unpopular players

wildcatrevival · 07-29-2010, 04:24 AM

In my online league, I noticed that Gil Meche has a popularity rating of "Disliked" for both local and national levels. I have never noticed this before nor have I ever seen it anywhere else. How often do you see disliked ratings? Anybody have experience with this? Will my fans get excited if I get rid of him?

BMW · 07-29-2010, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by wildcatrevival

In my online league, I noticed that Gil Meche has a popularity rating of "Disliked" for both local and national levels. I have never noticed this before nor have I ever seen it anywhere else. How often do you see disliked ratings? Anybody have experience with this? Will my fans get excited if I get rid of him?

I believe the only way to become Disliked, aside from manually editing him, is that he failed a PED test and was suspended at some point in the past.

Daern · 07-29-2010, 12:02 PM

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I believe the only way to become Disliked, aside from manually editing him, is that he failed a PED test and was suspended at some point in the past.

Not true in my experience. I had one player, a perennial MVP and gold glove CF, with no PED suspensions, indeed no suspensions at all, who was disliked his entire career.

hefalumps · 07-29-2010, 01:52 PM

The only player I've noticed as being "Disliked" was after he was suspended ten games for arguing/fighting - can't remember which.

wellsoliver · 07-29-2010, 02:29 PM

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Not true in my experience. I had one player, a perennial MVP and gold glove CF, with no PED suspensions, indeed no suspensions at all, who was disliked his entire career.

Was he perhaps named Barry Bonds?

cblacker · 07-29-2010, 04:14 PM

Milton Bradley is also 'Disliked.'

wildcatrevival · 07-29-2010, 04:24 PM

sure enough, he failed a drug test a few months ago. thats a pretty interesting feature i think. thanks for the info.

awsombill · 07-30-2010, 02:01 AM

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Was he perhaps named Barry Bonds?

While Barry Bonds may have been disliked everywhere else, he was, and still is, extremely popular in San Francisco.

As for the game, the only players I have ever noticed as Disliked were those who were suspended for drug use.

StyxNCa · 07-30-2010, 09:39 AM

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While Barry Bonds may have been disliked everywhere else, he was, and still is, extremely popular in San Francisco.

As for the game, the only players I have ever noticed as Disliked were those who were suspended for drug use.

Just goes to further prove how out of touch with reality SF is.

I don't believe Reggie Jackson was ever liked.

TribeFanInNC · 07-30-2010, 09:50 AM

I saw a guy in a feeder league draft once that was disliked. I have no idea if he got suspended or whatnot in the feeder league.

GMLoophole · 07-30-2010, 10:05 AM

that after a year with the Nationals in my dynasty Elijah Dukes has gone from "disliked" to "extremely popular". Maybe a political career is in the offing?

ashantewarrier · 07-30-2010, 10:58 AM

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Just goes to further prove how out of touch with reality SF is.

I don't believe Reggie Jackson was ever liked.

Wrong! Reggie Jackson was my childhood hero. I was 12 years old in 1977 the year that he joined the Yanks! We loved him here in New York! Reggie candy bars was a favorite here!

StyxNCa · 07-30-2010, 11:04 AM

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Wrong! Reggie Jackson was my childhood hero. I was 12 years old in 1977 the year that he joined the Yanks! We loved him here in New York! Reggie candy bars was a favorite here!

There's a difference between loving a player as a player and loving them as a person. As a huge Redskins fan, back in the first Joe Gibbs era, I loved Joe Theismann as a QB but couldn't stand him as a person. It's the "person" part that disrupts locker rooms and such, not the athlete part.

GMLoophole · 07-30-2010, 11:44 AM

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Wrong! Reggie Jackson was my childhood hero. I was 12 years old in 1977 the year that he joined the Yanks! We loved him here in New York! Reggie candy bars was a favorite here!

Same, except insert "northern California" and "joined the A's".

ashantewarrier · 07-30-2010, 03:50 PM

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There's a difference between loving a player as a player and loving them as a person. As a huge Redskins fan, back in the first Joe Gibbs era, I loved Joe Theismann as a QB but couldn't stand him as a person. It's the "person" part that disrupts locker rooms and such, not the athlete part.

