Sometimes it's too realistic

rob_banzai · 06-19-2009, 11:32 AM

So I made my "fictional" 1986 league by starting with that year and re-drafting all the historical players into a smaller twenty team major league. Keeps the quality level up a bit.

Even with pretty good players my poor Dodgers have spent the first few years getting repeatedly spanked but I finally started getting strong performance from a core of famous names, including Bo Jackson, the only guy on my team with both power and speed.

I get about 3/4 into the 1989 season and Bo Jackson has a career ending injury! First I was

, but then I was

.

Oh, OOTP. Sometimes you're a bit too realistic.

Kelric · 06-19-2009, 12:22 PM

Poor Bo. I initially hate seeing stuff like that happen, but it is pretty amusing after the first few minutes of grieving.

dickysty · 06-19-2009, 07:49 PM

I had B.Rob suspended for Roids!

VARoadstter · 07-21-2009, 02:49 PM

Too realistic is when Canseco appears a few years later and wins the ROY followed by a few years in the 40-40 club. If he eventually loses his mind after a short FA stint in Baltimore and threatens to write a tell-all book about 'roids in baseball.... yeah, that would be too realistic.

It would be awesome, though!

06-19-2009, 11:32 AM	#1
rob_banzai Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 54	Sometimes it's too realistic So I made my "fictional" 1986 league by starting with that year and re-drafting all the historical players into a smaller twenty team major league. Keeps the quality level up a bit. Even with pretty good players my poor Dodgers have spent the first few years getting repeatedly spanked but I finally started getting strong performance from a core of famous names, including Bo Jackson, the only guy on my team with both power and speed. I get about 3/4 into the 1989 season and Bo Jackson has a career ending injury! First I was , but then I was . Oh, OOTP. Sometimes you're a bit too realistic.

06-19-2009, 07:49 PM	#3
dickysty Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 348 Blog Entries: 21	I had B.Rob suspended for Roids! __________________ NABA - Baltimore Blue Claw's Dynasty

06-19-2009, 12:22 PM	#2
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	Poor Bo. I initially hate seeing stuff like that happen, but it is pretty amusing after the first few minutes of grieving.

07-21-2009, 02:49 PM	#4
VARoadstter Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 211	Too realistic is when Canseco appears a few years later and wins the ROY followed by a few years in the 40-40 club. If he eventually loses his mind after a short FA stint in Baltimore and threatens to write a tell-all book about 'roids in baseball.... yeah, that would be too realistic. It would be awesome, though!