The Canadian University Baseball Association

canadiancreed · 11-23-2004, 03:41 PM

hey all

as previouly posted in the online league forum, I'm starting up a league that is based on the Canadian University sopts system, onyl for baseball. Since it never existed in real life, I though what a great idea for a league, and hence the CUBA(hmm...intresting) was borm.

With this, if anyone has any thoughs, comments, stadiums they'd lke to dedicate to the case (all teams are using AA #2 right now), i'd love to hear feedback. Anyone that went to these schools at any point in time (I know it wont be many but maybe some of our Canadian posters might have), if you'd like to be a player, please let me know and I'll add you when you're eligible for the draft.

I had to cut ten universities out because there's actually fifty in Canada, so for anyone that is, or was a student of oen of the ones that got cut, sorry

So let me know what you think, relevant feedback is always welcome, and next stop, the entry draft and some history

canadiancreed · 11-23-2004, 03:54 PM

Here's the League Structure:

Eastern Conference Standings
Atlantic
Acadia
Dalhousie
Memorials
Moncton
Mount Allison
Sherbrooke
St. Francis Xavier
St. Marys
UNB
UPEI

Quebec
Bishop
Carleton
Concordia
Laurentien
Laval
McGill
Montreal
Ottawa
Queens
RMC

Western Conference Standings
Ontario
Brock
Guelph
McMaster
Ryerson
Toronto
Waterloo
Western Ontario
Wilfrid Laurier
Windsor
York

Western
Alberta
Calgary
Lakehead
Lethbridge
Manitoba
Regina
Saskatchewan
Simon Fraser
UBC
Victoria

seth70liz76 · 11-23-2004, 04:13 PM

Rooting for UBC--that's where my favorite ex-girlfriend is going to grad school. (Better hope the wife never visits the forum!)

canadiancreed · 11-23-2004, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seth70liz76

Rooting for UBC--that's where my favorite ex-girlfriend is going to grad school. (Better hope the wife never visits the forum!)

LOL for some reason that post made me laugh, and excellent. I was wondering if we'd get any fans for the Western uni's.

Jazzmosis · 11-24-2004, 09:31 PM

Go Western Ontario! That'd be the Uni I currently attend... I'd like to see some rings there!

Tauro · 11-25-2004, 08:19 AM

Seeing as I live in Hamilton, and most everyone I know went to Mac, I'll root for them.

Hey, you should use the Community Colleges as the farm teams.

I'd love to see the AAA team Mohawk College Mountaineers.

canadiancreed · 11-25-2004, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tauro

Seeing as I live in Hamilton, and most everyone I know went to Mac, I'll root for them.

Hey, you should use the Community Colleges as the farm teams.

I'd love to see the AAA team Mohawk College Mountaineers.

Ya know that's a pretty good idea, although fidning a list fo them is a lot harder than fidning a uni list. I'll see what happens

Teams start out wiht only thirty players but I havent set that in stone yet. If I can find a list I'll look at increasing that but I doubt it'd do any good as players only have four years to "show their stuff"

ill16ca · 11-25-2004, 11:11 AM

Go Saint Mary's!

I'll be following this.

canadiancreed · 11-25-2004, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ill16ca

Go Saint Mary's!

I'll be following this.

Sweet i've got an east coaster too

The circle is kind of complete, i shoudl be getting some work done on this within the next two weeks, although trying to find stats for potential stadiums is next to non-existant. Oh well more of the fun

treedom · 11-25-2004, 12:48 PM

Go McMaster!!

Jack4Jack · 11-25-2004, 01:03 PM

Go Mcgill!

Emmaculate · 11-25-2004, 01:51 PM

UBC Thunderbirds baby!!!!!

canadiancreed · 11-25-2004, 09:39 PM

wow some fans already, sweetness :d

ok tonight i'll post some history, fictional of course.

also if anyone is, or know of anybody that is good at making stadiums(park factors, pictures, etc..) and would like somethign different, pelase send them this way, as I dotn really want to use major league ones and it's kidna borng to have the same park for every team.

canadiancreed · 11-25-2004, 10:02 PM

In the 1910's baseball had become increasing popular in Canada in all areas. Canadian troops, getting some games in with their American counterparts during the First World War, would take the game back with them after the War was through. Never was the game received as enthusiastically then with youth, who looked for activities to do during the short summer months.

A group of university educators, looking to find a way to give prospective students a chance to attend their institutions but to also lighten the load on their tuition, and add some prestige to their school, looked to the formation of a league by the summer of 1918. They felt since the boys would be staying over the summer playing games, the revenue for tickets would pay for their schooling, and would help to attract new students of various talents to their school, both for work and play. And with that idea in mind, various representatives from forty of the top universities in the country would sign on to join the Canadian University Baseball Association in a meeting at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, within the shadow of the Canadian Parliament buildings.

