NABL Celebrates its 30th Season!!!!

Dean Gordon · 11-15-2004, 05:39 PM

The North American Baseball League (NABL) is celebrating its 30th season as the 1930 campaign kicks off.

The 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 or so, 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 4 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.

All the old dynasties have crumbled, or are crumbling fast. The Cleveland Indians, winners of 13 AL Pennants and 5 NABL titles, suffered their 1st sub-70 win season since 1903, and look to be a cellar-dwellar in the 1930s. The New York Giants, 10 NL Pennants but only 2 titles, are in the same boat, as they are forced to rebuild heavily during the coming decade. Previous dynasties such as the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns have all taken their place in rebuilding mode. The last dynasty, the Chicag Black Sox, are hanging on to respectability by the thread of their nails, riding the arms of their rotation and praying for divine intervention.

New powers such as the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels and the above-mentioned Browns, look to scrap it out with start studded clubs like the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox for supremacy in the 1930s.

If anyone is interested in checking the league out, feel free to pop on over to the site and read any of the great historical stories posted. Or take a look at 30 seasons of fantastic stats in the Catobase.

New owners who are true fanatics - the type who are competitive and want to compete against the best and work towards climbing the mountain - are always welcome when an opening comes up. As a commish I am a firm believer in participation, as teams that win are invariably those whose owners give a damn and do what is necessary to either get their team to the top or keep it there.

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) and anything else you think might help me out in making a call on new ownership.

Cheers,

Dean Gordon
Commish - EBL, NABL

Ekcut · 11-15-2004, 05:56 PM

My Dynasty is over? Dang! I'm still the defending champ buck-o and will continue to be until the final pitch this upcoming season!.
How can the Blacksox dynasty be ongoing when they watched the playoffs last season from the luxurious comfort of your living room?!
You run one-heck-of-a league but your sports reporting needs a bit of work

Dean Gordon · 11-15-2004, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ekcut

My Dynasty is over? Dang! I'm still the defending champ buck-o and will continue to be until the final pitch this upcoming season!.
How can the Blacksox dynasty be ongoing when they watched the playoffs last season from the luxurious comfort of your living room?!
You run one-heck-of-a league but your sports reporting needs a bit of work

You sold off your entire rotation...

Hence, why you will be watching from the Cincinnati part of the stanings...

Last season hurt, badly... but I am confident that I will rebound and give Stumpy and Old Faithful their final World Series ring...

Treches · 11-15-2004, 06:09 PM

Hey.

Dean Gordon · 11-15-2004, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Treches

Hey.

Hey...

scprideandms · 11-16-2004, 09:37 AM

Speaking of dynasties Cincy is well on their way to another 100 loss season!!!

and with Dean its heh not hey!!!

Skywalker76 · 11-16-2004, 09:45 AM

Wait for the Dodgers dynasty...eh...forget about it (at least for the next few years

Randall · 11-16-2004, 01:27 PM

While those teams argue about their past, Philladelphia is focused on their goal of 7 division titles in the next 10 years...

Dean Gordon · 11-16-2004, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Randall

While those teams argue about their past, Philladelphia is focused on their goal of 7 division titles in the next 10 years...

I will give Jeff credit - he knows how to assemble a team... right up there with Dennis Bernstein, Troy Parker, the Chacster and Eric Wedge in terms of putting together a potential dynasty...

What is fascinating about the NABL is not the dynasties, but how a team can remain crap season after season after season. Look at the Roses - 29 seasons and a .450 winning percentage with only 2 pennants. and 6 last place finishes... that takes talent...

11-15-2004, 05:39 PM	#1
Dean Gordon Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: vancouver, canada Posts: 354	NABL Celebrates its 30th Season!!!! The North American Baseball League (NABL) is celebrating its 30th season as the 1930 campaign kicks off. The 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 or so, 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 4 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. All the old dynasties have crumbled, or are crumbling fast. The Cleveland Indians, winners of 13 AL Pennants and 5 NABL titles, suffered their 1st sub-70 win season since 1903, and look to be a cellar-dwellar in the 1930s. The New York Giants, 10 NL Pennants but only 2 titles, are in the same boat, as they are forced to rebuild heavily during the coming decade. Previous dynasties such as the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns have all taken their place in rebuilding mode. The last dynasty, the Chicag Black Sox, are hanging on to respectability by the thread of their nails, riding the arms of their rotation and praying for divine intervention. New powers such as the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels and the above-mentioned Browns, look to scrap it out with start studded clubs like the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox for supremacy in the 1930s. If anyone is interested in checking the league out, feel free to pop on over to the site and read any of the great historical stories posted. Or take a look at 30 seasons of fantastic stats in the Catobase. New owners who are true fanatics - the type who are competitive and want to compete against the best and work towards climbing the mountain - are always welcome when an opening comes up. As a commish I am a firm believer in participation, as teams that win are invariably those whose owners give a damn and do what is necessary to either get their team to the top or keep it there. 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) and anything else you think might help me out in making a call on new ownership. Cheers, Dean Gordon Commish - EBL, NABL

11-15-2004, 05:56 PM	#2
Ekcut Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 110	Dean Dean Dean My Dynasty is over? Dang! I'm still the defending champ buck-o and will continue to be until the final pitch this upcoming season!. How can the Blacksox dynasty be ongoing when they watched the playoffs last season from the luxurious comfort of your living room?! You run one-heck-of-a league but your sports reporting needs a bit of work __________________ Everyday I break my own personal record for consecutive days without dying.

11-15-2004, 06:09 PM	#4
Treches Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Damned Hell Posts: 2,150	Hey. __________________ The Computer Baseball League

11-16-2004, 09:37 AM	#6
scprideandms All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: N KY, 25 miles from Cincy Posts: 1,314	Speaking of dynasties Cincy is well on their way to another 100 loss season!!! and with Dean its heh not hey!!! __________________ Change your playground + change your playfriends + change your playtoys + change your playtime = Change your life. If you keep on doing what you've always done you'll keep on gitting what you've always gotten.

11-16-2004, 01:27 PM	#8
Randall Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: VA Posts: 321	While those teams argue about their past, Philladelphia is focused on their goal of 7 division titles in the next 10 years... __________________ Randall FORT - Atlanta Braves CPL - Pittsburg Pirates Formerly NABL - Philadelphia Phillies Formerly GMC - Vasto Rangers Formerly NBA - Atlanta Braves - 1973 Champ Formerly ThePBL - Anaheim Angels - 1975 Champ

11-16-2004, 09:45 AM	#7
Skywalker76 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 833	Wait for the Dodgers dynasty...eh...forget about it (at least for the next few years