Complete Universe Facegen Pack

[LansdowneSt]

When Vincent Campbell became an overnight sensation with the Pittsburgh Pirates in May of 1910, there was a rush of adulation from fans, sportswriters and baseball executives. In the early 1900s it was unusual for a college man like Campbell to even play professional baseball. Vin was well-read, came from an affluent family, and was able to make his way in the business world as well as playing baseball.

In 1910 with the Pirates, Campbell batted .326, second highest in the National League, but there were obvious deficiencies in his game. Despite his amazing speed, Vin’s 17 stolen bases didn’t come near his number with Class B Aberdeen a year earlier. There also were complaints that he was impatient at bat because he didn’t draw many bases on balls. And Vin wasn’t considered a good fielder. The critics maintained that part of his fielding problem was undersized hands. - SABR bio

I didn't have a facegen so made one. EDIT: Note that OOTP 22 has the MLB Historical ID as also his minor league ID so that's what it is saved as. His bRef minor league ID is "campbe001art" if you want to also save it as that to future-proof against any OOTP database clean-up

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

When Vincent Campbell became an overnight sensation with the Pittsburgh Pirates in May of 1910, there was a rush of adulation from fans, sportswriters and baseball executives. In the early 1900s it was unusual for a college man like Campbell to even play professional baseball. Vin was well-read, came from an affluent family, and was able to make his way in the business world as well as playing baseball.

In 1910 with the Pirates, Campbell batted .326, second highest in the National League, but there were obvious deficiencies in his game. Despite his amazing speed, Vin’s 17 stolen bases didn’t come near his number with Class B Aberdeen a year earlier. There also were complaints that he was impatient at bat because he didn’t draw many bases on balls. And Vin wasn’t considered a good fielder. The critics maintained that part of his fielding problem was undersized hands.

I didn't have a facegen so made one.

Our First Round pick in the '08 Draft. Chose him over Fred Snodgrass so hopefully that pans out not to make me look stupid...

[LansdowneSt]

Buck Herzog was one of the most versatile infielders in the history of the major leagues; his 1,493 games were divided almost equally among second base, shortstop, and third base. His motto, “When you get ’em down, choke ’em,” earned him the nickname “Choke ‘Em Charley.” John McGraw signed Herzog for the New York Giants in 1908, beginning a baseball love-hate relationship exceeded perhaps only by George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin. No player better exemplified McGraw’s ferocious fighting spirit than the 5’11”, 160 lb. Herzog, yet the two generally couldn’t stand each other. Over the course of a decade the Giants traded away the aggressive infielder three times and brought him back twice, both times experiencing immediate success when he re-entered the fold. “I hate his guts,” McGraw once said about Herzog, “but I want him on my club.” - SABR bio

Didn't have a facegen so made one.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

Buck Herzog was one of the most versatile infielders in the history of the major leagues; his 1,493 games were divided almost equally among second base, shortstop, and third base. His motto, “When you get ’em down, choke ’em,” earned him the nickname “Choke ‘Em Charley.” John McGraw signed Herzog for the New York Giants in 1908, beginning a baseball love-hate relationship exceeded perhaps only by George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin. No player better exemplified McGraw’s ferocious fighting spirit than the 5’11”, 160 lb. Herzog, yet the two generally couldn’t stand each other. Over the course of a decade the Giants traded away the aggressive infielder three times and brought him back twice, both times experiencing immediate success when he re-entered the fold. “I hate his guts,” McGraw once said about Herzog, “but I want him on my club.” - SABR bio

Didn't have a facegen so made one.

Hahaha. Our Second Round pick. Unlike McGraw, I have no such problems with him. For now, at least.

[FancySkunk]

Everything LansdowneSt has posted to this point has been downloaded and added to the pack's master folder. Huge thanks for all the work you provided; it was all of excellent quality.

I also checked through what actionjackson reported as missing or in error. The fictional facegens mentioned have been removed (I'd rather have no facegen and let the game make one then have a bunch of players get the same one). Other errors have been fixed. New facegens were made where necessary.

I'm going to hold off on pushing an updated zip out until the night of the 26th. I'm going to use the time I thought I needed on incorporating the facegens posted in the thread here to work on cleaning up another more modern year's facegens.

