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metsgeek · 10-10-2006, 11:13 PM

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 would begin 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
The first round of the annual draft would be randomized in a weighted lottery to reward competitiveness and add a sembalnce of scouting
We would 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.
Board members may submit names to be fictional players, but they will be assigned random positions/attributes/etc.... and let the ball roll from there. I will create a separate thread where people may submit their names. They do not need to be actual ancestors. However, any truly ridiculous names will be simply ignored.

Currently we are in the midst of the 1911 draft on the PBRL Forums. Over the next few weeks, I (and various GM's from the league) will recap the first decade of our league, before getting more in-depth with our live seasons. Hopefully we will have spinoff dynasties similar to those inspired by TWB.

Come on by...Join the forums...Get on the waiting list...and watch as the history of the greatest game ever played unfolds......yet again.

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metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,449 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	*** * * Professional Baseball Replay League * * *** 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 would begin 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 The first round of the annual draft would be randomized in a weighted lottery to reward competitiveness and add a sembalnce of scouting We would 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. Board members may submit names to be fictional players, but they will be assigned random positions/attributes/etc.... and let the ball roll from there. I will create a separate thread where people may submit their names. They do not need to be actual ancestors. However, any truly ridiculous names will be simply ignored. Currently we are in the midst of the 1911 draft on the PBRL Forums. Over the next few weeks, I (and various GM's from the league) will recap the first decade of our league, before getting more in-depth with our live seasons. Hopefully we will have spinoff dynasties similar to those inspired by TWB. Come on by...Join the forums...Get on the waiting list...and watch as the history of the greatest game ever played unfolds......yet again. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL Time Warp Baseball - Boston Red Sox The Baseball Chronicle - Cleveland Spiders Last edited by metsgeek; 10-10-2006 at 11:16 PM.