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My Video Game Is Smarter Than The Mets' Front Office

Yesterday I was playing the game Out of the Park Baseball, a hyper-realistic baseball simulator, as the San Diego Padres. This particular franchise began with a fantasy draft, a draft of all players in baseball; and to prove how realistic this game is, it took ~250 rounds. (I was the Padres because I wanted to make the perfect "PETCO team.") The roster pack I was using had very accurate "ratings" on nearly every major and minor leaguer, including some players who had been retired for years. So after a year of play, the computer had shuffled all the players in baseball to all the levels they should be based on talent. Knowing that, during my first offseason, I began looking-up players who have played either for the Mets or the Bisons this year. The results are extremely funny, yet depressing.

and some bonus Bisons:

Something else I noticed going through these names is that many of the regular Bisons who have really sabotaged that team were on the B-Mets last year and didn't really deserve a promotion. Seems like a pretty illogical way to build a AAA team. Of course, with the injuries and all, this post's title is tongue-in-cheek...sort of. It says something when a computer game cannot foresee a situation in which Cory Sullivan should be promoted over Nick Evans.

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Does the game factor in grission.

If not, then I can’t take it seriously

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Aug 6, 2009 6:08 AM EDT reply actions  

Well, you can definitely fleece opposing GMs into swapping

your gritty, replacement-level outfielder for a nice AA pitching prospect, so, yeah, maybe

by deadspy3 on Aug 6, 2009 6:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

I have a dangerous

addiction to OOTP baseball. I think it’s awesome. I find roster construction definitely the most fun part. You can do some really creative trades and almost always ‘trade up’ if you find a sucker needy GM.

by deadspy3 on Aug 6, 2009 6:09 AM EDT reply actions  

I was gonna sign up

but then I saw its 40 dollars.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Aug 6, 2009 6:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

worth it

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Aug 7, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions  

I agree

It will eat your life. I basically played 15 years of baseball straight when I got it. Ouch.

by deadspy3 on Aug 7, 2009 4:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

When does the next version come out?

I’d like to get a version soon after it comes out, so I’d get the most updated rosters and such. Or is that taken care of as well?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 7, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

Worth it is kind of irrelavant

When you just don’t have 40 bucks to spend on video games. I gotta buy shoes and unnecessary but fashionable scarves to wear in 95 degree weather and shit.

by Gina on Aug 7, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

I now regret spending 34 dollars on of all things

books just on Monday.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Aug 7, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

These were books for enjoyment

but yeah, textbook prices are ridiculous.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Aug 7, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah, they're a ripoff.

I never even bothered selling them back, since you never get any money.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 7, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I actually got a decent amount for some

I think I got 15 for my Calc book. At least I got three years outta it.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Aug 7, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

what Gina said

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 6, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

What I got out of this post

is that Livan Hernandez is an ace.

You don't cheer for the Mets. You drink for the Mets.

by Kevin H on Aug 6, 2009 8:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Nick Evans is the starting left fielder for the A's

and Elmer Dessens had a productive season in AA

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Aug 6, 2009 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

I got Mario Super Sluggers for the Wii

That Mario guy has grission to burn. He struck out 12 batters in four shut out innings last night. Im not trading him!

Grission and Husart - that is either the non-union Mexican equivelant of "Starsky and Hutch" or the key to winning the World Series.

by IanB in MD on Aug 6, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions  

He's the Joe DiMaggio to Luigi's Dom.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 6, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I’ve got Baseball Mogul cause its cheaper. I’m in my second season from the 2008 verison as the Mets. Wagner gets a career ending injury during April (dropping from a 90ish overall to a 67, but he’s still not back) so that means I was stuck with Heilman and Duaner Sanchez as my two main closers.

Heilman currently is top five in Wins for the NL. Why? Because he blows every single save yet the team always manages to come back. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve put Heilman in during a 5-6 run lead, he’ll give up a grand slam and then back to back home runs. Its insane.

by Mark D on Aug 6, 2009 6:22 PM EDT reply actions  

I found this hilariously plausible.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 6, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

heh

I started a 2007 Mets team with Gomez-Milledge-Endy outfield and traded Beltran for some pitching and prospects. I always wondered what it would be like…

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Aug 7, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

Awkward?

+325234654363463463 in cf and rf
-30 in left?

by Gina on Aug 7, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

Did you check your finances? Usually Payroll Budget is what the owners will pay up till. EG: If your 5 Million over payroll budget you have to find other ways to pay for the 5 Mill your over. So you’d have to raise prices elsewhere or lower what you pay for health and the farm system. Whats really a pain is that if you get the payroll budget too far below what the owners are willing to pay, they’ll lower it so you can’t use the spare money elsewhere.

by Mark D on Aug 7, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

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