Best Online Leagues

rem · 03-06-2006, 11:35 AM

This thread doesn't have much purpose, but it would be interesting to see which leagues people think are the class of OOTP and why you think so. Remember this is not your favorite league, but simply one that you're in, or not in, that you think is worthy of being called one of OOTP's best.

tward13 · 03-06-2006, 12:14 PM

Time Warp

It's a league, it's a dynasty, it has your relatives and friends.

It has over 60 years of history, it has 20 years of live GM participation.

The future GMs hang around the league forum participating and impatiently await their chance to run a team in this most competitive league.

After 20 seasons most of the GMs have been around from the beginning.

There is passion. Which sometimes break out into forum brawls. Just some good old competitive hardball.

And holding this all together is the most dedicated commissioner there is.

Matt ran this as a dynasty for 45 seasons, regularly posting updates in the dynasty forum (until the great crash)

He maintains the database of ancestors, keeps the GMs in line, and gets the sims done on time.

It's not uncommon to have most of the GMs on the message boards at the same time. Which makes it more than just a league.

There are articles, dynasties within the dynasty, stat dumps, stat analysis. Voting for GM of the year. Voting by the OOTP community for the Hall of Fame. Voting by a veterans committee.

The league tries to follow the rules and storylines of MLB, but with fictional players. However through the dedication of Matt and the GMs these players have become real within the TWB universe. People argue player vs. player as if they were real.

Doesn't get any better than this.

Did I mention, Matt's the best Commish there is?

Cubsgnrlmngr · 03-06-2006, 12:22 PM

Stop making me jealous

sporr · 03-06-2006, 12:25 PM

USBA (run by Scott Fite) gets my vote as one of the best. It's been around for 4 years, has a solid core of owners, active messageboard, and is probably the best fictional out there.

ifspuds · 03-06-2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tward13

Time Warp

It's a league, it's a dynasty, it has your relatives and friends.

It has over 60 years of history, it has 20 years of live GM participation.

The future GMs hang around the league forum participating and impatiently await their chance to run a team in this most competitive league.

After 20 seasons most of the GMs have been around from the beginning.

There is passion. Which sometimes break out into forum brawls. Just some good old competitive hardball.

And holding this all together is the most dedicated commissioner there is.

Matt ran this as a dynasty for 45 seasons, regularly posting updates in the dynasty forum (until the great crash)

He maintains the database of ancestors, keeps the GMs in line, and gets the sims done on time.

It's not uncommon to have most of the GMs on the message boards at the same time. Which makes it more than just a league.

There are articles, dynasties within the dynasty, stat dumps, stat analysis. Voting for GM of the year. Voting by the OOTP community for the Hall of Fame. Voting by a veterans committee.

The league tries to follow the rules and storylines of MLB, but with fictional players. However through the dedication of Matt and the GMs these players have become real within the TWB universe. People argue player vs. player as if they were real.

Doesn't get any better than this.

Did I mention, Matt's the best Commish there is?

I was going to say Time Warp too, but Tom already said everything I was going to say. So consider this a "Yeah! What he said!"

rem · 03-06-2006, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tward13

Time Warp

I think you could have stopped there.

tward13 · 03-06-2006, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by remangiii

I think you could have stopped there.

Well you DID say "why you think so".

rem · 03-06-2006, 08:37 PM

I think you killed the thread.

Cubsgnrlmngr · 03-06-2006, 09:01 PM

I have to say Nex Gen baseball league is the best one in the OOTP community. Here's the link.

Great Website with tons of features (Look at their pages)
Active forum
Great core of GMs
Great concept (They simulate the future of baseball unlike other leagues that redo the history. They make their own future. It's also cool how former players stack up with players in the NexGen)
The commishes work hard and push it to the limits at all costs.

Best league out their IMO. Some leagues have a good concept but non active GMs. Some have a core of good GMs but a bad commish. Some leagues have a good Commish and good GMs but a bad website. All around, this is the best league.

rem · 03-06-2006, 11:16 PM

NGBL has been one of the best for awhile. They're easy to forget about, for some reason.

