Boys of Yesteryear - New League Forming!!

caracarn · 01-04-2005, 12:46 AM

Boys of Yesteryear is a new historical OOTP 6 league that is forming in the 1901 season. We will try to create as much historical accuracy as possible around a standard OOTP 6 league. We will play the as-scheduled schedules published my MLB, we will adjust stadiums dimensions, names, team moves, logos, etc. Some issues are not accurate due to the difficulty in implementing withing the OOTP 6 engine or for some attempt at league parity. For example, due to contract values not being able to be brought down to 1901 levels, we need to handle finances outside the historical norm. We also felt that the ability of players to move more often was a good thing and that free agency creates a more active league, so that is left on rather than waiting until that actually occured. This is just a small taste of what we are trying to do. Nothing truly unique, just a league in an era that we hope will draw some great owners.

If early era baseball is up your alley, please stop by our league site at www.boysofyesteryear.com and look around. Take a look at our rules, and if you are interested, sign up for a franchise (Please be sure to post your app in the Original Owners Forum). We currently have 13 of the teams open and will schedule the fantasy draft to populate the league as soon as we have all 16 teams filled.

If you have any questions, please post them here or send me a PM.

Thanks for looking and hope to talk with many of you soon!

Bob

Jeremy Weimer · 01-04-2005, 12:51 AM

Sweet, another historical league. Can never have enough of those, especially ones starting in 1901.

Cooleyvol · 01-04-2005, 08:22 AM

I have interest.

caracarn · 01-04-2005, 12:32 PM

We are down to 10 open teams. Lots of good franchises still left, so head on over so you can get your favorite!

tibbotobbins · 01-05-2005, 12:59 AM

I got my app in.

Hope to get a team...hope my lack of experience doesn't hurt.

caracarn · 01-05-2005, 01:25 AM

We're down to 9 open. Come on over and take a gander and grab yourself a team while the gettin's good!

LivnLegend · 01-05-2005, 01:27 AM

Nice looking league. I'll follow along.

themill · 01-05-2005, 12:07 PM

Application in for Pirates.

caracarn · 01-05-2005, 02:47 PM

Only 6 franchises left guys! Don't miss your chance to get in on the ground floor of a team.

Open teams are:

AL
Baltimore
Detroit
Milwaukee

NL
Boston
New York
Philadelphia

tibbotobbins · 01-05-2005, 10:57 PM

Only 5 teams left! The commish has really put together a good league so far...5 spots, get them while they are there!

caracarn · 01-06-2005, 01:18 AM

We've got Philly in the NL, and Baltimore, Milwaukee and Detroit in the AL.

caracarn · 01-06-2005, 02:24 PM

Getting close! Hurry on over and apply for a team before they are all gone!

ednote · 01-06-2005, 03:51 PM

Just applied....looks like a fantastic concept....

caracarn · 01-06-2005, 04:23 PM

Milwaukee and the Phillies. There must be some baseball purist out there who wants the franchise that becomes the famed St. Louis Browns!! Come on people! You know you want to!

themill · 01-07-2005, 01:15 AM

bump

Jestre · 01-07-2005, 07:09 AM

Its a shame so many historical leagues choose to include free agency, other than the players the reserve clause was the most important facet of baseball in those days. Just my opinion but incorporating free agency into historical baseball just ruins the whole "feel" of the league and makes it just another modern variation. I keep waiting for OOTP to make finances without free agency an option.....

caracarn · 01-07-2005, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jestre

Its a shame so many historical leagues choose to include free agency, other than the players the reserve clause was the most important facet of baseball in those days. Just my opinion but incorporating free agency into historical baseball just ruins the whole "feel" of the league and makes it just another modern variation. I keep waiting for OOTP to make finances without free agency an option.....

Yes, if you could lose free agency without losing the financial engine entirely, then it might be tempting, but a league with no contract negotiations is a relatively dull concept in the middle of a long season.

With regards to opening in the league we've got some people in the wings, and this is last call if you want to be considered!

Jestre · 01-07-2005, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caracarn

Yes, if you could lose free agency without losing the financial engine entirely, then it might be tempting, but a league with no contract negotiations is a relatively dull concept in the middle of a long season.

With regards to opening in the league we've got some people in the wings, and this is last call if you want to be considered!

