Swamp Out of the Park Baseball 2017 - Offseason
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Swamp Out of the Park Baseball 2017 - Offseason
So here's the new game idea I alluded to when winding down the RimWorld thread:
I know a few here are familiar with Out of the Park Baseball, but for those who aren't: it's a game that allows you to simulate an entire baseball universe, managing teams on the field or from the front office, and playing out season after season. It doesn't have pirate raids, vomit sculptures, or eating your own pets (that I know of), but still includes lots of neat story-generation features, such as:
-Starting fights with fans
-Drug suspensions (performance-enhancing and otherwise)
-Getting injured in road-rage incidents
-Quirky superstitions like not changing your socks for extended periods of time
What I'm planning to do here is generate an entirely fictional universe, and then create a franchise made up of Swampers and simulate a season. Like with RimWorld, I'll use the polling feature here to crowdsource things like the team name, city, uniforms, etc., and then once we get into the season we can vote on roster moves.
My plan is to play things out to coincide with the 2017 MLB season, with around an update a week that includes game recaps, stats, etc. If I can get it to work, there's also a way to post league standings, statistics, and other information online for everyone's viewing, like looking at an ESPN site.
===== HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED =====
As mentioned above, I'll be putting together a team of players based on Swampers. If you want priority for inclusion, post here or send me a PM with info for how you'd like to appear in-game, including:
-Preferred position (list at least two)
-Preferred uniform number
-How you bat/throw (Right/Left/Switch)
-Your hometown
Note: for the sake of privacy, I won't use anyone's real-life names for anything posted here.
As on right now I'm also taking suggestions for the team city and/or name, which I'll gather here and then put up to polls.
Hoping to gather all the initial input over the next week or so, then posting the team preview here (including your own baseball cards!) before kicking off the season.
I know a few here are familiar with Out of the Park Baseball, but for those who aren't: it's a game that allows you to simulate an entire baseball universe, managing teams on the field or from the front office, and playing out season after season. It doesn't have pirate raids, vomit sculptures, or eating your own pets (that I know of), but still includes lots of neat story-generation features, such as:
-Starting fights with fans
-Drug suspensions (performance-enhancing and otherwise)
-Getting injured in road-rage incidents
-Quirky superstitions like not changing your socks for extended periods of time
What I'm planning to do here is generate an entirely fictional universe, and then create a franchise made up of Swampers and simulate a season. Like with RimWorld, I'll use the polling feature here to crowdsource things like the team name, city, uniforms, etc., and then once we get into the season we can vote on roster moves.
My plan is to play things out to coincide with the 2017 MLB season, with around an update a week that includes game recaps, stats, etc. If I can get it to work, there's also a way to post league standings, statistics, and other information online for everyone's viewing, like looking at an ESPN site.
===== HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED =====
As mentioned above, I'll be putting together a team of players based on Swampers. If you want priority for inclusion, post here or send me a PM with info for how you'd like to appear in-game, including:
-Preferred position (list at least two)
-Preferred uniform number
-How you bat/throw (Right/Left/Switch)
-Your hometown
Note: for the sake of privacy, I won't use anyone's real-life names for anything posted here.
As on right now I'm also taking suggestions for the team city and/or name, which I'll gather here and then put up to polls.
Hoping to gather all the initial input over the next week or so, then posting the team preview here (including your own baseball cards!) before kicking off the season.
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wlu lax
position middle infielder or 3rd base (edit: also willing to be a middle reliever and let the other swamp prima donas go for glory as I just eat up innings in blowouts)
#6
right/right
reisterstown, md
position middle infielder or 3rd base (edit: also willing to be a middle reliever and let the other swamp prima donas go for glory as I just eat up innings in blowouts)
#6
right/right
reisterstown, md
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Sabo
Starting pitcher
#55
R/R
Cincinnati, Ohio
For the team name, I propose the Athens Stoners.
ETA: If the game permits you to assign certain pitches to pitchers, then please give me a four-seam fastball, a curveball and a circle-change. That's what I used when I pitched in high school.
Starting pitcher
#55
R/R
Cincinnati, Ohio
For the team name, I propose the Athens Stoners.
ETA: If the game permits you to assign certain pitches to pitchers, then please give me a four-seam fastball, a curveball and a circle-change. That's what I used when I pitched in high school.
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Duff
Corner OF
#11
R/R
Anderson, IN
Corner OF
#11
R/R
Anderson, IN
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Bronto Burglar
CF/RF/1B
#13
L/L
KCMO
CF/RF/1B
#13
L/L
KCMO
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Pruitt
3B/Closer
#34
R/R
Don Mills Ontario Canada
3B/Closer
#34
R/R
Don Mills Ontario Canada
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BSF
#21
CF/1B/Anywhere you need me, coach. I'm here for the team.
R/R
Indianapolis, IN
#21
CF/1B/Anywhere you need me, coach. I'm here for the team.
