Help Design "Rise of the Federal League" - Dynasty/Online

sbrylski · 09-11-2007, 04:03 PM

I want your help making the big decisions. I plan on running the first two decades of the 20th century as a dynasty, then hopefully opening it up for online play with the alternate 1910's in place and chronicled.

Premise: What would have happened had judge Kenesaw Landis, a notorious "trust buster" and future commissioner, ruled in favor of the Federal League in their antitrust suit filed against organized baseball in 1914?

Hopefully, the dynasty will be quite interesting from 1914 and through to the 20's. Not nearly as much will be going on in the 30's and 40's, but I will also be running the Pacific Coast League and plan to cover western expansion. Things could again start heating up...

sbrylski · 09-11-2007, 04:08 PM

I was never a fan of pure historical real player leagues, not sure why, so I'm leaning towards all fictional players or a mixture. I think a mixture would be neat if I can pull it off, but I'd have to explain away why many real players aren't around. The fact that some cities with team won't have teams in this reality may mean some HOFers as kids never got interested in the game...

jeheinz72 · 09-11-2007, 04:15 PM

You're going to have a lot of players if the last one wins

sbrylski · 09-11-2007, 04:16 PM

1. Yes, I know I made a typo in option 6. It should read "Real 75% / Fictional 25%".

2. If the total of all the mixtures beat out just fictional or just real, I will pick one of the mixtures.

sbrylski · 09-11-2007, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeheinz72

You're going to have a lot of players if the last one wins

Bite me.

sbrylski · 09-11-2007, 04:18 PM

3. You can let me know why you picked one of the options if you want.

scprideandms · 09-11-2007, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbrylski

I was never a fan of pure historical real player leagues, not sure why, so I'm leaning towards all fictional players or a mixture. I think a mixture would be neat if I can pull it off, but I'd have to explain away why many real players aren't around. The fact that some cities with team won't have teams in this reality may mean some HOFers as kids never got interested in the game...

I went 25 real / 75 fictional, maybe explain it as the AL/NL stayed in business and only some players went to the "new" league, more $, closer to home etc....

sbrylski · 09-15-2007, 02:12 AM

Looks like fictional wins out, but some solid interest in a mixed league. Here's what I'll do:

I'm going to start the dynasty in 1914, and import real players and the real history of the league. From there on out, all draft classes will be fictional. Basically, its a rewrite from '14 onward, so it should be fictional players from '14 onward and real players up to that point. It'll be much easier to use 100% fictional draft classes too, and simming 1901-1914 will be hell for me because the league isn't creative/exciting until '14 anyway.

Also, I plan on creating or generating Benny Kauff. Ruth will be a rookie, and will play an important role in the course of events, but probably not for the team or league you might expect...

Is there a way to change to poll on the top, or would I have to create a new thread everytime I want to put something up for a vote? I'd like to make some decisions a group pick, but don't want to clutter up the forum.

SandMan · 09-15-2007, 09:53 AM

I went with ficitonal 100%. I have always like the "not knowing" who the players are until you learn what they can do by "watching" the season go by. I have played maybe two or three historical leagues and have always been disappointed in one way or another about player expectations and results with OOTP. DMB is the game for replays, IMHO. OOTP for fictional all the way!!!

View Poll Results: What players should the league use?
100% Real	1	4.35%
100% Fictional	12	52.17%
Mixture - 10% Real / 90% Fictional	0	0%
Mixture - 25% Real / 75% Fictional	3	13.04%
Mixture - 50% Real / 50% Fictional	2	8.70%
Mixture - 75% Real / 75% Fictional	5	21.74%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll

09-11-2007, 04:03 PM	#1
sbrylski Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 331	Help Design "Rise of the Federal League" - Dynasty/Online I want your help making the big decisions. I plan on running the first two decades of the 20th century as a dynasty, then hopefully opening it up for online play with the alternate 1910's in place and chronicled. Premise: What would have happened had judge Kenesaw Landis, a notorious "trust buster" and future commissioner, ruled in favor of the Federal League in their antitrust suit filed against organized baseball in 1914? Hopefully, the dynasty will be quite interesting from 1914 and through to the 20's. Not nearly as much will be going on in the 30's and 40's, but I will also be running the Pacific Coast League and plan to cover western expansion. Things could again start heating up...

09-11-2007, 04:08 PM	#2
sbrylski Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 331	I was never a fan of pure historical real player leagues, not sure why, so I'm leaning towards all fictional players or a mixture. I think a mixture would be neat if I can pull it off, but I'd have to explain away why many real players aren't around. The fact that some cities with team won't have teams in this reality may mean some HOFers as kids never got interested in the game... __________________ The International Baseball Association - A Quick-Start League

09-11-2007, 04:15 PM	#3
jeheinz72 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 2,163	You're going to have a lot of players if the last one wins __________________ Join The Dugout!

09-11-2007, 04:16 PM	#4
sbrylski Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 331	1. Yes, I know I made a typo in option 6. It should read "Real 75% / Fictional 25%". 2. If the total of all the mixtures beat out just fictional or just real, I will pick one of the mixtures. __________________ The International Baseball Association - A Quick-Start League Last edited by sbrylski; 09-11-2007 at 04:17 PM.

09-11-2007, 04:18 PM	#6
sbrylski Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 331	3. You can let me know why you picked one of the options if you want. __________________ The International Baseball Association - A Quick-Start League

09-15-2007, 02:12 AM	#8
sbrylski Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 331	Looks like fictional wins out, but some solid interest in a mixed league. Here's what I'll do: I'm going to start the dynasty in 1914, and import real players and the real history of the league. From there on out, all draft classes will be fictional. Basically, its a rewrite from '14 onward, so it should be fictional players from '14 onward and real players up to that point. It'll be much easier to use 100% fictional draft classes too, and simming 1901-1914 will be hell for me because the league isn't creative/exciting until '14 anyway. Also, I plan on creating or generating Benny Kauff. Ruth will be a rookie, and will play an important role in the course of events, but probably not for the team or league you might expect... Is there a way to change to poll on the top, or would I have to create a new thread everytime I want to put something up for a vote? I'd like to make some decisions a group pick, but don't want to clutter up the forum. __________________ The International Baseball Association - A Quick-Start League Last edited by sbrylski; 09-15-2007 at 02:14 AM.

09-15-2007, 09:53 AM	#9
SandMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,946	I went with ficitonal 100%. I have always like the "not knowing" who the players are until you learn what they can do by "watching" the season go by. I have played maybe two or three historical leagues and have always been disappointed in one way or another about player expectations and results with OOTP. DMB is the game for replays, IMHO. OOTP for fictional all the way!!!