Storgers · 03-06-2006, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sporr

USBA (run by Scott Fite) gets my vote as one of the best. It's been around for 4 years, has a solid core of owners, active messageboard, and is probably the best fictional out there.

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canadiancreed · 03-07-2006, 12:08 AM

I'll be #3 for the Time Warp clut,....umm....I mean league

Also some others....

JOBL
NPBL
OTBA
and the CBL. All active and lots of fun

The Professor · 03-07-2006, 12:25 AM

Time Warp has always really impressed me.

The USBA is top-notch!

Others?

CDL

MLBC (Jestre's league, right?) is a study in steady longevity. Good stuff there.

NARBL run by Gary Graves is a nice league and has some great owners. Gary has also done a nice job in taking over SO49 and starting what will hopefully be a great restoration for that league as well.

ABC and the Pro Circuit appear to be very solid as well.

There are a couple of other leagues I visit routinely but they escape me at the moment.

ifspuds · 03-07-2006, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by The Professor

ABC and the Pro Circuit appear to be very solid as well.

Pro Circuit is quiet, but very tightly run and very stable. Of the 12 original teams that started play in the 1895 season (we're now in 1907), 7 are still run by the original GM and all but one is on just their second owner.

Cooleyvol puts a lot of heart and effort into making it a solid and interesting league, and I'd recommend the league to anyone.

phenom · 03-07-2006, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sporr

USBA (run by Scott Fite) gets my vote as one of the best. It's been around for 4 years, has a solid core of owners, active messageboard, and is probably the best fictional out there.

This is my third season in USBA (and I'm close to winning the division

) and it's probably the most enjoyable, well-run league I've been in, and I've even tried to model how I run leagues after it.

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Originally Posted by remangiii

NGBL has been one of the best for awhile. They're easy to forget about, for some reason.

Agreed. Even though I was only in NGBL for one season, and didn't exactly leave on the best of terms with some of its members, it's also a fantastic league that, among many other things, has a website that's second to none.

darkhorse · 03-07-2006, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sporr

USBA (run by Scott Fite) gets my vote as one of the best. It's been around for 4 years, has a solid core of owners, active messageboard, and is probably the best fictional out there.

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Originally Posted by Storgers

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Originally Posted by The Professor

The USBA is top-notch!

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Originally Posted by phenom

This is my third season in USBA (and I'm close to winning the division

) and it's probably the most enjoyable, well-run league I've been in, and I've even tried to model how I run leagues after it.

It's been rumored that the greatest online GM ever could be coaxed out of retirement to play in this league, even though it would violate his/her/it's rule of never joining a league that is beyond the point of inception. That is how highly regarded the USBA has come to be. A living legend among online leagues.

canadiancreed · 03-07-2006, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

It's been rumored that the greatest online GM ever could be coaxed out of retirement to play in this league, even though it would violate his/her/it's rule of never joining a league that is beyond the point of inception. That is how highly regarded the USBA has come to be. A living legend among online leagues.

well that and he was too afraid to test his mettle in mine

RBLwebguy · 03-07-2006, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by The Professor

NARBL run by Gary Graves is a nice league and has some great owners. Gary has also done a nice job in taking over SO49 and starting what will hopefully be a great restoration for that league as well.

Thanks Nate! I try

UKSubs · 03-07-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by remangiii

NGBL has been one of the best for awhile. They're easy to forget about, for some reason.

Our general lack of shameless self-promotion and not always safe for work message forum?

astatguy · 03-07-2006, 09:57 PM

The NARBL is a great league. I'm on the waiting list to get back in.

When I read that Gary was commish of SO49 I tried to join, but the database says it's defunct and the site is missing.

