Non-MLB Leagues Project

JPBBDB · 01-19-2006, 09:07 PM

With the OOTPB'06 being able to simulate multiple leagues throughout the world, it may be possible to simulate the entire modern-day world of baseball. While it appears that the game will come with "faked" versions some of the top international leagues, there are still others that are not included.

The goal of this project is to produce a realistic baseball world, as of 2006, for usage in OOTPB'06.

For this, I have come up with a list of 175 leagues and over 1600 teams, from throughout the world. Not included are any Major League Baseball affiliated teams, since there are multiple roster set makers for these leagues. The list of leagues is in the next post.

I am looking for researchers to help gather as much information as possible about these leagues, teams, and players so that a realistic version of them may be included in the game. To volunteer, please PM me with a requested nation, league, or team for research.

Information Needed
Leagues
League Name
Abbreviation
Location
League History (past placing, standings, records, etc)
Continental Qualifiers
Schedule
Roster Rules
Awards (with qualification and historical winners if possible)
Salaries (including salary cap information, maximum salaries, etc)
Draft(s) (length, date, eligibility of draftees)
All-Star Game(s)
Playoffs/Postseason Competition (include playoff qualifiers, promotion/regulation, etc.)
Where do players come from (local, from certain sub-national regions, other countries, etc.)

Teams
Team Name
Nickname
Abbreviation
Location
Home Stadium/Field(s) (with dimensions, capacity)
Average Attendance
League
Team History (past placing, standings, team records, etc)
Team Staff
Primary/Secondary Colors

Players/Staff
First Name
Last Name
Nickname
Uniform Number
Height
Weight
Date of Birth
Birthplace (with as much info as possible)
Nationality (-ies)
Bats
Throws
Position
Current Team
Previous Teams with Any Stats
Injury History
Contact Details (Amount/Length/Clauses/etc.)
League-Specific Contract Details (waiver status, service time, etc.)
Languages Spoken (Basic/Fluent)

Mini-FAQ

How will players be rated?
Due to the scope of this project, players will likely be rated by league-relative stats conversions.

Should there be a transactions/player status cut-off date?
Probably; I would suggest February 8th, the day after the Caribbean Series ends.

Why do you want to know about promotion/regulation or continental qualifiers, they are not in the game? While these options will not be in this game, they may be available in a future version.

What to do about leagues with no players?
Hopefully, there will be “grey players” in the game; if not, fictional players may have to be used, or the league will not be included.

Any comments, suggestions, additions, or critiques are welcome.

I look forward to your help
Michael Eng

JPBBDB · 01-19-2006, 09:08 PM

Below is a list of the leagues separated into classes based on how much information is out there on the league and, in some cases, approximant talent level. The league's name contains a hyperlink to the offical website of the league.

Levels of Detail
Class A – high level of detail; complete rosters, stats
Class B – rosters, stats for players
Class C – rosters, stats for some players
Class D – basic team information, possible player names and stats
Class E – IBAF member; may have a domestic league
Class F – IBAF member; to the best of my knowledge has no domestic league
Competitions - International competions between teams or nations

Nation, League Name [url] (Teams) :: League Info [post]

Class A
Australia, Claxton Shield (6) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily)
China, China Baseball League (6) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily)
Cuba, Cuban Baseball League (16) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily)
Dominican Republic, Dominican Summer League (35) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Dominican Republic, Dominican Winter League (6) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily)
Germany, Bundesliga 1 (16) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily)
Italy, Serie A1 (10) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Japan, Nippon Professional Baseball (12) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Japan, NPB - Farm Leagues (12) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Japan, Shikoku Island League (4) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Mexico, Mexican League (16) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Mexico, Mexican Pacific League (8) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
The Netherlands, Hoofdklasse (10) :: League Info (Thanks Hageneezz)
North America, Can-Am League (9) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
North America, Northern League (10) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican Winter League (6) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
South Korea, Korean Baseball Organization (8) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Taiwan, Chinese Professional Baseball League (6) :: League Info (Thanks sljchung)
United States, American Association (10) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
United States, Atlantic League (8) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
United States, Frontier League (12) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
United States, Golden Baseball League (6) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
United States, United League Baseball (6) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Venezuela, Venezuelan Summer League (10) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
Venezuela, Venezuelan Winter League (8) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)

Class B
Austria, Austrian Baseball League (8)
Austria, Baseball Bundesliga (7)
Belarus, Belarus Championship League (6)
Belgium, First Division (8)
Belgium, First Division - Reserves (8)
Bulgaria, Bulgarian Seniors Baseball Championship (8)
Croatia, Hrvatski Baseball Liga (9)
Czech Republic, Extra League (8)
Czech Republic, National League (8)
Finland, Finnish Baseball League (6)
France, French Division Elite (8)
France, Nationale 1 - Poule A (8)
France, Nationale 1 - Poule B (7)
France, Nationale 1 - Poule C (7)
Germany, Bundesliga 2 (16)
Great Britain, British National League (6) :: League Info (Thanks Kivlehan)
Greece, A Division (8)
Hungary, NBI (10)
Hungary, NBII (12)
Italy, Serie A2 (24)
Lithuania, Lithuanian League (5)
Malta, National Baseball League (4)
The Netherlands, 1e Klasse (14)
The Netherlands, 2e Klasse A (8)
The Netherlands, 2e Klasse B (8)
The Netherlands, 2e Klasse C (8)
Nicaragua, Campeonato Nacional de Beisbol Nicaraguense (7)
Portugal, Portaguese National Championship (7)
Russia, Russian League (7)
Slovakia, Extraliga Muži (5)
Slovakia, Liga Muži (5)
Slovenia, Slovenian League (4)
South Africa, SABU Senior Tournament (18)
Spain, Liga Nacional de Béisbol (12)
Sweden, Elitserien (8)
Switzerland, NLA (7)
Switzerland, NLB (7)

