FINALLY! My first managed NO-HITTER!

nutt · 07-05-2019, 04:58 AM

Alex Wood was perfect thru 7.1. He walked a batter on a 3-1 count (UUUUUUUGH). This is my first time managing a no-hitter since I started doing game management during the regular season beginning on OOTP17.

Déjà Bru · 07-05-2019, 10:03 AM

Agree on the managed part. I used to sim games a lot rather than playing them out and the couple of times that my pitchers threw a no-hitter were okay, I guess. Not overly exciting.

In the last year or so, however, I learned the proper way to play OOTPB which is to slow down and play out your games. (Of course, one-pitch mode and play to RISP speed things up while still being in full managerial control, thank goodness.)

So, when my pitcher took a perfect game into the 8th inning of the 8th and deciding game of the World Series (the 1903 World Series was best of 9 games), I was on the edge of my seat. My mouse trembled before clicking each play!

Sure I was crushed when the perfect game was spoiled with an error in the eighth and the no-hitter went with a single in the ninth. I had to settle for a 1-hit shutout that won us the World Series.

So yes, I will continue to look forward to my first managed no-hitter. Thanks for sharing yours.

nutt · 07-05-2019, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Agree on the managed part. I used to sim games a lot rather than playing them out and the couple of times that my pitchers threw a no-hitter were okay, I guess. Not overly exciting.

In the last year or so, however, I learned the proper way to play OOTPB which is to slow down and play out your games. (Of course, one-pitch mode and play to RISP speed things up while still being in full managerial control, thank goodness.)

So, when my pitcher took a perfect game into the 8th inning of the 8th and deciding game of the World Series (the 1903 World Series was best of 9 games), I was on the edge of my seat. My mouse trembled before clicking each play!

Sure I was crushed when the perfect game was spoiled with an error in the eighth and the no-hitter went with a single in the ninth. I had to settle for a 1-hit shutout that won us the World Series.

So yes, I will continue to look forward to my first managed no-hitter. Thanks for sharing yours.

What's funny about this is Alex Wood in OOTP19 for the Dodgers threw a no-hitter against me at some point in the regular season. I felt like this came full circle.

Gruber_Tagged_Him · 07-05-2019, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by nutt

What's funny about this is Alex Wood in OOTP19 for the Dodgers threw a no-hitter against me at some point in the regular season. I felt like this came full circle.

Alex Wood has no-hit my Oshawa Oopsies 2X in 3 seasons in my fun regional league. By my math he is due to pitch against us in about 3 weeks, I'll post screenshots when he destroys us again.

Ty Cobb · 07-07-2019, 12:23 PM

Congrats!

jmolony3 · 07-07-2019, 10:02 PM

I once managed a perfect game but didn’t realize it until I looked at the box score. I was so glad I didn’t bring the closer in.

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rink23 · 07-07-2019, 11:21 PM

Congrats.
It's amazing how late in the game you can feel the anaconda around your throat, although all you are doing is pressing a button.
Been playing OOTP and before that Baseball Mogul for probably a decade.
It was probably five seasons in before I got my first no-hitter, can't remember who, but it had to be one of my Cardinals franchises.
I'm about to begin fifth season (2023) with the St. Louis River Walkers, I play out every batter of every game.
I think I have had two no-hitters, both by Kyle Hendricks in 2021 and 2022.

Déjà Bru · 07-08-2019, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jmolony3

I once managed a perfect game but didn’t realize it until I looked at the box score. I was so glad I didn’t bring the closer in.

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I'm sorry, and don't take this the wrong way, but this gave me a chuckle. Tapa, tapa, tapatalk, yakking with the buddies while playing OOTPB, eh?

"Hey, the game's over, I didn't realize. Wow, there's all zeros in the box score. Guys, guys, hold on a minute. I gotta see what this is about!"

Bears5122 · 07-08-2019, 04:49 PM

I managed a perfect game through 9 innings and unfortunately scored 0 runs myself. Disappointing and though I won in 11, the starter had to be pulled.

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Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Agree on the managed part. I used to sim games a lot rather than playing them out and the couple of times that my pitchers threw a no-hitter were okay, I guess. Not overly exciting. In the last year or so, however, I learned the proper way to play OOTPB which is to slow down and play out your games. (Of course, one-pitch mode and play to RISP speed things up while still being in full managerial control, thank goodness.) So, when my pitcher took a perfect game into the 8th inning of the 8th and deciding game of the World Series (the 1903 World Series was best of 9 games), I was on the edge of my seat. My mouse trembled before clicking each play! Sure I was crushed when the perfect game was spoiled with an error in the eighth and the no-hitter went with a single in the ninth. I had to settle for a 1-hit shutout that won us the World Series. So yes, I will continue to look forward to my first managed no-hitter. Thanks for sharing yours. __________________ - Bru

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07-07-2019, 11:21 PM	#7
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 18,007	Congrats. It's amazing how late in the game you can feel the anaconda around your throat, although all you are doing is pressing a button. Been playing OOTP and before that Baseball Mogul for probably a decade. It was probably five seasons in before I got my first no-hitter, can't remember who, but it had to be one of my Cardinals franchises. I'm about to begin fifth season (2023) with the St. Louis River Walkers, I play out every batter of every game. I think I have had two no-hitters, both by Kyle Hendricks in 2021 and 2022. Last edited by rink23; 07-07-2019 at 11:22 PM.

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jmolony3 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 190	I once managed a perfect game but didn’t realize it until I looked at the box score. I was so glad I didn’t bring the closer in. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

07-08-2019, 04:49 PM	#9
Bears5122 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 846	I managed a perfect game through 9 innings and unfortunately scored 0 runs myself. Disappointing and though I won in 11, the starter had to be pulled.