R/R
Indianapolis, IN
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sancarlos
SS/3B/2B/CF
#3 or #7
R/R
Grand Junction, CO
SS/3B/2B/CF
#3 or #7
R/R
Grand Junction, CO
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I'd like to be the fourth starter in the rotation (more junkballer than flamethrower, should that sort of thing matter) or a utility man, please.
no number preference
R/R
Kalida, OH
no number preference
R/R
Kalida, OH
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I would love to be on your team, Carwash. I would run thru a wall for you.
Slot me in wherever. If there's no room for me in centerfield, maybe I can fill the Max Patkin role. This team needs a clown prince.
bapo
CF/LF/C/clown prince
#74
R/R
From parts unknown
Slot me in wherever. If there's no room for me in centerfield, maybe I can fill the Max Patkin role. This team needs a clown prince.
bapo
CF/LF/C/clown prince
#74
R/R
From parts unknown
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degenerasian
SP/RP
#24
L/L
Vietnam (can start wars)
SP/RP
#24
L/L
Vietnam (can start wars)
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PDX
CF/3B/Catcher
#11
R/R
Corvallis, OR
CF/3B/Catcher
#11
R/R
Corvallis, OR
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brian
SP/RP (or whatever you end up needing really)
#13 or #73
R/R
Dearborn Heights, MI
SP/RP (or whatever you end up needing really)
#13 or #73
R/R
Dearborn Heights, MI
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L-Jam
CF or Badass Setup Man, with power slider and change.
#29
Bats both, Throws right
Washington Township, NJ
CF or Badass Setup Man, with power slider and change.
#29
Bats both, Throws right
Washington Township, NJ
My avatar corresponds on my place in the Swamp posting list with the all-time Home Run list. Number 45 is Paul Konerko with 439.
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As for our team home, I've always been partial to mid-sized college towns. If we can sucker one of them into giving us a $600M stadium, then I think we should go there. Next to beer, we would be the most popular thing in Burlington, Vermont!
Also receiving votes: Boise, ID; Madison, WI; Lawrence, KS; Missoula, MT.
Also receiving votes: Boise, ID; Madison, WI; Lawrence, KS; Missoula, MT.
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Closer / wherever
No number pref
R/R
Charlottesville, VA
No number pref
R/R
Charlottesville, VA
Totally Kafkaesque
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Let's play in FL so I don't have to pay taxes when I end up commanding 20M/yearbapo! wrote:As for our team home, I've always been partial to mid-sized college towns. If we can sucker one of them into giving us a $600M stadium, then I think we should go there. Next to beer, we would be the most popular thing in Burlington, Vermont!
Also receiving votes: Boise, ID; Madison, WI; Lawrence, KS; Missoula, MT.
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Good point. And if we play in Jacksonville or Gainesville, we can just hold Tim Tebow Night whenever attendance starts to decline. Hell, Tebow could even play with us!BSF21 wrote:Let's play in FL so I don't have to pay taxes when I end up commanding 20M/yearbapo! wrote:As for our team home, I've always been partial to mid-sized college towns. If we can sucker one of them into giving us a $600M stadium, then I think we should go there. Next to beer, we would be the most popular thing in Burlington, Vermont!
Also receiving votes: Boise, ID; Madison, WI; Lawrence, KS; Missoula, MT.
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Can't be any worse of an idea than a hockey team in Tampa.bapo! wrote:Good point. And if we play in Jacksonville or Gainesville, we can just hold Tim Tebow Night whenever attendance starts to decline. Hell, Tebow could even play with us!BSF21 wrote:Let's play in FL so I don't have to pay taxes when I end up commanding 20M/yearbapo! wrote:As for our team home, I've always been partial to mid-sized college towns. If we can sucker one of them into giving us a $600M stadium, then I think we should go there. Next to beer, we would be the most popular thing in Burlington, Vermont!
Also receiving votes: Boise, ID; Madison, WI; Lawrence, KS; Missoula, MT.
Dances with Wolves (1) - BSF
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
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Thanks everyone who's signed up so far.
Just to note, could use some more Swamp lefties and switch-hitters to balance out the lineup and pitching staff (whether you are in real life, or just want to roleplay as one in the game).
FYI, here's an idea of what the baseball cards will look like, which I'll post when the roster is all set:
Still taking suggestions for the team home city and name, which I'll compile and put up to a poll.
Just to note, could use some more Swamp lefties and switch-hitters to balance out the lineup and pitching staff (whether you are in real life, or just want to roleplay as one in the game).
FYI, here's an idea of what the baseball cards will look like, which I'll post when the roster is all set:
Still taking suggestions for the team home city and name, which I'll compile and put up to a poll.
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If we are swamp, I think we need to represent a swamp. So hometown options would be Everglades, FL, Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana, The Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia (or NC), Okefenokee (GA or FL). I guess you could go with Gainsville or Washington DC (if you want to Drain the Swamp).
