JOBL re-vamps and re-launches as the Federal Baseball League

jdettbarn · 02-13-2008, 10:05 AM

To celebrate our 6-year anniversary next month, we've decided to take everything we've learned through the years and re-start the JOBL as a brand new, improved league - the Federal Baseball League. We've worked hard to craft the rules, back story, and teams in preparation for this big change and hope we can find a few more like-minded folks to join us for our new adventure.

The basic premise of the league is a reformation of the old Federal League about 10 years after being bought out by MLB owners. The league will start in 1925 with a quick sim up until 1950 to generate some history.

The league struggled through the early years (mismanagement and misplaced priorities), but after the war the owners looked to take advantage of the new found prosperity and renewed interest in baseball to re-launch the league as the Federal Baseball League. After a merger with a small western league (to increase market reach), a complete re-draft, and striking a deal with the Cuban Professional League (to bring Cuban talent to the US), our owners will start off in 1950 to guide this rejuvenated league into a full scale competition with Major League Baseball for America's hearts and minds.

League Features:
-20 team fictional league, talent only displayed
-We're going to sim from 1925 to 1950 to get some history, owners take over in 1950 with an inaugural draft
-1950 era financials and settings
-1st round ammy draft order will be a lottery system
-Each team will have a Face of the Franchise (franchise player)
-Feeder leagues and a Cuban professional league
-Great competitive owners and all the bells and whistles you'd expect from an established league

We have 3 openings right now: 1 in the Central and 2 teams in the West.

New owners will be able to pick their city from a list of approved locations, create their own logos/jerseys/caps and build their team from scratch in the inaugural 1950 draft. And get the benefit of joining an established "new" league. We have 15 owners coming back for this great new experience, all of which are very competitive owners and great guys. You'll definitely enjoy this league.

If interested, be sure to check out the full rules and the developing back story on the site... then send me an email with the following information:

-Name
-Primary email
-Primary IM (not required)
-Current leagues/past experience with online leagues
-Your preferred division and locations

Hope to hear from you soon!

Jason

jason.dettbarn (at) gmail.com

Site: http://www.federal-league.com/
Message Board: http://www.federal-league.com/phpBB3/

beorn · 02-13-2008, 10:38 AM

I see from your rules page that you have decreased player development randomness. How reduced is this setting?

jdettbarn · 02-13-2008, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beorn

I see from your rules page that you have decreased player development randomness. How reduced is this setting?

Haven't determined a final number yet, but it won't be much I imagine. I am still running some final tests for financials and that factor.

If I had to guess where it will end up, I'd say maybe 75 or so (maybe a little higher) on a 1 - 200 scale.

Our current owners didn't really like the player development that happened in the JOBL, so I wanted to tone it down a little. Not too much, since that could have been a combination of us moving from v6.5 too.

Moyano D. · 02-13-2008, 10:56 AM

I send you an email through the forum, so i dont know if its go to "jason.dettbarn (at) gmail.com", pm if you read it.

jdettbarn · 02-13-2008, 04:40 PM

Down to 2 openings! 1 in the Central and 1 in the West.

I also changed the forum settings so Guests can view the threads. I think that was an issue before...

Anyway, join the fun!

fhomess · 02-13-2008, 04:59 PM

Jason's a top notch commish. I can't believe there are still openings in this league. You should snap them up immediately, if not sooner!

Anisoptera · 02-13-2008, 05:07 PM

I'm not interested because I just can't envision enjoying a talent only league, but I'm curious why you all dropped the JOBL in favour of the FBL.

jdettbarn · 02-13-2008, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anisoptera

I'm not interested because I just can't envision enjoying a talent only league, but I'm curious why you all dropped the JOBL in favour of the FBL.

Bunch of reasons, but mainly 6 years with one league is a long time to stick with one thing!

Plus I think the conversion from 6.5 to 2007 hurt a little, since the new engine took the game away from the more comfortable (dare I say, predictable) world of 6.5 for many owners. We all enjoyed the history we built, but in the end being able to create a league we were all super excited about and doing it from scratch in 2007 won out.

Plus I think with fictional leagues (as the other thread has alluded to), you really had to stand out with some unique features to attract and keep owners and I think (hope) we did that here... the JOBL, as fun/stable/long running as it was, wasn't too unique. That made it hard to attract good owners.

rem · 02-13-2008, 10:01 PM

Please save a team for me. I'll have an application in when Law and Order is over.

rem · 02-13-2008, 10:53 PM

Application in. I am looking forward to this one!

DWK · 02-13-2008, 11:48 PM

Application in

jdettbarn · 02-14-2008, 07:25 AM

We are full! Thanks for all the interest.

Waiting List is empty, so if you are interested in putting your name on that, just send me an email/PM.

jdettbarn · 03-07-2008, 01:14 PM

The Worcester Whalers are now open!
Worcester Whalers Home Page

We just finished the initial draft and Spring Training of our first official season is set for next week. So a great time to join and put your stamp on this franchise.

