SBC (Predecessor of SRL) Champions going into 1877 season

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

What did you think of me likely witnessing a no-hitter I was at least partly involved in, if not entirely in, for the first time? I don't think I've ever been at least part of one as an actual participant in any of my dynasties, for the three versions I've had to date. Though I could be wrong about that, of course. I do know, for sure, that no-hitters have been thrown before in at least a couple of my dynasties over three versions, but not quite sure how many of them might be thrown by pitchers on any human-run teams in those dynasties, Eugene.

As for the items for the Cardinals and Giants, I think they come from the related 1901-1970 sets of items done by NoPepper or someone else, to be honest. Could be wrong about that, though.

I made a couple of posts in the 3d animation-related thread for the Bug Reports forum, too. For some reason, during the original viewing of a certain play, a ball evidently landed in foul territory to the right of the right field line, untouched, on the fly, and yet the game called it a single, leading to a run scoring. The replays after the game was over had the ball landing fair, but for some reason, the original view or views of the play had the ball landing on the wrong side of the right field line, to be sure.

I haven't done any logos yet, but maybe someday I'll be able to do ones that I can be satisfied with sufficiently, Lord willing. I still would like to find a better font for the Banshees uniforms, and likely haven't made any caps for them yet, or at least not any perhaps worth posting yet, but I'm not quite sure just what kind of font would be best for them, to be honest.

I do periodically look for new fonts to perhaps use for things, of course, though. That's when I'm not reading my Bible or playing games or writing things, et cetera, of course.

I'm not sure how soon I'll be able to get this next chapter done, but hoping I can finish it very soon. Still trying to figure out how to finish it so that it leads well into chapter eight, which I'm hoping will close the first third of the main part of the story well enough, and all, for sure.

Will write more later, I'm sure, Lord willing. Take care, and I hope to see more commentary from you very soon. I've been trying very hard to keep things simpler and easier to understand when I've commented of late, et cetera, too, on various threads here on the forums, just so you know, Eugene. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

You going to need any more rebrands before the next season? Just curious, that's all, Eugene. If so, please let everyone know. Thank you. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

What did you think of me likely witnessing a no-hitter I was at least partly involved in, if not entirely in, for the first time? I don't think I've ever been at least part of one as an actual participant in any of my dynasties, for the three versions I've had to date. Though I could be wrong about that, of course. I do know, for sure, that no-hitters have been thrown before in at least a couple of my dynasties over three versions, but not quite sure how many of them might be thrown by pitchers on any human-run teams in those dynasties, Eugene.

As for the items for the Cardinals and Giants, I think they come from the related 1901-1970 sets of items done by NoPepper or someone else, to be honest. Could be wrong about that, though.

I made a couple of posts in the 3d animation-related thread for the Bug Reports forum, too. For some reason, during the original viewing of a certain play, a ball evidently landed in foul territory to the right of the right field line, untouched, on the fly, and yet the game called it a single, leading to a run scoring. The replays after the game was over had the ball landing fair, but for some reason, the original view or views of the play had the ball landing on the wrong side of the right field line, to be sure.

I haven't done any logos yet, but maybe someday I'll be able to do ones that I can be satisfied with sufficiently, Lord willing. I still would like to find a better font for the Banshees uniforms, and likely haven't made any caps for them yet, or at least not any perhaps worth posting yet, but I'm not quite sure just what kind of font would be best for them, to be honest.

I do periodically look for new fonts to perhaps use for things, of course, though. That's when I'm not reading my Bible or playing games or writing things, et cetera, of course.

I'm not sure how soon I'll be able to get this next chapter done, but hoping I can finish it very soon. Still trying to figure out how to finish it so that it leads well into chapter eight, which I'm hoping will close the first third of the main part of the story well enough, and all, for sure.

Will write more later, I'm sure, Lord willing. Take care, and I hope to see more commentary from you very soon. I've been trying very hard to keep things simpler and easier to understand when I've commented of late, et cetera, too, on various threads here on the forums, just so you know, Eugene. CD out.

