistently!

EDIT: Looking back when you posted team pics and you should be on "Normal", so not that. Maybe it is the resolution. I'll be curious if others find them pale. Are they more robust in my cropped screenshots here than in your game? Or on your monitor are they about the same?

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

hmmm....., the fact the color still looks pale on your screen bugs me. THat's one of the things we're working to fix afterall. Under Game Settings> Players & Facegen settings, it's set to "normal" for "facegen color", correct? No inadvertent toggle to "black & white"? If others have the same issue, speak up and I'll check my monitor settings myself. I have the game on two computers though and if they are off, they are at least off consistently!

EDIT: Looking back when you posted team pics and you should be on "Normal", so not that. Maybe it is the resolution. I'll be curious if others find them pale. Are they more robust in my cropped screenshots here than in your game? Or on your monitor are they about the same?

Yours are definitely more tonal. But it might just be the screenshot function - here he is in-game, although again it's a screenshot. he looks fine at my end.

[LansdowneSt]

Who was George Whiteman? This is oversimplifying things, but in some ways he was a cross between Roy Hobbs and Crash Davis. Eleven years after having a cup of coffee with Boston and five years after having another one with the Yankees, he became an unlikely World Series hero for the 1918 Red Sox. Then he went back to the minors and played many more years, setting the minor league records for most hits and most games played.

Before baseball, he worked as a diving acrobat. He toured the country with a partner. One day, his partner was killed while trying to dive into the shallow tank. George quit and turned to baseball.

The press didn’t vote for World Series MVPs back in 1918, but it was widely felt that Whiteman was the hero, a word used over the years by writer Fred Lieb to describe his timely and crucial plays. Even though he batted only .250 (5-for-20) and drove in just one run, he figured in eight of Boston’s runs and made a number of key defensive plays. Hugh Fullerton called him “greater than Cobb and luckier than C. Webb Murphy (owner of the Cubs during their glory days).” George shared a black Cuban wood bat for most of the summer with another George, Babe Ruth. It was this bat that hit the Series winner. The Babe let Whiteman take it home to Houston. (Whiteman’s family was also in possession of Ruth’s first Red Sox uniform. It was they who sold it to notable collector Barry Halper.). Because of the standoff between the players and the National Commission prior to Game Five, Red Sox players were never awarded the traditional World Series emblem. Whiteman wrote several letters to league presidents Ban Johnson and Garry Herrmann in the early 1920s asking for his emblem, but he eventually gave up. These were finally awarded 75 years later in a ceremony at Fenway Park on September 4, 1993. Some relatives of the players were on hand for the ceremony, including Whiteman’s sister-in-law, who was in her nineties. - SABR bio

Redid the facegen.

[LansdowneSt]

In the early 1920’s, St. Louis Cardinals general manager Branch Rickey began implementing a plan that would change baseball history. Although Rickey had previously toyed with idea as the St. Louis Browns general manager, it was with the crosstown Cardinals where his idea came to life. He believed the minors were the lifeline that smaller market teams needed to compete with the big clubs like the vaunted New York Yankees.
The idea for a developmental system was borne from the lack of honesty and integrity among independent minor league owners. They were more likely to sell a player to the highest bidder than to honor their deal with the team that originally had a player’s rights. After his move to the Cardinals, Rickey received the go ahead from owner Sam Breadon to pursue his idea of a farm system to offset the advantage of bigger markets and to reduce the likelihood of losing potential stars.

The architect of the minors bought a 50 percent interest in the Fort Smith, Arkansas team, securing a spot for his first test case, Heinie Mueller, to begin his ascent to St. Louis. - thecardinalnation.com

Redid the facegen.

