FBBL Retro Entering 1991 -- Need One!

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Gents,

The FBBL has been running since 2001 and we're currently on our third league. FBBL One ran from 2001-2004 (real time), FBBL 2 ran from 2004-2007 (real time) and FBBL Retro began in 2007 and we're presently going strong in the 1991 season. We've taken small breaks (1-4 months) but we've more or less been running strong since 2001. So, we're a stable league to say the least. Extremely active boards and members, too.

This is our first historical league as the previous two were modern day leagues. I've always wanted to run a historical league but never would because 6.5 and back had pretty horrible Historical options. I just couldn't dig George Brett making 25 mil per for six years. I didn't like there wasn't the complete history etc... when OOTP 2007/8 hit, I was inspired to run a historical league and to date, it's my favorite. We began in 1988 and we're currently in 1991. The first sim of spring training is coming up this Monday.

I don't know if such things are unique to our league but there are a few things you have to take into account as some new GM's seem to be put off by these precedents and rules.

- Our GM base is mainly 25 years old + but they are a passionate group about the league and the rules. Our league members usually enforce the rules for us... they catch more violators than I do.
- We base our finances off the real MLB finances for the year we're in. There's a website with a detailed study and numbers for revenue vs player salaries for each year dating back to 1985. We use this to setup our finances. As a result, we have rather stringent budgets right now for a lot of teams as we near the strike season. This has a ripple effect in both our trade market and free agency market.
- Trade-a-holics need not apply to our league. We have about 12-16 trades per season processed and most of which occur around the trade deadline and off-season, as in real baseball. It's not a rule or anything but that's just how it goes down. So, if you're one of those guys that likes to pull off a trade every single day then you probably won't be happy here.
- We also, as a group [ie. the entire league] re-rate our AMA drafts so they are as accurate as humanly possible. We also, as a group, discuss and devise all new league rules etc. James and myself are only dictators when we need to be... which, is extremely rare. We're pretty democratic about everything we do and allow for input from each and every owner so each person has a say in molding their league experience.

Our sim schedule is Monday, Wednesday and Saturday with 10 games per sim. The league is ran by James Jones and myself [Jason Howard] and we've both been in the OOTP community since 2000-2001. So, we're pretty stable in the fact that we're not going anywhere anytime soon. We can basically offer you a league that won't up and fold tomorrow. We're also open to newbie owners as well as experienced and anything in between. The only thing we really frown upon are GM's in a ton [read: 5+] of leagues. I've always had bad experiences with GM's that spread themselves that thin. We don't want the league to be married to you but we don't want it to be a bi-monthly fling, either.

Here's the open team.

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TEAM: Houston Astros - HOMEPAGE
1988 RECORD: 84-78
1989 RECORD: 61-100
1990 RECORD: 78-84
FARM: 9th of 26: Featuring: Ivan Rodriguez, Kevin Appier, David Segui & Derek Bell
FINANCIALS: Decent shape. They have a positive cash flow but they do have one albatross in Andy Van Slyke.

ROSTER: Our last Astro owner had been with us since 2004 and some of you may know him: Jason Marbach. He has a country singing career and the guy just couldn't run the team any longer. In 1988 and 1989, he was in and out but did at least a passable job at running his team. Sent in 5-6 exports a season. Last year, he sent in a grand total of one export and has missed the entire free agency. We don't want to get rid of him but at this point we're pretty much certain he just doesn't have the time to run this team any longer. So, in the best interest of the league we're opening them up for someone to take over and run properly. The team, despite a part-time GM for three years, is in surprisingly decent shape. They have Appier as a premier ace and Biggio, Caminiti, Bass and Van Slyke form a pretty good middle of the lineup batting order. They also have Pudge waiting in the wings. They're not a bad team really.

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