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SebP · 10-28-2009, 05:06 PM

Alright, so I want to run an idea by you guys, let me know if this is a good idea and something that is worth attempting (I am posting it here instead of in the league forum, because I am not looking for people to join yet, I am merely trying to see if this is feasible or not).

The premise of the league is a promotion/relegation league that takes place in the United States. I know that the EAB/WBH does this, and they run great leagues, but I was hoping to get something started that was similar. The top league is a league that encompasses the whole country taking teams from everywhere (equivalent to the majors I guess). Then the bottom two leagues (where teams will be promoted from and demoted to) are leagues that runs out of one state. For example one could be the Garden State League (NJ) or the Florida League. Their goal is to finish in the top 2 or 4 (still deciding on how many promotions/relegations to do - I am leaning to 4 to keep it fresh) to get into the all encompassing American League. There will be no "playoffs" as the winners from each league will be crowned champs, but I was thinking about doing a league wide playoff. I was planning on starting out with 3 8-team leagues (One Major Two Minor) and go from there, with placement being based on first come first serve. As for the nuts and bolts, this is obviously going to be a fictional league. I was hoping to do it with just potential ratings being seen and scouts on. Inaugural Draft to fill up the minors, and a salary cap of $90,000,000, with budgets turned off.

What do you think, is this something feasible? If it is feasible, is it something that people will want to join? Now all the hosting/forum stuff will be handled by me, so that isn't going to be a problem.

What may be an issue is that I have never ran an online league before, so I would be looking for an experienced co-commish to help guide me/the league along the way.

So I ask you, the great OOTP commishes, is this something worth exploring?

10-28-2009, 05:06 PM	#1
SebP Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 23	Running A League Idea By You Guys Alright, so I want to run an idea by you guys, let me know if this is a good idea and something that is worth attempting (I am posting it here instead of in the league forum, because I am not looking for people to join yet, I am merely trying to see if this is feasible or not). The premise of the league is a promotion/relegation league that takes place in the United States. I know that the EAB/WBH does this, and they run great leagues, but I was hoping to get something started that was similar. The top league is a league that encompasses the whole country taking teams from everywhere (equivalent to the majors I guess). Then the bottom two leagues (where teams will be promoted from and demoted to) are leagues that runs out of one state. For example one could be the Garden State League (NJ) or the Florida League. Their goal is to finish in the top 2 or 4 (still deciding on how many promotions/relegations to do - I am leaning to 4 to keep it fresh) to get into the all encompassing American League. There will be no "playoffs" as the winners from each league will be crowned champs, but I was thinking about doing a league wide playoff. I was planning on starting out with 3 8-team leagues (One Major Two Minor) and go from there, with placement being based on first come first serve. As for the nuts and bolts, this is obviously going to be a fictional league. I was hoping to do it with just potential ratings being seen and scouts on. Inaugural Draft to fill up the minors, and a salary cap of $90,000,000, with budgets turned off. What do you think, is this something feasible? If it is feasible, is it something that people will want to join? Now all the hosting/forum stuff will be handled by me, so that isn't going to be a problem. What may be an issue is that I have never ran an online league before, so I would be looking for an experienced co-commish to help guide me/the league along the way. So I ask you, the great OOTP commishes, is this something worth exploring?