OOTP 20 Challenge Draft Thread - Rd 17 Pick 10 (spleen1015) - Page 3

Breeze · 08-09-2019, 10:46 AM

Vince's team looking like the National League All-Star teams from the 60s...

bhlloy · 08-09-2019, 10:56 AM

C Johnny Bench, 1972 Cincinnati Reds

Vince, Pt. II · 08-09-2019, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breeze

Vince's team looking like the National League All-Star teams from the 60s...

Ha! Didn't even think about that.

tarcone · 08-09-2019, 01:51 PM

1980 3B Mike Schmidt Phillies

DavidCorperial · 08-09-2019, 05:55 PM

4.9 - 1910 2B Eddie Collins Philadelphia Athletics

Vince, Pt. II · 08-09-2019, 06:12 PM

Feels to me like we're starting to run out of "no brainer" picks.

Breeze · 08-09-2019, 06:21 PM

On my phone so doing my best to keep this going:

1972 Steve Carlton - Phillies
1932 Jimmy Foxx - A’s

DavidCorperial · 08-09-2019, 06:24 PM

5.2 - 2001 RF Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs

EagleFan · 08-09-2019, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidCorperial

4.9 - 1910 2B Eddie Collins Philadelphia Athletics

Interesting choice. Why 1910 over 1920? Not judging, just curious.

EagleFan · 08-09-2019, 06:48 PM

Marking my spot with an updated:

Current Positional Rankings
C - Dragons
1B - Corn Kings, Federals, Clowns
2B - Knights, Federals, Cyberams
3B - Knights, Raiders, Corn Kings
SS - Raiders, Knights, Federals, Wreckers, Cyberams, Steamers
LF - Clowns, Steamers, Aquaracers, Cyberams
CF - Steamers, Wreckers, Knights, Dragons, Corn Kings
RF - Federals, Raiders, Cyberams, Aquaracers, Wreckers
SP - Aquaracers, Steamers, Clowns, Corn Kings, Dragons, Wreckers, Raiders, Federals, Cyberams
RP - n/a
CL - n/a

Vince, Pt. II · 08-09-2019, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Interesting choice. Why 1910 over 1920? Not judging, just curious.

Guessing the 81 Stolen Bases? I personally had Eddie on my list in 1914.

DavidCorperial · 08-09-2019, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Guessing the 81 Stolen Bases? I personally had Eddie on my list in 1914.

That plus it's regarded as his best defensive year by far.

Vince, Pt. II · 08-09-2019, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Interesting choice. Why 1910 over 1920? Not judging, just curious.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Guessing the 81 Stolen Bases? I personally had Eddie on my list in 1914.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidCorperial

That plus it's regarded as his best defensive year by far.

This has been one of the more fascinating things about the draft for me - watching what year people are picking for each player and comparing it to which year I would have picked for them.

tarcone · 08-09-2019, 09:42 PM

Brooklyn Dodgers 2B Jackie Robinson 1949

I think at this point its who is your favorite

EagleFan · 08-09-2019, 09:53 PM

updated through here.

EagleFan · 08-09-2019, 09:53 PM

Nice pick.

bhlloy · 08-09-2019, 10:07 PM

That was going to be my pick, give me a bit more time

thehitcat · 08-09-2019, 10:27 PM

Good picks everyone. I'm only able to do a quick check in tonight. I'll be getting to my pick in the AM so if you're after me you can crash now

EagleFan · 08-09-2019, 10:29 PM

I have a list that Vince sent in. I'll post his pock after bhlloy's.

bhlloy · 08-09-2019, 10:29 PM

SS Robin Yount, 1982 Milwaukee Brewers

EagleFan · 08-09-2019, 10:32 PM

Vince's pick:

1B Todd Helton 2000 Rockies

EagleFan · 08-09-2019, 10:39 PM

Updated through here. (sorry, just so I can keep my sanity

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Vince, Pt. II · 08-10-2019, 02:13 AM

At the risk of tipping my hand, I'll actually change that pick if no one minds.

5.5 "Grover" Pete Alexander - SP - 1915 - Philadelphia Phillies

cmgdodgers · 08-10-2019, 06:21 AM

5.6 1914 Tris Speaker BOS

tarcone · 08-10-2019, 08:50 AM

Been studying the draft so far. This has been fantastic and is making me think about buying the game.

One thing Im curious about is why you picked your team names. I get a couple of the references, but not all. While we are in between picks I would like to hear why you guys named your teams the way you did.

