I love my life . . . - Page 2

neojonas · 04-11-2007, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jdawgsenior

OOTP beats the snot out of Oregon Trail, that's for sure.

If I could hunt buffalo in OOTP I'd be as happy as a banana...

adichiara · 04-11-2007, 01:59 AM

How do you approach a teacher with that idea? lol

Muppetus Galacticus · 04-11-2007, 04:02 AM

That is a brilliant idea!

Solack · 04-11-2007, 05:23 AM

This sounds cool. Nothing like what school was like when I was 11.

Hmmm, course, if you have so much free time to be doing this, you must not be busy enough! I think Markus, Andreas, Marc, and all need to find more work for you to do.... heheheheheheh. Yeah, just kidding.

Syd Thrift · 04-11-2007, 05:35 AM

Barry Bonds has died of dysentery.

Raidergoo · 04-11-2007, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

Barry Bonds has died of dysentery.

That is truly old school.

Ryan W. · 04-11-2007, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

Barry Bonds has died of dysentery.

That is classic!

The Wolf · 04-11-2007, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

I'm giving them all FaceGens, with the warning that the girls get guy faces.

What about the poor hobbits?

The Wolf · 04-11-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

Barry Bonds has died of dysentery.

And is there any bad news?

Dagrims · 04-11-2007, 08:46 AM

Battists, I'm eagerly awaiting your Dynasty thread on this league.

Mikekem · 04-11-2007, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by delta

Wait till some helicopter parent sues you after their kid gets depressed when he hits .230 on the season

Now, that's funny.

chimanbj · 04-11-2007, 10:32 AM

Dude, that is AWESOME!!!!

Go Phillies!

I grew up in Philly..so I like to make my HS feeder league come straight out of Philadelphia public schools...

Whiteydog95 · 04-11-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

So, I have an 11-year old son in middle school.

I've convinced his math teachers to play a game of OOTP with their classes, in order to help teach statistics. I'm setting up a league with all of the kids as the players.

I turned off finances, trading, injuries, and all of that stuff. Luckily, there are two teachers (divisions), with 5 classes (teams) each, and each class has around 25 kids (active roster). I'm making all of the players have equal ratings, so no one complains about one kid being super-powered.

We'll sim a week per school day for the rest of the school year, and the teachers will spend the first five minutes of class each day letting the kids look at their web reports and the news stories and such. The teachers will then discuss things like batting average, OBP, ERA, and so on, culminating in a class trip to a Phillies' game.

This is really cool.

Steve

That is awesome. Considering when I was 11 playing baseball, collecting baseball cards, and being introduced to baseball computer gaming through Microleague baseball and the World's greatest baseball game on the C-64 was a big part of my life. If I would have had a teacher that did something like this they would be my all time favorite.

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Originally Posted by jdawgsenior

OOTP beats the snot out of Oregon Trail, that's for sure.

Oregon Trail day on the old apple computer was always something to look forward too. We used to rush through all of our typing and programming exercises just for the chance to play for a few minutes.

rudel.dietrich · 04-11-2007, 11:02 AM

Are there girls in these classes?
You do know females are forbidden to be in OOTP dont you?

Comedian2004 · 04-11-2007, 11:05 AM

I thought there was a secret undocumented way to use female faces in face gen in the game.

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Originally Posted by PotatoPeeler

If you guys would have just added women to the FaceGen stuff, you wouldn't have this problem.

1998 Yankees · 04-11-2007, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Muppetus Galacticus

That is a brilliant idea!

Math teachers get to teach math in an interesting format, making their jobs a bit easier. SI/OOTP gets to invade young minds at an impressionable age, creating life-long fans. Brilliant. Diabolical, almost.

kagnew35 · 04-11-2007, 12:52 PM

And why can't this be expanded into a MAJOR public relations/promotion whereby SI uses some kind of marketing deal for schools. Intra/inter school leagues with seniors as the major league gms, juniors as AAA and so on. Full interscholastic competitions. Sponsored by SEGA/SI/OOTP

Nukester · 04-11-2007, 01:01 PM

Man, thats very cool

Unfortunatly, unless they were calculating OBP and ERA on the statewide ELA exams, this wouldnt happen in my neck of the woods. Its great to see teachers think outside of the box, instead of following some weak stale curriculum all of the time

Dagrims · 04-11-2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by battists

The teachers will then discuss things like batting average, OBP, ERA, and so on

I hope that they'll describe to the students why OBP is so much better of an indicator of a batter's skill than AVG, and also discuss ERA+ instead of ERA. Don't forget VORP for the gifted kids.

battists · 04-11-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by adichiara

How do you approach a teacher with that idea? lol

Well, as a parent I had to sign off on the field trip. That made me realize they were doing baseball stats, so I called the teacher.

04-11-2007, 05:23 AM	#24
Solack All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 656	This sounds cool. Nothing like what school was like when I was 11. Hmmm, course, if you have so much free time to be doing this, you must not be busy enough! I think Markus, Andreas, Marc, and all need to find more work for you to do.... heheheheheheh. Yeah, just kidding. __________________ Roger aka Khalin Solack

04-11-2007, 08:46 AM	#30
Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,829	Battists, I'm eagerly awaiting your Dynasty thread on this league. __________________ "Read books, get brain."

04-11-2007, 10:32 AM	#32
chimanbj All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 786	Dude, that is AWESOME!!!! Go Phillies! I grew up in Philly..so I like to make my HS feeder league come straight out of Philadelphia public schools... __________________ People ask if I'm a Cubs or White Sox fan...I tell them, proudly, I'm a Phillies Phan!

04-11-2007, 12:52 PM	#37
kagnew35 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nev Posts: 1,965	And why can't this be expanded into a MAJOR public relations/promotion whereby SI uses some kind of marketing deal for schools. Intra/inter school leagues with seniors as the major league gms, juniors as AAA and so on. Full interscholastic competitions. Sponsored by SEGA/SI/OOTP __________________ Elder Statesman of the Board http://www.soxxcountry.com/ site with FaceGen Central and Duffys Tavern Live OOTP Chat Room

04-11-2007, 01:59 AM	#22
adichiara Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 121	How do you approach a teacher with that idea? lol

04-11-2007, 11:02 AM	#34
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	Are there girls in these classes? You do know females are forbidden to be in OOTP dont you?

04-11-2007, 01:01 PM	#38
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,936	Man, thats very cool Unfortunatly, unless they were calculating OBP and ERA on the statewide ELA exams, this wouldnt happen in my neck of the woods. Its great to see teachers think outside of the box, instead of following some weak stale curriculum all of the time