Sad news - R.I.P. Spritze

Markus Heinsohn · 12-17-2020, 03:29 AM

Hey friends,

I have some sad news to share. Chuck Hauser, who you know by the forum name Spritze, has passed away.

Chuck has been part of the OOTP family for, well, essentially forever. He has been managing the historical database, was a trusted beta tester and part of the community. But above all, he was a terrific person with a great sense of humor. I can't count how often I have been laughing out loud when reading his emails. This news makes me really, really sad. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.

Chuck, whereever you are, we will miss you. Rest in peace my friend.

Markus & the entire OOTP Team

thehef · 12-17-2020, 06:16 AM

Very sad news. Not just the historical database guru - he was an OOTP legend... I enjoyed batting around ideas with him in the historical beta group, helping each other out with testing, workarounds, prepping files, and whatever else... His ultra-dry wit, comically odd-ball references to squid, secret sauce, and other sometimes off-the-wall food items were often cause for a chuckle. I didn't get to know him outside of the OOTP boards and in emails, but I've no doubt that he was a genuine hoot in person.

RIP, Chuck.
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(Here's a link to an article from a few years ago, about OOTP introducing historical minor leagues. Chuck is mentioned and quoted in it. https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/6/111...orical-rosters)

gamefan1978 · 12-17-2020, 07:43 AM

Sending many happy thoughts to his family and friends.

Andy · 12-17-2020, 07:53 AM

Awful news! I'm not a historical player, but I would check out the historical database issues thread just to read his posts.

Sweed · 12-17-2020, 08:41 AM

RIP Chuck.

RchW · 12-17-2020, 08:41 AM

I didn't know him but knew who he was on these boards. A sad day; condolences to his family.

Bluenoser · 12-17-2020, 09:14 AM

Very sad to hear, Chuck gave so much to the community. Thoughts and prayers to family and friends.

Hoiles · 12-17-2020, 10:35 AM

That's really sad. I was on the beta team for a short time and he was a pleasure to work with, always open to suggestions though I was a newbie. Hope his family is doing well.

bulldog55 · 12-17-2020, 11:29 AM

Wow, this is just awful news. His contributions to OOTP are immeasurable. His databases were the backbone of my early OOTPing and he more than anyone else is responsible for the official database that drives the game now.

On a personal note, a few years ago, the online league I'd been running for a decade (which I'd started with one of his databases) had become too buggy to keep playing. I was faced with shutting down the league or somehow rebooting it. He worked very patiently with me over a summer helping me compile the league history into a database that I could use to recreate the league. A few years later, we're still going. My beloved league would have folded if it wasn't for his help.

Rest in peace, Chuck. All the best to his family and friends.

The Game · 12-17-2020, 11:35 AM

I just messaged him yesterday about a Negro League player. That is terrible news. He has been so helpful to me personally and has been great advancing OOTP to the heights it is at now.

Oh, how we cried the day you left us
We gathered round your grave to grieve.
I wish I could see the angels faces
When they hear your sweet voice sing.

kev24fan · 12-17-2020, 11:57 AM

RIP Chuck I am mainly a historical player and loved his database.

mitchkenn · 12-17-2020, 01:10 PM

for all Spritze has done for the game (and gamers) i think dedicating ootp22 to him would be a nice touch.

IanIachimoe · 12-17-2020, 01:37 PM

RIP brother.

my condolences with family here & there.

bwburke94 · 12-17-2020, 01:43 PM

Will we do for Chuck the same thing we did for Howard?

jtnlange · 12-17-2020, 01:54 PM

Condolences to family and friends. I talked with him on the boards a few times. A very personable and humble man who knew what he was talking about. He will be sorely missed by everyone who he touched in life.

Godspeed to you on your next journey.

Trevor L.

stratonascar · 12-17-2020, 02:10 PM

Well I Usually Import Real Historical Players using Spritze on my League Files to a League which has nothing but Fictional Players so Imported them Annually starting in 1901, but we will miss you Mr. Spritze a.k.a. Chuck Hauser, maybe OOTP will use Issue a Database for Real Historical Japanese & Korean Players into my fictional league

RIP

Chuck "Spritze" Hauser

Eugene Church · 12-17-2020, 04:11 PM

My prayers and condolences are with his family.

Spritze will be truly missed by the OOTP Community... he was a very, very special guy... not only did he contribute his vast baseball knowledge and resources to help Markus and OOTP, he would help all of us when called upon for our personal needs.

Spritze went way above and beyond for me in helping me create my Southern Association dynasty replay... he provided me with Southern Association stats for 1946 to 1960... team stats and individual stats so I could recreate the league as closely as possible.

May he rest in abundant peace forever.

scott1964 · 12-17-2020, 04:28 PM

cavebutter · 12-17-2020, 04:49 PM

Rest in peace, Chuck. You were an inspiration.

diesel230 · 12-17-2020, 10:18 PM

Legend.

His sense of humor could be hard to tell through board messages. I would enjoy reading people's reaction to some of his writings.