The Big Inning Corn Kings are the best team from the book The Iowa Baseball Confederacy by WP Kinsella. This is my favorite book of his. Mostly because of the references to the area I grew up. The book takes place a few miles south and makes tons of references to places and things I grew up.

Great book.

spleen1015 · 08-10-2019, 08:53 AM

My team name is something that I typically use when I get to pick a team name in OOTP. I live in Indy and the Indianapolis Clowns were a Negro League team. I like the name and I like to pay homage to them.

Question. Does my Walter Johnson pick count as a Washington pick or a Twins pick? The Washington Senators team that he was on eventually moved to Minnesota.

thehitcat · 08-10-2019, 09:18 AM

Otisburg is from one of my favorite scenes in the original Superman movie.

Superman & Lex Luthor - YouTube

Aquaracers just kind of stuck.

yeah826 · 08-10-2019, 10:19 AM

1984 Ryne Sandberg 2B Chicago Cubs

Breeze · 08-10-2019, 10:34 AM

Wait, I'm confused...did Vince get Helton or Alexander? I don't care, just need to know who's still available?

Breeze · 08-10-2019, 10:47 AM

I used to play in a face to face league with the old Superstars Baseball game (which was the SI version of the Avalon Hill game). The teams already in the league used secondary southern markets for their towns (Asheville, Charleston, Augusta, etc.), so I chose Tallahassee, which was my college town. The name Federals came from the Federal League...I thought it sounded like a classic baseball team name.

tarcone · 08-10-2019, 10:51 AM

Love the Superstars Baseball game. Still have it in my game room. A head to head league sounds fantastic. So much fun, I imagine.

tarcone · 08-10-2019, 10:54 AM

There is a Vassal module for Superstar Baseball. An idea could be forming. Sunday night baseball league? Head to head play. Maybe a 30 game league.
Similar format to this?

Hmmmm. Would I have the time?

Breeze · 08-10-2019, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarcone

Love the Superstars Baseball game. Still have it in my game room. A head to head league sounds fantastic. So much fun, I imagine.

It was awesome...I was the 6th team when I joined. We played 24 game seasons...2 game sets with each team getting 1 game as the home team. We played every time we got together (while having a few beers). We ended up playing 5 or so seasons (after I joined) and the league grew to 12 before life broke apart the group. I even created 10 negro league players that we added in the game to provide some depth after the expansion.

Breeze · 08-10-2019, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarcone

There is a Vassal module for Superstar Baseball. An idea could be forming. Sunday night baseball league? Head to head play. Maybe a 30 game league.
Similar format to this?

Hmmmm. Would I have the time?

I'd play. I love this kind of stuff...

EagleFan · 08-10-2019, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breeze

Wait, I'm confused...did Vince get Helton or Alexander? I don't care, just need to know who's still available?

Alexander, since he was able to make his pick instead of his list before another player did.

thehitcat · 08-10-2019, 11:03 AM

Alfonso Soriano 2B -2002 New York Yankees

Breeze · 08-10-2019, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Alexander, since he was able to make his pick instead of his list before another player did.

Great...thanks...

EagleFan · 08-10-2019, 11:11 AM

Updated through here.

Current Positional Rankings
C - Dragons
1B - Corn Kings, Federals, Clowns
2B - Knights, Federals, Corn Kings, Steamers, Cyberams, Aquaracers
3B - Knights, Raiders, Corn Kings
SS - Raiders, Knights, Federals, Wreckers, Dragons, Cyberams, Steamers
LF - Clowns, Steamers, Aquaracers, Cyberams
CF - Steamers, Wreckers, Knights, Dragons, Corn Kings
RF - Federals, Raiders, Cyberams, Aquaracers, Wreckers
SP - Aquaracers, Steamers, Clowns, Corn Kings, Dragons, Wreckers, Raiders, Federals, Cyberams
RP - n/a
CL - n/a

DavidCorperial · 08-10-2019, 11:11 AM

Cyberams was my high schools team name and I just like it, so I use it often.

EagleFan · 08-10-2019, 11:19 AM

Even though my team isn't on here anymore my answer is pretty straight forward. We had a minor league team in the area that were the AC Surf. Shame the casinos basically treated them like competition instead of embracing them to help bring people in. The stadium was nice, a view of the city skyline. It was a nice way to spend an evening. Unfortunately they left several years ago.

jbergey22 · 08-10-2019, 11:38 AM

Hal Newhouser, SP Cleveland Indians 1945

Vince, Pt. II · 08-10-2019, 12:06 PM

I lived in a neighborhood of San Jose dubbed "Willow Glen" for several years, and it's one of my favorite places to visit still. Picked the Wreckers nickname for an auto wrecker yard near the outside edge of the neighborhood.

