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[Spoobir]

Pirates Sold to PC Corp

A disasterous financial year for the National League Central team the Pittsburgh Pirates has left them completely bankrupt and they have had to terminate all their current players' contracts! In a desperate move to keep the franchise afloat the team has been sold to the PlanetCricket Corporation who will rename the team the Pittsburgh PC Pirates and draft in their own crop of talented players. So sign up now ye scurvy blaggards!

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General
First Name:
Last Name:
Date of Birth:
Height:
Weight:
Skin Colour:
Eye Colour:
Hair Colour:
Hair Length:
Throwing Arm:
Batting Side:

Position Questionnaire
Answers to the following questions will determine which position you are given in the club.

First up: do you want to be a pitcher or hitter?

Pitchers fill in pitcher questionnaire, hitters fill in hitter questionnaire.

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Pitcher Questionnaire

1)Do you want to pitch pretty much every day?

2)Are you a steady performer or do you tend towards clutch performances when they are required?

3)Do you prefer to:
a)Blow through you opponents with awesome power?
b)Drive them insane them with crazy movement?
c)Outfox them with extreme accuracy and changes of pace?
d)A balance of the above?

4)Would you rather have many different tools at your disposal or a few trusted, reliable weapons?

5)Are you slow and deliberate in you movements or are you quick and to-the-point? (these last two are just to do with pitching action)

6)Do you throw the ball with:
a)A high overhand action
b)A low slinging action (think Malinga)
c)In between

End of Pitcher Questionnaire: Congratulations you are done! Submit your answers now.

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Hitter Questionnaire

1)Are you a speedy base-stealer or a powerful ball-crusher?

2)Would you prefer the ball angled towards your body or away when batting?

3)Would you rather hit the ball into a gap or out the park?

4)Would you rather feel your bat on ball or your feet on base?

5)Do you care mostly about your own stats or helping the team win? (answer honestly because this is purely to do with ability stats and not a way to pick the side )

The following are more related to fielding positions/stats

5)Would you rather be able to throw the ball half a mile or land it on a penny from 50 feet?

6)Would you prefer a high sky ball or a low quick one?

7)Would you rather:
a)Take a diving catch almost out of the stands?
b)Rocket the ball across the park to put out a baserunner?
c)Block the path of a runner so the only way he can score is by going through you?

8)Which of these best describes your attitude towards running?
a)I'd like to run as much as possible
b)I am ok with some running
c)I'd rather just stand around if it's fine with you

9)Would you rather have a cannon arm or a vacuum glove?

End of Hitter Questionnaire: Congratulations you are done! Submit your answers now.

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[hedger_14]

First Name: Brendon
Last Name: Hedger
Date of Birth: 2/5/90
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 78 kg
Skin Colour: White
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Brown
Hair Length: Mid-Long
Throwing Arm: Right
Batting Side: Left


Hitter:

1)Are you a speedy base-stealer or a powerful ball-crusher? Powerful ball-crusher

2)Would you prefer the ball angled towards your body or away when batting? Angled away

3)Would you rather hit the ball into a gap or out the park? Out of the park

4)Would you rather feel your bat on ball or your feet on base? Bat on ball

5)Do you care mostly about your own stats or helping the team win? Own stats

The following are more related to fielding positions/stats

5)Would you rather be able to throw the ball half a mile or land it on a penny from 50 feet? Land it on a penny from 50 feet

6)Would you prefer a high sky ball or a low quick one? High sky ball

7)Would you rather:
a)Take a diving catch almost out of the stands?


8)Which of these best describes your attitude towards running?
a)I'd like to run as much as possible


9)Would you rather have a cannon arm or a vacuum glove? Cannon arm

 

[Papa_Smurf]

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General
First Name: Papa
Last Name: Smurf
Date of Birth: Can't remember
Height: 5 cm
Weight: 2 g
Skin Colour: Blue
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: White
Hair Length: Beard-length
Throwing Arm: Right
Batting Side: Left

Position Questionnaire

I am a Pitcher


Pitcher Questionnaire

1)Do you want to pitch pretty much every day? No

2)Are you a steady performer or do you tend towards clutch performances when they are required? I'm a steady performer - in every sense of the word.

3)Do you prefer to:
a)Blow through you opponents with awesome power? No
b)Drive them insane them with crazy movement? No
c)Outfox them with extreme accuracy and changes of pace? No
d)A balance of the above? Yes, and with that, I mean I can do neither.

4)Would you rather have many different tools at your disposal or a few trusted, reliable weapons? Few reliable weapons (I only possess one).

5)Are you slow and deliberate in you movements or are you quick and to-the-point? (these last two are just to do with pitching action) I'm slow, but it's not deliberate.

6)Do you throw the ball with:
a)A high overhand action
b)A low slinging action (think Malinga)
c)In between - In between I would say. Think of how a puff would throw.