No thanks, 'Free Agency' is a deal breaker for me. Free agency may create more movement but only at the expense of the "franchise builders". I prefer the good old days of team identity and stability.

caracarn · 01-09-2005, 12:06 AM

I've got one owner who has vanished since his application, and so I'm guessing he may not surface again. If you would like to join our league, which has just started the initial draft, please stop by and fill out an application in the New Applicants forum. The team is the Phillies.

caracarn · 01-10-2005, 12:34 AM

bump

01-04-2005, 12:46 AM	#1
caracarn Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 94	Boys of Yesteryear - New League Forming!! Boys of Yesteryear is a new historical OOTP 6 league that is forming in the 1901 season. We will try to create as much historical accuracy as possible around a standard OOTP 6 league. We will play the as-scheduled schedules published my MLB, we will adjust stadiums dimensions, names, team moves, logos, etc. Some issues are not accurate due to the difficulty in implementing withing the OOTP 6 engine or for some attempt at league parity. For example, due to contract values not being able to be brought down to 1901 levels, we need to handle finances outside the historical norm. We also felt that the ability of players to move more often was a good thing and that free agency creates a more active league, so that is left on rather than waiting until that actually occured. This is just a small taste of what we are trying to do. Nothing truly unique, just a league in an era that we hope will draw some great owners. If early era baseball is up your alley, please stop by our league site at www.boysofyesteryear.com and look around. Take a look at our rules, and if you are interested, sign up for a franchise (Please be sure to post your app in the Original Owners Forum). We currently have 13 of the teams open and will schedule the fantasy draft to populate the league as soon as we have all 16 teams filled. If you have any questions, please post them here or send me a PM. Thanks for looking and hope to talk with many of you soon! Bob Last edited by caracarn; 01-04-2005 at 12:34 PM.

01-04-2005, 12:32 PM	#4
caracarn Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 94	Only 10 teams open! Hurry to get your pick! We are down to 10 open teams. Lots of good franchises still left, so head on over so you can get your favorite!

01-05-2005, 01:27 AM	#7
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	Nice looking league. I'll follow along. __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.

01-05-2005, 02:47 PM	#9
caracarn Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 94	Down to 6! Only 6 franchises left guys! Don't miss your chance to get in on the ground floor of a team. Open teams are: AL Baltimore Detroit Milwaukee NL Boston New York Philadelphia Last edited by caracarn; 01-05-2005 at 02:51 PM.

01-06-2005, 01:18 AM	#11
caracarn Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 94	Down to 4! We've got Philly in the NL, and Baltimore, Milwaukee and Detroit in the AL.

01-04-2005, 12:51 AM	#2
Jeremy Weimer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,411	Sweet, another historical league. Can never have enough of those, especially ones starting in 1901.

01-04-2005, 08:22 AM	#3
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	I have interest.

01-05-2005, 12:59 AM	#5
tibbotobbins Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 66	I got my app in. Hope to get a team...hope my lack of experience doesn't hurt.

01-05-2005, 01:25 AM	#6
caracarn Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 94	We're down to 9 open. Come on over and take a gander and grab yourself a team while the gettin's good!

01-05-2005, 12:07 PM	#8
themill Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: the moon Posts: 19	Application in for Pirates.

01-05-2005, 10:57 PM	#10
tibbotobbins Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 66	Only 5 teams left! The commish has really put together a good league so far...5 spots, get them while they are there!

01-06-2005, 02:24 PM	#12
caracarn Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 94	Getting close! Hurry on over and apply for a team before they are all gone!

01-06-2005, 03:51 PM	#13
ednote Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ironwood, Mich. Posts: 222	Just applied....looks like a fantastic concept.... __________________ The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa

01-06-2005, 04:23 PM	#14
caracarn Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 94	Step right up! Only TWO left! Get 'em while they're hot! Milwaukee and the Phillies. There must be some baseball purist out there who wants the franchise that becomes the famed St. Louis Browns!! Come on people! You know you want to!

01-07-2005, 01:15 AM	#15
themill Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: the moon Posts: 19	bump

01-07-2005, 07:09 AM	#16
Jestre All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: North Smithfield,Ri,USA Posts: 612	Its a shame so many historical leagues choose to include free agency, other than the players the reserve clause was the most important facet of baseball in those days. Just my opinion but incorporating free agency into historical baseball just ruins the whole "feel" of the league and makes it just another modern variation. I keep waiting for OOTP to make finances without free agency an option..... __________________ My eyes perceive the present, but my roots are imbedded deeply in the grandeur of the past. "Chief Meyers"

01-09-2005, 12:06 AM	#19
caracarn Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 94	Possible need for 1 more owner I've got one owner who has vanished since his application, and so I'm guessing he may not surface again. If you would like to join our league, which has just started the initial draft, please stop by and fill out an application in the New Applicants forum. The team is the Phillies.

01-10-2005, 12:34 AM	#20
caracarn Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 94	bump