The Baseball Chronicle which began as a
dynasty covering the years 1871-91 is now ready to go online as a league picking up in 1892 with 21 seasons of history already built in. The league will be a fast-paced thrill ride across baseball history.
GMs (and non-GM followers of the leagues) are encouraged to create their own players (either "ancestors" or simply made-up guys) through this
thread on the Dynasty Forum.
Using kq76's recommendations, here are the cogent points in list form:
Full League Name (Initials): The Baseball Chronicle (TBC)
Main URL: The Baseball Chronicle :: Home
Reports URL: BNN Home Page
Boards URL: The Baseball Chronicle :: Home
Commissioner(s) OOTP Forum Username(s): legendsport
Email Address: commish@legendsport.com
OOTP Version: 9
Game Needed: Required
Players: Fictional players in Historical setting
# of Teams: 12 (will expand to 16 in 1901)
Export Deadlines Days And Times: Monday thru Saturday 6am ET
League Time Per Sim: 1/2 month (15 or 16 days per sim)
First Season: 1871 (as dynasty), 1892 (as online league)
Latest Season: 1900
Special Rules & Settings: This is a talent-only league. Coaches are on, scouts are off. We'll attempt to mimic the Reserve Clause era with financials on, no free agency, no rookie draft. The upper tier of Minor League baseball will be simmed and teams will procure players through purchasing them from the minors (as the real teams did) or occasionally thru free agency. The Negro Leagues will also be simmed alongside when we reach 1920. The commissioner will handle the minor league teams, the Negro League teams will likely have human GMs.
Currently Available Teams: For 1901: Baltimore (to become NYA), Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia AL, Washington.
With the league beginning life as a dynasty (which will continue to be updated in the Dynasty forum), the goal will be to create an immersive experience for the GMs where the players will take on personalities and have backstories as will the managers, owners and coaches. Events will take place outside the OOTP sim itself to flesh out the characters in this ongoing story. In addition, real life events from outside the league (such as the World Wars, integration, etc) will play roles in shaping the direction of TBC.
TBC is an homage not only to great OOTP 6.5 leagues such as Time Warp Baseball and PBRL, but also to baseball history itself. Who will be TBC's "Babe Ruth" or "Ted Williams?" Join in and find out, it's going to be a great ride.
About the TBC Commissioner:
The commish has years of experience running OOTP leagues going back to OOTP 2 the most successful of which was Greatest Generation Baseball which ran for 20 seasons, covering versions 4 thru 6.5 of the sim. Other long-running leagues included the 20th Century Chronicle, a season-per-week league that ran the 1901-2000 seasons and BaTTY which was similar to 20CC but scrambled debut dates. All three were long-running, successful leagues and some of the GMs from those leagues (as well as some TWB & PBRL vets) are signed on for TBC.