So Close and Yet So Far...

Trebro · 07-06-2015, 08:09 PM

Took over an underachieving team and did my best to overhaul it. Expected to sneak into a Cup-Style playoffs and go from there.

Instead I managed to keep going to a deciding game and finding a way to just barely win, and took the team to the final round, where we ran into a buzzsaw team with a deeper bench and lost the Baseball Cup 4 games to 2.

I should be deliriously happy, but yet, I can't help but think--if we only had better speed, if we only had slightly lower BB/9 rates--oh well! Gonna try hard to get 'em next year!!

Anyone else got a recent "Oh so close!" moment?

As a PS: I was the runner-up for this league's version of the World Series, and I only got a 53 score. Tough Crowd!

battists · 07-06-2015, 08:17 PM

Well, since I currently sit at 13-29 in my league, I can only think, "Wish I were Trebro"!

r0nster · 07-06-2015, 08:23 PM

try being up 3 games to none in World Series then blowing that and losing the World Series in 7. Then the following year get back to the World Series only to blow a 3 games to 1 lead and losing that in 7 games as well GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR such heart breakers. Truth be told I was furious just as if it happened in real life. I had wanted to break every microchip in my computer at the time LOL.

RchW · 07-06-2015, 08:37 PM

This goes back a few versions but still hurts. I won 9 playoff games in a row. Two sweeps and the first game of the WS, then was swept out myself.

Trebro · 07-06-2015, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by r0nster

try being up 3 games to none in World Series then blowing that and losing the World Series in 7. Then the following year get back to the World Series only to blow a 3 games to 1 lead and losing that in 7 games as well GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR such heart breakers. Truth be told I was furious just as if it happened in real life. I had wanted to break every microchip in my computer at the time LOL.

I very nearly lost a deciding Game 5 in the third round, and I was starting to hit the "1" key just a bit too hard as we got to the 7th.

For this one, I was disappointed, but since we were down 1-0, then 2-1, then 3-2, I was kinda prepped for losing the Cup.

If I had done what you did 2 years in a row, I might have needed a new laptop!

Bigkizen · 07-06-2015, 10:36 PM

Mine was rather unsurprising tbh, 2019 as the Cubs was 3-0 up in the world series, obviously lost 4-3. Game seven was a heartbreaker, was leading by 2 runs going into bottom of the 9th against the Dodgers they hit a 2 run HR into a walk off HR.

Yes i cried a little but expected it since im GM of the Cubs.

IsaacR · 07-07-2015, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RchW

This goes back a few versions but still hurts. I won 9 playoff games in a row. Two sweeps and the first game of the WS, then was swept out myself.

Fitting that the Rockies were your team. 2007 still hurts.

Chico Guilbault · 07-07-2015, 11:33 AM

Up by 3 in the 8th inning of Game 7, my pitcher was obviously done and I had plenty of high quality guys out of the pen. My finger slipped and I hit enter instead of making the move...hitter doubled which opened the door for a big inning and we lost 4-3. Maybe I lose anyway, but still...

Westheim · 07-07-2015, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by battists

Well, since I currently sit at 13-29 in my league, I can only think, "Wish I were Trebro"!

I have gone a real life year without managing a winning team in OOTP.

Thunder · 07-07-2015, 02:32 PM

My OOTP15 game almost drove me insane last summer.
Quickstart as the Red Sox from 2014 with all real stuff. I had good success winning it all in 2020, '26, '29 and '33.

Then from 2034-52, I made the playoffs 17 times in 19 years (9 divisions, 8 wild cards) without a title. By round:

Wild card game: 2-6 (lost four in a row 2036-39)
ALDS: 8-3
ALCS: 5-3
World Series: 0-5

I damn near cried when I won in '53.

Trebro · 07-07-2015, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Chico Guilbault

Up by 3 in the 8th inning of Game 7, my pitcher was obviously done and I had plenty of high quality guys out of the pen. My finger slipped and I hit enter instead of making the move...hitter doubled which opened the door for a big inning and we lost 4-3. Maybe I lose anyway, but still...

Not in the playoffs, but in a few regular season games, I hit "1" instead of stopping to pinch hit, and boy was I angry with myself!

MizzouRah · 07-08-2015, 09:52 PM

2nd season as the Indians GM and 2nd year in a row we end in a tie for a WC spot. Just like last season, we win the tiebreaker game and then two ace pitchers go at it and it turned into a hit and run fest.

We were down 4-0, then 4-3, then 6-3, then tie 6-6, then go down 9-6, then 10-6 and then score 4 in the 9th to go tie the game 10-10, then score two more in the 10th to win 12-10!!!

2nd year in a row we go to the divisional series! Last year Detroit swept us and this year we get the best team in baseball, Boston at 104-58.

The Wolf · 07-08-2015, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

I have gone a real life year without managing a winning team in OOTP.

Westheim wins the thread.

brewdog · 07-08-2015, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

Westheim wins the thread.

Darn, I lost again.

RchW · 07-08-2015, 10:23 PM

Nobody wins in a losing thread.

Fyrestorm3 · 07-08-2015, 10:38 PM

My Rays in the last five seasons of my current MLB game:

2016 - Made the wildcard, Lost to Oakland in the ALDS despite being up 2-1 in the series. Game 4 was won on a walk-off home run.
2017 - Made the wildcard, swept by the Royals in the ALDS.
2018 - Won the division, lost to the Royals in 4 games in the ALDS thanks to a game-tying 9th inning grand slam in Game 4.
2019 - Made the wildcard, slaughtered by Texas in the ALDS.
2020 - Won the division, had the best record in the AL, lost in the ALCS to the Royals despite leading the series 3-2.