Edit: I picked 1998 as the season to work on

[Amazin69]

Thanks for Peachy! Looks like he won't be a Cardinal, though. (Or a Brave.) The Cards sent him to San Diego as part of a package for Rick Wise. (That's right; the Cards brought back both Carlton AND Wise. It's like 1972 never happened.)

Things aren't looking Peachy for Gutierrez in San Diego, either. The Padres signed Manny "I don't want to play for Pat Corrales!" Trillo as a Free Agent. Which gives them a lovely DP combo of Trillo and Ozzie Smith…except that Ozzie isn't much of a hitter at this stage of his career (.206 last year). Will he ever develop without the aid of AstroTurf?

Speaking of my man (well, I can't fire him as long as we keep winning) Corrales, he finally decided to put Dale Murphy in the lineup, but in the outfield. Which I can't say I didn't see coming, but it means that I'm getting crowded out there, and that I need a new backup catcher, since I let Cliff Johnson walk, too. So I traded Richie Zisk to Houston for Rick Dempsey and two prospects. That'll teach Zisk to drop off from .306/32/93 to .236/8/39 on my team! Enjoy the Astrodome, pal!

(Okay, so Demper had a rancid 1981, as well. But part of that is probably the Astrodome, he was fine the year before, his defense is still great, and at age 32, he should be able to back up Sundberg for a couple of seasons, I'd think.)

So…with Dempsey gone, who's catching for the Astros?

Why, Dave Falcone, of course!



Falcone, the Astros' #2 pick last year, was IRL a #5 by Baltimore, out of his hometown U. of Florida, whom he'd led to the College World Series. He tore up the Carolina League, driving in a record 11 runs in one game and (as seen) becoming part of Hagerstown's all-Decade team with just the one season. AA Charlotte was no trouble either, but although he was called up to Rochester in five consecutive seasons, he had trouble finding success as a Red Wing and so never got a chance as an Oriole. (Perhaps this is why he looks so frazzled in that Rochester card?)

He finished with an All-Star season for Charlotte in 1986, but then…? Did he go out on top, suffer an injury, go to Japan? I have no idea.

Although primarily a 1B, the AI noticed that he can catch, and "fastest way to the majors", as usual. Especially if you're left-handed, power-hitting catcher. Holy Steve Chilcott!

One thing Dave ISN'T though, is related to Pete Falcone, AFAICT. (Remember, Pete's from Brooklyn, while Dave is from the swamps of Gainsville FL.) Which makes it interesting, since the 'Stros also signed Pete, coming off of a nice season for an awful Mets team. It'll be fun if every time they face a new team, the announcers have to explain that they're NOT a brother battery, I suppose.

[LansdowneSt]

Here's Dave Falcone, Amazin'. The in-game weight plumps him up a bit and while I compensated for that some, it is what it is.

Probably best he tried his luck as a catcher - I've done plenty of 27 year-old O's first basemen for you from the 80s that never got a sniff due to Eddie Murray in real life!

[Amazin69]

Thanks.

Another Astro prospect is Joe Citari, their #6 draft pick last year. IRL, he was drafted by the Royals, posted strong years for AA Memphis in 1985 (.841) and AAA Omaha in 1987 (.884), but never got the call.

Unfortunately, this was far from the worst thing to ever befall Citari, who was struck by ALS and died at 57, earlier this year.

[LansdowneSt]

"Everybody seems to think that Dick Egan is a rising star." - Sporting Life issue of May 29, 1909

Dick Egan played nine seasons in the National League during the dead-ball era. While not usually a strong hitter, he was several times among the league leaders in stolen bases and sacrifice hits. In March 1914, Egan was the subject of rivalry between the National League and the new Federal League, with the Brooklyn club announcing it had signed Egan to a three-year deal (and Egan denying that he had signed it). - bRef Bullpen wiki

Redid the facegen and tried some new photoshop software to rotate his face to a straight-on position. It's a nice new toy to have when making facegens as the source file is half the battle. I widened the face a bit because the face rotating function didn't account for the width of the face post-turning.

[luckymann]

OK, 20 games is all it took me to crack.

LSt, can you give the following guys from my CAG squad in the AtHoL a bit of a touch-up whenever you get a sec. Just some more facial colour would be great please and thank you.

