I know some of you are old enough to remember baseball in the 70's -
The Big Red Machine - With Rose, Bench and Morgan, The swinging A's who dominated the AL in 71,72, 73, 74 with Bando, Campenaris, Rudi and REGGIE. How about the Orioles who went back to back World Series apperances in 69 and 70 with Robinson Brooks and Frank) an Boog Powell
How about Nolan Ryan and his no-hitters. The Pirates with Stargell, Clemente, Sanguillen and the Giants with Mays, McCovey, Marichal and Bobby Bonds
Now some of you are younger and may not have seen these guys play but it was one of the greatest periods in baseball history (IMHO)
The sad thing about running a "historic" league is that you already know what the player has done IRL and the aggravation grows when you run these leagues and players do not perform as they did in real life. This is where RBL comes in. I have no desire to try and be "historically accurate" I am proposing a "What If" - I know this will also keep some away as a lot of guys like fictional - But if any of you like what you hear so far - Read on
We can throw records and facts out the window and play with a new sense of "Historic" remaking. Who says that Pete Rose has to get 3000+ hits - Maybe he has a terrible career and Minnie Miniso actually ends up being a hall of famer. That is the fun part I am trying to propose to interested parties....
You manage these stars (draft the future) and you decide what happens - Sound interesting - Sign up here
Full League Name (Initials): Retro Baseball League (RBL)
Main URL: Retro Baseball League
Commissioner(s) OOTP Forum Username(s): tarmer
OOTP Version: OOTP13
Game Needed: Required
Players: Historical (Starting in 1970 with set rosters from that year)
# of Teams: 24
Export Deadlines Days And Times: Monday (6AM) Wednesday (6AM), and Friday (6 AM), unless noted otherwise on forums.
(All time are MST)
League Time Per Sim: 7 Days, varies in off season.
First Season: 1970
Special Rules & Settings:
The league is set up as it was in 1970 - There is an AL East / West and NL East/West - A total of 24 teams vying for 4 playoff spots - There was no Wild Card - It was win or go home - The winner of each division will meet in the Divisional round - The winners of this round go to the World Series
Simple - But that was the way it was