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Corsairs · 10-02-2008, 04:44 PM

Charleston is an above-average team with upward mobility

First, I'm cheating a bit by posting this here. Our league won't be converting from OOTP 8 to 9 for another week, but I think that's close enough to start posting in the OOTP 9 Online Leagues forum. View it as a chance to get in on the ground floor of our transition to the new platform.

The Charleston Statesmen are looking for a new owner. This is a great situation to get yourself into. Whereas openings usually occur with teams in need of rebuilding, Charleston is an above-.500 team with lots of room to grow. They made the playoffs in 2007 and finished 87-75 last year (good for 3rd place in the Dixie division).

Great pitching has been the hallmark of the Statesmen. The ace of the staff is the wildly talented 24-year-old Dean "Fate" O'Monahan. Young, cheap and under control of the team for another four years, he's an amazing piece to build around. Unfortunately the staff took a hit when some high-profile members departed in free agency. Fortunately the team is well-positioned financially to make a free agency splash of their own. This cash surplus was thanks in large part to a 100% sellout of all Statesmen home games, indicating that a business-savvy incoming owner could get away with raising ticket prices.

If this wasn't enough, Charleston's farm system is one of the strongest in PEBA (Baseball America ranks it #3 in the league). The Statesmen have used astute trades (1B Yong-zhan Hu, LF Edgardo Sánchez) and clever drafting (SS Silas Boone, 3B Ralph Gunther) to build an impressively powerful minor league system top-to-bottom. There's a pipeline here that will feed the major league club for years to come.

Interested owners should contact me through our website

The PEBA has been fortunate to collect a great group of owners who are competitive yet social, and we'd expect the same from any newcomer. We particularly value the kind of owner who enjoys posting in our forum and sharing original articles with the rest of the league. There is a certain time commitment expected; while not at all overwhelming, it's important to us that you'll be able to attend to your new team. We do prefer incoming owners to own a copy of the game.

We'd love to hear from you! To apply for the Charleston ownership position, fill out the form on our website. If you'd like more info about the Statesmen or the PEBA in general, contact me and I'll provide you with whatever you need.

10-02-2008, 04:44 PM	#2
Corsairs Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,360	Charleston is an above-average team with upward mobility First, I'm cheating a bit by posting this here. Our league won't be converting from OOTP 8 to 9 for another week, but I think that's close enough to start posting in the OOTP 9 Online Leagues forum. View it as a chance to get in on the ground floor of our transition to the new platform. The Charleston Statesmen are looking for a new owner. This is a great situation to get yourself into. Whereas openings usually occur with teams in need of rebuilding, Charleston is an above-.500 team with lots of room to grow. They made the playoffs in 2007 and finished 87-75 last year (good for 3rd place in the Dixie division). Great pitching has been the hallmark of the Statesmen. The ace of the staff is the wildly talented 24-year-old Dean "Fate" O'Monahan. Young, cheap and under control of the team for another four years, he's an amazing piece to build around. Unfortunately the staff took a hit when some high-profile members departed in free agency. Fortunately the team is well-positioned financially to make a free agency splash of their own. This cash surplus was thanks in large part to a 100% sellout of all Statesmen home games, indicating that a business-savvy incoming owner could get away with raising ticket prices. If this wasn't enough, Charleston's farm system is one of the strongest in PEBA (Baseball America ranks it #3 in the league). The Statesmen have used astute trades (1B Yong-zhan Hu, LF Edgardo Sánchez) and clever drafting (SS Silas Boone, 3B Ralph Gunther) to build an impressively powerful minor league system top-to-bottom. There's a pipeline here that will feed the major league club for years to come. Interested owners should contact me through our website The PEBA has been fortunate to collect a great group of owners who are competitive yet social, and we'd expect the same from any newcomer. We particularly value the kind of owner who enjoys posting in our forum and sharing original articles with the rest of the league. There is a certain time commitment expected; while not at all overwhelming, it's important to us that you'll be able to attend to your new team. We do prefer incoming owners to own a copy of the game. We'd love to hear from you! To apply for the Charleston ownership position, fill out the form on our website. If you'd like more info about the Statesmen or the PEBA in general, contact me and I'll provide you with whatever you need. __________________ Founder of the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance (PEBA) Premiere OOTP fictional league where creativity counts and imagination is your only limitation Check for openings - contact us today! Join the PEBA Last edited by Corsairs; 06-04-2009 at 12:33 AM.