Graphics Collection from CD's Ultra-Fine House of Style

[Eugene Church]

CD, your graphics work is getting better... just like mine is getting better the more I do it, but neither one of us is satisfied with our work... I will never be as good as knuckler, txranger, golem64 and quite a few others... that is why I use their already-created logos, jerseys and caps.

You should consider doing it, too... otherwise be happy with what you create.

[Eugene Church]

I like your Good Times League logo... who did it?

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

One I found somewhere on the forums, but not quite sure at the moment just where I found it. Will have to look again later, I think, to be sure. I might add at least one more major league in Prokiru as a potential rival to the GTL, in truth, though. The GTL's dynasty might have leagues from other fictional nations of mine besides Prokiru in it as well, eventually, but that is yet to be determined here, of course, EC.

Talk more later, I'm sure, if and when possible and all. Lord willing, of course, that is. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

One I found somewhere on the forums, but not quite sure at the moment just where I found it. Will have to look again later, I think, to be sure. I might add at least one more major league in Prokiru as a potential rival to the GTL, in truth, though. The GTL's dynasty might have leagues from other fictional nations of mine besides Prokiru in it as well, eventually, but that is yet to be determined here, of course, EC.

Talk more later, I'm sure, if and when possible and all. Lord willing, of course, that is. CD out.

It is not important who made the GTL logo... don't worry about it.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Gern44 did it quite some time ago, it seems. We haven't seen him on these boards for quite some time, actually.

Someone was looking for a logo for their Greatest Teams League, evidently, and he did that logo before posting it in this thread, for your information, Eugene. Just so you know:

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=222404

I liked it enough to use it for my Good Times League, actually, but probably wouldn't mind having a pitcher-style silhouette alternate version of it later on, if at all possible. Whether it's recolored or not to reflect various countries' national colors, of course, or the batter-style silhouette version of it, I don't think I'd mind too much here, of course.

However, if Gern44 is no longer active on these boards, someone else would have to do new versions of said logo or logos, you know, quite obviously enough. Don't know who'd perhaps be ready, willing, and/or able to update the relevant logo or logos accordingly here for anyone's potential use later on, though. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I don't expect the winning team in the Pro Cup finals to score more than about 35-40 runs in a seven-game series, if the Pro Cup goes that long, as I think it will. I don't think any team will score double-digits in any game for the series, but there may be one or two shutouts at most, in it. I would expect no more than about 70 to 75 runs to be scored in the entire series by both teams in total, as well.

Expect scores for both teams averaging no more than about three to five runs apiece per game, I think. Probably pitching may dominate the series, with the games appearing closer, on average, than the general games' scores may normally indicate. I don't expect more than one win or two wins in the series with a margin of more than 6 runs between teams, unless there is at least one shutout in it. Just so you know, EC. Stoner is going to take it to seven games, no matter who they face, and no matter who wins between them and the TU's representative, if I'm not too mistaken here.

Talk more later, as time permits and all, I'm sure. Lord willing and all, of course, you know, around here. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

EC, if I want to build Motley's Misfits around a basic philosophy of speed, defense, and pitching, at least, if not also youth and/or patience as well, what parks might you suggest I consider using for a home park to legitimately maximize their potential chances at success in the future? Just wondering, that's all, you see. I'd like to see your thoughts on such a matter here, if I may, please.

Of course, if anyone else has any potentially good and reasonable enough suggestions I might also want to consider for possible parks they could perhaps use in the future, then do please quite feel free to make them. I'd estimate their average weather to be about the same, more or less, as what might often be seen in and around Columbia, Missouri, I think.

Thank you for your time and attention and all here, then, of course. I'll write more later, as time permits and all, I'm quite sure. Lord willing and all, you know, everyone. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

CD, my IPA playoffs are best-of-five series.
We'll soon see how much scoring Stoner will be able to do against the strong pitching of Red Bluff or Turon.

Stoner appears to be much better than I thought... not only do they have terrific hitting, but the pitching has been quite good in the playoffs so far.

Sorry, CD... I don't know a lot about designing a team to fit a certain ballpark or tailoring a team... I just let my leagues play out and watch it... don't get involved in being a general manager or manager... don't get involved in the business of baseball either.

I just set up a league with nice graphics and watch it unfold and report on them in the Dynasty Reports Forum.

[Eugene Church]

Read this article about pitcher-friendly parks.

It should help you in picking a stadium for your team.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...more%20rows%20

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I thought your Pro Cup finals were best-of-seven, not best-of-five. Then I think that whoever wins will have a closer series than the scores might generally indicate, still. As for the game scores, don't expect high-scoring games with winning teams getting more than nine runs per game they win. I still expect at least one shutout, but I don't think either league champion will score ten runs in a single game of the Pro Cup Finals, in any case, EC.

As far as the teams in my GTL, at least for a while, I think New Horizons Park will be the team with the most unusual color setup and all in it, and probably the most futuristic-looking team in it, somehow. I've not yet settled on their final color scheme, but I do like the mulberry color on their away uniform, at least. Maybe I can reference mulberry trees or something when I do their city's history breakdown, as a matter of fact, among other things related to it.

Thank you for your input and all here, as always, of course, and I hope you have a great month from now until the rest of the year, and even beyond, Lord willing and all, EC. Talk more in just a bit, perhaps, whenever that may be, then. CD out.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Okay, I'll see what I can do, then, as soon as possible. Once I find something good to use for fonts and all that I think might work best, I'll try to whip something up for you. Of course, if you're willing to try to take a stab at any of the teams listed above that still need items, please feel free to try and put your own spin on things, if and when you like, jg2977.

