NABL Celebrates its 25th Season

Dean Gordon · 06-30-2004, 01:34 PM

The North American Baseball League (NABL) is celebrating its 25th season as the 1925 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, 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 5 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.

There have been a few dynasties along the way, but 10 teams have won titles in the first 24 years. The most successful clubs have been two from each league - the Chicago White Sox (11 pennants, 6 WS titles) and the Cleveland Indians (7 pennants, 5 WS titles) from the American League, as well as the New York Giants (8 pennants, 2 WS titles) and Chicago Cubs (6 pennants, 2 WS titles) from the National League.

In one of the strictest Hall of Fame voting around, only 15 players have been elevated to the Hall, including such notables as Christy "The Hammer" Mathewson, Doc White and "Wee" Willie Keeler.

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. 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

scprideandms · 06-30-2004, 03:24 PM

The NABL is a great league with great owners and (can't beleive I am writing this) a great commish (even if he is Canadian, prone to mistakes and a spammer).

I ahve greatly enjoyed this league even if the Cincy Roses have only had a cpl good years (including 1 WS win).

06-30-2004, 01:34 PM	#1
Dean Gordon Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: vancouver, canada Posts: 354	NABL Celebrates its 25th Season The North American Baseball League (NABL) is celebrating its 25th season as the 1925 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, 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 5 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. There have been a few dynasties along the way, but 10 teams have won titles in the first 24 years. The most successful clubs have been two from each league - the Chicago White Sox (11 pennants, 6 WS titles) and the Cleveland Indians (7 pennants, 5 WS titles) from the American League, as well as the New York Giants (8 pennants, 2 WS titles) and Chicago Cubs (6 pennants, 2 WS titles) from the National League. In one of the strictest Hall of Fame voting around, only 15 players have been elevated to the Hall, including such notables as Christy "The Hammer" Mathewson, Doc White and "Wee" Willie Keeler. 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. 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 Last edited by Dean Gordon; 06-30-2004 at 01:43 PM.

06-30-2004, 03:24 PM	#2
scprideandms All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: N KY, 25 miles from Cincy Posts: 1,314	The NABL is a great league with great owners and (can't beleive I am writing this) a great commish (even if he is Canadian, prone to mistakes and a spammer). I ahve greatly enjoyed this league even if the Cincy Roses have only had a cpl good years (including 1 WS win). __________________ 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.