Class C
Austria, Regionalliga Nord (4)
Austria, Regionalliga Ost (7)
Austria, Regionalliga West (7)
Belgium, Fourth Division (6)
Belgium, Second Division (8)
Belgium, Third Division (8)
Germany, Regionalliga - Nordost (8)
Germany, Regionalliga - Nordwest (8)
Germany, Regionalliga - Südost (8)
Germany, Regionalliga - Südwest (7)
Great Britain, Division One (13)
Great Britain, Northern Conference (12)
Great Britain, Premier Division (8)
Greece, B Division (8)
Ireland, Irish Baseball League (8) :: League Info (Thanks Kivlehan)
Israel, Senior National League (7)
Italy, Serie B (39)
Luxembourg, Luxembourgian League (6)
Moldova, Major League (4)
The Netherlands, 3e Klasse A (10)
The Netherlands, 3e Klasse B (10)
The Netherlands, 3e Klasse C (10)
The Netherlands, 3e Klasse D (12)
New Zealand, Auckland Baseball League (5)
Norway, 1.Division (4)
Norway, 2.Division (6)
The Phillipines, Titans League (7)
Serbia & Montenegro, Nacionalno Prvenstvo (6)
Singapore, Singapore National Baseball League (8)
Slovakia, Division A (6)
Slovakia, Division B (6)
Spain, Liga Nacional de Béisbol 1ª División A (7)
Spain, Liga Nacional de Béisbol 1ª División B (4)
Sweden, Division 1 (12)
Sweden, Division 2 (10)
Switzerland, 1.Division Liga Ost (6)
Switzerland, 1.Division Liga West (5)

Class D
Aruba, AA Division Baseball (8)
Austria, Landesliga Oberösterreich (5)
Austria, Landesliga Vorarlberg/Tirol (6)
Austria, Landesliga W/NÖ 1 (7)
Austria, Landesliga W/NÖ 2 (6)
Bahamas, New Providence Amateur Baseball League (5)
Brazil, Federação de Beisebol e Softbol de Maranhão (2)
Brazil, FBS do Mato Grosso do Sul (2)
Brazil, FBS do Rio de Janeiro (2)
Brazil, Federação Paranaense de Beisebol e Softbol (10)
Brazil, Federeção Paulista (42)
Czech Republic, Regional League - Bohemia (4)
Czech Republic, Regional League - North Moravia (4)
Czech Republic, Regional League - Prague (7)
Czech Republic, Regional League - South Moravia (7)
France, La Ligue Champagne-Ardennes (10)
France, La Ligue de Bretagne (13)
France, La Ligue de Haute Normandie (9)
France, La Ligue de Nouvelle-Calédonie (1)
France, La Ligue Provence Alpes-Cote d'Azur (15)
France, Ligue d'Alsace (3)
France, Ligue d'Aquitaine (14)
France, Ligue d'Auvergne (3)
France, Ligue d'Ile de France (46)
France, Ligue de Basse-Normandie (6)
France, Ligue de Bourgogne (6)
France, Ligue de Franche Comté (6)
France, Ligue de Languedoc Roussillon (11)
France, Ligue de Lorraine (9)
France, Ligue de Pays de Loire (4)
France, Ligue de Picardie (6)
France, Ligue de Poitou-Charentes (9)
France, Ligue du Centre (7)
France, Ligue du Limousin (2)
France, Ligue Midi-Pyrénées (11)
France, Ligue Nord pas de Calais (10)
France, Ligue Rhône-Alpes (16)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baseball Association (8)
Italy, Serie C1 (50)
Malta, Minor League Baseball (4)
The Netherlands, 4e Klasse A (8)
The Netherlands, 4e Klasse B (9)
The Netherlands, 4e Klasse C (10)
The Netherlands, 4e Klasse D (9)
The Netherlands, 4e Klasse E (5)
The Netherlands, 4e Klasse F (6)
The Netherlands, 4e Klasse G (9)
The Netherlands, 4e Klasse H (9)
The Netherlands, 4e Klasse K (7)
The Netherlands, 5e Klasse A (6)
The Netherlands, 5e Klasse B (9)
The Netherlands, 5e Klasse C (10)
The Netherlands, 5e Klasse D (8)
The Netherlands, 5e Klasse E (7)
The Netherlands, 5e Klasse F (10)
The Netherlands, 5e Klasse G (6)
The Netherlands, 6e Klasse A (10)
The Netherlands, 6e Klasse B (10)
The Netherlands, 6e Klasse C (6)
The Netherlands, 6e Klasse D (10)
The Netherlands, 6e Klasse E (6)
The Netherlands, 6e Klasse F (5)
The Netherlands, 6e Klasse G (10)
Pakistan, Pakistan National Championship (7)
Virgin Islands, Valmy Thomas AA Baseball League (6)

Class E
Chile , Costa Rica, Denmark, India, Guam, Lesotho (plays in SABU), Panama, Poland, Romania, San Marino (plays in Italian league), Scotland, Ukraine, Zimbabwe (plays in SABU)

Class F
American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cameroon, Colombia, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nigeria, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia

Competitions
Asia, Asia Series (4)
Caribbean/Central America, Caribbean World Series (4) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB)
International, Baseball World Cup (8)
International, World Baseball Classic (16)

Useful Sites

General

League-Specific

CBL-Commish · 01-20-2006, 08:15 AM

Wow!

