GMC is Looking For Two Good Owners

[Dean Gordon]

The Global Managers Challange - GMC - has two vacancies and is looking for solid, dedicated owners.

The Australia Dingos are available as are the Stratford Warriors

Australia is a good team that has always been on the cusp of greatness, only one or two key players away from making a serious run at a title. They are led by Greg Maddux and Mo Vaughn, and boast a solid minors with Tim Salmon and Mariano Rivera leading the way. Potentially, they could be a huge factor in the International League within a season or two. The Team History Page can be accessed here.

Stratford, on the other hand, is a train wreck. No ifs, ands or buts. They have lost 99+ the past 5 seasons, and have little to show for that in the minors. The AI did a decent job for the team in terms of Free Agency and the Draft, but this team is a hell of a long way away from anything remotely resembling respectability. A long-term, challange-oriented vet owner is what is needed here, someone who understands that 4-5 seasons of rebuilding are what is needed. The Team History Page can be accessed here.

The GMC is one of the toughest around, with some of the best and brightest owners going (Wedge, Wolicki, Fulling, Bernstein, Jordan, Mann, Miskowski, Vandevisse, Fuerst, Grassi to name just a few). It is also one of the best leagues in terms of participation, usually topping the 90% participation level sim in and sim out, season after season.

In terms of competition, there are a few dynasties around - Unionville (always folds in the playoffs - damn karma thing), Moscow (aging), Alaska and Birmingham (both looking very old), and eight (8) teams have won titles in the league's eleven (11) years. In order to help the competition even more, prior to the 1995 season the league financials were re-structured to close the gap between the Haves and the Have Nots.

We are just starting our 13th season (one of the oldest OOTP leagues around), and the league was originally started by legendary co-Commissioners Joe Ramsey and Eric Wedge, who wanted a league where they can revisit their youth and watch all their 1980s childhood baseball stars come alive again. The league started with the 1983 season and an initial 25-round draft. Franchises were split into North American and International (DH) leagues, and owners were allowed to name the franchises and mould the stadium to their liking. Dean Gordon took over as Commish for the 1988 season, and the league updraded to OOTP v5 for the 1993 campaign.

As a commish I am a firm believer in participation, as teams that win are invariably those whose owners give a damn and do whats necessary to either get their team to the top or keep it there. As such, for each sim, I require at least an email saying "no changes". This lets me know that at least the owner took a look at his team between sims.

I am an active owner in the league (Unionville Canadians) and have been since the beginning. My team is now a regular season powerhouse, thanks to some crafty trading, but the Gordon Curse always, without fail, cripples me come playoff time, almost comically finding ways to lose when it matters most (that damn karma thing).

If anyone is interested in either team please check out the league site, the rules, and then get back to me.

When sending me an email, please let me know your OOTP experience, any leagues you have been in or are currently in (URLs included - I prefer to get recommendations from other Commishes or owners I know in leagues an applicant is in, in order to avoid constant team turnover).

Cheers,

Dean Gordon
Commish - GMC, EBL, NABL

[PassTheBottle]

Not sure how I got mentioned in best and brightest, maybe wierdest and wackiest, but its a good league and worth your time if you enjoyed the 80s and now the early 90s

Always fun to dig out those 80s topps cards and take 5 random ones, try to find those guys in the league and then deal for them

Makes it more exciting.


Go Go Jeff Kunkel.

[Dean Gordon]

Australia has been filled...... Stratford is still available...