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Dean Gordon · 07-09-2004, 05:48 PM

For those who love stats, the NABL Catobase is up... 25 years of damn fine 1901-1925 baseball..

The North American Baseball League was started on the premise that traditional leagues take way, way too long to complete a season. The NABL pops off a year every 3 weeks, so if your team has to rebuild, you wont spend the next year or two of your life watching your team suck - four or five months of real-time at most can change a team from the basement to the top (or vice-versa, as your team ages).

We started with the 1901 season in November 2002 with 16 teams involved with an initial draft and prior to the 1905 season (March, 2003), the league converted to OOTP v5 and prior to the 1924 season (April, 2004), v6. We use real players imported via the Lahman Database, and strive to faithfully re-create baseball history with the noted exception that Negro League players are integrated into the league at the pace of 5 or so a year, starting in 1920.

While during the season most teams are fairly hands-off (once depth charts are filled in, its just injuries to worry about), trades and the draft are THE KEYS to winning in this league. Most teams build via the draft, but when a trade does happen - only a handful a season - they are usually blockbusters.

There have been a few dynasties along the way, but 10 teams have won titles in the first 24 years. The most successful clubs have been two from each league - the Chicago White Sox (11 pennants, 6 WS titles) and the Cleveland Indians (7 pennants, 5 WS titles) from the American League, as well as the New York Giants (8 pennants, 2 WS titles) and Chicago Cubs (6 pennants, 2 WS titles) from the National League.

If anyone is interested in either team please check out the league site and the rules, and then get back to me.

When sending me an email, let me know your OOTP experience, any leagues you have been in or are currently in (URLs included - I prefer to get recommendations from other Commishes or owners I know in leagues an applicant is in, in order to avoid constant team turnover).

Cheers,

Dean Gordon
Commish - EBL, NABL

07-09-2004, 05:48 PM	#1
Dean Gordon Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: vancouver, canada Posts: 354	NABL Catobase Is Up For those who love stats, the NABL Catobase is up... 25 years of damn fine 1901-1925 baseball.. The North American Baseball League was started on the premise that traditional leagues take way, way too long to complete a season. The NABL pops off a year every 3 weeks, so if your team has to rebuild, you wont spend the next year or two of your life watching your team suck - four or five months of real-time at most can change a team from the basement to the top (or vice-versa, as your team ages). We started with the 1901 season in November 2002 with 16 teams involved with an initial draft and prior to the 1905 season (March, 2003), the league converted to OOTP v5 and prior to the 1924 season (April, 2004), v6. We use real players imported via the Lahman Database, and strive to faithfully re-create baseball history with the noted exception that Negro League players are integrated into the league at the pace of 5 or so a year, starting in 1920. While during the season most teams are fairly hands-off (once depth charts are filled in, its just injuries to worry about), trades and the draft are THE KEYS to winning in this league. Most teams build via the draft, but when a trade does happen - only a handful a season - they are usually blockbusters. There have been a few dynasties along the way, but 10 teams have won titles in the first 24 years. The most successful clubs have been two from each league - the Chicago White Sox (11 pennants, 6 WS titles) and the Cleveland Indians (7 pennants, 5 WS titles) from the American League, as well as the New York Giants (8 pennants, 2 WS titles) and Chicago Cubs (6 pennants, 2 WS titles) from the National League. If anyone is interested in either team please check out the league site and the rules, and then get back to me. When sending me an email, let me know your OOTP experience, any leagues you have been in or are currently in (URLs included - I prefer to get recommendations from other Commishes or owners I know in leagues an applicant is in, in order to avoid constant team turnover). Cheers, Dean Gordon Commish - EBL, NABL Last edited by Dean Gordon; 07-09-2004 at 06:10 PM.