This is going to be a HUGE collaborative effort. HUGE. I applaud the effort, but this is the kind of thing in Championship Manager/Football Manager that it's taken years to get the data collected and right, and can only happen because of the efforts of hundreds or thousands of people from around the world contributing to the cause.

Some of those lower level leagues are going to need major league equivalencies of, like, 0.05. I used to play soccer with a German guy who came to the states in the late 80s and got addicted to baseball. He started playing, and formed a team of his friends when he went back to Germany. The team quickly got promoted to one of the regional leagues, probabaly the Regionalliga - Südost, or Südwest. These leagues are, at least in some cases, not a whole lot different from rural county leagues here in the States, just with lower talent levels. Probably play a game or two a week, players miss games because of work or family commitments. Semi-pro, in that they charged the equivalent of a buck or two for tickets, and they used the $25 or $50 they'd take in in a week to buy new equipment. They'd also have fundraisers like BBQs to try and cover expenses.

There are dozens upon dozens of leagues like this in your Class C or lower, comprised of teams that would get blown out of the water by teams from the Gulf Coast League or the Appy League. I'd bet some of the Class D leagues, like the The Netherlands - 6e Klasse E (6), are realistically no better than a small US high school league.

But if you get this done it would be really cool. Most of us could put ourselves on some of these lower level teams and realistically compete for playing time.

spleen1015 · 01-20-2006, 09:18 AM

I thank you for this information. I went about gathering it myself, but it turned into a big hassle.

Thanks!

RMc · 01-20-2006, 11:52 AM

You might want to check out my "Spanning the globe..." thread, where I'm trying to thrash out power ratings for national baseball teams...clumsily, at best.

JPBBDB · 01-21-2006, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBL-Commish

Wow!

This is going to be a HUGE collaborative effort. HUGE. I applaud the effort, but this is the kind of thing in Championship Manager/Football Manager that it's taken years to get the data collected and right, and can only happen because of the efforts of hundreds or thousands of people from around the world contributing to the cause.

Some of those lower level leagues are going to need major league equivalencies of, like, 0.05. I used to play soccer with a German guy who came to the states in the late 80s and got addicted to baseball. He started playing, and formed a team of his friends when he went back to Germany. The team quickly got promoted to one of the regional leagues, probabaly the Regionalliga - Südost, or Südwest. These leagues are, at least in some cases, not a whole lot different from rural county leagues here in the States, just with lower talent levels. Probably play a game or two a week, players miss games because of work or family commitments. Semi-pro, in that they charged the equivalent of a buck or two for tickets, and they used the $25 or $50 they'd take in in a week to buy new equipment. They'd also have fundraisers like BBQs to try and cover expenses.

There are dozens upon dozens of leagues like this in your Class C or lower, comprised of teams that would get blown out of the water by teams from the Gulf Coast League or the Appy League. I'd bet some of the Class D leagues, like the The Netherlands - 6e Klasse E (6), are realistically no better than a small US high school league.

But if you get this done it would be really cool. Most of us could put ourselves on some of these lower level teams and realistically compete for playing time.

I’m realistic; the priority of any research of this type should be on the Class A leagues, and these leagues should be completely done before even considering attempting the lesser leagues. The primary reason for including many of the Class C and D teams, would be so fictional players don’t pop up out of nowhere and go straight to your top team, but rather have some sort of developmental track through the lower tiers and reserve leagues.

I have already done some of the leg work by gathering stats and general league information. What is really requiring help are the player profiles, and to a lesser extent the team profiles.

Michael Eng

JPBBDB · 01-21-2006, 10:32 PM

League: Northern League (NOR)

