Greetings, fellow OOTP'ers. I'm here today to tell you a little about the
MBBA (Montgomery Brewster Baseball Association) and why it is a great place to be.
First, the Premise:
JANUARY 1973: Major League Baseball passes the Designated Hitter rule for use in the American League on a trial basis. Oakland owner Charlie Finley lobbied hard for the rule and his counterparts obliged. The National League did not approve the rule, and were far from alone in opposing it. Many Americans were against the latest thing to disrupt the National Pastime. In 1969, Curt Flood successfully challenged the reserve clause in baseball, beginning arbitration. Challenges to bring about true free agency for players are lurking on the horizon. Along the way, a society for preservation of the National Pastime was formed. The society decided to launch their own baseball league that would abolish the Designated Hitter and fix financial and player association problems before they arose. "Businessman" Montgomery "Monty" Brewster, who has come into millions of dollars from a deceased uncle, donated the money to the league and is the society's chairman. The MBBA will consist of 2 leagues of 12 teams divided into 3 divisions each. Expansion will be considered as league continues. Owners must have the leagues current version of OOTP and may only control 1 team. Violations of these or any rules described below may merit league enforced punishment, or in extreme cases, banishment from the MBBA. This is a league "for the owners, by the owners", so the majority of our rules are determined by the owners in a democratic spirit. We are all assumed to be in various degrees of maturity and will be expected to dust it off on occasion. Simply put it’s this easy--------
1. Have fun
2. Try your best
3. Treat others as you would like to be treated (or better!)
Some backstory on our history:
I started the MBBA with the 1973 season. We're about to conclude our 13th season and have a fairly solid reputation of being one of the more active leagues out there. We are a fictional league, but incorporate
Defectors from MLB and another newer feature:
The Scout-an-MLB'er Program.
We boast an extremely active
forum community that is made active by an outstanding group of owners and our highly sophisticated
Participation Point System .
What we're looking for:
Do we have any teams available right now? No. However, that could change in the near future. At the peak of the MBBA's activity we had plenty of "vultures" around the boards. These were people who had shown interest in the league, and were willing to hang around, be social, maybe write some league features, and basically show us that their interest in the league went beyond just getting a team handed to them on a silver platter. Granted, this is not for everyone, but the benefits of being in a super active league more than make up for the small effort (one that you'd be expected to make as an owner anyways).
How can you get involved?
Come to the
forum , check out our
website , take a look around, talk to some people. If you decide this might be something you'd want to be a part of,
CHECK OUT THIS THREAD!
If nothing else, feel free and chat me up anytime. I love talking baseball and am also involved in a few other leagues that fall under my "GBC Umbrella".