03-06-2006, 11:35 AM	#1
rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 5,024	Best Online Leagues This thread doesn't have much purpose, but it would be interesting to see which leagues people think are the class of OOTP and why you think so. Remember this is not your favorite league, but simply one that you're in, or not in, that you think is worthy of being called one of OOTP's best. __________________ OTBA: Washington Filibusters CLBR: Minnesota Twins 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

03-06-2006, 08:37 PM	#8
rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 5,024	I think you killed the thread. __________________ OTBA: Washington Filibusters CLBR: Minnesota Twins 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

03-06-2006, 09:01 PM	#9
Cubsgnrlmngr Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 249	I have to say Nex Gen baseball league is the best one in the OOTP community. Here's the link. Great Website with tons of features (Look at their pages) Active forum Great core of GMs Great concept (They simulate the future of baseball unlike other leagues that redo the history. They make their own future. It's also cool how former players stack up with players in the NexGen) The commishes work hard and push it to the limits at all costs. Best league out their IMO. Some leagues have a good concept but non active GMs. Some have a core of good GMs but a bad commish. Some leagues have a good Commish and good GMs but a bad website. All around, this is the best league. __________________ Chicago Cubs NGBL If you don't know who Kirby Puckett was or of his face escapes you're memory at the moment. Check this short video out about one of the most clutch baseball players in the history of the MLB. R.I.P. Kirby Puckett

03-06-2006, 11:16 PM	#10
rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 5,024	NGBL has been one of the best for awhile. They're easy to forget about, for some reason. __________________ OTBA: Washington Filibusters CLBR: Minnesota Twins 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

03-07-2006, 12:08 AM	#12
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	I'll be #3 for the Time Warp clut,....umm....I mean league Also some others.... JOBL NPBL OTBA and the CBL. All active and lots of fun __________________ PT21 PT22

03-06-2006, 12:14 PM	#2
tward13 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,964	Time Warp It's a league, it's a dynasty, it has your relatives and friends. It has over 60 years of history, it has 20 years of live GM participation. The future GMs hang around the league forum participating and impatiently await their chance to run a team in this most competitive league. After 20 seasons most of the GMs have been around from the beginning. There is passion. Which sometimes break out into forum brawls. Just some good old competitive hardball. And holding this all together is the most dedicated commissioner there is. Matt ran this as a dynasty for 45 seasons, regularly posting updates in the dynasty forum (until the great crash) He maintains the database of ancestors, keeps the GMs in line, and gets the sims done on time. It's not uncommon to have most of the GMs on the message boards at the same time. Which makes it more than just a league. There are articles, dynasties within the dynasty, stat dumps, stat analysis. Voting for GM of the year. Voting by the OOTP community for the Hall of Fame. Voting by a veterans committee. The league tries to follow the rules and storylines of MLB, but with fictional players. However through the dedication of Matt and the GMs these players have become real within the TWB universe. People argue player vs. player as if they were real. Doesn't get any better than this. Did I mention, Matt's the best Commish there is?

03-06-2006, 12:22 PM	#3
Cubsgnrlmngr Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 249	Stop making me jealous __________________ Chicago Cubs NGBL If you don't know who Kirby Puckett was or of his face escapes you're memory at the moment. Check this short video out about one of the most clutch baseball players in the history of the MLB. R.I.P. Kirby Puckett

03-06-2006, 12:25 PM	#4
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	USBA (run by Scott Fite) gets my vote as one of the best. It's been around for 4 years, has a solid core of owners, active messageboard, and is probably the best fictional out there.

03-07-2006, 12:25 AM	#13
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East of East Posts: 3,020	Time Warp has always really impressed me. The USBA is top-notch! Others? CDL MLBC (Jestre's league, right?) is a study in steady longevity. Good stuff there. NARBL run by Gary Graves is a nice league and has some great owners. Gary has also done a nice job in taking over SO49 and starting what will hopefully be a great restoration for that league as well. ABC and the Pro Circuit appear to be very solid as well. There are a couple of other leagues I visit routinely but they escape me at the moment. __________________ History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."

03-07-2006, 09:57 PM	#20
astatguy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 42	Gary is a great commish The NARBL is a great league. I'm on the waiting list to get back in. When I read that Gary was commish of SO49 I tried to join, but the database says it's defunct and the site is missing. __________________ Always go to other peoples' funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours. - Yogi Berra NARBL - Atlanta Braves SO49 - Houston Colt 45's MLBC - Milwaukee Braves