The Dominion of Canada Baseball Association

canadiancreed · 06-20-2005, 08:43 PM

With the populairty of the Canadian University Baseball Association exploding, it was only a matter of time before the pro ranks would form up a league. This would come about in late 1919, when the sixteen original members of the DoCBA would sign the founding charter of the league. These owners would include the following (cities and team names to follow):

Devonshire:

jazzmosis - Guelph
randomlefty10 - Halifax
jeheinz72 - Hamilton
MisawaTD91 - Kingston
CubsLose - London
spleen1015 - Niagara Falls
mauboy - Ottawa

Wales:

pat - Calgary
Hoopscoach - Edmonton
JDoldSchool - Fort William (would become Thunder Bay in 1970)
BobButtons - Regina
Vezna31 - Vancouver IceDogs
squirrel_king - Vancouver Spitfires
Spielman - Winnipeg Kings
halofan26 - Winnipeg

All owners will receive PM's in their inbox for the information needed by the league office.

EDIT: All PM's have been sent out. Some followup ones will be sent to get some information but for the most part I've replied to everyone that has sent me a reply I beleive.

On Canada Day (July 1st), we begin to write history.

If you're intrested in a team, use the following file attached to select the city that you wish to be based in and send me a PM by Monday morning (June 27th) to be considered. We're still taking applications, but time grows short as our maximum is sixteen teams and applications close on Monday, June 27th. Dont want to get too big too fast

As the new tems get ready for the draft (at present June 27th), and scout the available players, it's looking to be a VERY exciting year to begin the DoCBA. Who will emerge victorious? Only time will tell.

UPDATE: Player list posted below.

mauboy · 06-21-2005, 12:27 AM

So I'm supposed to sign here?

Nice to be here. Hello to all.

canadiancreed · 06-21-2005, 12:30 AM

lol sounds good. I knew I shoudl have included this link in the PM's. Basically the attached file is the list of cities for all to choose from based on what I outlined.

i'm actualyl quite excited about this myself. Should be a good go :d

canadiancreed · 06-21-2005, 12:48 AM

After the war, the game of baseball exploded ontp the college scene as the recruits came home from the field of battle. Big business at the time, was reluctant to jump right in head first, but after seeing the success of the game in the CUBA, decided that it could quite profitable indeed. Small regional leagues had been operating for a few decades now but unlike hockey, had stayed within their local area in scope and popularity. One man sought to change that.

The Duke of Devonshire, Canada's governer general at the time, was an avid sports fan. Hockey, tennis, skating, cricket, you name it, he was into it. So when attending a game in Ottawa featuring the University of Ottawa's Gee-Gees 'vs the Carleton Ravens, he fell in love with the game of baseball, proclaiming it to be a "sutible endevour for young men to stay in shape while nejoying the fresk air and wide open spaces that this coutnry has in abundance." The seeds were sown for the promotion of what eventully become Canada's first professional baseball league.

The message was spread across the land by the Governer-General, drumming up support with regional businesses and entrepreneaurs that agreed upon the creation of a professional league and its' economic viability, but were concerned upon where to get players, as the American leagues coudl easily outbid any of their offers. The soltuion, was to select players right out of university, players that had completed their degree and were heading out into the working world. With the plethora of talent being displayed in their ranks, the owners quickly found a solution to their only roadblock and quickly signed on.

With the visit of Price Edward of Wales in the summer of 1919, the Govener-General converted who would quite possibly be their most famous fan. The price would give the royal blessing to the creation of this league at the offical corination in Ottawa. In gratitude, the league would name it's Western division after the prince (the Eastern division would be named after the Governer-General). And so that would come to pass that the DoCBA would come into existance.

Jazzmosis · 06-21-2005, 12:57 PM

I'm here. Hey all.

Spielman · 06-21-2005, 01:50 PM

Hiya.

squirrel_king · 06-21-2005, 04:27 PM

Had to use the search function to find the thread, but I'm here now!

Looking forward to this league very much!

canadiancreed · 06-21-2005, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirrel_king

Had to use the search function to find the thread, but I'm here now!

