NABL Catobase Is Up

Dean Gordon · 07-09-2004, 05:48 PM

For those who love stats, the NABL Catobase is up... 25 years of damn fine 1901-1925 baseball..

The North American Baseball 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.

If anyone is interested in either team please check out the league site and the rules, and then get back to me.

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).

Cheers,

Dean Gordon
Commish - EBL, NABL

EagleEye_0 · 07-09-2004, 06:02 PM

I'll definitely have to do some browsing of this. I still have the 4th best winning percentage in league history as Ned Hanlon

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Dean Gordon · 07-09-2004, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleEye_0

I'll definitely have to do some browsing of this. I still have the 4th best winning percentage in league history as Ned Hanlon

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man.... that was 1901-1908... 17 seasons ago...

wow how time flies... cardinals were pretty good for a while, based on thier original draft.. and then they slipped into the middle of the pack... they have only won 2 pennants - 1902 and 1921...

EagleEye_0 · 07-09-2004, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Gordon

man.... that was 1901-1908... 17 seasons ago...

wow how time flies... cardinals were pretty good for a while, based on thier original draft.. and then they slipped into the middle of the pack... they have only won 2 pennants - 1902 and 1921...

and think what I could have done if Noodles Hahn didn't go out for his career in our first season. I make sure to check up on the league every so often. Was definitely enjoyable for thos 8 seasons.

woburn · 07-23-2004, 02:40 PM

I posted to Dean's other thread as well, but I found it interesting to compare the NABL's history pages to the QBA's history pages:

http://qbabaseball.com/ref/

Sounds like a similar operation; we've played from 1901 through 1932, starting with OOTP4 through the current OOTP6. Takes a little less than a calendar month per season, as we sim 25 days per sim, 3 days a week.

Interestingly enough, Noodles Hahn suffered a career-ending injury in the QBA as well, although he managed to last until 1907.

Our main page is http://qbabaseball.com. Always like to hear from interested people - as you can tell from the Catobase manager's page, turnover isn't high, but we have filled a couple new openings recently and the waiting list is pretty slim.

07-09-2004, 05:48 PM	#1
Dean Gordon Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: vancouver, canada Posts: 354	NABL Catobase Is Up For those who love stats, the NABL Catobase is up... 25 years of damn fine 1901-1925 baseball.. The North American Baseball 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. If anyone is interested in either team please check out the league site and the rules, and then get back to me. 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). Cheers, Dean Gordon Commish - EBL, NABL Last edited by Dean Gordon; 07-09-2004 at 06:10 PM.

07-09-2004, 06:02 PM	#2
EagleEye_0 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,426	I'll definitely have to do some browsing of this. I still have the 4th best winning percentage in league history as Ned Hanlon .

07-23-2004, 02:40 PM	#5
woburn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 191	I posted to Dean's other thread as well, but I found it interesting to compare the NABL's history pages to the QBA's history pages: http://qbabaseball.com/ref/ Sounds like a similar operation; we've played from 1901 through 1932, starting with OOTP4 through the current OOTP6. Takes a little less than a calendar month per season, as we sim 25 days per sim, 3 days a week. Interestingly enough, Noodles Hahn suffered a career-ending injury in the QBA as well, although he managed to last until 1907. Our main page is http://qbabaseball.com. Always like to hear from interested people - as you can tell from the Catobase manager's page, turnover isn't high, but we have filled a couple new openings recently and the waiting list is pretty slim.