Teams: 8
Structure: Two Divisions; East Division, West Division
Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 22 players, with an additional 2 players allowed on the disabled list during the regular season. Of those 22 players, a maximum of 4 may be veterans and minimum of 5 must be rookies. The league uses the Limited Service Player Classification System. The remaining players will be designated limited service players; of those LS players, 1 must be an LS-1, and up to 4 may be LS-4. The roster limit during the pre-season is 28 players under contract without regard to classification. The 22-player roster must be met 3 days before the start of the regular season.
Regular Season: A 96 game season, with 58 intra-division games, and 48 inter-division games. Each team has 6 series versus each divisional opponent and 3 series versus every other opponent. Series are usually 3 games long, although they can be 4 games long. The season begins on the third Thursday in May, and lasts into early September. The first 48 games are the first-half; the second 48 games are the second-half.
Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The best teams in each half from both divisions play a 5-game series against each other in the First Round. The first 2 games are at the first-half team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the second-half team. If a team wins both halves, a wild card team (the non-playoff bound team in the league based on winning percentage) will qualify; the fifth game would be played at the halves’ winner stadium. If there is a tie for the first half championship in a division, a one game playoff is usually played between those teams. After an off day the best-of-5 games Finals are played. In 2005, the first 2 games are at the Western team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the Eastern team; the format alternates yearly.
All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the third Monday in July. The all-star game is held on Tuesday.
Tryouts/Draft: A tryout camp is held in early April, with a draft of attending players; the draft’s first round is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings, the second round is the reverse of the first. Draft picks may be traded.
Awards: Player of the Week, Pitcher of the Week, Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month, Post-Season All-Star Team, Organization of the Year, Executive of the Year, Manager of the Year, Best Playing Surface, League MVP, Pitcher of the Year, Relief Pitcher of the Year, Rookie Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year
Salaries: Salaries range from around $750 to $3000 per month, and are paid only during the season (May-September). Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of around thirty thousand per month ($100000 per year).
Teams:
West Division
Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks Fargo, ND Newman Outdoor Field (4623)
Winnipeg Goldeyes Winnipeg, MB CanWest Global Park (7482)
Calgary Vipers Calgary, AB Foothills Stadium (8500)
Edmonton Cracker-Cats Edmonton, AB Telus Field (9200)
East Division
Gary SouthShore Railcats Gary, IN U.S. Steel Yard (6139)
Joliet Jackhammers Joliet, IL Silver Cross Field (4616)
Schaumburg Flyers Schaumburg, IL Alexian Field (7048)
Kansas City T-Bones Kansas City, KS CommunityAmerica Ballpark (5500)

League: American Association (AA)

Teams: 10
Structure: Two Divisions; North Division, South Division
Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 22 players, with an additional 2 players allowed on the disabled list during the regular season. Of those 22 players, a maximum of 4 may be veterans and minimum of 5 must be rookies. The league uses the Limited Service Player Classification System. The remaining players will be designated limited service players; of those LS players, 1 must be an LS-1, and up to 4 may be LS-4. The roster limit during the pre-season is 28 players under contract without regard to classification. The 22-player roster must be met 3 days before the start of the regular season.
Regular Season: A 92 game season divided into two 46-game halves, with 70 intra-division games, and 22 inter-division games. Series are usually 3 games long, although they can be 4 games long. The season begins on the second Thursday in May, and lasts into late August.
Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The best teams in each half from both divisions play a 5-game series against each other in the First Round. The first 2 games are at the first-half team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the second-half team. If a team wins both halves, a wild card team (the non-playoff bound team in the league based on winning percentage) will qualify; the fifth game would be played at the halves’ winner stadium. If there is a tie for the first half championship in a division, a one game playoff is usually played between those teams. After an off day the best-of-5 game League Championship is played, with home-field advantage given to the winner of a coin flip. In 2005, the first 2 games are at the losing team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the winning team.
All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the third Monday in July. The all-star game versus the Can-Am all-stars is held on Tuesday. The game is between the Can-Am League All-Stars and the American Association All-Stars. In 2006, the American Association will be the host.
Tryouts/Draft: A tryout camp is held in early April, with a draft of attending players; the draft’s first round is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings, the second round is the reverse of the first. Draft picks may be traded.
Awards: Unknown
Salaries: Salaries range from around $750 to $3000 per month, and are paid only during the season (May-September). Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of around thirty thousand per month ($100000 per year).
Teams:
North Division
Lincoln Saltdogs Lincoln, NE Haymarket Park (4500)
Sioux City Explorers Sioux City, IA Lewis & Clark Park (3800)
Sioux Falls Canaries Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls Stadium (4462)
St. Joseph Blacksnakes St. Joseph, MO Phil Welch Stadium (3600)
St. Paul Saints St. Paul, MN Midway Stadium (6069)
South Division
Coastal Bend Aviators Robstown, TX Aviators Stadium (4000)
Fort Worth Cats Fort Worth, TX LaGrave Field (5100)
Pensacola Pelicans Gulf Breeze, FL Pelican Park (2500)
Shreveport Sports Shreveport, LA Fair Grounds Field (6200)
El Paso Diablos El Paso, TX Cohen Stadium (10000)

League: Canadian-American League (Can-Am)

