The venerable Bull League now accepting managers

BullLeague · 08-04-2016, 12:33 PM

Hi there, a quick introduction -- we are new to OOTP and to the forums, but we are excited to be here.

From 1989-1993 we ran the Bull League as a fictional league using Earl Weaver Baseball from an Amiga 2000. After the 1994 MLB strike, and many of those involved moving away and finding other distractions (like working for a living, ha ha!) the league went into a dormant period.

This year, the commissioner (me) discovered what we had been missing all these years -- OOTP! After setting up the 1994 rosters and teams I ran the 1995-2015 simulated seasons and to catch up on all those lost years. Thanks OOTP for making THAT so easy to do.

We are now taking the league online and some of the old managers and taking an interest as well. We have a 20-team fictional league, with 4-levels of minor-leagues, and are accepting new managers.

We run in "real-time" on an 82-game season (so it won't take up your ENTIRE life, just some of it), and the season is currently in progress, so there are lots of opportunities to take great teams in pennant races, or take struggling teams and turn them around.

Some other features:

- Full blog/website with public side league tables
- A full featured league wiki, so you can read up (and contribute) to our league's storied history
- Real trophies! -- We'll figure out how to work that in as we go along, but we've had them since 1991 and are happy to have held on to them all this time

As a side note, as we are new to OOTP we are just learning the online side of it, and experienced managers (and those who have commissioner experience) are more than welcome.

Thanks!

For more info: www.bullleague.org
Email us: commish@bullleague.org
See our wiki: wiki.bullleague.org

BullLeague · 08-14-2016, 07:59 AM

Bump.

We still have loads of teams available, several great teams in playoff contention (for those who want to sail into an easy playoff).

Time is short to take a loser and turn it around for this season, but if anyone wanted a real challenge for next year, our worst team, Battle Creek Attack, currently has a pitiful 13-51 record, which is on track to be our worst-ever team in 20 simulated years should they fail to get just 5 wins. THAT team needs a fantastic manager to turn it around.

Our perennial championship team the New York Minutemen are trying to make the playoffs this year and are in a tight pennant race with just 18 games left, they could be an interesting challenge.

SeaBear · 08-14-2016, 02:56 PM

Can you elaborate more on the rules? Especially the sim schedule?

BullLeague · 08-15-2016, 08:21 AM

Thanks for the question. I'll borrow another leagues template and give more details:

Full League Name (Initials): Bull Baseball League (BBL)
Website URL: bullleague.org
Commissioner(s) OOTP Forum Username: BullLeague
Email Address: commish (at) bullleague.org
OOTP Version: OOTP 17
Game Needed?: Yes
Players: Fictional, many with 15+ years history in the league
# Of Teams: 20 (6 Canadian, 14 US)
Season schedule: 82 games (June-Sep).
Exports Days & Deadlines: Regular season: Fridays at 10PM; After roster expansion & playoffs, Mon/Wed/Fri by 10PM
League Time Per Sim: 7 days during regular season; After roster expansion 2-3 days per sim (schedule posted on blog)
First Season: 1995
Current Season: 2016
Rules & Settings:
No salary cap.Financials set to 2016, top paid players making in the ~$35million range. Average team salary $90 million, average team revenue $91.4-$157 million. About 4 or 5 teams are in large markets. Baseline media and merchandising gets about $80million per team.
Coaches: ON
Scouting: ON
Ratings: 20-80
Rule 5 draft: NO
10/5 Rule: OFF
Draft Pick Trading: ON
2012 CBA Rules: OFF
AI Trading: Low
Injuries: ON
Suspensions: ON
Minor League System: 4 levels (AAA-A and Rookie)
Extra: Even though we are a small league of just 20 teams, we use a wildcard system so 8 teams will make the playoffs every year, 4 in each of the two subleagues, expanding playoffs chances and maintaining interest a bit more, and increase revenue. We also have: A Wiki, a FB page, a Twitter feed, and a YouTube channel.