EagleFan · 08-10-2019, 01:15 PM

Will be away for while. Updated to here.

spleen1015 · 08-10-2019, 08:32 PM

5.10 Mike Piazza 1997 Dodgers
6.1 Nap Lajoie 1904 Cleveland

thehitcat · 08-10-2019, 08:40 PM

jbergey22 was going to be out for a bit so he gave me his pick.

Rod Carew 1B 1977 Minnesota Twins

thehitcat · 08-10-2019, 08:41 PM

Now my pick

Eric Davis CF 1987 Cincinatti Reds

yeah826 · 08-10-2019, 08:59 PM

1967 Roberto Clemente RF Pittsburgh Pirates

cmgdodgers · 08-10-2019, 09:08 PM

1908 SP Christy Mathewson Giants

Vince, Pt. II · 08-10-2019, 09:31 PM

6.6 Todd Helton - 1B - 2000 - Colorado Rockies

Breeze · 08-10-2019, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

6.6 Todd Helton - 1B - 2000 - Colorado Rockies

Well that worked out nicely...

08-09-2019, 01:51 PM	#104
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	1980 3B Mike Schmidt Phillies __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

08-09-2019, 06:12 PM	#106
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Feels to me like we're starting to run out of "no brainer" picks. Last edited by Vince, Pt. II : 08-09-2019 at 09:52 PM.

08-09-2019, 06:21 PM	#107
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	On my phone so doing my best to keep this going: 1972 Steve Carlton - Phillies 1932 Jimmy Foxx - A’s Last edited by Breeze : 08-09-2019 at 06:22 PM.

08-09-2019, 06:48 PM	#110
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Marking my spot with an updated: Current Positional Rankings C - Dragons 1B - Corn Kings, Federals, Clowns 2B - Knights, Federals, Cyberams 3B - Knights, Raiders, Corn Kings SS - Raiders, Knights, Federals, Wreckers, Cyberams, Steamers LF - Clowns, Steamers, Aquaracers, Cyberams CF - Steamers, Wreckers, Knights, Dragons, Corn Kings RF - Federals, Raiders, Cyberams, Aquaracers, Wreckers SP - Aquaracers, Steamers, Clowns, Corn Kings, Dragons, Wreckers, Raiders, Federals, Cyberams RP - n/a CL - n/a __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

08-09-2019, 09:42 PM	#114
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Brooklyn Dodgers 2B Jackie Robinson 1949 I think at this point its who is your favorite __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

08-09-2019, 10:46 AM	#101
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	Vince's team looking like the National League All-Star teams from the 60s...

08-09-2019, 10:56 AM	#102
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	C Johnny Bench, 1972 Cincinnati Reds

08-09-2019, 05:55 PM	#105
DavidCorperial High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Stamford, CT	4.9 - 1910 2B Eddie Collins Philadelphia Athletics

08-09-2019, 06:24 PM	#108
DavidCorperial High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Stamford, CT	5.2 - 2001 RF Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs

08-09-2019, 09:53 PM	#115
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	updated through here. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

08-09-2019, 09:53 PM	#116
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Nice pick. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

08-09-2019, 10:07 PM	#117
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	That was going to be my pick, give me a bit more time

08-09-2019, 10:27 PM	#118
thehitcat H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Feb 2007	Good picks everyone. I'm only able to do a quick check in tonight. I'll be getting to my pick in the AM so if you're after me you can crash now

08-09-2019, 10:29 PM	#119
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	I have a list that Vince sent in. I'll post his pock after bhlloy's. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

08-09-2019, 10:29 PM	#120
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	SS Robin Yount, 1982 Milwaukee Brewers

08-09-2019, 10:32 PM	#121
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Vince's pick: 1B Todd Helton 2000 Rockies __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

08-09-2019, 10:39 PM	#122
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Updated through here. (sorry, just so I can keep my sanity ) __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

08-10-2019, 02:13 AM	#123
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	At the risk of tipping my hand, I'll actually change that pick if no one minds. 5.5 "Grover" Pete Alexander - SP - 1915 - Philadelphia Phillies

08-10-2019, 06:21 AM	#124
cmgdodgers High School JV Join Date: Jun 2004	5.6 1914 Tris Speaker BOS Last edited by cmgdodgers : 08-10-2019 at 06:21 AM.

