These names.... - Page 2

disposableheros · 06-01-2006, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale And Eli's Dad

Can you provide examples of the "weird names" you're seeing?

does Frank Frank qualify?

Fool Inc. · 06-01-2006, 10:24 PM

I'm not complaining about the wierd names that seem to pop up because I know it's all random match from row A, B, and sometime C (nicknames). Infact I love them. Who doesn't like to see the irony of the best pitcher in baseball being called Joe Nobody? (I'm not kinding. In my first fictional league the Pitcher of the Year was actually named Joe Nobody)

Raidergoo · 06-01-2006, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Fool Inc.

Who doesn't like to see the irony of the best pitcher in baseball being called Joe Nobody?

Have you met his brother Ulysis?

That's probably a bug . . .

Razorblade · 06-01-2006, 10:54 PM

I got a Steven Hawking pitching for my Mariners team...

Dagrims · 06-01-2006, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Doughnuts?

Kkoch-no-eul Kim

That's the best one of the bunch. I think he was an ensign on one of the Enterprise missions.

chredwdew · 06-01-2006, 11:02 PM

I have to agree. Now that a city and country is show for a players origin, it is a little more noticable when you have a 6'3" 250Lbs Catcher from Fessenden ND named Kurozawa Suzuki.
Dont' get me wrong I understand the process and why this happens, just waiting for something like the origin generator that I used for v6 to come out.

OakDragon · 06-01-2006, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

That's the best one of the bunch. I think he was an ensign on one of the Enterprise missions.

Surely you mean a Klingon mission?

ssmith1938 · 06-01-2006, 11:10 PM

Sheesh everyone jumps on him when he is 100% right...I dont have a single Johnson/Smith in my entire league but I do have:

Manley, Xun, Setien, Canamar, Qiao, Payamps, Negrtte, de Krijger, Clenfuegos, von Wilsdorf, and Quglielmo

whoa whoa....I found a Kennedy - shocking!

bababui · 06-01-2006, 11:12 PM

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Kkoch-no-eul Kim

Somewhere in Korea people are goofing on the English names

trapper · 06-01-2006, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Doughnuts?

From my US based, 10% foreigner league:

Cuarto Cuecuecha

Taurino Azcuy

Turi Escarsiga

Nemisio Inigo

Shih-k'ai Zhao

Ka-Byong Yi

Iestyn Creighton

Kkoch-no-eul Kim (A classic baseball name)

Indrapramati Yelsangikar

It goes on and on. Once in a while, ok. But way, way too much.

I've had similar names. I think 10% forigner might be too high if you don't want some really unfamiliar names.

CubsFan915 · 06-01-2006, 11:31 PM

I haven't seen any "unusual" names yet, (as opposed to say, Guillermo Matsushi, like I've seen in the past) but I have seen spellings like Gonezales and Hernandiz...

Has anyone ever heard of the first name "Conrado"? I've got a Conrado Ramircz (sic) as well. Conrado sounds funny to me...

trapper · 06-01-2006, 11:40 PM

In the very first game of my first season after a fantasy draft the opposing starting pitcher was Liang-hsi Qu, a 7'0" 230lb pitcher from Toronto, Canada. And then he got tired after throwing 65 pitches and was taken out in the 5th inning while pitching a shutout. Ok...

bababui · 06-01-2006, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by trapper

In the very first game of my first season after a fantasy draft the opposing starting pitcher was Liang-hsi Qu, a 7'0" 230lb pitcher from Toronto, Canada. And then he got tired after throwing 65 pitches and was taken out in the 5th inning while pitching a shutout. Ok...

Hes Chinese and built like Yao Ming..you can edit his endurance to make it a little more accurate

The only problem with the Chinese names is that they mix the Taiwanese and Chinese spwllings

Qu is how its spelled in China Chu in Taiwan
Xi in China Hsi in Taiwan

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Shih-k'ai Zhao

Shih kai is Taiwanese...Xi Gai maybe in China
Jou in Taiwan Zhao in China

I like all the variety in names.

trapper · 06-02-2006, 12:01 AM

I think the problem people have is that the general population of teh US is not an accurate representation of Major League players in terms of names. Obviously the Major leagues will have a much higher percentage of English names compared to the overall population of the US.

RBLwebguy · 06-02-2006, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by trapper

I think the problem people have is that the general population of teh US is not an accurate representation of Major League players in terms of names. Obviously the Major leagues will have a much higher percentage of English names compared to the overall population of the US.

When you create a league and set your nation to US players, go into the foreign player % on the options screen (Tab) and set it to 0 if you don't want foreign players or a low number like 2-3. Personally I am a fictional player so having ball players from around the world in my league is fun

Mal may not agree

randomlefty10 · 06-02-2006, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by trapper

I think the problem people have is that the general population of teh US is not an accurate representation of Major League players in terms of names. Obviously the Major leagues will have a much higher percentage of English names compared to the overall population of the US.