Teams: 8
Structure: One Divsion
Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 22 players, with an additional 2 players allowed on the disabled list during the regular season. Of those 22 players, a maximum of 4 may be veterans and minimum of 5 must be rookies. The league uses the Limited Service Player Classification System. The remaining players will be designated limited service players; of those LS players, 1 must be an LS-1, and up to 4 may be LS-4. The roster limit during the pre-season is 28 players under contract without regard to classification. The 22-player roster must be met 3 days before the start of the regular season.
Regular Season: A 92 game season. Each team has 13 games versus each opponent (7–6, or 6-7) plus an additional game versus a “rival” team. Series are usually 4 games long, although they can be 3 games long. The season begins on the 4th Tuesday in May, and lasts through early September. The first 46 games are the first-half; the second 46 games are the second-half.
Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. Each half winner plus the two top teams (three if a team wins both halves) non-qualifying teams based on winning percentage reach the playoffs. The first half winner plays the fourth ranked team, and the second half winner (or second ranked team) plays the third ranked team. The first 2 games are at the half winner (or second ranked team), then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the qualifying team. After an off day the best-of-5 games Championship Series is played. The first 2 games are at the first round winner with the lowest winning percentage’s stadium, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the other team.
All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the third Monday in July. The game is between the Can-Am League All-Stars and the American Association All-Stars. In 2006, the American Association will be the host.
Tryouts/Draft:: A tryout camp is held in early May, with a draft of attending players; the draft’s first round is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings, the second round is the reverse of the first. Draft picks may be traded.
Awards: Batter of the Week, Pitcher of the Week, Player of the Month, Post-Season All-Star Team, Executive of the Year, Manager of the Year, Best Playing Field, Player of the Year, Rookie Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year
Salaries: The minimum salary is $750 per month (for rookies), but there is no salary maximum. It is paid only during the season (May-September). Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of around $87,500 per year.
Teams:
Sussex Skyhawks Augusta, NJ Skylands Park (4300)
North Shore Spirit Lynn, MA Fraser Field (3754)
Les Capitales de Québec Québec City, PQ Le Stade de Québec (4800)
Worchester Tornados Worchester, MA Fitton Field (4000)
Brockton Rox Brockton, MA Campanelli Stadium (4750)
New Haven County Cutters New Haven, CT Yale Field (5000)
New Jersey Jackals Little Falls, NJ Yogi Berra Stadium (3748)
Nashua Pride Nashua, NH Holman Stadium (4375)

League: Atlantic League (ATL)

Teams: 8
Structure: Two Divisions; North Division, South Division
Roster Restrictions: There is a 25-man roster limit during the season. There is no roster limit in the preseason, non-roster invitees may be play in spring training.
Regular Season: A 126 game season, split into two 63 game halves. 18 games versus each opponent, 9 games are at home and 9 are away. The Road Warriors are a road team and never play at a home stadium. However, they are the “home team” for half of their games, and have “home stands” as if they had a stadium. Nearly all series are 3 games long. Most weekday games start at 6:35 PM or 7:05 PM, weekend games usually start at 1:35 PM. The regular season begins on the last Friday in April. Spring training is held before the season, with all teams playing at the Tigertown Complex in Lakeland, Florida. Players report to camp two weeks before the start of the season. A spring training schedule of around 7 games is played at the end of spring training. Few games are played on Monday, especially in May, August, and September.
Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The best teams in each half from both divisions play a 3-game series against each other in the Divisional Series. If a team is the divisional champion in both halves, the non-playoff team with the best overall record will play against them as the second half “champion.” However, the third game, if necessary will be played at the Divisional Winner. The first game is at the second-half team, the remaining two games at the first-half team. The following day, the best-of-5 games Championship Series is started. In 2005, the first 2 games are at the South team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the North team; the format alternates yearly.
All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the second Tuesday in July. There is a Home Run Derby before the game on Wednesday. 25-man roster is announced a week before the game; starters are voted on by the fans, other players by general managers, field managers, and media personnel.
Tryouts: There is a 3-day long Atlantic League tryout camp at the Tigertown Complex during in early February. Teams may hold open tryout camps in April, before the start of spring training. Only free agents may attend.
Awards: Most Valuable Player, Most Valuable Pitcher, Manager of the Year, GM of the Year, Grounds Keepers of the Year, Post-Season All-Star Team (POS, UT, DH, RHP, LHP, CL), Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month
Salaries: The average salary is around $2000 per month, with an unofficial limit of $3000. Also, the contracts are paid only during the season (May-September) and are not guaranteed. The league has no salary cap.
Teams:
North Division
Bridgeport Bluefish Bridgeport, CT Ballpark at Harbor Yard (5300)
Long Island Ducks Central Islip, NY Citibank Park (6013)
Newark Bears Newark, NJ Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium (6200)
Road Warriors None Road Team
South Division
Atlantic City Surf Atlantic City, NJ The Sandcastle (5900)
Camden Riversharks Camden, NJ Campbell's Field (6425)
Somerset Patriots Bridgewater, NJ Commerce Bank Ballpark (6100)
Lancaster Barnstormers Lancaster, PA Clipper Magazine Stadium (6500)

A new Atlantic League team will begin play in 2007 based in Charles County, Maryland, replacing the Road Warriors. Somerset will likely move into the North Division with the Maryland team taking its place in the South.

League: Frontier League (FL)