You are doing fine so far in the posts that I have seen... just keep it simple in language and in the number of requests.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

You going to need any more rebrands before the next season? Just curious, that's all, Eugene. If so, please let everyone know. Thank you. CD out.

Probably not... I am getting ready to start season 63 in the Islandian Pro Alliance... I'll let you know if I update the current jerseys and caps... there are whole bunch of them that need to be improved... I'll probably have to do them myself... I may post a few on the OOTP Graphics Forum just to see if anyone will do them...but I'm not sure anyone will do them.

I was hoping txranger would help me out... but he is involved in the Negro League project and doing a fine job... this is a project that has piqued his interest... not sure he would be interested in my IPA upgrades.

[Eugene Church]

303 no-hitters in MLB since 1876... 23 perfect games.

An average of 2 no-hitters are pitched per season.

In OOTP I've never seen a no-hitter in a game I played out... but I only play the IPA playoff games... no regular season games... in the North Island and South Island Leagues, I play out the whole games, but it is only a 20-game season schedule and only 24 teams... it would seem that it might take me 8, 9, or 10 years to get a no-hitter.

232 no-hitters have been pitched in 62 years with 12 perfect games in the IPA.... so that means I have 3-4 per season with 64 teams... twice as many as MLB which has half as many teams now... 30... and for many years they only had 16 teams.

So OOTP does a pretty good job... except, I don't have perfect games as much as MLB... nor do I have as many no-hitters as MLB.

But I'm fine with it... a no-hitter should be something special... too often I think it a matter of luck than talent... a lot of mediocre pitchers have pitched no-hitters.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Well, if you decide you want to let me try, please don't forget to tell me at least a little bit about the places those teams represent, et cetera. That's so that I might be better able to help you, if I'm not otherwise too occupied with other things, okay, Eugene? I'd really appreciate it, in fact, of course.

I will probably start a Turtle Pilgrim 001-related thread sometime soon, if and when I can get the latest chapter of my current story finished, I think. But I don't know just how soon that might be, to be honest, just yet. I'll keep you posted.

Until the next post, then, I'll close this one. Talk more later, I'm sure, when and where possible and all, of course, Lord willing. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Changed Banshees uniforms, hopefully they look better now. Still no logo or logos for them, but maybe someone can do at least one later. Chapter not yet done, but I still have some ideas. Just thinking of how to finish writing the scene in question, but it's not going to be a pleasant scene ultimately in the story, to be sure.

If you would like me to take a shot, so to speak, at trying to come up with something for one or more of your teams, please let me know the relevant information and all, if you like and can, and I'll try to have something suitable for your purposes soon. At least in terms of caps and/or logos, anyway, that is, Eugene.

Well, I probably should get back to work on certain things here, as soon as possible, of course. Don't think I've done caps yet for the Barosnes Banshees either, come to think of it, but perhaps I'll be able to do them soon, as well, Eugene. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Don't forget to add more previews for your IPA's other six divisions, Eugene. Just reminding you here, that's all. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Don't forget to add more previews for your IPA's other six divisions, Eugene. Just reminding you here, that's all. CD out.

CD, it takes time to do a division preview... about three hours... keep in mind I have two other leagues to cover as well, the North Island and South Island Leagues.

I try to post one of my dynasty league every day, but can't always do it because of real life commitments.

Thank you for the reminder, though.

I'll will give the season preview for the Ruthlandian East sometime today.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Some new uniforms for the Agisea Nomads. No caps yet, mind you, but at least here are the uniforms as they now stand for this team, even though they haven't yet been created in any of my dynasties, for I just made these uniforms no more than a few moments or so ago. May need to work more on them later, but if so, then so be it. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Nice work, technically... nice font... color choice is alright... I would not have used Black on the Away Jersey, I would have used Gold like you did on the Home Jersey, unless the Gold would interfere with the team name Agisea and not show up as well.

You know me... prefer home whites, away grays... with the use of two colors most of the times... three at most.... and I always use traditional colors... red, blue, black, orange, crimson, green, purple, gold, yellow.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Technically it seems to be called Indian Yellow, but it would likely have conflicted with the eucalyptus green trim for the text. So used black on the placket for the away uniform.