Email me if interested!
jason.dettbarn at gmail.com

Site: Federal Baseball League
Message Board: Federal Baseball League Forum • Index page

jdettbarn · 03-09-2008, 08:13 PM

Filled!

Waiting List is wide open, though.

02-13-2008, 10:05 AM	#1
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 635	JOBL re-vamps and re-launches as the Federal Baseball League To celebrate our 6-year anniversary next month, we've decided to take everything we've learned through the years and re-start the JOBL as a brand new, improved league - the Federal Baseball League. We've worked hard to craft the rules, back story, and teams in preparation for this big change and hope we can find a few more like-minded folks to join us for our new adventure. The basic premise of the league is a reformation of the old Federal League about 10 years after being bought out by MLB owners. The league will start in 1925 with a quick sim up until 1950 to generate some history. The league struggled through the early years (mismanagement and misplaced priorities), but after the war the owners looked to take advantage of the new found prosperity and renewed interest in baseball to re-launch the league as the Federal Baseball League. After a merger with a small western league (to increase market reach), a complete re-draft, and striking a deal with the Cuban Professional League (to bring Cuban talent to the US), our owners will start off in 1950 to guide this rejuvenated league into a full scale competition with Major League Baseball for America's hearts and minds. League Features: -20 team fictional league, talent only displayed -We're going to sim from 1925 to 1950 to get some history, owners take over in 1950 with an inaugural draft -1950 era financials and settings -1st round ammy draft order will be a lottery system -Each team will have a Face of the Franchise (franchise player) -Feeder leagues and a Cuban professional league -Great competitive owners and all the bells and whistles you'd expect from an established league We have 3 openings right now: 1 in the Central and 2 teams in the West. New owners will be able to pick their city from a list of approved locations, create their own logos/jerseys/caps and build their team from scratch in the inaugural 1950 draft. And get the benefit of joining an established "new" league. We have 15 owners coming back for this great new experience, all of which are very competitive owners and great guys. You'll definitely enjoy this league. If interested, be sure to check out the full rules and the developing back story on the site... then send me an email with the following information: -Name -Primary email -Primary IM (not required) -Current leagues/past experience with online leagues -Your preferred division and locations Hope to hear from you soon! Jason jason.dettbarn (at) gmail.com Site: http://www.federal-league.com/ Message Board: http://www.federal-league.com/phpBB3/ __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011) Last edited by jdettbarn; 02-13-2008 at 04:32 PM. Reason: Updated available teams

02-13-2008, 10:38 AM	#2
beorn All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: near Rochester, NY Posts: 1,269	I see from your rules page that you have decreased player development randomness. How reduced is this setting? __________________ Commish of Dog Days Baseball Commish Pennant Chase Baseball League (PCBL) Commish and Blue Jays GM Extra Innings Baseball

02-13-2008, 04:40 PM	#5
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 635	Down to 2 openings! 1 in the Central and 1 in the West. I also changed the forum settings so Guests can view the threads. I think that was an issue before... Anyway, join the fun! __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011) Last edited by jdettbarn; 02-13-2008 at 08:20 PM.

02-13-2008, 04:59 PM	#6
fhomess Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,693	Jason's a top notch commish. I can't believe there are still openings in this league. You should snap them up immediately, if not sooner! __________________ StatsLab- PHP/MySQL based utilities for Online Leagues Baseball Cards - Full list of known templates and documentation on card development.

02-13-2008, 10:01 PM	#9
rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 5,024	Please save a team for me. I'll have an application in when Law and Order is over. __________________ OTBA: Washington Filibusters CLBR: Minnesota Twins 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

02-13-2008, 10:56 AM	#4
Moyano D. Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	I send you an email through the forum, so i dont know if its go to "jason.dettbarn (at) gmail.com", pm if you read it.

02-13-2008, 05:07 PM	#7
Anisoptera Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 169	I'm not interested because I just can't envision enjoying a talent only league, but I'm curious why you all dropped the JOBL in favour of the FBL.

02-13-2008, 10:53 PM	#10
rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 5,024	Application in. I am looking forward to this one! __________________ OTBA: Washington Filibusters CLBR: Minnesota Twins 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

02-13-2008, 11:48 PM	#11
DWK All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 636	Application in

02-14-2008, 07:25 AM	#12
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 635	We are full! Thanks for all the interest. Waiting List is empty, so if you are interested in putting your name on that, just send me an email/PM. __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011)

03-07-2008, 01:14 PM	#13
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 635	The Worcester Whalers are now open! Worcester Whalers Home Page We just finished the initial draft and Spring Training of our first official season is set for next week. So a great time to join and put your stamp on this franchise. Email me if interested! jason.dettbarn at gmail.com Site: Federal Baseball League Message Board: Federal Baseball League Forum • Index page __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011)

03-09-2008, 08:13 PM	#14
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 635	Filled! Waiting List is wide open, though. __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011)