08-10-2019, 08:50 AM	#125
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Been studying the draft so far. This has been fantastic and is making me think about buying the game. One thing Im curious about is why you picked your team names. I get a couple of the references, but not all. While we are in between picks I would like to hear why you guys named your teams the way you did. The Big Inning Corn Kings are the best team from the book The Iowa Baseball Confederacy by WP Kinsella. This is my favorite book of his. Mostly because of the references to the area I grew up. The book takes place a few miles south and makes tons of references to places and things I grew up. Great book. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15 Last edited by tarcone : 08-10-2019 at 09:38 AM.

08-10-2019, 08:53 AM	#126
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	My team name is something that I typically use when I get to pick a team name in OOTP. I live in Indy and the Indianapolis Clowns were a Negro League team. I like the name and I like to pay homage to them. Question. Does my Walter Johnson pick count as a Washington pick or a Twins pick? The Washington Senators team that he was on eventually moved to Minnesota. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

08-10-2019, 09:18 AM	#127
thehitcat H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Feb 2007	Otisburg is from one of my favorite scenes in the original Superman movie. Superman & Lex Luthor - YouTube Aquaracers just kind of stuck.

08-10-2019, 10:19 AM	#128
yeah826 High School JV Join Date: Sep 2010	1984 Ryne Sandberg 2B Chicago Cubs

08-10-2019, 10:34 AM	#129
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	Wait, I'm confused...did Vince get Helton or Alexander? I don't care, just need to know who's still available?

08-10-2019, 10:47 AM	#130
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	I used to play in a face to face league with the old Superstars Baseball game (which was the SI version of the Avalon Hill game). The teams already in the league used secondary southern markets for their towns (Asheville, Charleston, Augusta, etc.), so I chose Tallahassee, which was my college town. The name Federals came from the Federal League...I thought it sounded like a classic baseball team name.

08-10-2019, 10:51 AM	#131
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Love the Superstars Baseball game. Still have it in my game room. A head to head league sounds fantastic. So much fun, I imagine. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

08-10-2019, 10:54 AM	#132
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	There is a Vassal module for Superstar Baseball. An idea could be forming. Sunday night baseball league? Head to head play. Maybe a 30 game league. Similar format to this? Hmmmm. Would I have the time? __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

08-10-2019, 11:03 AM	#136
thehitcat H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Feb 2007	Alfonso Soriano 2B -2002 New York Yankees

08-10-2019, 11:11 AM	#138
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Updated through here. Current Positional Rankings C - Dragons 1B - Corn Kings, Federals, Clowns 2B - Knights, Federals, Corn Kings, Steamers, Cyberams, Aquaracers 3B - Knights, Raiders, Corn Kings SS - Raiders, Knights, Federals, Wreckers, Dragons, Cyberams, Steamers LF - Clowns, Steamers, Aquaracers, Cyberams CF - Steamers, Wreckers, Knights, Dragons, Corn Kings RF - Federals, Raiders, Cyberams, Aquaracers, Wreckers SP - Aquaracers, Steamers, Clowns, Corn Kings, Dragons, Wreckers, Raiders, Federals, Cyberams RP - n/a CL - n/a __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

08-10-2019, 11:11 AM	#139
DavidCorperial High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Stamford, CT	Cyberams was my high schools team name and I just like it, so I use it often.

08-10-2019, 11:19 AM	#140
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Even though my team isn't on here anymore my answer is pretty straight forward. We had a minor league team in the area that were the AC Surf. Shame the casinos basically treated them like competition instead of embracing them to help bring people in. The stadium was nice, a view of the city skyline. It was a nice way to spend an evening. Unfortunately they left several years ago. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

08-10-2019, 11:38 AM	#141
jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	Hal Newhouser, SP Cleveland Indians 1945

08-10-2019, 12:06 PM	#142
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	I lived in a neighborhood of San Jose dubbed "Willow Glen" for several years, and it's one of my favorite places to visit still. Picked the Wreckers nickname for an auto wrecker yard near the outside edge of the neighborhood.

08-10-2019, 01:15 PM	#143
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Will be away for while. Updated to here. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

08-10-2019, 08:32 PM	#144
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	5.10 Mike Piazza 1997 Dodgers 6.1 Nap Lajoie 1904 Cleveland __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?