Font is Tabula Peutingeriana, I think. The purple is called Grape on coolors dot com, as well, evidently.

Might try coming up with a special CD-style surprise for you, at least in terms of uniforms, if not also caps, sometime soon. Don't think I'll be able to include logos, yet, however. But we'll see, I'm sure, Lord willing, very soon, whether that is the case.

Watch either this thread or another one yet to be determined and/or posted elsewhere, for more information, as it may become available. Thank you. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Technically it seems to be called Indian Yellow, but it would likely have conflicted with the eucalyptus green trim for the text. So used black on the placket for the away uniform.

Font is Tabula Peutingeriana, I think. The purple is called Grape on coolors dot com, as well, evidently.

Might try coming up with a special CD-style surprise for you, at least in terms of uniforms, if not also caps, sometime soon. Don't think I'll be able to include logos, yet, however. But we'll see, I'm sure, Lord willing, very soon, whether that is the case.

Watch either this thread or another one yet to be determined and/or posted elsewhere, for more information, as it may become available. Thank you. CD out.

Sorry, CD... I don't call colors by fancy, finite names... they are just Red, White and Blue to me.... no need to know the fonts,either.

Don't post a lot of your graphics here for me... I've already seem a lot of them... that is too much work to do just for me.

Before you do a lot of work and post your work on the Forums, you might just ask if anyone is interested in your graphics work... if there is no response, then don't waste your time.

I don't think anyone is interested in my logos, jerseys and caps I have created, so I don't post them... it saves me a lot of time and trouble.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Well, just in case you wanted to know the font, for whatever possible reason or reasons, I mentioned it. You will no doubt want to update your teams periodically, or at least try to, and you have liked certain items of mine, or even other people's items before.

You have periodically asked about fonts I and/or they've used, too, I believe, when you've liked how the fonts have looked, et cetera. I was just trying to let you know just in case you might want to use the same fonts for items you might do yourself, in the future, you see.

I understand where you're coming from, Eugene. And I've tried to not get too long-winded, so to speak, in my posts since September, where and when possible and all, of course, as you've probably gathered by now.

As for the color names, that's basically what they might often be called on various sites that can generate potential color schemes for people's use with their graphics of all kinds, when it comes to ones that can be used online, et cetera. Of course, not all sites may call certain colors by the exact same names even if the RGB, for example, color coordinates are exactly the same. Just like teams may call certain colors by different names, even if they are close to previously or currently-used color names for businesses, et cetera, in this world of ours.

Will keep working, no doubt, on any number of things, as the Lord leads and all, Eugene, as best as I can. Don't know how soon I'll be able to finally finish that chapter I've been trying to get done well enough, unfortunately. But hopefully, it will be done soon. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Another question. I have a team in my Turtle Pilgrim 001 dynasty that can't seem to find a decent enough center fielder just yet in its applicable history, that can play consistently well. What would you perhaps suggest I look for in terms of abilities for such a player, if possible?

Their home park, I believe, is a 1995 version of Busch Stadium, if I remember correctly. The current year is 1876 in-game, and I'm trying to develop decent enough outfielders for the Archers, especially for the center field position. Trying to train certain players to play that position is proving very hard at times for me, it seems.

The ABF, of which they are a part, is now in its seventh season, and it just reached the All-Star Break. I've also been trying to get various other players experience at other positions, but the Archers are making far too many errors for my taste, even given the current in-game year.

Here are the players currently on the pitching staff and in the lineups, with several being fictional players either from the time of the first season, and some being ones generated periodically by the game through the international complex or elsewhen. Some of the players are historical, as well, of course. If you need more information, just ask, and I'll see what other information I can provide so that you can make some suggestions on how to perhaps improve this team here later on.

Thank you for your time and attention and all, of course, Eugene. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I wasn't posting them just for you, but showing you some of the things I hope to perhaps use in my dynasties, at least in terms of items I've made, mainly. Or examples of things I probably wouldn't mind seeing more of, in terms of influences for potential looks related to various teams and/or leagues in my dynasties, Eugene.