Talk more later, as time permits and all, I'm sure. Lord willing and all, you know. CD out.

You don't have to take a long time deciding what kind of font to use. I'm not too picky on those kinds of things. Just whatever looks good will be sufficient, as long as the Rocky Rapids Snappers home jersey is white with green and blue secondary colors.

And since it's a home jersey it should have the nickname, SNAPPERS, across the front of the jersey.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Eugene, how many teams have yet to win the IPA Pro Cup? Maybe if the Lord gives you enough time, you can play the IPA until every team wins a Pro Cup, somehow. But that may be hard to do, of course, with how certain things are for this world and the people on it, or how they might be or will be in the future, you know. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Eugene, how many teams have yet to win the IPA Pro Cup? Maybe if the Lord gives you enough time, you can play the IPA until every team wins a Pro Cup, somehow. But that may be hard to do, of course, with how certain things are for this world and the people on it, or how they might be or will be in the future, you know. CD out.

HA, HA, HA... I got a big kick out of that suggestion... I actually laughed out loud.

I suspect even the Good Lord laughed out loud, too.

CD, I'm 81... 34 teams at last count have never won a Pro Cup... it would take 10-15 real years to come anywhere close to all 64 teams winning a Pro Cup... it might take 200 seasons to accomplish that.

It will not happen... I would have to be Methuselah for it to happen.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Oh, I don't know about that, EC. But, honestly, given the way things are now, and are increasingly likely to be in the future, you're probably right that certain yet-unidentified teams will never win at least one Pro Cup while you're running your IPA dynasty. It might be quite cool, though, if every team was somehow able to win at least one, I think, before you ultimately run out of time in your life to play OOTP, in any case.

Of course, there are many things in this life far more important than playing computer games so often in anyone's life, you know. Especially when it comes to doing His will as best as we each can in it while we still can, no matter what it is or what His will might perhaps entail for us in each of our respective mortal lives.

Do you have any good suggestions for movies I could perhaps watch in hopes they might help me gain at least some inspiration from, to hopefully spark my creativity more, at least as far as being able to write more for various stories of mine? Whether they're already-started ones or not, and whether they're original fiction stories or fan fiction stories of one or more sorts? Just wondering, that's all.

Thank you very much for your input and all here, as always, of course, EC. Talk more later, if and when I can, I'm sure. Lord willing and all, that is, you know. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Think you could list only the teams that have never won a Pro Cup after the upcoming one finishes, please? And give your thoughts on which teams you believe to be the closest to getting off that list within the next five or so seasons, perhaps? Just wondering, that's all, EC. CD out.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

HA, HA, HA... I got a big kick out of that suggestion... I actually laughed out loud.

I suspect even the Good Lord laughed out loud, too.

CD, I'm 81... 34 teams at last count have never won a Pro Cup... it would take 10-15 real years to come anywhere close to all 64 teams winning a Pro Cup... it might take 200 seasons to accomplish that.

It will not happen... I would have to be Methuselah for it to happen.

I wonder if the Seattle Mariners will win a World Series within 200 seasons. They're the only team to have never even been to a World Series.

I have 80 teams in my IPA. I just did a count, 30 have won a Pro Cup, which means that 50 still haven't won a Pro Cup. And some of the newer teams have never even been to the playoffs yet. So it will take a long, long time in my league for everyone to win at least once.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

So, jg2977, what kind of parks should I perhaps consider using for the Motley Misfits if I want to try and build my team up, at least at first, with principal foci on speed, defense, and pitching, at least, if not also on youth and/or patience for most, if not all, of our hitters, in your opinion? Just wondering, that's all. CD out.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

So, jg2977, what kind of parks should I perhaps consider using for the Motley Misfits if I want to try and build my team up, at least at first, with principal foci on speed, defense, and pitching, at least, if not also on youth and/or patience for most, if not all, of our hitters, in your opinion? Just wondering, that's all. CD out.

I would say to look at the parks that the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals played in. They were built on speed and pitching, were they not? Artificial turf and spacious outfields.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I prefer non-artificial turf-using parks, actually. Does Kansas City use artificial turf now or not? I know St. Louis most likely converted to natural grass sometime after the football Cardinals left town, but not entirely sure when, at the moment.

I generally do not like non-retractable domed stadiums, either. So am not really a fan of stadiums like the Astrodome, for example. At least for baseball and football purposes, anyway, because I feel those should normally be outdoor sports, not indoor ones.

Thank you for your input, jg2977. I hope to have each team in the GTL be in a park with a capacity of at least 25,000 apiece by 1910, if not sooner. But I'm not quite sure which parks to assign to each team in it yet.

What should I look for, perhaps, in terms of players for Motley in the coming seasons so as to fit the park I might choose for them better, seeing as the 1902 season for the GTL will be starting soon in one of my dynasties? If the players can play multiple positions well, as well, that would be great, of course.

Motley was really bad in most significant statistical categories for the 1901 inaugural season of the Good Times League, and finished 45-109 for the season. I would like us to get at least to 55 wins, if not at least 60 wins, by the end of the 1902 season, if possible, legitimately enough, in truth. But we still need to build a good core group of players up to lay a good foundation for our team's future history, you know, in any case, jg2977.

Talk more later, if and when I can, I'm sure. Until then, however, I'll close this post and await potential replies from you and/or anyone else in this thread, most definitely. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

jg2977, did you by any chance see post 1209 in this thread or not yet? If not, it has a cap posted in it that might work well for your San Alejo Montaneros, I still think. CD out.