08-04-2016, 12:33 PM	#1
BullLeague Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 58	The venerable Bull League now accepting managers Hi there, a quick introduction -- we are new to OOTP and to the forums, but we are excited to be here. From 1989-1993 we ran the Bull League as a fictional league using Earl Weaver Baseball from an Amiga 2000. After the 1994 MLB strike, and many of those involved moving away and finding other distractions (like working for a living, ha ha!) the league went into a dormant period. This year, the commissioner (me) discovered what we had been missing all these years -- OOTP! After setting up the 1994 rosters and teams I ran the 1995-2015 simulated seasons and to catch up on all those lost years. Thanks OOTP for making THAT so easy to do. We are now taking the league online and some of the old managers and taking an interest as well. We have a 20-team fictional league, with 4-levels of minor-leagues, and are accepting new managers. We run in "real-time" on an 82-game season (so it won't take up your ENTIRE life, just some of it), and the season is currently in progress, so there are lots of opportunities to take great teams in pennant races, or take struggling teams and turn them around. Some other features: - Full blog/website with public side league tables - A full featured league wiki, so you can read up (and contribute) to our league's storied history - Real trophies! -- We'll figure out how to work that in as we go along, but we've had them since 1991 and are happy to have held on to them all this time As a side note, as we are new to OOTP we are just learning the online side of it, and experienced managers (and those who have commissioner experience) are more than welcome. Thanks! For more info: www.bullleague.org Email us: commish@bullleague.org See our wiki: wiki.bullleague.org Last edited by BullLeague; 08-04-2016 at 12:34 PM. Reason: Added links

08-14-2016, 07:59 AM	#2
BullLeague Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 58	Bump. We still have loads of teams available, several great teams in playoff contention (for those who want to sail into an easy playoff). Time is short to take a loser and turn it around for this season, but if anyone wanted a real challenge for next year, our worst team, Battle Creek Attack, currently has a pitiful 13-51 record, which is on track to be our worst-ever team in 20 simulated years should they fail to get just 5 wins. THAT team needs a fantastic manager to turn it around. Our perennial championship team the New York Minutemen are trying to make the playoffs this year and are in a tight pennant race with just 18 games left, they could be an interesting challenge.

08-14-2016, 02:56 PM	#3
SeaBear Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 116	Can you elaborate more on the rules? Especially the sim schedule?

08-15-2016, 08:21 AM	#4
BullLeague Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 58	Thanks for the question. I'll borrow another leagues template and give more details: Full League Name (Initials): Bull Baseball League (BBL) Website URL: bullleague.org Commissioner(s) OOTP Forum Username: BullLeague Email Address: commish (at) bullleague.org OOTP Version: OOTP 17 Game Needed?: Yes Players: Fictional, many with 15+ years history in the league # Of Teams: 20 (6 Canadian, 14 US) Season schedule: 82 games (June-Sep). Exports Days & Deadlines: Regular season: Fridays at 10PM; After roster expansion & playoffs, Mon/Wed/Fri by 10PM League Time Per Sim: 7 days during regular season; After roster expansion 2-3 days per sim (schedule posted on blog) First Season: 1995 Current Season: 2016 Rules & Settings: No salary cap.Financials set to 2016, top paid players making in the ~$35million range. Average team salary $90 million, average team revenue $91.4-$157 million. About 4 or 5 teams are in large markets. Baseline media and merchandising gets about $80million per team. Coaches: ON Scouting: ON Ratings: 20-80 Rule 5 draft: NO 10/5 Rule: OFF Draft Pick Trading: ON 2012 CBA Rules: OFF AI Trading: Low Injuries: ON Suspensions: ON Minor League System: 4 levels (AAA-A and Rookie) Extra: Even though we are a small league of just 20 teams, we use a wildcard system so 8 teams will make the playoffs every year, 4 in each of the two subleagues, expanding playoffs chances and maintaining interest a bit more, and increase revenue. We also have: A Wiki, a FB page, a Twitter feed, and a YouTube channel.