PBRL - Historical Teams, Fictional Players

metsgeek · 11-17-2006, 09:37 PM

The Professional Baseball Replay League has an opening with the Cincinnati Reds.

If you have been an active participant or simply an occasional lurker on the Dynasty Forums, you are surely aware of Time Warp Baseball, a recreation of baseball history from 1901 on using actual teams and schedules, but fictional players. An amazingly simple concept that took on a life of its own when its creator, Matt from TN, invited board members to add their "ancestors" as rookies.

Nearly 5,000 posts and 85,000 views later, it is surely the most successful dynasty on these boards ever. When TWB hit 1946, it went live as a league, which those involved would argue endlessly that it was the most competitive and active league in which they had ever participated. I was around nearly from the beginning and, at its peak, it remains the example to which I compare all my other leagues.

Sadly, TWB is currently on extended hiatus.

Many of the GM's in the league decided that we could not survive without TWB. We needed a methadone equivalent to "take off the edge" of our TWB addiction.

Thus was born the PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL REPLAY LEAGUE, our attempt at an homage to TWB.

As in the original, we would be recreating the history of baseball with real teams yet fictional players. There would be some minor changes, though:

We are a 6.5 league, since OOTP2006 sucks.
We began play in 1911, after simming 10 years of history, as opposed to 1946.
This would be a Talent Only league, adding a bit of a challenge. No actual ratings are visible.
The first round of the annual draft would be randomized in a weighted lottery to reward competitiveness and add a semblance of scouting. The remaining three rounds are in reverse order of record, alternating between leagues
Every year random free agents are "signed" by teams before the draft.
We have two commissioners to ensure that simming would rarely be interrupted. I, metsgeek, (aka Pete) would serve as the sim commissioner. My partner in crime, ifspuds (aka Jeff), would be the webmaster.....similar to the Gatekeeper and Keymaster from Ghostbusters.
We sim 15 days at a time on M-F, with the occasional weekend sim.
PBRL is extremely active. If you want a fast simming league and you hate waiting to rebuild, PBRL is for you. We will run through a season every 3 weeks or so.

Currently we are nearing the end of the 1912 season on the PBRL Forums. We have had a recent opening with the Cincinnati Reds and we are always looking for people to sign up for the waiting list.

Come join the fun!

canadiancreed · 11-17-2006, 09:39 PM

fun...insanity......either or

Seriously get your ass in here. You wont' be disapointed, this place probably has the craziest GM's outside of...well.....TWB.

11-17-2006, 09:37 PM	#1
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	PBRL - Historical Teams, Fictional Players The Professional Baseball Replay League has an opening with the Cincinnati Reds. If you have been an active participant or simply an occasional lurker on the Dynasty Forums, you are surely aware of Time Warp Baseball, a recreation of baseball history from 1901 on using actual teams and schedules, but fictional players. An amazingly simple concept that took on a life of its own when its creator, Matt from TN, invited board members to add their "ancestors" as rookies. Nearly 5,000 posts and 85,000 views later, it is surely the most successful dynasty on these boards ever. When TWB hit 1946, it went live as a league, which those involved would argue endlessly that it was the most competitive and active league in which they had ever participated. I was around nearly from the beginning and, at its peak, it remains the example to which I compare all my other leagues. Sadly, TWB is currently on extended hiatus. Many of the GM's in the league decided that we could not survive without TWB. We needed a methadone equivalent to "take off the edge" of our TWB addiction. Thus was born the PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL REPLAY LEAGUE, our attempt at an homage to TWB. As in the original, we would be recreating the history of baseball with real teams yet fictional players. There would be some minor changes, though: We are a 6.5 league, since OOTP2006 sucks. We began play in 1911, after simming 10 years of history, as opposed to 1946. This would be a Talent Only league, adding a bit of a challenge. No actual ratings are visible. The first round of the annual draft would be randomized in a weighted lottery to reward competitiveness and add a semblance of scouting. The remaining three rounds are in reverse order of record, alternating between leagues Every year random free agents are "signed" by teams before the draft. We have two commissioners to ensure that simming would rarely be interrupted. I, metsgeek, (aka Pete) would serve as the sim commissioner. My partner in crime, ifspuds (aka Jeff), would be the webmaster.....similar to the Gatekeeper and Keymaster from Ghostbusters. We sim 15 days at a time on M-F, with the occasional weekend sim. PBRL is extremely active. If you want a fast simming league and you hate waiting to rebuild, PBRL is for you. We will run through a season every 3 weeks or so. Currently we are nearing the end of the 1912 season on the PBRL Forums. We have had a recent opening with the Cincinnati Reds and we are always looking for people to sign up for the waiting list. Come join the fun! __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

11-17-2006, 09:39 PM	#2
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	fun...insanity......either or Seriously get your ass in here. You wont' be disapointed, this place probably has the craziest GM's outside of...well.....TWB. __________________ PT21 PT22