He's a name on these boards that when you saw he contributed to a thread, you had to read.
R.I.P

12-17-2020, 03:29 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,805	Sad news - R.I.P. Spritze Hey friends, I have some sad news to share. Chuck Hauser, who you know by the forum name Spritze, has passed away. Chuck has been part of the OOTP family for, well, essentially forever. He has been managing the historical database, was a trusted beta tester and part of the community. But above all, he was a terrific person with a great sense of humor. I can't count how often I have been laughing out loud when reading his emails. This news makes me really, really sad. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Chuck, whereever you are, we will miss you. Rest in peace my friend. Markus & the entire OOTP Team __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

12-17-2020, 08:41 AM	#6
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	I didn't know him but knew who he was on these boards. A sad day; condolences to his family. __________________ 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

12-17-2020, 11:29 AM	#9
bulldog55 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 17 Posts: 2,479	Wow, this is just awful news. His contributions to OOTP are immeasurable. His databases were the backbone of my early OOTPing and he more than anyone else is responsible for the official database that drives the game now. On a personal note, a few years ago, the online league I'd been running for a decade (which I'd started with one of his databases) had become too buggy to keep playing. I was faced with shutting down the league or somehow rebooting it. He worked very patiently with me over a summer helping me compile the league history into a database that I could use to recreate the league. A few years later, we're still going. My beloved league would have folded if it wasn't for his help. Rest in peace, Chuck. All the best to his family and friends. __________________ Commissioner, Trans-Continental Base Ball Association Owner/GM, Los Angeles Electrics (TCBA), Beaverton Rangers (OTBL), Portland Mavericks (Union League), and Los Angeles Superbas (Century League) Being smart, don't always make you popular. Last edited by bulldog55; 12-17-2020 at 11:31 AM.

12-17-2020, 11:35 AM	#10
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,937	I just messaged him yesterday about a Negro League player. That is terrible news. He has been so helpful to me personally and has been great advancing OOTP to the heights it is at now. Oh, how we cried the day you left us We gathered round your grave to grieve. I wish I could see the angels faces When they hear your sweet voice sing. __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

12-17-2020, 11:57 AM	#11
kev24fan Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 494	RIP Chuck I am mainly a historical player and loved his database. Last edited by kev24fan; 12-17-2020 at 12:00 PM.

12-17-2020, 06:16 AM	#2
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,345	Very sad news. Not just the historical database guru - he was an OOTP legend... I enjoyed batting around ideas with him in the historical beta group, helping each other out with testing, workarounds, prepping files, and whatever else... His ultra-dry wit, comically odd-ball references to squid, secret sauce, and other sometimes off-the-wall food items were often cause for a chuckle. I didn't get to know him outside of the OOTP boards and in emails, but I've no doubt that he was a genuine hoot in person. RIP, Chuck. ....... (Here's a link to an article from a few years ago, about OOTP introducing historical minor leagues. Chuck is mentioned and quoted in it. https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/6/111...orical-rosters)

12-17-2020, 07:43 AM	#3
gamefan1978 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 101	Sending many happy thoughts to his family and friends.

12-17-2020, 07:53 AM	#4
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,263	Awful news! I'm not a historical player, but I would check out the historical database issues thread just to read his posts.

12-17-2020, 08:41 AM	#5
Sweed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,608	RIP Chuck.

12-17-2020, 09:14 AM	#7
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,136	Very sad to hear, Chuck gave so much to the community. Thoughts and prayers to family and friends.

12-17-2020, 10:35 AM	#8
Hoiles All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 574	That's really sad. I was on the beta team for a short time and he was a pleasure to work with, always open to suggestions though I was a newbie. Hope his family is doing well.

12-17-2020, 01:10 PM	#12
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,872	for all Spritze has done for the game (and gamers) i think dedicating ootp22 to him would be a nice touch. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip.

12-17-2020, 01:37 PM	#13
IanIachimoe All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Location: paper st. Posts: 1,054	RIP brother. my condolences with family here & there. __________________

12-17-2020, 01:43 PM	#14
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,497	Will we do for Chuck the same thing we did for Howard?

12-17-2020, 01:54 PM	#15
jtnlange Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Racine,WI Posts: 261	Condolences to family and friends. I talked with him on the boards a few times. A very personable and humble man who knew what he was talking about. He will be sorely missed by everyone who he touched in life. Godspeed to you on your next journey. Trevor L.

12-17-2020, 02:10 PM	#16
stratonascar Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 97	Well I Usually Import Real Historical Players using Spritze on my League Files to a League which has nothing but Fictional Players so Imported them Annually starting in 1901, but we will miss you Mr. Spritze a.k.a. Chuck Hauser, maybe OOTP will use Issue a Database for Real Historical Japanese & Korean Players into my fictional league RIP Chuck "Spritze" Hauser

12-17-2020, 04:11 PM	#17
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,864	My prayers and condolences are with his family. Spritze will be truly missed by the OOTP Community... he was a very, very special guy... not only did he contribute his vast baseball knowledge and resources to help Markus and OOTP, he would help all of us when called upon for our personal needs. Spritze went way above and beyond for me in helping me create my Southern Association dynasty replay... he provided me with Southern Association stats for 1946 to 1960... team stats and individual stats so I could recreate the league as closely as possible. May he rest in abundant peace forever.

12-17-2020, 04:28 PM	#18
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,622	__________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

12-17-2020, 04:49 PM	#19
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,164	Rest in peace, Chuck. You were an inspiration. __________________ MySQL, MyStruggle - A self-indulgent blog about my attempts to roll my own MySQL Database with OOTP Logo Gallery

12-17-2020, 10:18 PM	#20
diesel230 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 718	Legend. His sense of humor could be hard to tell through board messages. I would enjoy reading people's reaction to some of his writings. He's a name on these boards that when you saw he contributed to a thread, you had to read. R.I.P