As for mascot..maybe Francis Marion inspired Swamp Foxes.
As for mascot..maybe Francis Marion inspired Swamp Foxes.
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Happy to bat lefty.
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Your bitch mouth. Shut it.BSF21 wrote:Can't be any worse of an idea than a hockey team in Tampa.bapo! wrote:Good point. And if we play in Jacksonville or Gainesville, we can just hold Tim Tebow Night whenever attendance starts to decline. Hell, Tebow could even play with us!BSF21 wrote:Let's play in FL so I don't have to pay taxes when I end up commanding 20M/yearbapo! wrote:As for our team home, I've always been partial to mid-sized college towns. If we can sucker one of them into giving us a $600M stadium, then I think we should go there. Next to beer, we would be the most popular thing in Burlington, Vermont!
Also receiving votes: Boise, ID; Madison, WI; Lawrence, KS; Missoula, MT.
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"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
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Relief pitcher/starting pitcher (knuckleballer, if that even makes sense)
69
L/L
Revere, MA
The team name could be generated from that minor league name generator that was on here before.
Or we can just use it's algorithm and come up with our own.
Mid sized college town is awesome for the city. Then adjective. Then noun. The latter two make no fucking sense together.
69
L/L
Revere, MA
The team name could be generated from that minor league name generator that was on here before.
Or we can just use it's algorithm and come up with our own.
Mid sized college town is awesome for the city. Then adjective. Then noun. The latter two make no fucking sense together.
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rp/sp
L/L
#4
Texas City, Texas
L/L
#4
Texas City, Texas
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Surprised it took us this long before someone requested uniform #69. Also that no one has responded to Preferred Position with "reverse cowgirl," etc.
TT is totally the hot-headed pitcher who gets ejected every third start for throwing at a guy.
Still room left on the main roster, especially utility infielders/outfielders and a couple more pitchers. I'm going to do a full minor league system, so there will be ultimately room somewhere for as many who want to participate.
TT is totally the hot-headed pitcher who gets ejected every third start for throwing at a guy.
Still room left on the main roster, especially utility infielders/outfielders and a couple more pitchers. I'm going to do a full minor league system, so there will be ultimately room somewhere for as many who want to participate.
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I'm excited for the eventual name and colors. My submission is the Kalamazoo Swamp Donkeys. Burnt Sienna, black, and ultramarine blue.
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EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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I might have to request a veto on Kalamazoo. That's the Evil Empire over there.
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Feel free to make me throw lefty, if you desire, especially to accentuate the "more junkballer than flamethrower" part of your fourth starter. Keep me batting righty, though, to make my pitching arm much more susceptible to injury from inside pitches.
I also suggest that we be the Oxnard Sugar Beets. Opposing fans can heckle us by calling us "nards" or simply by mocking our terrible nickname that is a historical reference to the city.
I also suggest that we be the Oxnard Sugar Beets. Opposing fans can heckle us by calling us "nards" or simply by mocking our terrible nickname that is a historical reference to the city.
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Johnny Carwash wrote: TT is totally the hot-headed pitcher who gets ejected every third start for throwing at a guy.
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I want to put at least one Florida option in the poll, but having a hard time settling on one. I saw Gainesville, but I could just see our guys getting constantly one-upped everywhere by shitty UF bros. Thinking more along the lines of one of the second- or third-tier resort cities. Any suggestions?
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Fort Myers? Panama City (my personal choice)? Cocoa Beach?Johnny Carwash wrote:I want to put at least one Florida option in the poll, but having a hard time settling on one. I saw Gainesville, but I could just see our guys getting constantly one-upped everywhere by shitty UF bros. Thinking more along the lines of one of the second- or third-tier resort cities. Any suggestions?
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Fort Lauderdale Gunpowders
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He's rocking the Gulf Coast these days. (Or at least last I knew). Fort Myers/Naples. Hitting up Hooters with all the retirees and snowbirds from New Jersey.Sabo wrote:Fort Lauderdale Gunpowders
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Fair enough, but if we're going to pick a Florida city, we gotta go with the Gunpowders as the mascot. And all of us have to pick GPJ songs as our walk-up music.
I'll take "PBR", please.
I'll take "PBR", please.
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I'd like to be in. Just happy to fill out a roster if needed, but if it's easier to have specifics...
C
I'll bat whatever you need
#7
Somerset, PA
C
I'll bat whatever you need
#7
Somerset, PA
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Bigfat Jew
#33
C/1b/3b
S/R
Baltimore, MD
#33
C/1b/3b
S/R
Baltimore, MD
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"Dick Is Free" before anyone else takes it (in the ass).Sabo wrote:Fair enough, but if we're going to pick a Florida city, we gotta go with the Gunpowders as the mascot. And all of us have to pick GPJ songs as our walk-up music.
I'll take "PBR", please.
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"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."