Teams: 14
Structure: Two Divisions; East Division, West Division
Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 24 players during the regular season. Of those 24 players, a maximum of 3 may be veterans and minimum of 10 must be rookies. The remaining players will be 1-Year or 2-Year Players; of these, up to 4 may be 2-Year, and up to 7 may be 1-Year. A year of service for a Frontier League player is 150 official plate appearances or more in a National Association or independent league or leagues, or 60 innings or more pitched in a National Association or independent league or leagues, in any season prior to the present calendar year. The roster definitions of players are Rookie, 1-Year, 2-Year, and Veteran. A Rookie is a player with less than one year of service, or under the age of 21, as of the season’s end. 1-Year is a player with less than two years of service. A 2-Year is a player with less than three years of service. A Veteran has over three years of service. Also, no player on the roster may be older than 27, as of opening day.
Regular Season: A 96 game season, beginning on the fourth Wednesday in May and lasts until early September. Most series are 3 games long. Each team plays 48 intra-division games; 12 games versus each opponent (6 home, 6 away). Each team plays 48 inter-division games; 12 games versus three opponents (6 home, 6 away) and 6 versus two opponents (3 home, 3 away)
Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The top two teams in each division play each other in the best-of-5 games Semifinals. Two days later, the best-of-5 games Championship Series is started. The first 2 games are at one site, followed by the remaining 3 games at the other team; home-field advantage is given to the winning division in the All-Star Game.
All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the second Tuesday in July.
Tryouts/Draft: A two day tryout camp is held in early May, with a draft of attending players; the draft’s order is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings. The length of the draft is five rounds, or until every team passes. Draft picks may be traded. Individual teams may also hold tryout camps.
Awards: Morgan Burkhart Award (Player), Brian Tollberg Award (Pitcher), Jason Simontacchi Award (Rookie), Roger Hanners Award (Manager), Fran Riordan Citizenship Award (Citizenship), Playoff MVP, Post-Season All-Star Team (POS, DH, SP, RP), Organization of the Year, Executive of the Year, Groundskeeper of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Umpire of the Year, Radio Broadcaster of the Year, Writer of the Year (One per Division), Newspaper of the Year (One per Division)
Salaries: The minimum salary is $600 per month and the maximum salary is $1200 per month. Salaries range from around $800 to $3000 per month, and are paid only during the three-month season. Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of around $60000 for the entire season.
Teams:
East Division
Chillicothe Paints Chillicothe, OH V.A. Memorial Stadium (4000)
Traverse City Beach Bums Traverse City, MI Wuerfel Park (3518)
Florence Freedom Florence, KY Champion Window Field (4500)
Kalamazoo Kings Kalamazoo, MI Homer Stryker Field (4806)
Washington Wild Things Washington, PA Falconi Field (3200)
West Division
Gateway Grizzlies Sauget, IL GMC Stadium (5500)
Evansville Otters Evansville, IN Bosse Field (5181)
River City Rascals O'Fallon, MO T.R. Hughes Ballpark (4989)
Rockford RiverHawks Rockford, IL TBA (4000)
Windy City ThunderBolts Crestwood, IL Hawkinson Ford Field (3400)

League: Golden Baseball League (GBL)

Teams: 6
Structure: One Division
Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 23 players, with an additional 2 players allowed on the disabled list during the regular season. Of those 23 players, a maximum of 4 may be veterans and minimum of 6 must be rookies. The remaining players will be “experienced players.” A rookie must have less than 150 at bats or 25 innings or more pitched in a National Association or independent league or leagues, in any season prior to the present calendar year. A veteran is a player that is 28 years old or older, as of opening day. An experienced player is any player that is under the age of 28 and has any professional (National Association or independent league) experience. Each team is allowed two coaches and a trainer in addition to the manager. Player/coaches are allowed and do not count against veteran limit but are included in roster limit. The roster limit during the pre-season is 29 players under contract without regard to classification. The 24-player roster must be met before the start of the regular season.
Disabled List: No more than two players can be on a team's DL at any time. DL is seven day minimum and 15 day maximum. Players may be activated anytime after 7 days through day 15. DL placement may be retroactive to last day player appeared in a game. Players on DL do not count against monthly Salary Cap.
Waiver Wire: Any player to be released must first clear the 2 Day waiver process. If multiple teams are interested in a player, team with the worst record on that date receives priority. Replacement players may be added as soon as a player is placed on waivers. Players on Waivers do not have their salary count against monthly Salary Cap.
Roster Move Cap: Each team may make 16 roster moves at their discretion during the year to improve their team. A Move is not counted against a team's Cap for the following reasons: Retirements, Season-ending injuries, Acquisition of a Player by Major League Baseball or a foreign professional league.
Regular Season: An 80 game season, beginning on the first Thursday in June and lasting until the end of August. Most series are 3 games long. Each team plays 16 games versus each opponent (8-8). The first 40 games are the first-half; the second 40 games are the second-half. No designated hitter rule.
Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The best teams in each half from both divisions play a 5-game series against each other in the Championship Series. The first 2 games are at the first-half team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the second-half team.
All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the third Monday in July.
Tryouts/Draft: A two-day tryout camp is held in mid-December, with a draft of attending players on the second day after scrimmages; the draft’s order is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings. Draft picks may be traded.
Awards: Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month, Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Rookie Pitcher of the Year
Salaries: Salaries range from around $700 to $3000 per month with an average of $1150, and are paid only during the season (May-September). Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of $27,600 per month.
Teams:
Chico Outlaws Chico, CA Nettleton Stadium (4200)
Fullerton Flyers Fullerton, CA Goodwin Field (3500)
Long Beach Armada Long Beach, CA Blair Field (3238)
San Diego Surf Dawgs San Diego, CA Tony Gwynn Stadium (3000)
Yuma Scorpions Yuma, AZ Desert Sun Stadium (10500)
Reno Silver Sox Reno, NV Peccole Park (3000)

League: United League Baseball (UL)