Joe Daly (1890-92)
Johnny Grodzicki (1941-47)
Alan Storke (1906-09)
Harry McChesney (1904)
Ben Chapman (1930-46) not so much pallid as mottled...

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[LansdowneSt]

Amazin' here's Joe Citari in Royals' garb.

luckymann, I'll add them to the top of the queue...

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

Amazin' here's Joe Citari in Royals' garb.

luckymann, I'll add them to the top of the queue...

You, sir, are a gem.

[LansdowneSt]

“As he prolonged the argument, I walked out from my plate position just as Case ordered Chapman from the field. ‘Chapman said, ‘If you say I’m out of the game, I’m going to let you have it.’ Case then said, ‘You’re out.’ Chapman swung and struck umpire Case in the face, whereupon Lazzeri ran out and grabbed Chapman. A policeman quickly appeared and escorted Ben from the field.” - James B. Clegg, illustrating Ben's temper, to The Sporting News, 1980

Speedy outfielder Ben Chapman was one of the best base stealers of the 1930s. He posted a .302/.383/.440 line and stole 287 bases during a fifteen year career, later working as a big league manager. His success is obscured by his virulent racism, heightened with Jackie Robinson's rise in 1947.

This was the facegen I made some time ago.

luckymann - check post 799 in this thread for Harry McChesney. Because you are not importing fro mthe historical database your import is probably using an old Minor Historical ID and not picking up the facegen I posted previously

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

“As he prolonged the argument, I walked out from my plate position just as Case ordered Chapman from the field. ‘Chapman said, ‘If you say I’m out of the game, I’m going to let you have it.’ Case then said, ‘You’re out.’ Chapman swung and struck umpire Case in the face, whereupon Lazzeri ran out and grabbed Chapman. A policeman quickly appeared and escorted Ben from the field.” - James B. Clegg, illustrating Ben's temper, to The Sporting News, 1980

Speedy outfielder Ben Chapman was one of the best base stealers of the 1930s. He posted a .302/.383/.440 line and stole 287 bases during a fifteen year career, later working as a big league manager. His success is obscured by his virulent racism, heightened with Jackie Robinson's rise in 1947.

This was the facegen I made some time ago.

We have completely cleansed Ben of his racism, but his temper is still a work in progress.

[LansdowneSt]

Alan Storke is post 602. Another one like Harry McChesney where the import database you are using isn't picking them up...

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

Alan Storke is post 602. Another one like Harry McChesney where the import database you are using isn't picking them up...

Yep, sorry - my bad bud.

I am now checking / adding where necessary the historical minors ID into the editor, so hopefully I get them aligned along the way.

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[LansdowneSt]

Joe Daly's brother Tom Daly was an established player by the time Joe broke into major league baseball in 1890, the year of three leagues. Joe's performance was not bad that year, but he only got into two major league games in future years. - bRef Bullpen wiki

The facegen I had was one of those fake "Bickford" ones. Found a picture of Joe on the Photopack thread next door and I used that to make this one.

[Amazin69]

My thanks as well.

Rather a bitter irony that Joe Citari, a victim of "Lou Gehrig's disease", was also a first baseman, I suppose.

Also with the Astros is Greg Cypret, who IRL starred at the University of Missouri, where he was a 3x All-American shortstop, set several career batting marks, and was eventually inducted into their Hall of Fame. Three strong seasons for AAA Tucson (1981-1983), but he never reached the 'Dome, and when the tragic injury to Dickie Thon opened up a spot in 1984, Cypret was in terrible form and got released at year's end.

Here, Thon's still an Angel (Gary Pettis tore his MCL, so Dickie will get a full shot at the SS job) and so Cypret played about half the season last year, and posted a respectable .286/.325/.375. But for some reason the AI doesn't rate him well at SS, and signed Alfredo Griffin to a 5-year deal over the winter. Huh.



Speaking of the Houston infield, Johnny Ray is at 2B (no Garner trade in the sim), but is looking significantly paler than the evidence suggests he should. (Can't blame the database; he's properly coded as "African".) Could you remedy this?

[LansdowneSt]

Amazin',

I redid Johnny Ray some time ago so no before picture. I also deleted whatever picture I used but here are some pics of him for comparison to my facegen.

[LansdowneSt]

Amazin', here's Greg Cypret in early an early 80's Astros' away uniform...