Maybe I'm just bored- but I'd like to see some of the following (only on rare occasions) to spice up HBD and better reflect the real world:

A player getting busted for drugs (perhaps his "low-make-up" is an indicator of potential problems)

A player dying in a plane crash (Hubbs, Munson, and Lidle are 3 I know of in the past 35 years)

A player rising from the Try-Out Camps to become a productive major leaguer a la Chris Coste

A player who does surprisingly well after a career of mediocre ratings... ( A suspension for PED's would not be far behind)

A player who is badly affected by off-field problems (The Big Hurt)

I'm sure there are plenty more that can be suggested and I'm also sure I'm opening up a big can of sarcasm-which is where HBD forum writers tend to shine...

Go for it!

If I woke up in the morning and I saw my player is dead it'd ruin my day.

Having some solid, quality prospects retire for no good reason is enough for me. Without all this other garbage.

But I think we're all with you on tryout camp guys. Really, that would be a function of a more robust DITR feature. The current system of "Yay! My 24th rounder now carries the value of a 17th rounder!" is insufficient.

The good year with mediocre ratings is fairly common, I find.

Jeremy Grey
http://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=392003

was definitely on steroids in Season 13.

(I have a feeling I didn't do that link right)...

His ratings actually are pretty good for AA.

How about a batter swinging at a wild pitch and getting to first base on a strikeout.

Quote: Originally posted by kingjohndevi on 11/12/2009If I woke up in the morning and I saw my player is dead it'd ruin my day.

This made me laugh out loud

Erff's slipping. I thought by now there would have been a spoof thread titled "HBD: Where are the nudities??"

He's on a winning streak... so, I think he's afraid of getting banned (again).

Quote: Originally posted by a_ersberg on 11/12/2009
Having some solid, quality prospects retire for no good reason is enough for me. Without all this other garbage.

You have to promote guys or they'll retire. The rule of thumb is roughly one season per level, so a third-year pro who hasn't advanced past Low A is going to retire.

To put it another way, you can have players repeat a lower level once, but you'll need to promote him before the season rolls over or he will retire.

no. i'm just slipping

slipper!

Quote: Originally posted by travisg on 11/13/2009

Quote: Originally posted by a_ersberg on 11/12/2009Having some solid, quality prospects retire for no good reason is enough for me. Without all this other garbage.

You have to promote guys or they'll retire. The rule of thumb is roughly one season per level, so a third-year pro who hasn't advanced past Low A is going to retire.

To put it another way, you can have players repeat a lower level once, but you'll need to promote him before the season rolls over or he will retire.

IN real life would YOU retire or would you rather play Low A baseball until you die?