1.2 patch improved PBP a lot

Eugene Church · 07-25-2006, 08:50 PM

I have not played a game out since the initial release.

This 1.2 patch is certainly an improvement over the initial release...at least in PBP.

The text flows much better. You guys did a fine job streamlining the PBP.

I only saw one typo or token error.

Baron winds up...
Here's the 2-2 pitch...
O'Callghan with a half swing. Did he go?
George Horsford appeals that one...
(nlO'Callghan held up...
That's ball 3.

Fix: add in the close bracket after the "l"...should be: (nl)O'Callghan held up...

Eugene Church · 07-25-2006, 08:54 PM

I took a lot of notes while playing the game out pitch-by-pitch...Whew, it really takes a while to play pitch-by-pitch.

I will post my findings and suggestions in another thread in a few days.

I want to play out several more games to see if there are any repetitous trends in the PBP and to see if certain elements are missing.

swampdragon · 07-25-2006, 08:59 PM

I agree. The pbp has improved with each patch.

M's rule · 07-26-2006, 12:24 AM

Thank you for the nice comments.

Eugene, the "(nl" mistake you pointed out has been fixed. The next time we have an opportunity to release an updated version of the XML file, it will be all gone.

Eugene Church · 07-26-2006, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M's rule

Thank you for the nice comments.

Eugene, the "(nl" mistake you pointed out has been fixed. The next time we have an opportunity to release an updated version of the XML file, it will be all gone.

Good.

I thought the file was updated with the new patch.

Great job on the play-by-play, M's rule.

jbsnadb · 07-27-2006, 01:04 PM

I love the John Stirling addition to the home run calls:

"It is high...
It is far...
It is...GONE!!!!!!"

Not a fan of his work, but it was a nice welcome addition to the game. M's...if you put that in, my hat is off to you.

M's rule · 07-28-2006, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbsnadb

I love the John Stirling addition to the home run calls:

"It is high...
It is far...
It is...GONE!!!!!!"

Not a fan of his work, but it was a nice welcome addition to the game. M's...if you put that in, my hat is off to you.

Well, it's not so much that I put it in. It's more like, I didn't take it out.

After some brief discussion somewhere on these boards, we decided to take out a few of the more over-the-top, esoteric home run calls (including Dave Niehaus's "rye bread and mustard" line, a personal favorite of mine).

John Stirling's call got to stay in, because (a) it's pretty generic, at least in written form, and (b) I live on the other side of the country from where he works, and I've never heard him call a game.

You can put your hat back on now.

k

07-25-2006, 08:50 PM	#1
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,088 Blog Entries: 1	1.2 patch improved PBP a lot I have not played a game out since the initial release. This 1.2 patch is certainly an improvement over the initial release...at least in PBP. The text flows much better. You guys did a fine job streamlining the PBP. I only saw one typo or token error. Baron winds up... Here's the 2-2 pitch... O'Callghan with a half swing. Did he go? George Horsford appeals that one... (nlO'Callghan held up... That's ball 3. Fix: add in the close bracket after the "l"...should be: (nl)O'Callghan held up... Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-25-2006 at 08:55 PM.

07-25-2006, 08:59 PM	#3
swampdragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Lonely Mountain Posts: 2,509	I agree. The pbp has improved with each patch. __________________ “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies." -- C.S. Lewis

07-27-2006, 01:04 PM	#6
jbsnadb All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098	I love the John Stirling addition to the home run calls: "It is high... It is far... It is...GONE!!!!!!" Not a fan of his work, but it was a nice welcome addition to the game. M's...if you put that in, my hat is off to you. __________________ "And as I wander with my music through the jungles of Despair, my kid will learn guitar and find a street corner somewhere. There he'll make the silence listen to the dream behind the voice, and show his minstrel Hamlet daddy that there only was one choice."

07-25-2006, 08:54 PM	#2
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,088 Blog Entries: 1	I took a lot of notes while playing the game out pitch-by-pitch...Whew, it really takes a while to play pitch-by-pitch. I will post my findings and suggestions in another thread in a few days. I want to play out several more games to see if there are any repetitous trends in the PBP and to see if certain elements are missing.

07-26-2006, 12:24 AM	#4
M's rule All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 925	Thank you for the nice comments. Eugene, the "(nl" mistake you pointed out has been fixed. The next time we have an opportunity to release an updated version of the XML file, it will be all gone.