Teams without nicknames

Otviss · 02-04-2014, 05:34 PM

Hello there, I'm creating a league. But i would like the town names only, and not a nickname. Let's say : Washington Wolves..

Just want it to say Washington, is this possible? How does the game handle that?

endgame · 02-04-2014, 05:42 PM

Just where do you want the game to handle this, everywhere?

Otviss · 02-04-2014, 06:02 PM

Yes, exacty all the time. Does the game commentator, take it into account?

Ike348 · 02-04-2014, 06:04 PM

I too would like to know... a league I am creating has it's main focus on the cities, and nicknames are kind of useless. I know it can be done, but I don't want a news story or PBP to say, "The shut out the 6-0.

The Game · 02-04-2014, 06:21 PM

In nickname area put the city name also but you will on occasion have a story of the Washington Washington beat the Philadelphia Philadelphia. You go with Baseball Club for all of them but then you have Washingtons Joe Smith dominated the Baseball Club. Just dont know who. I would do city abbreviation with Baseball Club. Washington WAS Baseball Club beat the Philadelphia PHI Baseball Club.

Otviss · 02-04-2014, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by The Game

You go with Baseball Club for all of them but then you have Washingtons Joe Smith dominated the Baseball Club. Just dont know who. I would do city abbreviation with Baseball Club. Washington WAS Baseball Club beat the Philadelphia PHI Baseball Club.

Is this true though? A nickname is compulsory?

Bluenoser · 02-04-2014, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Otviss

Is this true though? A nickname is compulsory?

No, not compulsory; but as The Game said, you'll get weird news stories sometimes.

Otviss · 02-04-2014, 06:42 PM

But The game only talked about situations where you had either the city name as nickname or "baseball club" as nickname, not if it was blank, eh?

The Game · 02-04-2014, 06:49 PM

I have never tried to leave them blank. I am interested to see what it would do.

txranger · 02-04-2014, 07:07 PM

It just refers to the teams like this...

Ike348 · 02-04-2014, 07:11 PM

I have played iOOTP (OOTP for iPhone, pretty much a lite version), which comes without team nicknames because of Apple rules. Once I forgot to put them in, and during PBP I would get "BIG inning! The score 5 runs on 6 hits..." or "The have a 2-2 record against the this year", and in news, "The Jimmy Rollins went 5-5 against the today". Basically every time a nickname is used, nothing would be put in it's place, hence the double spaces. You could do a massive edit of the english.xml file, rewording all of the team nickname tags so instead of, "The Phillies down the Marlins", which would lead to a double space, you could have "Philadelphia downs Miami" which would work fine.

One thing that couldn't be fixed, as you would have extra spaces in places like player history, for example, "Was traded to the Philadelphia for Freddy Galvis", or something to that effect. And the "the City" doesn't sound to great either.

EDIT: Seeing tx's post you might not get the double space, but the extra the sounds bad and you would get no team when only the nickname is mentioned.

Otviss · 02-04-2014, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by txranger

It just refers to the teams like this...

FOR THE TEXAS? really...?... mh.

endgame · 02-04-2014, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Otviss

FOR THE TEXAS? really...?... mh.

The likely result. Maybe take the variation The Game suggested, and put the team's abbreviation in the nickname slot. At least The TEX doesn't sound outrageously out of place. FWIW

02-04-2014, 05:34 PM	#1
Otviss Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Sweden Posts: 12	Teams without nicknames Hello there, I'm creating a league. But i would like the town names only, and not a nickname. Let's say : Washington Wolves.. Just want it to say Washington, is this possible? How does the game handle that?

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02-04-2014, 06:21 PM	#5
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,937	In nickname area put the city name also but you will on occasion have a story of the Washington Washington beat the Philadelphia Philadelphia. You go with Baseball Club for all of them but then you have Washingtons Joe Smith dominated the Baseball Club. Just dont know who. I would do city abbreviation with Baseball Club. Washington WAS Baseball Club beat the Philadelphia PHI Baseball Club. __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong" Last edited by The Game; 02-04-2014 at 06:24 PM.

02-04-2014, 06:49 PM	#9
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,937	I have never tried to leave them blank. I am interested to see what it would do. __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

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txranger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: "Deep in the Heart Of" Posts: 8,325	It just refers to the teams like this... Attached Images __________________

02-04-2014, 06:02 PM	#3
Otviss Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Sweden Posts: 12	Yes, exacty all the time. Does the game commentator, take it into account?

02-04-2014, 06:42 PM	#8
Otviss Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Sweden Posts: 12	But The game only talked about situations where you had either the city name as nickname or "baseball club" as nickname, not if it was blank, eh?