ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE (RUTHLANDIA and TYCOBBIA BASEBALL UNIONS)

[Eugene Church]

Done 24 of the 64 teams.

Maybe early next week I can play IPA season 60.

[Eugene Church]

Slowly getting it done... 30 of the 64 teams have been purged of dead wood players.

I know nothing about computers and programming, but it just doesn't make sense for the AI to create terrible players that will never get into the game.

Players linger on the reserve roster from age 18 until I purge them at age 32... they never made it to the active roster... not one time.

[Eugene Church]

38 of 64 active rosters and reserve rosters completed.

Season 2060 is about a week or so away.

Sorry, I've been lazy lately... but I'm really getting into my small dynasty, the North Island Recreational League... I am using promotion and relegation in its two 6-team leagues.

For the first time ever I'm using the game animation and not the text PBP... I watch the game... it's fairly good in OOTP19... looking forward to OOTP20... everyone says it is much improved... hope so... hope that they have stopped all of the outfielders diving for balls so much... but they have really made great progress in the animation... hope I live long enough to see it done well... maybe OOTP25 or so?

[Eugene Church]

Only did 3 more teams... up to 41 of 64 teams.

[Eugene Church]

44 of 64 team rosters and reserve rosters have been completed.

[Eugene Church]

Weird things are happening when I try to log onto the OOTPB Forums... I can only access the OOTPB Graphics Forum... from there I can go to the other forums... I cannot log on to OOTP20 Discussions or Dynasty Forums... I get an error message that it can't find the provider server.

I will not be able to post screenshots until somebody solves this problem... I can go anywhere I want to on the internet and access websites, but I can't access the OOTP Dynasty Forum, OOTP19 and OOTP20 Discussions Forums.

None of the navigational aids are labelled and you cannot post screenshots or attachments.

I'm hoping the problem is with the OOTPB servers and not my computer.

I posted a thread in the OOTP20 Discussions Forum and I am not the only one with this access problem... it seems the OOTP Development Team are looking into it.

[Eugene Church]

Looks like the access problem has been fixed... the OOTP Forums are now back to normal.

[Eugene Church]

Sorry this is taking so long to purge the team rosters of all the deadwood players the AI never gets rid of.

I have done 44 of the 64 teams.

I will get busy and only work on the IPA... and let my North Island Recreational League rest for awhile... I spend too much time on it... but I really do enjoy the complete immersion of a 12-team dynasty report.

I've got to get this tedious IPA task done... will not play the NIRL until I finish the IPA team rosters.

Thanks for tolerating the long delay between seasons.

[Eugene Church]

49 of the 64 teams have been completed.
Will probably take another week to get all the rosters set up for the 2060 season.

[Eugene Church]

I'm getting there... 53 of 64 teams now done.

[Eugene Church]

Only fo mo to go... 60 of the 64 teams' rosters have been adjusted.

Could begin 2060 season early next week.

[Eugene Church]

Down to the last two teams... finally.

Will get them done tomorrow for sure.

And then... and then... SEASON 60 FOR THE ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE!

[Eugene Church]

Lord Mercy, I finally revised all the rosters and reserve rosters.

Ready to start Season 60 in the IPA.

And guess what... there are quite a few new owners in the IPA... and there could be some mascot changes.

[Eugene Church]

Sorry, I spent the last two days reworking the new logos, jerseys for the teams that changed their nicknames.

The jerseys and caps just didn't come out well.

I will have to rework and simplify them so they will look halfway decent in the game... the jerseys were really bad... the caps just didn't have good contrast in the game.

I will just make one home and one away jersey, so I can get the season started... I would be embarrassed to post them the way they look tonight.

[Eugene Church]

Fixed the poor quality jerseys... and did the secondary logos.

Don't know if you've noticed it, in my opinion, the secondary logo shows up better in the game when you just use the mascot image and not lettering unless it's included in the original image.

The less cluttered you make a logo or jersey, the better it looks in the game... at least in my opinion.

GET READY FOR SOME BASEBALL!

The Islandian Pro Alliance 60th season is coming to a ballpark near you very soon.

[Eugene Church]

Saturday, April 3, 2060

NAME GAME... 8 IPA TEAMS HAVE NEW NICKNAMES
Most of us don't like change... thus, life pretty much stays the same... but the eight new owners in the Islandian Pro Alliance are game changers and they are happy with their new team nicknames... but there is the other side of the coin... some fans like 'em... and some fans are sad... but the fans don't always get their way... remember the "Golden Rule"... as they say, the guys with the gold makes the rules... and the IPA owners have the gold and plenty of it... and in many cases, they get their way.

So we must say a fond farewell and goodbye to the Glasco Athletics, LaGrange Sports, Elnora All-Stars, Stoner Stars, Cold Creek Catamounts, Rolling Hills Reds, Blue Lake Blue Sox and the Beechwood Blues... and hopefully welcome the brand new Glasco Foxhounds, LaGrange Gators, Elnora Clippers, Stoner Silver Sox, Cold Creek Raccoons, Rolling Hills Racers, Blue Lake Schooners and the Beechwood Jackrabbits... but the worst of it all, we will have to buy new jerseys, caps, jackets, knit shirts and jackets... but the memorabilia junkies will be in hog heaven with all their new apparel... but I'm sure some of the oldtimers will continue to wear their archaic and beloved wares to the games in protest, if they decide to begrudgingly buy into the name changes and continue to support the hometown team... all it will take for most fans will be to win a division championship or two or three... some of us may never forget... or perhaps... just perhaps, capture the ultimate reward for loyalty - the Holy Grail of Islandia - the IPA Pro Cup... the eternal flame of hope of the Boys of Summer and their fanatics burns forever... year after year... after year... and season after season... after season.

The more things change... the more they stay the same.

The Islandian Pro Alliance is getting ready for its 60th season... it begins at a diamond near you this Monday afternoon all around the Islands... 32 games will get started with the eternal and magical words we all cherish and love to hear:

"PLAY BALL".

[Eugene Church]

Thought you might like a sneak preview of the new IPA logos.

So here they are... provided by an anonymous source.

They were done at great expense by a pseudo-graphics arteest… at his request all references to his identity has been redacted from all official documents to protect this quasi-graphics arteest from retribution and harm by the gifted gurus on the OOTP Graphics Forums.

[Eugene Church]

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[Eugene Church]

Thought you might like to also get a sneak preview of the new forthcoming secondary logos, too.

My lips are sealed forever... I never will reveal the identity of this renegade graphics arteest… so don't ask.

Beechwood Jackrabbits * Blue Lake Schooners * Cold Creek Raccoons * Elnora Clippers

[Eugene Church]

Glasco Foxhounds * LaGrange Gators * Rolling Hills Racers * Stoner Silver Sox