This sounds like a reasonable explanation.

bababui · 06-02-2006, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RBLwebguy

When you create a league and set your nation to US players, go into the foreign player % on the options screen (Tab) and set it to 0 if you don't want foreign players or a low number like 2-3. Personally I am a fictional player so having ball players from around the world in my league is fun

Mal may not agree

But I do

Killing Time · 06-02-2006, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by disposableheros

does Frank Frank qualify?

Is he a ballpark Frank?

caleyjag · 06-02-2006, 05:00 AM

I set my foreigner limit to 5% and it seems a decent enough level to me. Didn't notice anything too out of the ordinary.

Although I'd rather they realised not every third Scotsman in called Callum, or has a name ending with Mc or Mac, and discovering a player called Hamish McSporran just isn't funny! That actually spoiled the game slightly for me.

I know it's all random names, I just thought the game would be a bit cleverer than just sticking to "if you want a Scottish league we'll use only Scottish names".

darkcloud4579 · 06-02-2006, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by swishbish33

It's kind of xenophobic to think that people from Little Rock, Ark. wouldn't have something other than a good ol' name like "Tom Smith." Or that people don't have bizarre names. Look at the kids born to people in Hollywood. I think one kid's name was "Apple." That's a crazy f'ing name.

Anything is possible so long as humans exist.

Thanks for saying this. Believe it or not gang, not everyone in America has a generic sounding name. But it seems here that everyone wants their baseball players to.

Baseball is the sport that brought us Wonderful Terriffic Monds.

The bar is set really low.

06-01-2006, 10:24 PM	#22
Fool Inc. Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dearborn Heights, MI Posts: 342	I'm not complaining about the wierd names that seem to pop up because I know it's all random match from row A, B, and sometime C (nicknames). Infact I love them. Who doesn't like to see the irony of the best pitcher in baseball being called Joe Nobody? (I'm not kinding. In my first fictional league the Pitcher of the Year was actually named Joe Nobody) Last edited by Fool Inc.; 06-01-2006 at 10:26 PM.

06-01-2006, 11:02 PM	#26
chredwdew Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 273	I have to agree. Now that a city and country is show for a players origin, it is a little more noticable when you have a 6'3" 250Lbs Catcher from Fessenden ND named Kurozawa Suzuki. Dont' get me wrong I understand the process and why this happens, just waiting for something like the origin generator that I used for v6 to come out. Last edited by chredwdew; 06-01-2006 at 11:31 PM.

06-01-2006, 11:31 PM	#31
CubsFan915 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 69	I haven't seen any "unusual" names yet, (as opposed to say, Guillermo Matsushi, like I've seen in the past) but I have seen spellings like Gonezales and Hernandiz... Has anyone ever heard of the first name "Conrado"? I've got a Conrado Ramircz (sic) as well. Conrado sounds funny to me... __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Manager/Grand Poobah, Richmond Confederates, Front Office Baseball League

06-01-2006, 10:54 PM	#24
Razorblade Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ye Olde London Village, England Posts: 91	I got a Steven Hawking pitching for my Mariners team...

06-01-2006, 11:10 PM	#28
ssmith1938 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 23	Sheesh everyone jumps on him when he is 100% right...I dont have a single Johnson/Smith in my entire league but I do have: Manley, Xun, Setien, Canamar, Qiao, Payamps, Negrtte, de Krijger, Clenfuegos, von Wilsdorf, and Quglielmo whoa whoa....I found a Kennedy - shocking!

06-01-2006, 11:40 PM	#32
trapper Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 114	In the very first game of my first season after a fantasy draft the opposing starting pitcher was Liang-hsi Qu, a 7'0" 230lb pitcher from Toronto, Canada. And then he got tired after throwing 65 pitches and was taken out in the 5th inning while pitching a shutout. Ok...

06-02-2006, 12:01 AM	#34
trapper Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 114	I think the problem people have is that the general population of teh US is not an accurate representation of Major League players in terms of names. Obviously the Major leagues will have a much higher percentage of English names compared to the overall population of the US.

06-02-2006, 05:00 AM	#39
caleyjag Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 13	I set my foreigner limit to 5% and it seems a decent enough level to me. Didn't notice anything too out of the ordinary. Although I'd rather they realised not every third Scotsman in called Callum, or has a name ending with Mc or Mac, and discovering a player called Hamish McSporran just isn't funny! That actually spoiled the game slightly for me. I know it's all random names, I just thought the game would be a bit cleverer than just sticking to "if you want a Scottish league we'll use only Scottish names".