Reggie Jackson is a New York icon. Maybe you guys outside of New York didn't like him but we LOVED him here! He talked the talk and walked to walked. He came here after the Yanks got stomped by the Reds and all but guaranteed that he was going to get the Yanks over the top. Remember, the Yanks had not won a World Series in 15 years! An eternity for Yankee fans!

In fact, I remember as a 17 year old attending the game back in 1982 where came back to Yankee Stadium as an Angel and we gave him a standing ovation. Reggie was the man! If you're not a longtime Yankee fan you wouldn't understand. Or an A's fan for that matter!

I'm speaking from my personal experience growing up in Brooklyn as a Yankee fan in the 70's. Believe me they would not have given him his own candy bar if he was not popular here in New York and throughout baseball at that time.

StyxNCa · 07-30-2010, 04:00 PM

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Reggie Jackson is a New York icon. Maybe you guys outside of New York didn't like him but we LOVED him here! He talked the talk and walked to walked. He came here after the Yanks got stomped by the Reds and all but guaranteed that he was going to get the Yanks over the top. Remember, the Yanks had not won a World Series in 15 years! An eternity for Yankee fans!

In fact, I remember as a 17 year old attending the game back in 1982 where came back to Yankee Stadium as an Angel and we gave him a standing ovation. Reggie was the man! If you're not a longtime Yankee fan you wouldn't understand. Or an A's fan for that matter!

I'm speaking from my personal experience growing up in Brooklyn as a Yankee fan in the 70's. Believe me they would not have given him his own candy bar if he was not popular here in New York and throughout baseball at that time.

The mafia is popular in NY. NY loved the Dapper Don.

fintach · 07-30-2010, 04:49 PM

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The mafia is popular in NY. NY loved the Dapper Don.

Okay, StyxNCa, I think we all get that you can't stand Reggie Jackson. That doesn't mean he wasn't popular.

But to parlay that into a segue. . . .

Has anyone run across a player who is largely Disliked, but Popular or better locally? (Obviously Barry Bonds is only one real life example.)

What about players who are nationally Unknown, but Popular or Disliked locally? My favorite example of this is from the Giants of the late 70s/early 80s: Johnny LeMaster, who is forever known to Giants fans as Johnny Disaster.

How bad was it for Johnny? At one point he was so tired of being booed that he flipped off Candlestick Park with both hands from his post at shortstop, in the middle of a game.

Daern · 07-30-2010, 04:57 PM

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The mafia is popular in NY. NY loved the Dapper Don.

Hurray for ad hominem attacks.

Or, well, whatever the equivalent is for cities, seeing as "hominem" implies a person.

Seriously, StycNCa, you're arguing like a moron.

ashantewarrier · 07-30-2010, 04:59 PM

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The mafia is popular in NY. NY loved the Dapper Don.

Reggie Jackson analogous to the mob? Typical anti-Yankee sentiment..

GMLoophole · 07-30-2010, 05:05 PM

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How bad was it for Johnny? At one point he was so tired of being booed that he flipped off Candlestick Park with both hands from his post at shortstop, in the middle of a game.

Problem solved: when he stitched "BOO" onto the back of his uniform. Fans just shouted his name ALL GAME LONG

07-29-2010, 04:24 AM	#1
wildcatrevival Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 58	unpopular players In my online league, I noticed that Gil Meche has a popularity rating of "Disliked" for both local and national levels. I have never noticed this before nor have I ever seen it anywhere else. How often do you see disliked ratings? Anybody have experience with this? Will my fans get excited if I get rid of him?

07-30-2010, 10:05 AM	#11
GMLoophole All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 863	I noticed that after a year with the Nationals in my dynasty Elijah Dukes has gone from "disliked" to "extremely popular". Maybe a political career is in the offing?

07-29-2010, 01:52 PM	#4
hefalumps All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,392	The only player I've noticed as being "Disliked" was after he was suspended ten games for arguing/fighting - can't remember which.

07-29-2010, 04:14 PM	#6
cblacker Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 324	Milton Bradley is also 'Disliked.'

07-29-2010, 04:24 PM	#7
wildcatrevival Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 58	sure enough, he failed a drug test a few months ago. thats a pretty interesting feature i think. thanks for the info.

07-30-2010, 09:50 AM	#10
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	I saw a guy in a feeder league draft once that was disliked. I have no idea if he got suspended or whatnot in the feeder league.