Looking forward to this league very much!

ya boneheaded me forget to put the link in the PM's

i'm wiating till thursday then going to setup the teams and such. Hopefulyl i'll have all the PM's by then, already got half back "w00t"

jeheinz72 · 06-21-2005, 07:10 PM

Phew...I tracked down the thread!
I'll get you all that info here shortly CC.

canadiancreed · 06-21-2005, 07:14 PM

cool beans. jsut to let everyone know i'll hoepfulyl be posting the city lists thursday night as the responses have been quick to come in. i'll also be posting the list for folks to scout out the available players.

canadiancreed · 06-24-2005, 09:38 AM

we've had a great responce so far and have ten teams signed up. If you're intrested or have received a PM for a league form, send it back quick

. I'll also be sending PM's for soem stadium info for teams that havent sent it to me yet.

as for team locations it's now first come, first served.

I'll be posting a player list today as well. Have a browse at it as this will be the talent pool that you'll be building your team form. I look to get the draft moving with a round a day starting next Monday (June 27th). Team applications will also be closed by then.

jeheinz72 · 06-24-2005, 12:47 PM

Where do we find the player list?

Jazzmosis · 06-24-2005, 05:34 PM

Also, are you even a team in this league?

And I find it funny how nobody took Toronto.....

canadiancreed · 06-24-2005, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeheinz72

Where do we find the player list?

sorry botu the delay, damn overnight shifts knocked me out. it'll be up within an hour at the first post in the thread

canadiancreed · 06-24-2005, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazzmosis

Also, are you even a team in this league?

And I find it funny how nobody took Toronto.....

Nope. I'm not doign a team in this league. Combo of i'll have my hands full doing the commish duties, and it saves issues with potential cheating accusations later on.

Plus I want to try jsut being a commish for a chance. Never done it before so i'm sure i'll make a few bonehead moves :d

As for no TO or Montreal choices yes i'm surprised as well. In fact the closest they came was Brampton, Verdun, and westmont, but they were like #4 picks. Vancouver on the other hand was extremely popular as the #2 choice, do we have a lot of west coasters here?

jeheinz72 · 06-24-2005, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

sorry botu the delay, damn overnight shifts knocked me out. it'll be up within an hour at the first post in the thread

NO worries at all my friend, just wanted to be sure I wasn't being my standardly oblivious self.

canadiancreed · 06-24-2005, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeheinz72

NO worries at all my friend, just wanted to be sure I wasn't being my standardly oblivious self.

no biggie. What i've had to do is add players into the mix so there's roughly three potential players per team for each position if we get up to 16 teams.

Of course if we dont, there'll be jsut a lot of free agents

squirrel_king · 06-24-2005, 09:35 PM

I'm surprised no one took Toronto or Montreal! Someone is going to be pretty lucky when they apply!

Can't wait to get this started!

canadiancreed · 06-24-2005, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirrel_king

I'm surprised no one took Toronto or Montreal! Someone is going to be pretty lucky when they apply!

Can't wait to get this started!

lol I agree. I was expecting a lot fo TO/Montreall applications. I'm kinda glad that we got so much variety

PLayer lists for the draft are now available at the beginning of the thread. Have a browse at the list and see who you want to take in the first round or so. Draft starts on Monday.

Jazzmosis · 06-25-2005, 12:17 AM

What's the draft order, and how are we doing the draft?

06-21-2005, 12:30 AM	#3
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	lol sounds good. I knew I shoudl have included this link in the PM's. Basically the attached file is the list of cities for all to choose from based on what I outlined. i'm actualyl quite excited about this myself. Should be a good go :d __________________ PT21 PT22

06-21-2005, 12:57 PM	#5
Jazzmosis All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: The London you've never heard of Posts: 505	I'm here. Hey all. __________________ Florida Marlins GM, Netsports League - 2004 NL Champs, 2008 + 2013 Champions, 2004, 2009-2015, 2017-2021, 2024-2028 NLE Division Crown Mark Jazzington's Managerial Career - worth a read Thanks to Tib for the inspiration to write it.

06-21-2005, 07:10 PM	#9
jeheinz72 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 2,163	Phew...I tracked down the thread! I'll get you all that info here shortly CC. __________________ Join The Dugout!

