Ty Cobb Finally Hangs Them Up in the NABL

Dean Gordon · 08-28-2004, 02:57 PM

Ty Cobb finally hung the spikes up in the NABL after one of the most glorious careers I have ever seen - 10 MVP Awards, 17 All-Star appearances, .379 BA, 1899 runs, 3803 hits, 5392 total bases, 1730 RBIs, 1247 SBs. In the 1923 World Series, Ty hit .611 and took the Crackerjack World Series MVP Award. His best season would have to be easily 1921, when he hit .448, drove in 120 runs, scored 141 and stole 82 bases while walking 70 and finished 2nd in MVP balloting to Joe Jackson, losing by 1 vote.

His Catobase entry is here.

His Legends of the Game Bio is here.

Anyone else have a guy this good for so long?

Dean

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The North American Baseball League (NABL) 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).

If you know that you are a true fanatic, know that you will have the time to keep up with the league, know that you love historical simming, then the NABL will be the best damn thing you have ever been in. What really makes it so good is the amazing owners who give a damn about their teams and who participate - not just sim in and sim out but by writing, submitting comments, etc.

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 (AnKits Modified Version), 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.

We are in the midst of our 27th season.

If anyone is interested in submitting their name to the waiting list, 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

rem · 08-28-2004, 06:04 PM

I thinK i would have taken him over Jackson in '34 for MVP.

08-28-2004, 02:57 PM	#1
Dean Gordon Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: vancouver, canada Posts: 354	Ty Cobb Finally Hangs Them Up in the NABL Ty Cobb finally hung the spikes up in the NABL after one of the most glorious careers I have ever seen - 10 MVP Awards, 17 All-Star appearances, .379 BA, 1899 runs, 3803 hits, 5392 total bases, 1730 RBIs, 1247 SBs. In the 1923 World Series, Ty hit .611 and took the Crackerjack World Series MVP Award. His best season would have to be easily 1921, when he hit .448, drove in 120 runs, scored 141 and stole 82 bases while walking 70 and finished 2nd in MVP balloting to Joe Jackson, losing by 1 vote. His Catobase entry is here. His Legends of the Game Bio is here. Anyone else have a guy this good for so long? Dean *************************************** The North American Baseball League (NABL) 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). If you know that you are a true fanatic, know that you will have the time to keep up with the league, know that you love historical simming, then the NABL will be the best damn thing you have ever been in. What really makes it so good is the amazing owners who give a damn about their teams and who participate - not just sim in and sim out but by writing, submitting comments, etc. 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 (AnKits Modified Version), 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. We are in the midst of our 27th season. If anyone is interested in submitting their name to the waiting list, 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

08-28-2004, 06:04 PM	#2
rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 5,024	I thinK i would have taken him over Jackson in '34 for MVP. __________________ OTBA: Washington Filibusters CLBR: Minnesota Twins 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0