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OOTP 15 - General Discussions Discuss the new 2014 version of Out of the Park Baseball here! |
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05-14-2014, 07:37 PM | #1 |
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"What If" You Had a Time Machine?
This is a league idea that I ran on whatifsports.com once. I thought it would be cool to try on OOTP. Here is the idea:
Pick a franchise and select any team from that franchise's history that DID NOT make the playoffs (each team can only be represented once). Then, select TWO players from your team's history (a year that they actually played for your franchise) to add to that team (they also cannot be a player that is already on the team you picked). The idea is to see who is the best GM by picking the most talented team that underachieved and then add the right necessary parts to get them over the top. I will post results and storylines in the Dynasty Reports section. There is a chance that this could extend beyond one season should the interest be there. League Settings Historical Year Settings: TBD Financials: TBD Trades: OFF Injuries: Low Suspensions: Low Selections have closed. The sim will start shortly. Teams Selected (Updated 5/15/2014 at 11:00 PM CST) 1980 Baltimore Orioles - 83 Cal Ripken - 66 Frank Robinson 2011 Boston Red Sox - 00 Pedro Martinez - 41 Ted Williams 2005 Cleveland Indians - 53 Al Rosen - 72 Gaylord Perry 1969 Detroit Tigers - 87 Alan Trammell - 13 Miguel Cabrera 1979 Kansas City Royals - 89 Bo Jackson - 94 David Cone 1979 Houston Astros - 94 Jeff Bagwell - 97 Craig Biggio 1992 Minnesota Twins - 69 Harmon Killebrew - 2004 Johan Santana 1985 New York Yankees - 99 Mariano Rivera - 58 Whitey Ford 2004 Oakland A's - 32 Jimmie Foxx - 90 Dennis Eckersley 2003 Seattle Mariners - 95 Randy Johnson - 97 Ken Griffey, Jr. 1993 Texas Rangers - 79 Buddy Bell - 74 Ferguson Jenkins 1987 Toronto Blue Jays - 03 Roy Halladay - 93 Roberto Alomar 2007 Atlanta Braves - 59 Hank Aaron - 95 Greg Maddux 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers - 1997 Mike Piazza - 2013 Clayton Kershaw 1969 Chicago Cubs - 29 Rogers Hornsby - 01 Sammy Sosa 1974 Cincinnati Reds - 77 Tom Seaver - 66 Frank Robinson 1997 Colorado Rockies - 10 Ubaldo Jimenez - 11 Troy Tulowitzki 2009 Florida Marlins - 96 Kevin Brown - 96 Gary Shefield 1996 Montreal Expos - 09 Ryan Zimmerman - 82 Steve Rogers 2007 New York Mets - 85 Dwight Gooden - 69 Tom Seaver 2006 Philadelphia Phillies - 72 Steve Carlton - 74 Mike Schmidt 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates - 66 Roberto Clemente - 08 Honus Wagner 2001 St. Louis Cardinals - 85 Ozzie Smith - 85 John Tudor 1993 San Francisco Giants - 08 Tim Lincecum - 62 Willie Mays Last edited by majesty95; 05-19-2014 at 01:31 AM. |
05-14-2014, 07:47 PM | #2 |
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I will take the 1992 Twins and add 1969 Harmon Killebrew to play 3B and 2004 Johan Santana to the rotation.
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05-14-2014, 07:48 PM | #3 |
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1985 Doc Gooden 1969 Tom Seaver
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05-14-2014, 08:20 PM | #4 | |
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This machine...does it run on Doritos?
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05-14-2014, 08:27 PM | #5 |
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87 Blue Jays
2003 - Roy Halladay 1993 - Roberto Alomar |
05-14-2014, 08:33 PM | #6 |
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The details are yet to be ironed out. I know it only has space for two players and can only make up to 60 trips back in time
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05-14-2014, 10:04 PM | #7 |
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Woodsmall is taking the 1974 Reds but is driving so can't post and hasn't picked his players yet
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05-14-2014, 10:22 PM | #8 |
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I HATE YOU, just kiddin..thats who I was gonna take with 1962 Frank Robinson and 1899 Noodles Hahn
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05-14-2014, 10:47 PM | #9 |
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How far can you go back? and does it have to be Oakland Athletics all the way through or could you incorporate the Philadelphia Athletics?
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05-14-2014, 11:04 PM | #10 |
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Florida Marlins from 2009
1996 SP Kevin Brown 1996 RF Gary Sheffield (really hard going against Miguel Cabrera from 2006 - may regret this one) |
05-14-2014, 11:27 PM | #11 |
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Anytime from their history so yes the Philly A's would qualify
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05-14-2014, 11:32 PM | #12 |
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Somebody did something similar over on a Strat-o-Matic forum... they replayed the 2012 Pirates but added Pittsburgh Negro Leaguers Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige. IIRC, the Pirates did end up winning the Central.
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05-14-2014, 11:48 PM | #13 |
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There's lots of ways to go with this. I thought about doing a specific season and only the poorer teams could import players. May become a series I do...
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05-15-2014, 12:23 AM | #14 |
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1985 Yankees (97-64). No Mantle, Babe or Joe D. really needed to enhance this bunch (though they certainly wouldn't have hurt). They had a high octane offense powered by Henderson, Mattingly & Winfield, all of whom were in their prime. Their problem was pitching. Ron Guidry anchored the rotation with a 22-6 record, but after Phil Niekro (16-12) the drop in talent was severe (Cowley, Whitson, Rasmussen...blah). Righetti was a solid closer but tended to be streaky and spit the bit when you needed him most.
1999 Mariano Rivera (or any year between 1996-2011) 1958 Whitey Ford. Not his best year in terms of wins & losses, but definitely in WHIP & ERA.
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05-15-2014, 12:42 AM | #15 |
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1959 - RF Hank Aaron 1995 - SP Greg Maddux SS - Edgar Rentaria LF - Matt Diaz 3B - Chipper Jones RF - Hank Aaron 1B - Mark Texiara C - Brian McCann 2B - Kelly Johnson CF - Andruw Jones SP - Greg Maddux SP - Tim Hudson SP - John Smoltz SP - Chuck James SP - Buddy Carlyle I debated adding Glavine over Aaron but I figured might as well have the HR King. |
05-15-2014, 12:55 AM | #16 |
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1993 SF Giants (103-59) best record not to make the playoffs (lost by one game to the Braves).
2008 Tim Lincecum 1962 Willie Mays
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05-15-2014, 02:00 AM | #17 |
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Ooooh someone needs to take the '94 Expos. Add Vlad and Strasburg.
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05-15-2014, 03:04 AM | #18 |
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1957 Brooklyn Dodgers
1997 Mike Piazza 2013 Clayton Kershaw Last edited by ukhotstove; 05-15-2014 at 03:09 AM. |
05-15-2014, 03:46 AM | #19 |
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Does that really count, though? Sure, they didn't make the playoffs, but only because no one did that year. They technically finished first in their division, so I wouldn't call it underachieving. The '93 or '96 Expos might be a better choice.
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05-15-2014, 08:51 AM | #20 |
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2011 Red Sox + 2000 Pedro Martinez + 1941 Ted Williams
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