The ground rules would be laid down as follows:
• The season would start on May 1st and would consist of 120 games, with the League Championship ending around the beginning of the school year in September. An All Star game would be played mid season, with the location alternating between divisions each year.
• No player younger than 17 and older than 23 may be allowed to participate.
• Players must be in good standing with their studies. Failure in their studies will mean suspension from the team until the issue is resolved.
• No trades will be processed. Students are here to study, with their extra-cirricular activities coming afterwards
• All ticket and concession revenue will be first paid to the student's tuition, and then be used by the university for educational purposes and upkeep of facilities.
• Any university, facility, or alumni found giving any compensation to players in the form of monies, gifts, or academic cheating or favorable treatment of any nature other than payment of that year's tuition will result in a permanent ban from the league.
• The standard rules for baseball would be used

And so, with the rules signed and the charter agreed upon, the first season would begin on May 1st, 1919.

On the side: I'm sure I’m forgetting something important, so look for these rules to possibly change in the future

Cuss · 11-26-2004, 12:34 AM

SFU Clans Rule!!!!!

canadiancreed · 11-26-2004, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuss

SFU Clans Rule!!!!!

They've got the best nickname of the league for sure

So we've got the coaches all signed up and i've removed the names that probably would not exist in early 20th century Canada. Now all that needs to be don is the stadiums and replace the name file.

If anyone knows of a name file that has mostly European names with a heavy concentration of UK, Nothern and Eastern names in it, i'd really appriciate a link

Tauro · 11-26-2004, 07:57 AM

Well, I could certainly help out with some College names in Ontario.. others might be able to help you out with names in other provinces.

ill16ca · 11-26-2004, 11:12 AM

SMU rocks! Dal sucks!

Jack4Jack · 11-26-2004, 04:03 PM

I could help with english montreal names if that makes any sence

canadiancreed · 11-27-2004, 09:00 PM

I'll probably need those if I decide to complile a names list.

i looked at most fo the names and for the most part they seem to work. I just deleted the asian and mediterrian names like spanish and italian. I'm sure I missed some but i jsut subbed them for stuff depending on where they were playing (Quebec=french, east coast=irish/scot, west coast, slavic/ukraine/indian/whatever)

should be a fun time. once i gt some stadiums i'll start simming and doing soem writeups

11-23-2004, 03:41 PM	#1
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	The Canadian University Baseball Association hey all as previouly posted in the online league forum, I'm starting up a league that is based on the Canadian University sopts system, onyl for baseball. Since it never existed in real life, I though what a great idea for a league, and hence the CUBA(hmm...intresting) was borm. With this, if anyone has any thoughs, comments, stadiums they'd lke to dedicate to the case (all teams are using AA #2 right now), i'd love to hear feedback. Anyone that went to these schools at any point in time (I know it wont be many but maybe some of our Canadian posters might have), if you'd like to be a player, please let me know and I'll add you when you're eligible for the draft. I had to cut ten universities out because there's actually fifty in Canada, so for anyone that is, or was a student of oen of the ones that got cut, sorry So let me know what you think, relevant feedback is always welcome, and next stop, the entry draft and some history __________________ PT21 PT22 Last edited by canadiancreed; 11-23-2004 at 03:49 PM.

11-23-2004, 04:13 PM	#3
seth70liz76 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,634	Rooting for UBC--that's where my favorite ex-girlfriend is going to grad school. (Better hope the wife never visits the forum!) __________________ It was a mistake to come back.

11-24-2004, 09:31 PM	#5
Jazzmosis All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: The London you've never heard of Posts: 505	Go Western Ontario! That'd be the Uni I currently attend... I'd like to see some rings there! __________________ Florida Marlins GM, Netsports League - 2004 NL Champs, 2008 + 2013 Champions, 2004, 2009-2015, 2017-2021, 2024-2028 NLE Division Crown Mark Jazzington's Managerial Career - worth a read Thanks to Tib for the inspiration to write it.

11-25-2004, 08:19 AM	#6
Tauro Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 92	Seeing as I live in Hamilton, and most everyone I know went to Mac, I'll root for them. Hey, you should use the Community Colleges as the farm teams. I'd love to see the AAA team Mohawk College Mountaineers. __________________ LOTD - Boston Beaneaters BSSBL - New York Giants (& Commish)

11-25-2004, 12:48 PM	#10
treedom Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Transylvania Posts: 2,900	Go McMaster!! __________________ A rake and a roustabout.

