Injuries are.... painful

dtizzle · 03-14-2021, 11:25 PM

I would love to hear about some of the least timely injuries others have sustained in their ootp universes.

Here is mine. Playing as the 1976 Mets our season was cruising along. We were running away from the division. Dave Kingman was having An MVP type season but with about three weeks left he gets beaned and has a concussion. Then the losing starts. Nine in a row as we have no one to fill that void in our lineup. The Phillies are surging and as we enter the last 4 games of the season (against the Phillies) we are one game up on then for the division. In the opening game of the series our ace 19-9 Tom Terrific Seaver is going for us. He’s cruising along until ... he’s not. His arm hurts and has to be removed. We lose that game and the next game and now one back. Tom has a torn flexor tendon and now
Is our for 10 months. Of course I just signed him to a contract extension a month before! We did win our next game and now the season comes down to game 162. Damn you ootp!!!

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JerseyPirate · 03-15-2021, 11:20 AM

After about 130 seasons played over the last 10 months, I'd had my fair share of devastating and ill-timed injuries. I had one stretch one season where I lost my top 3 SP's to the same torn flexor tendon over the course of 6 weeks.

The one that was the worst in overall terms, was my 5 star SP who was only 22 years old in his 2nd season in MLB. He had a career ending arm injury. That one sucked because I had counted on him for the next decade to front my rotation.

pgjocki · 03-15-2021, 11:33 AM

That is the story of my life. I blew a 6 game lead in September with the Cardinals by losing 11 straight games. I lost Wong, Flaherty, and Molina in a 2 game span and the wheels fell off.

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dtizzle · 03-15-2021, 12:15 PM

Well silver lining is we won game 162 to win the division. Kingman returns in a week which is promising but no Seaver is a killer.

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dtizzle · 03-15-2021, 12:18 PM

And just like that is recovery is now “unclear”. Wah wah we wah

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Bub13 · 03-15-2021, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dtizzle

I would love to hear about some of the least timely injuries others have sustained in their ootp universes.

Here is mine. Playing as the 1976 Mets our season was cruising along. We were running away from the division. Dave Kingman was having An MVP type season but with about three weeks left he gets beaned and has a concussion. Then the losing starts. Nine in a row as we have no one to fill that void in our lineup. The Phillies are surging and as we enter the last 4 games of the season (against the Phillies) we are one game up on then for the division. In the opening game of the series our ace 19-9 Tom Terrific Seaver is going for us. He’s cruising along until ... he’s not. His arm hurts and has to be removed. We lose that game and the next game and now one back. Tom has a torn flexor tendon and now
Is our for 10 months. Of course I just signed him to a contract extension a month before! We did win our next game and now the season comes down to game 162. Damn you ootp!!!

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Seems a bit overboard but listen to the experts I guess.

dtizzle · 03-15-2021, 07:58 PM

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mrbadguy · 03-18-2021, 09:01 AM

I could be in the minority but I love injuries. I tend to build teams with lots of depth (rather than stars), and love using my whole 40 man roster. So I actually get frustrated watching decent minor leaguers not be used. Probably why Im always trading players once they hit 30.

kebecois666 · 03-22-2021, 07:51 PM

ya lost Stan Musial for 2 months in tight division race and end up finish 1 game behind ... another 6 hours waste for nothing then Bobby Thomson is injured for life !|

03-14-2021, 11:25 PM	#1
dtizzle Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 284	Injuries are.... painful I would love to hear about some of the least timely injuries others have sustained in their ootp universes. Here is mine. Playing as the 1976 Mets our season was cruising along. We were running away from the division. Dave Kingman was having An MVP type season but with about three weeks left he gets beaned and has a concussion. Then the losing starts. Nine in a row as we have no one to fill that void in our lineup. The Phillies are surging and as we enter the last 4 games of the season (against the Phillies) we are one game up on then for the division. In the opening game of the series our ace 19-9 Tom Terrific Seaver is going for us. He’s cruising along until ... he’s not. His arm hurts and has to be removed. We lose that game and the next game and now one back. Tom has a torn flexor tendon and now Is our for 10 months. Of course I just signed him to a contract extension a month before! We did win our next game and now the season comes down to game 162. Damn you ootp!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-15-2021, 11:33 AM	#3
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,590	That is the story of my life. I blew a 6 game lead in September with the Cardinals by losing 11 straight games. I lost Wong, Flaherty, and Molina in a 2 game span and the wheels fell off. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

03-15-2021, 11:20 AM	#2
JerseyPirate Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 172	After about 130 seasons played over the last 10 months, I'd had my fair share of devastating and ill-timed injuries. I had one stretch one season where I lost my top 3 SP's to the same torn flexor tendon over the course of 6 weeks. The one that was the worst in overall terms, was my 5 star SP who was only 22 years old in his 2nd season in MLB. He had a career ending arm injury. That one sucked because I had counted on him for the next decade to front my rotation.

03-15-2021, 12:15 PM	#4
dtizzle Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 284	Well silver lining is we won game 162 to win the division. Kingman returns in a week which is promising but no Seaver is a killer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-15-2021, 12:18 PM	#5
dtizzle Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 284	And just like that is recovery is now “unclear”. Wah wah we wah Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-15-2021, 07:58 PM	#7
dtizzle Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 284	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-18-2021, 09:01 AM	#8
mrbadguy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 251	I could be in the minority but I love injuries. I tend to build teams with lots of depth (rather than stars), and love using my whole 40 man roster. So I actually get frustrated watching decent minor leaguers not be used. Probably why Im always trading players once they hit 30.

03-22-2021, 07:51 PM	#9
kebecois666 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 39	ya lost Stan Musial for 2 months in tight division race and end up finish 1 game behind ... another 6 hours waste for nothing then Bobby Thomson is injured for life !\|