End of Pitcher Questionnaire: Congratulations you are done! Submit your answers now.

 

[Spoobir]

Serious signups only please.

 

[Papa_Smurf]

What exactly are you going to use the Pirates for?

 

[Spoobir]

What exactly are you going to use the Pirates for?

MLB 2K11 franchise mode. We'll win our division by miles, beat the Phillies in the playoffs and then the Yankees in the World Series, simple .

 

[Papa_Smurf]

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General
First Name: Papa
Last Name: Smurf
Date of Birth: Can't remember
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Skin Colour: White
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: White
Hair Length: Beard-length
Throwing Arm: Right
Batting Side: Left

Position Questionnaire

I am a Pitcher


Pitcher Questionnaire

1)Do you want to pitch pretty much every day? Yes

2)Are you a steady performer or do you tend towards clutch performances when they are required? Clutch performer

3)Do you prefer to:
a)Blow through you opponents with awesome power? Yes
b)Drive them insane them with crazy movement? No
c)Outfox them with extreme accuracy and changes of pace? No
d)A balance of the above? No.

4)Would you rather have many different tools at your disposal or a few trusted, reliable weapons? Few reliable weapons.

5)Are you slow and deliberate in you movements or are you quick and to-the-point? (these last two are just to do with pitching action) Quick and to-the-point.

6)Do you throw the ball with:
a)A high overhand action
b)A low slinging action (think Malinga) - MALINGAAAA!!
c)In between

 

[dancingmongoose]

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General
First Name: X-Factor
Last Name: Jones
Date of Birth: 16/01/1995
Height: 194cm
Weight: 74kg
Skin Colour: Caucasian
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Dark brown
Hair Length: longish
Throwing Arm: right
Batting Side: right

Position Questionnaire
Answers to the following questions will determine which position you are given in the club.

First up: do you want to be a pitcher or hitter?
Pitcher (or catcher)

Pitchers fill in pitcher questionnaire, hitters fill in hitter questionnaire.

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Pitcher Questionnaire

1)Do you want to pitch pretty much every day? - If im not pitching, Im a catcher

2)Are you a steady performer or do you tend towards clutch performances when they are required? - inbetween

3)Do you prefer to:
a)Blow through you opponents with awesome power?
b)Drive them insane them with crazy movement? - yep thats me!
c)Outfox them with extreme accuracy and changes of pace?
d)A balance of the above?

4)Would you rather have many different tools at your disposal or a few trusted, reliable weapons? lots and lots of tools, variation is the key to being me!

5)Are you slow and deliberate in you movements or are you quick and to-the-point? (these last two are just to do with pitching action) - um, its like charging up, slow to start with before gaining plenty of speed when releasing

6)Do you throw the ball with:
a)A high overhand action
b)A low slinging action (think Malinga) -Malinga
c)In between

If you need a catcher Im pretty good

 

[Spoobir]

Come on guys! No one will die in this story I promise

If you're too lazy to do the questionnaire just fill in the physical stuff and I'll stick you wherever you're neeeded.

 

[Chewie]

Yea you can do the questionnaire for me Gonna make my height and weight much taller and heavier than I am now though cos otherwise you'd get a random midget

First Name: Jono
Last Name: Choie
Date of Birth: 29/11/1991
Height: 195
Weight: 92
Skin Colour: Chinese?
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Hair Length: Medium long
Throwing Arm: Right
Batting Side: Right

 

[Iridium]

Skin Colour: Chinese?

Yellow.

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First Name: Truman
Last Name: Lee
Date of Birth: 19 May 1990
Height: 190
Weight: 88
Skin Colour: Yellow (or white)
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Hair Length: Short
Throwing Arm: Right
Batting Side: Right

Position Questionnaire
Answers to the following questions will determine which position you are given in the club.

First up: do you want to be a pitcher or hitter?

Pitchers fill in pitcher questionnaire, hitters fill in hitter questionnaire.

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Hitter Questionnaire

1)Are you a speedy base-stealer or a powerful ball-crusher? Powerful ball-crusher

2)Would you prefer the ball angled towards your body or away when batting? Away

3)Would you rather hit the ball into a gap or out the park? Out the park

4)Would you rather feel your bat on ball or your feet on base? Bat on ball

5)Do you care mostly about your own stats or helping the team win? (answer honestly because this is purely to do with ability stats and not a way to pick the side ) Helping the team win

The following are more related to fielding positions/stats

5)Would you rather be able to throw the ball half a mile or land it on a penny from 50 feet? Land it on a penny

6)Would you prefer a high sky ball or a low quick one? Low quick one

7)Would you rather:
b)Rocket the ball across the park to put out a baserunner

8)Which of these best describes your attitude towards running?
a)I'd like to run as much as possible

9)Would you rather have a cannon arm or a vacuum glove? Vacuum glove

End of Hitter Questionnaire: Congratulations you are done! Submit your answers now.