I'm making "oh so close" into an art form. On the plus side, this new Rays/Royals rivalry has been quite fun to watch develop.

surly manservant · 07-08-2015, 11:09 PM

First time I won the world series the game crashed and went back to game 6 (I was up 3-2), had to play it again, luckily I won so maybe this doesn't belong here, but if I'd lost...

Westheim · 07-09-2015, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Nobody wins in a losing thread.

So I can't even win on losing??

RchW · 07-09-2015, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

So I can't even win on losing??

Life sucks don't it?

The Wolf · 07-09-2015, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

So I can't even win on losing??

Truly you are a epic loser!

07-06-2015, 08:09 PM	#1
Trebro All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 753	So Close and Yet So Far... Took over an underachieving team and did my best to overhaul it. Expected to sneak into a Cup-Style playoffs and go from there. Instead I managed to keep going to a deciding game and finding a way to just barely win, and took the team to the final round, where we ran into a buzzsaw team with a deeper bench and lost the Baseball Cup 4 games to 2. I should be deliriously happy, but yet, I can't help but think--if we only had better speed, if we only had slightly lower BB/9 rates--oh well! Gonna try hard to get 'em next year!! Anyone else got a recent "Oh so close!" moment? As a PS: I was the runner-up for this league's version of the World Series, and I only got a 53 score. Tough Crowd! __________________ 2020 2021 Last edited by Trebro; 07-06-2015 at 08:11 PM. Reason: Added info.

07-06-2015, 08:37 PM	#4
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	This goes back a few versions but still hurts. I won 9 playoff games in a row. Two sweeps and the first game of the WS, then was swept out myself. Attached Images __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

07-07-2015, 02:32 PM	#10
Thunder Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 3,865	My OOTP15 game almost drove me insane last summer. Quickstart as the Red Sox from 2014 with all real stuff. I had good success winning it all in 2020, '26, '29 and '33. Then from 2034-52, I made the playoffs 17 times in 19 years (9 divisions, 8 wild cards) without a title. By round: Wild card game: 2-6 (lost four in a row 2036-39) ALDS: 8-3 ALCS: 5-3 World Series: 0-5 I damn near cried when I won in '53. __________________ I like Stats Mostly

07-08-2015, 10:23 PM	#15
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Nobody wins in a losing thread. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

07-08-2015, 10:38 PM	#16
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	My Rays in the last five seasons of my current MLB game: 2016 - Made the wildcard, Lost to Oakland in the ALDS despite being up 2-1 in the series. Game 4 was won on a walk-off home run. 2017 - Made the wildcard, swept by the Royals in the ALDS. 2018 - Won the division, lost to the Royals in 4 games in the ALDS thanks to a game-tying 9th inning grand slam in Game 4. 2019 - Made the wildcard, slaughtered by Texas in the ALDS. 2020 - Won the division, had the best record in the AL, lost in the ALCS to the Royals despite leading the series 3-2. I'm making "oh so close" into an art form. On the plus side, this new Rays/Royals rivalry has been quite fun to watch develop. __________________ Jersey Template (Photoshop) \| Cap Template (Photoshop) Last edited by Fyrestorm3; 07-08-2015 at 10:39 PM.

07-06-2015, 08:17 PM	#2
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	Well, since I currently sit at 13-29 in my league, I can only think, "Wish I were Trebro"!

07-06-2015, 08:23 PM	#3
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,053	try being up 3 games to none in World Series then blowing that and losing the World Series in 7. Then the following year get back to the World Series only to blow a 3 games to 1 lead and losing that in 7 games as well GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR such heart breakers. Truth be told I was furious just as if it happened in real life. I had wanted to break every microchip in my computer at the time LOL.

07-06-2015, 10:36 PM	#6
Bigkizen Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 9	Mine was rather unsurprising tbh, 2019 as the Cubs was 3-0 up in the world series, obviously lost 4-3. Game seven was a heartbreaker, was leading by 2 runs going into bottom of the 9th against the Dodgers they hit a 2 run HR into a walk off HR. Yes i cried a little but expected it since im GM of the Cubs.

07-07-2015, 11:33 AM	#8
Chico Guilbault All Star Starter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Harlingen, NJ Posts: 1,078	Up by 3 in the 8th inning of Game 7, my pitcher was obviously done and I had plenty of high quality guys out of the pen. My finger slipped and I hit enter instead of making the move...hitter doubled which opened the door for a big inning and we lost 4-3. Maybe I lose anyway, but still...

07-08-2015, 09:52 PM	#12
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,252	2nd season as the Indians GM and 2nd year in a row we end in a tie for a WC spot. Just like last season, we win the tiebreaker game and then two ace pitchers go at it and it turned into a hit and run fest. We were down 4-0, then 4-3, then 6-3, then tie 6-6, then go down 9-6, then 10-6 and then score 4 in the 9th to go tie the game 10-10, then score two more in the 10th to win 12-10!!! 2nd year in a row we go to the divisional series! Last year Detroit swept us and this year we get the best team in baseball, Boston at 104-58.

07-08-2015, 11:09 PM	#17
surly manservant Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 61	First time I won the world series the game crashed and went back to game 6 (I was up 3-2), had to play it again, luckily I won so maybe this doesn't belong here, but if I'd lost...