Teams: 6
Structure: One division
Roster Restrictions: ? Unknown ?
Regular Season: The league plays a 90 game regular season, with each team playing 18 games versus each opponent (9, home; 9, away). Series are three games in length.
Postseason: The league uses a two round playoff system. The first round is best-of-three and begins on the Friday after the end of the regular season. The second round is best-of-five and begins the day after the first round ends.
All-Star Game: There is an all-star game held on the second Wednesday in July. The day prior to and after the game are off-days.
Tryouts: A three-day tryout camp is held in early April. Individual teams may also hold tryout camps. Tryouts are open to all players 18 years and older who have finished their college eligibility or have been released from professional contracts.
Awards: ? Unknown ?
Salaries: There is no salary cap.
Teams:
Alexandria Aces Alexandria, LA Bringhurst Field (3200)
Amarillo Dillas Amarillo, TX Potter County Memorial Stadium (7500)
Edinburg Coyotes Edinburg, TX Edinburg Baseball Stadium (5500)
Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings Harlingen, TX Harlingen Field (4500)
Laredo Broncos Laredo, TX Veteran's Field (3200)
San Angelo Colts San Angelo, TX Foster Field (4044)

Limited Service Player Classification System
Year of Service: A year of service for a league player is 75 official at bats or more in a National Association or independent league or leagues, or 30 innings or more pitched in a National Association or Independent league or leagues, in any season prior to the present calendar year. For Independent League seasons (except Atlantic League), the first two years of service equals one National Association year. For Rookie affiliated leagues, the first two years of service equals one National Association year. For foreign players, the classification and salary level will be determined by the league office.
Classes
Rookie: A player with less than one year of service.
LS-1: A player with less than two years of service.
LS-2: A player with less than three years of service.
LS-3: A player with less than four years of service.
LS-4: A player with less than five years of service.
LS-5: A player with less than six years of service. A LS-5 is one of the four LS-4s that has become a veteran by spending 2 years in the league. A player may spend only one year as an LS-5 and the age rule does not apply.
Veteran: A player with six or more years of service. If a player has five or more years of service but has not reached the age of 26 by September 1 of that season, he will be considered an LS-4. If he has not reached the age of 24 by September 1 of that season, he will be considered an LS-3.

struggles_mightily · 01-22-2006, 08:55 AM

Thought I'd chip in.

League: Australian Claxton Shield (ACS?)

Teams: 6
Structure: 1 six-team division.
Roster Restrictions: There is a roster limit of twenty-one players. All players represent their home state, the state in which they were born. Unsure about any other restrictions, but there are none to my knowledge.
Regular season: A five-game schedule, with each team playing each other team once. Games between the 21st and 25th of January, with three games being played on each day (i.e. each team plays each day). Games are at 1:00pm, 3:00pm and 7:30pm with the exception of the opening day's first game, which begins at 2:00pm.
Postseason: After a rest day on the 26th of January (Australia Day, a national holiday) the semi-finals are played on the 27th. The first semi-final matches the second and third-placed teams, and begins at 3:00pm. The second starts at 7:30pm and pits the regular season winners against the fourth-placed team. The winners of these two games meet in the final on the next day, which is played at 7:30pm. The winner of the game is crowned Claxton Shield champion.
All-Star Game: None.
Tryouts / draft: The selection process for state teams begins around October, at the beginning of summer. There are numerous training camps, exhibition games and trials held during this period. No need for a draft, as players can only play for their 'home' team.
Awards: There are no awards selected for the Claxton Shield alone, but the BADAs (Baseball Australia Diamond Awards) are awarded on the rest day, Australia Day (26th Jan). Some relevant categories would be Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year. No specific pitching / hitting award, and no Rookie equivalent (YPotY is based on age, under 21s may receive the award). Performances for state and club teams throughout the previous year are considered, not just the Claxton. This may have to be modified for OOTP, though.
Salaries: Unsure. With the tournament being only 7 games long, I imagine fees would be very small, though I have no concrete data.
Teams:
Australian Provincials Narrabundah, ACT
New South Wales Patriots Sydney, NSW
Queensland Rams Brisbane, QNS
South Australia Adelaide, SA
Victoria Aces Melbourne, VIC
Western Australia Heelers Perth, WA
Note: I am unsure about what 'Australian Provincial' means. It makes no direct reference to a state or territory as do the other six teams. My best guess is that it combines all the other territories (ACT, Northern Territory, Jarvis Bay, Tasmania, outlying islands) into one team. This is supported by the team's logo, which is an image of Australia as a whole. This seems to make sense, but I'm not certain.
Venues: Venues for the tournament are not 'home / visitor', various venues are used interchangably. The premier venue is Blacktown Olympic Park - two regular season games are held there each day (the two later games), as well as both semi-finals and the final. Here is the info for the venues:
Blacktown Olympic Park
Sydney, NSW.
1200 capacity (all seated)
Left Field: 321ft, Right Field 321ft, Centre Field 400ft.
8ft fences on all sides.
Open ballpark, grass surface.
Note: Blacktown Olympic Park is actually a complex holding three fields of identical sizes. It may be better to split them down into 'BOP I, BOP II' etc, so that the earlier and later games can be played at different venues.
All other venues hold one regular season game.
Narrabundah Baseball Complex
Narrabundah, ACT.
Open ballpark, unsure surface.
Note: NBC is a complex housing three diamonds, the first of which is the one used for the Claxton, the other two are for lesser events, and feature portable fences so as to be ready for various standards of baseball.
Fred Finch Park
Berkeley, NSW.
Open ballpark, grass surface.
Gilchrist Oval
Campbelltown, NSW.
Open ballpark, grass surface.
Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills, NSW.
Open ballpark, grass surface.
Aquatic Reserve
Manly, VIC.
Open ballpark, grass surface.

