I want to Punish the Astros in my Franchise

[Keirik]

Quote: Originally Posted by tejada1076

Bashing is one thing. Mention of throwing at heads and just injuring people is another. It is a video game. Correct. But the level of vitriol would make it seem that these players committed felonies and would be on the FBI Most Dangerous List. Knock the picks, do whatever. As a fan, that’s great and all. I just got irked when there was mention of throwing at heads. These are video game characters, no harm no foul. But it’s not hard to see the level of vitriol out there in real life and the myriad of deranged comments and death threats these players and families have gotten in real life. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lol my god dude. Way to try and victimize these idiots for going above and beyond to ruin the integrity of the game. Oh these poor poor Astros lol. It’s a video game thread. I swear, people will find a way to be offended in everything these days.

[Itsma806]

What are your plans for punishment for Red Sox players who participated in the Apple watch scandal?

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[KnightTemplar]

For me, as it is my video game , I will be punishing every player who was on the 2017 Astros team, even if they are now on another team. Seems fair to me. Not sure yet how long, but it will be more than a week, perhaps a few months. Like Bullit said, if there was a way to suspend them that would suffice in my virtual world.

[Starducket Moon]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bullit

Wow so much to unpack here. Sure there are plenty of teams and players that got caught doing "illegal" things. I am sure some folks out there would like to see punishments for cheating and breaking the rules to be both more stringent and less so at the same time. But that is really not relevant to the thread I started here. This is the current drama going on in Baseball. I felt like I wanted to do something in MY franchise in a VIDEO GAME that I thought would be, for me, an appropriate punishment in my FICTIONAL world. I am not nor have I attacked fans or even individual players. Its just something I felt like doing as more of an experiment than anything else. If Astros fans cant handle folks bashing their team for what will most likely be the whole season. Then they really need to either toughen up a bit or move on from public forums and opinions that differ from theirs. This was't created to discuss quilt or innocence. Nor to lament the unfairness of Professional Baseball. I am trying something in MY game that will affect exactly ZERO people in the world and asked for some input and opinions. You know those things that seem to bother so many people? I appreciate the input from those that actually wanted to participate in the discussion. Thanks

I never said you couldn't post the upteenth Astros bashing thread this month. I'm saying it's gotten old and stale. You created this public thread about the Astros and that's why I'm venting about it here. Nothing personal.



This is the home stretch to the release. It's the time for positivity and optimism. Opening day is coming. Every team has a great storyline waiting to happen.



The Nats after losing their franchise player struggled along in 2019 with some injuries and a brutal bullpen and got hot starting with a huge comeback against my beloved Mets, get the WC and shut out the Brewers. They beat the Dodgers, the most talented team in baseball, in 5. They swept the Cards to win the pennant. Then the underdogs faced the Houston powerhouse, caught wind of a sign stealing scheme and beat it, winning their first WS title in 7 games. Now they have the opportunity to prove it wasn't a fluke. It's a new year and they lost another franchise free agent, but they're still dangerous. They're a stacked team in a stacked division. Can they repeat?



That's a story! And I'm hardly seeing anyone talk about it because of the Astros.

[Bullit]

Quote: Originally Posted by Starducket Moon

I never said you couldn't post the upteenth Astros bashing thread this month. I'm saying it's gotten old and stale. You created this public thread about the Astros and that's why I'm venting about it here. Nothing personal. This is the home stretch to the release. It's the time for positivity and optimism. Opening day is coming. Every team has a great storyline waiting to happen. The Nats after losing their franchise player struggled along in 2019 with some injuries and a brutal bullpen and got hot starting with a huge comeback against my beloved Mets, get the WC and shut out the Brewers. They beat the Dodgers, the most talented team in baseball, in 5. They swept the Cards to win the pennant. Then the underdogs faced the Houston powerhouse, caught wind of a sign stealing scheme and beat it, winning their first WS title in 7 games. Now they have the opportunity to prove it wasn't a fluke. It's a new year and they lost another franchise free agent, but they're still dangerous. They're a stacked team in a stacked division. Can they repeat? That's a story! And I'm hardly seeing anyone talk about it because of the Astros.

Show me one post where I bashed the Astro's? I too have posted about stopping the bashing of Houston. I started a thread about MY franchise and asking for input, opinions and conversation. I have not said one thing bad about any player or team.

The topics you are seeming to be concerned with ARE being talked about in the Real World Baseball threads. I am trying to have a conversation with like minded folks about a Fictional Video Game Franchise. How hard is this to grasp.

If this thread offends you so much. You know there is no rule that you have to read a thread that you do not have any valid input to add or have a conversation about.

[Grey_Osprey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

looking at Astros fan Tony Adams 'bangs chart' list, Marwin , Springer, Beltran, Bregman & Yuli were the recipients of 120-147 bangs. except for Beltran, they should get 80 game suspensions/injured list (IMO). Correa, Marisnick, McCann & Gattis received 45-97 bangs. I assume McCann & Gattis wont be in the Show this year, but the other 2 should get 40 game suspensions/injured list. Altuve, Aoki, Tyler White, Derek Fisher,Reddick, JD Davis, Stassi, Maybin & Centeno, 13-28 bangs, 20 game suspension/injured list. AJ Reed 4 bangs, 10 game suspension/injured list. Tony Kemp, 0 bangs, 0 suspension.

I really like this idea. Might even double the suspensions.

Personally, I think ALL of them should have received the Pete Rose/Shoeless Joe Jackson treatment and been indefinitely suspended/banned from baseball. If it's good enough for Pete and Shoeless Joe, it's good enough for these cheaters too.

[ChaseB]

(This is a joke-y thread, I wouldn't worry too much about trying to justify their actions or encapsulating them, just have fun with it. If you don't think it's funny or whatever, then I get it, but just try to move on to the next thread then.)

[Bullit]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChaseB

(This is a joke-y thread, I wouldn't worry too much about trying to justify their actions or encapsulating them, just have fun with it. If you don't think it's funny or whatever, then I get it, but just try to move on to the next thread then.)

Actually this wasn't meant to be a joke at all. I was truly looking for input/opinions into suspending players in Franchise Mode.

i have always just taken away draft picks or something. Then I had the idea of "injuring" players to equal suspensions and just wanted to talk it out with like minded folks here on OS.