"Theme" Online League?

tavo2311 · 10-29-2019, 02:48 PM

Hi all,
I have a fun idea and wondering if something like this exists already?

I would like to have an online "league" where the league is actually a series of different theme seasons that stand alone and don't build on each other. The only thing that stays the same is the group of owners (thinking 12-16 of us).

For example, maybe the first season is a "1950's team +2." So we all draft a full team from the 1950s (1951 Yankees, 1955 Dodgers, etc...) then we all draft 2 players from anytime in history to add to that team.

Maybe the next year is a "Last Place Teams" league, or a "Non-division winners" league.

We could do one where we draft an entire pitching staff (1995 Braves) and an entire offense (2019 Astros).

We could do individual player "fantasy" draft from an entire decade but when one player is drafted no other year from that player can be. Example 1980s league, I take 1985 Mattingly, no can draft 1984 Mattingly, etc...

The possibilities are endless, and allow a really cool way to use a lot of different teams and players throughout baseball's history, and seeing different owners taking different approaches to the same theme. Also since each is standalone, it lessens the impact of a bad season as you always get to start fresh. I think that part would make it more likely to keep owners around, but on the bright side if they don't stay it will be an easier sell to replace for the next year.

If this doesn't exist already I would be willing to organize this. I love this type of stuff, and have run numerous fantasy leagues and other contests. But the one caveat is that I do not have experience with OOTP Online Leagues, and am not tech savvy at all, so I would need help on the actual running of it. But I am more than happy to handle all of the admin stuff.

Would love to hear thoughts from others.

10-29-2019, 02:48 PM	#1
tavo2311 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 157	"Theme" Online League? Hi all, I have a fun idea and wondering if something like this exists already? I would like to have an online "league" where the league is actually a series of different theme seasons that stand alone and don't build on each other. The only thing that stays the same is the group of owners (thinking 12-16 of us). For example, maybe the first season is a "1950's team +2." So we all draft a full team from the 1950s (1951 Yankees, 1955 Dodgers, etc...) then we all draft 2 players from anytime in history to add to that team. Maybe the next year is a "Last Place Teams" league, or a "Non-division winners" league. We could do one where we draft an entire pitching staff (1995 Braves) and an entire offense (2019 Astros). We could do individual player "fantasy" draft from an entire decade but when one player is drafted no other year from that player can be. Example 1980s league, I take 1985 Mattingly, no can draft 1984 Mattingly, etc... The possibilities are endless, and allow a really cool way to use a lot of different teams and players throughout baseball's history, and seeing different owners taking different approaches to the same theme. Also since each is standalone, it lessens the impact of a bad season as you always get to start fresh. I think that part would make it more likely to keep owners around, but on the bright side if they don't stay it will be an easier sell to replace for the next year. If this doesn't exist already I would be willing to organize this. I love this type of stuff, and have run numerous fantasy leagues and other contests. But the one caveat is that I do not have experience with OOTP Online Leagues, and am not tech savvy at all, so I would need help on the actual running of it. But I am more than happy to handle all of the admin stuff. Would love to hear thoughts from others.