06-21-2005, 07:14 PM	#10
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	cool beans. jsut to let everyone know i'll hoepfulyl be posting the city lists thursday night as the responses have been quick to come in. i'll also be posting the list for folks to scout out the available players. __________________ PT21 PT22

06-24-2005, 09:38 AM	#11
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	we've had a great responce so far and have ten teams signed up. If you're intrested or have received a PM for a league form, send it back quick . I'll also be sending PM's for soem stadium info for teams that havent sent it to me yet. as for team locations it's now first come, first served. I'll be posting a player list today as well. Have a browse at it as this will be the talent pool that you'll be building your team form. I look to get the draft moving with a round a day starting next Monday (June 27th). Team applications will also be closed by then. __________________ PT21 PT22

06-21-2005, 12:27 AM	#2
mauboy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,906	So I'm supposed to sign here? Nice to be here. Hello to all.

06-21-2005, 12:48 AM	#4
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	How it all came to be After the war, the game of baseball exploded ontp the college scene as the recruits came home from the field of battle. Big business at the time, was reluctant to jump right in head first, but after seeing the success of the game in the CUBA, decided that it could quite profitable indeed. Small regional leagues had been operating for a few decades now but unlike hockey, had stayed within their local area in scope and popularity. One man sought to change that. The Duke of Devonshire, Canada's governer general at the time, was an avid sports fan. Hockey, tennis, skating, cricket, you name it, he was into it. So when attending a game in Ottawa featuring the University of Ottawa's Gee-Gees 'vs the Carleton Ravens, he fell in love with the game of baseball, proclaiming it to be a "sutible endevour for young men to stay in shape while nejoying the fresk air and wide open spaces that this coutnry has in abundance." The seeds were sown for the promotion of what eventully become Canada's first professional baseball league. The message was spread across the land by the Governer-General, drumming up support with regional businesses and entrepreneaurs that agreed upon the creation of a professional league and its' economic viability, but were concerned upon where to get players, as the American leagues coudl easily outbid any of their offers. The soltuion, was to select players right out of university, players that had completed their degree and were heading out into the working world. With the plethora of talent being displayed in their ranks, the owners quickly found a solution to their only roadblock and quickly signed on. With the visit of Price Edward of Wales in the summer of 1919, the Govener-General converted who would quite possibly be their most famous fan. The price would give the royal blessing to the creation of this league at the offical corination in Ottawa. In gratitude, the league would name it's Western division after the prince (the Eastern division would be named after the Governer-General). And so that would come to pass that the DoCBA would come into existance. __________________ PT21 PT22

06-21-2005, 01:50 PM	#6
Spielman All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,668	Hiya.

06-21-2005, 04:27 PM	#7
squirrel_king Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 54	Had to use the search function to find the thread, but I'm here now! Looking forward to this league very much!

06-24-2005, 12:47 PM	#12
jeheinz72 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 2,163	Where do we find the player list? __________________ Join The Dugout!

06-24-2005, 05:34 PM	#13
Jazzmosis All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: The London you've never heard of Posts: 505	Also, are you even a team in this league? And I find it funny how nobody took Toronto..... __________________ Florida Marlins GM, Netsports League - 2004 NL Champs, 2008 + 2013 Champions, 2004, 2009-2015, 2017-2021, 2024-2028 NLE Division Crown Mark Jazzington's Managerial Career - worth a read Thanks to Tib for the inspiration to write it.

06-24-2005, 09:35 PM	#18
squirrel_king Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 54	I'm surprised no one took Toronto or Montreal! Someone is going to be pretty lucky when they apply! Can't wait to get this started! Last edited by squirrel_king; 06-24-2005 at 09:38 PM.

06-25-2005, 12:17 AM	#20
Jazzmosis All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: The London you've never heard of Posts: 505	What's the draft order, and how are we doing the draft? __________________ Florida Marlins GM, Netsports League - 2004 NL Champs, 2008 + 2013 Champions, 2004, 2009-2015, 2017-2021, 2024-2028 NLE Division Crown Mark Jazzington's Managerial Career - worth a read Thanks to Tib for the inspiration to write it.