As for logos, that sort of thing still seems to be out of the realm of current possibility, generally, when it comes to me making them for myself and certain teams/leagues in my dynasties, et cetera, unfortunately. But I can't possibly be good at everything art-wise, probably, of course. The Lord gives each of us certain abilities, you know, and doesn't give us others, for sure.

Will write more later, I'm sure, if possible. Until then, I'll close this. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

My latest story is getting a new overall title change, although I don't yet know if it will ultimately be the final title for the entire story, of course. Instead of it being called "The Journey," it will be called, "Lighting Up the Darkness." At least for now, anyway, if not permanently, that is. Just so you know, Eugene.

I hope to complete the first draft of the current chapter by no later than Friday afternoon, if at all possible. I have been able to do a bit more writing today and at other times for it, if memory serves me correctly, but am not quite done with the relevant chapter, to be sure.

Am trying to keep the chapters reasonably short, but don't know how long they'll ultimately be on average, by the time I finally finish the first potential draft of this story. Or at least I don't know just yet how long each chapter may be on average, whether it is in average word count or average number of pages per possible story chapter, that is.

Will keep you posted, as circumstances permit, and as the Lord leads, I'm sure, Eugene. Hopefully it will ultimately be a good story by the time I finally get it done, Lord willing, of course, somehow. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Not totally satisfied with what I have for chapter seven just yet, in truth. But I still think I've at least completed the first draft of it well enough to suit me at least a little at the current time. Will certainly need to work on it more, but probably not for at least a little while, for various reasons, of course.

Chapter eight will take some time to plan out, at least mentally, and I probably have other things I'll want or need to do in the meantime as well. I may try and do some more graphics, game-playing, or even a request or two, in the near future, to be honest, Eugene.

I can tell you this for a definite fact, though. This chapter gave me a bit of a real challenge to do, and it gave me real big fits of various kinds at times, and probably still will for some time. But I'm setting it aside for now, at least, for various reasons, in any case. Hopefully once I get back to it, I'll be able to improve it at least a little bit, every time I go back to it. It won't be a pleasant chapter, or at least not at the very end of it, but that can't be avoided here for sure, with my story.

Will write more later, I'm sure, Lord willing, of course. Until then, I'll close this post, at least. Please take care, and I hope to see more from you soon. Including more divisional/league-related reports for your IPA, for instance, obviously. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I've barely begun work on writing chapter eight now, but hopefully, I'll be able to make decent enough progress on it very soon. I obviously don't know how long it will take to write its first draft yet, you know. But I'm still hoping that by the 4th of July, I'll have at least a few more chapters written for the story, somehow, Lord willing. At least in terms of them being to at least a first-draft state of completion, anyway.

Would you please post what you have for the Defenders team in the IPA, in terms of graphics? I wonder if they can be modified to suit Sevinares sufficiently well, soon, while I continue to work on my story as best as I can, as quickly as I can, Eugene. If so, that should help when I get back to related matters for that team in one or more of my dynasties, whether their league has been created yet or not.

I've been working hard on trying to be helpful and keep my nose cleaner here, so to speak, of course, as well. Hopefully others are starting to consider the idea of giving me another chance around here, but if they aren't yet doing so, then so be it.

I posted a major request for logos, so I'm not going to make a new thread for requests for quite some time, because it's so major, and because I have other things that I really want or need to get done soon, if at all possible. Hopefully others will consider helping me out here, seeing as I'll be trying to do as many of the caps and uniforms as possible that have not yet been done for certain teams in one of my league ideas, et cetera.

Do you have any advice on how to develop a good CF or C, or what I need to perhaps look for, when it comes to potential people for those positions? I've been trying to get them developed or found for the St. Louis Archers in a version of the American Baseball Federation for one of my dynasties, for instance, with little to no success in training players to play those positions, for the most part, and acquiring them isn't proving very easy at all, also for the most part, Eugene.

Any possible thoughts and advice and all you might have here for me would be greatly appreciated by me, for sure. Please let me know if you have any thoughts and all about such things, okay? Thanks. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Here are the logos for the Fort Benton Defenders in the Islandian Pro Alliance.

If you like them, I could create a logo for you, but you would have to use the present colors... I can't change colors on logos that have already been produced.