11-23-2004, 03:54 PM	#2
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	Here's the League Structure: Eastern Conference Standings Atlantic Acadia Dalhousie Memorials Moncton Mount Allison Sherbrooke St. Francis Xavier St. Marys UNB UPEI Quebec Bishop Carleton Concordia Laurentien Laval McGill Montreal Ottawa Queens RMC Western Conference Standings Ontario Brock Guelph McMaster Ryerson Toronto Waterloo Western Ontario Wilfrid Laurier Windsor York Western Alberta Calgary Lakehead Lethbridge Manitoba Regina Saskatchewan Simon Fraser UBC Victoria __________________ PT21 PT22

11-25-2004, 11:11 AM	#8
ill16ca All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 690	Go Saint Mary's! I'll be following this.

11-25-2004, 01:03 PM	#11
Jack4Jack Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 75	Go Mcgill! __________________ ISBL - Expos

11-25-2004, 01:51 PM	#12
Emmaculate Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 238	UBC Thunderbirds baby!!!!! __________________ APBL- Seattle Mariners OTM- Pittsburgh River Bandits HBL- Colorado Rockies www.actionpackedbaseballleague.com www.overthemound.com/blog www.hblbaseball.com/forums/

11-25-2004, 09:39 PM	#13
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	wow some fans already, sweetness :d ok tonight i'll post some history, fictional of course. also if anyone is, or know of anybody that is good at making stadiums(park factors, pictures, etc..) and would like somethign different, pelase send them this way, as I dotn really want to use major league ones and it's kidna borng to have the same park for every team. __________________ PT21 PT22

11-25-2004, 10:02 PM	#14
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	A brief history of CUBA(the league, not the country) In the 1910's baseball had become increasing popular in Canada in all areas. Canadian troops, getting some games in with their American counterparts during the First World War, would take the game back with them after the War was through. Never was the game received as enthusiastically then with youth, who looked for activities to do during the short summer months. A group of university educators, looking to find a way to give prospective students a chance to attend their institutions but to also lighten the load on their tuition, and add some prestige to their school, looked to the formation of a league by the summer of 1918. They felt since the boys would be staying over the summer playing games, the revenue for tickets would pay for their schooling, and would help to attract new students of various talents to their school, both for work and play. And with that idea in mind, various representatives from forty of the top universities in the country would sign on to join the Canadian University Baseball Association in a meeting at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, within the shadow of the Canadian Parliament buildings. The ground rules would be laid down as follows: • The season would start on May 1st and would consist of 120 games, with the League Championship ending around the beginning of the school year in September. An All Star game would be played mid season, with the location alternating between divisions each year. • No player younger than 17 and older than 23 may be allowed to participate. • Players must be in good standing with their studies. Failure in their studies will mean suspension from the team until the issue is resolved. • No trades will be processed. Students are here to study, with their extra-cirricular activities coming afterwards • All ticket and concession revenue will be first paid to the student's tuition, and then be used by the university for educational purposes and upkeep of facilities. • Any university, facility, or alumni found giving any compensation to players in the form of monies, gifts, or academic cheating or favorable treatment of any nature other than payment of that year's tuition will result in a permanent ban from the league. • The standard rules for baseball would be used And so, with the rules signed and the charter agreed upon, the first season would begin on May 1st, 1919. On the side: I'm sure I’m forgetting something important, so look for these rules to possibly change in the future __________________ PT21 PT22 Last edited by canadiancreed; 05-20-2005 at 05:20 AM.

11-26-2004, 12:34 AM	#15
Cuss Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: BC Canada Posts: 464	SFU Clans Rule!!!!! __________________

11-26-2004, 07:57 AM	#17
Tauro Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 92	Well, I could certainly help out with some College names in Ontario.. others might be able to help you out with names in other provinces. __________________ LOTD - Boston Beaneaters BSSBL - New York Giants (& Commish)

11-26-2004, 11:12 AM	#18
ill16ca All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 690	SMU rocks! Dal sucks!

11-26-2004, 04:03 PM	#19
Jack4Jack Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 75	I could help with english montreal names if that makes any sence __________________ ISBL - Expos

11-27-2004, 09:00 PM	#20
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	I'll probably need those if I decide to complile a names list. i looked at most fo the names and for the most part they seem to work. I just deleted the asian and mediterrian names like spanish and italian. I'm sure I missed some but i jsut subbed them for stuff depending on where they were playing (Quebec=french, east coast=irish/scot, west coast, slavic/ukraine/indian/whatever) should be a fun time. once i gt some stadiums i'll start simming and doing soem writeups __________________ PT21 PT22