[LansdowneSt]

Bobby Mitchell was a sensation in 1877 as the first lefty in the National League, demolishing the belief that left-handers could not be successful pitchers. Although Mitchell was in only 15 games in 1877, he led the Cincinnati Reds in victories with 6 and had 40% of their total wins for the season. He pitched for three more seasons but without as much notoriety. Mitchell's second season, 1878, was one in which he went 7-2 with an ERA of 2.14, lower than the league average but not as low as the team's regular pitcher, Will White. In both 1877 and 1878 he led the league in strikeouts per nine innings pitched. - bRef Bullpen wiki

The only picture I found was the bRef one. I think he has a mustache based on a zoom of the discoloration there, so I added that in the facegen as best I could. It was also 1877, so again, likely a mustache there.

[luckymann]

Awesome bud. So, apart from maybe a few '07 rookies, the only one I think still outstanding all the way through is Bob Adams. That seem right to you?

[LansdowneSt]

Dennis Berran played two games for the Chicago White Sox in 1912, both of them on August 11th. He went 1-for-1 in the first game, hitting as a pinch-hitter, and then was 0-for-3 in the second game, playing left field. - bRef Bullpen wiki

Just the one photo taken from the Photopack as it was larger than the bRef one. Tough angle too. Did my best with what I had. Note that the file is the MLB Historic ID (berrade01.fg) - as OOTP doesn't have the bRef Minor League ID in the game.

EDIT: luckymann, I still have about a half dozen from '04 as well. Even if they are out of your game, the completist in me compels me to do them anyway. I'll search for Bob Adams and check the status

[LansdowneSt]

"The second of the pitchers named Bob Adams, this Bob bobbed for five games with the Philadelphia Phillies, fashioning a 5.25 ERA. He primarily wore number 29." - bRef Bullpen wiki in one of its more amusing sentences plus the requisite stringing of random facts... Bob bobbed...

Thanks to the Photopack folks in the next thread over for the better pictures of Bob Adams. Still required a texture pack laid over it but, in the end, I think it works.

[LansdowneSt]

Bill Louden was the regular second baseman for the 1912 Detroit Tigers in the American League. When he came to the 1914 Federal League, he became the regular shortstop for the 1914 Buffalo Buffeds before switching to second base for the team the following year. He was then the regular second baseman for the 1916 Cincinnati Reds in the National League, thus giving him the distinction of having been the regular second baseman for teams in three different major leagues. - bRef Bullpen wiki

I had no facegen, so made one.

[luckymann]

OK so my big new all-eras save is pretty much ready to rock and roll. 1500 players in the Inaugural Draft so I'm sure there will be a bunch needing revivification.

I'll try and keep it orderly and we can to-and-fro about how you're going so I don't overwhelm you.

That sound OK to you bud?

G

[LansdowneSt]

Rhesa Edward "Ed" Smith pitched for the 1906 St. Louis Browns, appearing in 19 games, mostly as a starter, and posting a win-loss record of 8-11. Ed also had 11 seasons in the minors, winning over 100 games. He spent his pro career far from the coasts, in towns such as Bloomington, Rock Island, South Bend, and Grand Rapids.

Redid the facegen.

[LansdowneSt]

Sounds good - the all-era mix will help keep it fresh.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

Sounds good - the all-era mix will help keep it fresh.

Great, I'll shoot the first batch through in a few days.

I'm using teams from all different sources - NEL, UA, FL, among others - and one of the teams is the Boston Reds. I'm using mainly fictional parks aside from Ebbets for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops and Fenway for the Reds. However, in your honour, I have renamed it Lansdowne Park. Just a little tip of the hat for all your help.

[LansdowneSt]

Clyde Goodwin attended Purdue University where he starred in baseball. He pitched for Milwaukee in 1906 then he broke into the big leagues on September 18th with the Washington Senators. In his cup of coffee with Washington, he started three games, losing two, completing one and winning none, and played his final game on October 2nd.

The "before" facegen wasn't bad and if I'd looked at ahead of time I probably would have tweaked it, but as it was, I had already made a new one which I kept.

THANKS, luckymann. I'm honored