Dog Days Baseball

[beorn]

Dog Days Baseball has been around since 2003, and we are approaching 55 years of baseball sims. We are a fictional league in a fictional country.

24 teams plus 4 minor league levels

We keep it moving!
* 4 sims a week during the season, each sim covering a week of the season
* sims every day in the off season
* very few missed sims in all the years we have been running
* season takes about 7 weeks of real life time
* off season takes about 12 days

Some outside-the-game-engine features:
* each city has a built in advantages
* annual organizational goals
* sandwich pick compensation for lost free agents
Commish does not run a team, instead handling these aspects of the league

=> Originally a “stats only” league, with no current player ratings; now we use only vague (1-5) ratings, so you still must rely mostly on stats to evaluate players
=> scouts on… Player potential ratings are a somewhat more informative 1-10

We are fine with 1st time online players… It is competitive, but not cutthroat, and lots of us are glad to give help if you are just starting out

* rule 5 enabled
* June 1 ammy draft… Rounds 1-3 on forum; remainder in-game... no signing bonuses
* Foreign ammies enabled
* Morale system enabled
* Interleague play and DH off
* Suspensions off

This is actually the first time we have had to advertise a vacancy since moving to OOTP 15, but Greenwood is vacant.

Dog Days Baseball
Forum
Recent zipped league file, for download -- you can go in as "guest visitor" without a password
To join, contact Beorn at dbemont@rochester.rr.com

[beorn]

We have actually had two vacancies crop up in the past couple days, a real rarity for this league.

Redsand - From 1989 to 2003, the Desperados were dominant, going to the playoffs 15 consecutive times. They won 5 championships in 14 years. However, the team has fallen on hard times, losing more than 100 games the past two years. They are off to a respectable start this May, but they are not loaded with talent -- although there is some talent in their minor league system. The team is financially solvent, but there's no bankroll sufficient to go out and buy a lot of quick fixes. Looking for a GM with some patience to rebuild.

Point Breeze - Team has not won a championship in the past 42 seasons, but the Salty Dogs did grab the wildcard the last two seasons. Off to a subpar start this season, but they look to have some good talent on the major league roster. But they are in a bit of a money jam -- they have an average budget and an above average payroll -- so this team is looking for a GM ready to offer some clever financial management.

Shoot me an email if you'd like to adopt one of these.
dbemont@rochester.rr.com

[beorn]

Redsand has been taken.

[beorn]

We are full once again. Thanks!