 

[HawkAussie]

General
First Name: Matthew
Last Name: Coldhill
Date of Birth: 22/07/94
Height: 189cm
Weight: 78kgs
Skin Colour: Cream
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Black
Hair Length: Medium
Throwing Arm: Right
Batting Side: Left

Position Questionnaire
Answers to the following questions will determine which position you are given in the club.

First up: do you want to be a pitcher or hitter?: Hitter

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Hitter Questionnaire

1)Are you a speedy base-stealer or a powerful ball-crusher?: speedy base-stealer

2)Would you prefer the ball angled towards your body or away when batting?: away

3)Would you rather hit the ball into a gap or out the park?: hit the ball into a gap

4)Would you rather feel your bat on ball or your feet on base?: bat on ball

5)Do you care mostly about your own stats or helping the team win? (answer honestly because this is purely to do with ability stats and not a way to pick the side ): helping the team win

The following are more related to fielding positions/stats

5)Would you rather be able to throw the ball half a mile or land it on a penny from 50 feet?: penny from 50 feet

6)Would you prefer a high sky ball or a low quick one?: low quick one

7)Would you rather:
a)Take a diving catch almost out of the stands?: This one
b)Rocket the ball across the park to put out a baserunner?
c)Block the path of a runner so the only way he can score is by going through you?

8)Which of these best describes your attitude towards running?
a)I'd like to run as much as possible: This one
b)I am ok with some running
c)I'd rather just stand around if it's fine with you

9)Would you rather have a cannon arm or a vacuum glove?: cannon arm

End of Hitter Questionnaire: Congratulations you are done! Submit your answers now.

 

[Varun]

First Name: Varun
Last Name: Rustagi
Date of Birth: 19/9/94
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 55kg
Skin Colour: Asian
Eye Colour: Dark brown
Hair Colour: Black
Hair Length: SHort/Medium
Throwing Arm: Right
Batting Side: Right

Position Questionnaire
Answers to the following questions will determine which position you are given in the club.

First up: do you want to be a pitcher or hitter? Hitter


Hitter Questionnaire

1)Are you a speedy base-stealer or a powerful ball-crusher?

Speedy base-stealer

2)Would you prefer the ball angled towards your body or away when batting?

Away

3)Would you rather hit the ball into a gap or out the park?

Out the park

4)Would you rather feel your bat on ball or your feet on base?

Bat on ball

5)Do you care mostly about your own stats or helping the team win? (answer honestly because this is purely to do with ability stats and not a way to pick the side )

Helping the team win

The following are more related to fielding positions/stats

5)Would you rather be able to throw the ball half a mile or land it on a penny from 50 feet?

Land it on a penny from 50 feet

6)Would you prefer a high sky ball or a low quick one?

High sky ball

7)Would you rather:
a)Take a diving catch almost out of the stands?
b)Rocket the ball across the park to put out a baserunner?
c)Block the path of a runner so the only way he can score is by going through you?

a)

8)Which of these best describes your attitude towards running?
a)I'd like to run as much as possible
b)I am ok with some running
c)I'd rather just stand around if it's fine with you

b)

9)Would you rather have a cannon arm or a vacuum glove? Cannon arm

 

[Spoobir]

Thanks to all who have signed up so far, we still need a few more of both hitters and pitchers however.

 

[MaD]

Okeys, this looks interesting, never really got into MLB but it interests me,


Sign Up Form

General
First Name: Madhur
Last Name: Verma
Date of Birth: 11/1/90
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Skin Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Hair Length: Short Medium
Throwing Arm: Right
Batting Side: Right

Position Questionnaire

I am a Hitter

Hitter Questionnaire

1)Are you a speedy base-stealer or a powerful ball-crusher? Base Stealer

2)Would you prefer the ball angled towards your body or away when batting? Towards

3)Would you rather hit the ball into a gap or out the park? Into the gap

4)Would you rather feel your bat on ball or your feet on base? Feet on base

5)Do you care mostly about your own stats or helping the team win? (answer honestly because this is purely to do with ability stats and not a way to pick the side ) Team win

The following are more related to fielding positions/stats

5)Would you rather be able to throw the ball half a mile or land it on a penny from 50 feet? Penny

6)Would you prefer a high sky ball or a low quick one? Low quick one

7)Would you rather:
a)Take a diving catch almost out of the stands?
b)Rocket the ball across the park to put out a baserunner?
c)Block the path of a runner so the only way he can score is by going through you?
a

8)Which of these best describes your attitude towards running?
a)I'd like to run as much as possible
b)I am ok with some running
c)I'd rather just stand around if it's fine with you
a

9)Would you rather have a cannon arm or a vacuum glove?
cannon arm