Power Pros Forum

Hey gang! Redsfan's back with a dream. To recreate the magic of the summer of 2011. That's right, folks, it's time for another RPG! Basically the same rules as last time apply, but first I'd like to see if there's any interest out there.

So anyway, here's the outline for how the story will unfold. I'll flesh it out when the players are created. It takes place in a new independent league, with a twist. It's called the IBL, the International baseball league. Every summer, teams from the U.S. Japan, Canada, and Europe come together in one location, a suburban stadium in New York City. Although the idea was pretty good, the league was a huge financial risk. Travel fees were high and the competition with the MLB for talent wasn't easy. Still, things have worked out so far and season 1 is a go. Perhaps by producing some solid talent, the IBL will rival the MLB. Lane Street (that's me, the owner/manager) has decided to buy one of the teams. Deciding to find his talent in Texas. Although all games take place near the United Nations building in NYC, the El Paso Rawhides will hold tryouts, practices, and scrimmages in their home city.

Any interest or player ideas?

Name:
Nickname: (Optional)
Appearance:
Position:
Throws:
Bats:
Skills: (Just do these by letter grades. Make skill sets fair and similar to those in expansion mode or success mode. Lots of Gs, Fs, and Es, possibly a D.)
Bio:

Positions
SP: Collin Matthews (AgentP)
SP: Anthony Palmer (AnthonyP)
CL: Ryan Techer (Dishnetkid)
C: Mack Evans (Detroittigers)
1B: Gilgamesh (Cooldude)
2B: Sufjan Kumar (Redsfan)
3B: Jay Stewart (detroitigers15)
SS: Jimmy Panther (BrewersFuzz)
OF: Jack Allen (Powerprosfan)
OF: Bryan Murphy (MacCrash)
OF: Hunter Veil (Zumikaku)
Util: [IF] Jamey Jennings (AnthonyP)
Util: [P/C] Adam McCoy (AgentP)
Util: [C] Harry Benthym (Zumikaku)
Util: [IF] Danny Jones (Powerprosfan)
Util: [OF] Rusty Rhodes (Redsfan)

I'm in!

Name: Collin Matthews
Nickname: "Ace"
Appearance: Light skin, short brown hair, blue eyes, uses a brown bat and blue glove.
Position: SP
Throws: R
Bats: R
Skills: 83 mph, G ctrl, E stam, no breaking balls
Bio: Collin Matthews is a pitcher from Oklahoma City. He attended Oklahoma State University, where he was 22-13 with a 3.49 ERA and 194 strikeouts. Matthews was drafted by the Red Sox but was cut after failing a physical shortly after the draft.

I want to play!! Thanks you for doing this redsfan!

Name: Jimmy Panther
Nickname: Black Panther
Appearance: Caucasian, Brown eyes, Medium length black hair, Black chinstrap beard, Black bat, Black glove, Eye black, Black wristband on left arm
Position: SS
Throws: R
Bats: R
Skills: Trajectory 1/ Contact: D/ Power: F/ Run Speed: E/ Fielding: F/ Arm Strength: F/ Error Res.:F
Bio: The Black Panther was a SS at a small Division 2 college, before the baseball program was cut. He moved back home to Texas, and began working at a grocery store and coaching baseball at the local high school.

Do his skills look okay?

EDIT: I switched contact and speed, because there were too many other players with D speed, and my guy likes to be unique.

Can we have more than one?

I think we should wait to see if other people sign up, so we don't take their spots.

Yeah, just wait and see, but you'll probably get your chance to make 2.
Also, BrewersFuzz, your guy's fine.

Yay! Representing 2 players means 2 times the fun!

Jimmy Panther FTW!

You guys cool with the storyline, or do you have any suggestions?

Looks good!

Name: Jay Stewart
Appearance: Light skin, medium-length dark brown hair, blue eyes, black bat and black glove.
Position: 3B
Throws: R
Bats: R
Skills: TRJ 2, E CON, F POW, E SPD, E ARM, E FLD, F E RES
Bio: Jay Stewart grew up in a typical suburban town in a typical suburban family. He doesn't really have any standout abilities, but he's a good, solid player who works hard to improve.

Name: Jack Allen
Nickname: Jack Allen
Appearance: White skin, light brown hair, clean shaven ("baby-faced") blue eyes, red glove, black bat.
Position: LF
Throws: R
Bats: L
Skills: 2 TRJ, E contact, G power, D run speed, E fielding, E arm strength, E e res
Bio: In his youth he was considered a step below a prodigy, but it was all derailed after he severely broke his left wrist in his third game in college ball. Jack has always dreamed of returning to baseball, whether it be managing or playing, and he finally has the chance. A genuinely nice guy, and a baseball genius, Jack is a valuable asset to any team. Also, he's fairly good at speaking Japanese.

How's that?

Name: Bryan Murphy
Nickname: --
Appearance: Tan white skin, always wears sunglasses
Position: OF
Throws: R
Bats: S
Skills: CON: F
PWR: G
RUN SPD: D
ARM STR: D
FLD: E
E RES: F
Bio: Bryan Murphy was an absolutely amazing outfielder back in college, but unfortunately, he tore his knee up pretty bad diving for a fly ball. He was projected to go first in the MLB draft and be one of the best prospects, rivaling even Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg, but his injury pushed him back quite a bit.

Name: Jekuthiel Gilgamesh
Nickname: Gil (he doesn't like it, but it's used by people who can't remember his real name)
Appearance: Extremely pale skin, really short, has long, naturally spiky hair that makes him look taller when he's not wearing a hat or a helmet. Has a short mustache he dyes blue for some reason.
Position: 1B
Throws: L
Bats: R
Skills: TRJ: 1, CON: G, POW: C, RUN SPD: G, FLD: G, ARM STR: G, E RES: G
Bio: He only really plays first base because he doesn't have the talent to do pretty much anything, he catches with his strong arm because he finds it easier to catch with and hopes he won't have to make any throws from first base. He has some decent power, but his swing is so prone to grounders he still barely manages to lift hits out of the infield. Third basemen are really alert when he's up because of his tendency to hit hard liners over there.


That okay? I know you didn't say anything about Cs, but I've seen expansion players with them, and everything else is a G, he even has 1 TRJ to balance it out.

Name: Ryan Techer
Nickname: The Aussie
Appearance: White, mid-30s, beard stubble, brown hair, blue eyes, decently tall
Position: CL
Throws: R
Bats: R
Skills:
-Top Speed: 80
-Control: F
-Stamina: Low D
Pitches:
-Lv. 1 KN
-Lv. 2 SCB
Bio: Australian-born, he came to America when he was 13 in 1991, and became a citizen at 19. His dreams of playing in MLB was wiped out in a freak arm injury suffered before his first big league start with Tampa when he was 25, in 2003. Since then, he never recovered the 95mph fastball he had back in his playing days, and hopes that this team will give him a second chance.

If he tore up his knee, shouldn't his speed be the problem, not his hitting?