Dimensions and capacities for most second-tier grounds difficult to get. If anyone can fill the blanks there, I'd appreciate it. I have full roster information and logos, as well, which could come in handy.

Hageneezz · 01-22-2006, 02:26 PM

Here some info on the Dutch League:

League name: Hoofdklasse (Premier League)
Location: The Netherlands
Teams: 8
Structure: 1 division of 8 teams
Roster Restrictions: I could not find anything on restrictions at the official Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association.
Regular Season: Every team plays a 42 game schedule,and meets each other team 6 times. The regular season starts on Saturday 4/15/2006. Almost all games start at 14:00,other times are 19:30 and 19:45
Postseason: After the regular season,the number one team will play the number four team and the number three team will play the number two team,in a best of five series. The two winners will play in the Championship,(the Holland Series) in a best of five series.
Promotion/Relegation: The number 8 in the Hoofdklasse plays in a best of five series against the champions of the Eerste Klasse (2nd League) for a place in the Hoofdklasse.
All Star Game: None
Awards: Best Batter,Best Pitcher,Homerun King,Most Valuable Player,Guus van der Heijden Memorial Trophy (Best under 23 international),Roel de Mon Award(Best Rookie pitcher),Ron Fraser Award(Best rookie player),Coach of the Year.
Salaries: Unsure,but i cannot imagine them being very big.
Teams:
A note on the names:most teams use the name of their sponsor in ther clubname,like Instant Holland Almere 90(Instant Holland is sponsor)

ADO (from The Hague)
Amsterdam Pirates (Amsterdam)
Corendon Kinheim (Haarlem)
DOOR Neptunus (Rotterdam)
Instant Holland Almere 90 (Almere)
Konica Minolta Pioniers (Hoofddorp)
Mr. Cocker HCAW (Bussum)
Sparta/Feyenoord (Rotterdam)
Teamnames without sponsor:
ADO
Amsterdam Pirates
HC Kinheim
SC Neptunus
BSC Almere 90
SV Hoofddorp Pioniers
HCAW
Sparta-Feyenoord
Venues:
ADO (Leen Volkerijk Stadion)
Amsterdam Pirates (Sportpark Ookmeer)
Corendon Kinheim (Gemeentelijk Sportpark)
DOOR Neptunus (Neptunus Familie Stadion)
Instant Holland Almere 90 (Fanny Blankers Koen Sportpark)
Konica Minolta Pioniers (Sportpark Toolenburg)
Mr. Cocker HCAW (Sportvallei)
Sparta/Feyenoord (Sportpark Beverwaard)

01-19-2006, 09:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
JPBBDB Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 43	Non-MLB Leagues Project With the OOTPB'06 being able to simulate multiple leagues throughout the world, it may be possible to simulate the entire modern-day world of baseball. While it appears that the game will come with "faked" versions some of the top international leagues, there are still others that are not included. The goal of this project is to produce a realistic baseball world, as of 2006, for usage in OOTPB'06. For this, I have come up with a list of 175 leagues and over 1600 teams, from throughout the world. Not included are any Major League Baseball affiliated teams, since there are multiple roster set makers for these leagues. The list of leagues is in the next post. I am looking for researchers to help gather as much information as possible about these leagues, teams, and players so that a realistic version of them may be included in the game. To volunteer, please PM me with a requested nation, league, or team for research. Information Needed Leagues League Name Abbreviation Location League History (past placing, standings, records, etc) Continental Qualifiers Schedule Roster Rules Awards (with qualification and historical winners if possible) Salaries (including salary cap information, maximum salaries, etc) Draft(s) (length, date, eligibility of draftees) All-Star Game(s) Playoffs/Postseason Competition (include playoff qualifiers, promotion/regulation, etc.) Where do players come from (local, from certain sub-national regions, other countries, etc.) Teams Team Name Nickname Abbreviation Location Home Stadium/Field(s) (with dimensions, capacity) Average Attendance League Team History (past placing, standings, team records, etc) Team Staff Primary/Secondary Colors Players/Staff First Name Last Name Nickname Uniform Number Height Weight Date of Birth Birthplace (with as much info as possible) Nationality (-ies) Bats Throws Position Current Team Previous Teams with Any Stats Injury History Contact Details (Amount/Length/Clauses/etc.) League-Specific Contract Details (waiver status, service time, etc.) Languages Spoken (Basic/Fluent) Mini-FAQ How will players be rated? Due to the scope of this project, players will likely be rated by league-relative stats conversions. Should there be a transactions/player status cut-off date? Probably; I would suggest February 8th, the day after the Caribbean Series ends. Why do you want to know about promotion/regulation or continental qualifiers, they are not in the game? While these options will not be in this game, they may be available in a future version. What to do about leagues with no players? Hopefully, there will be “grey players” in the game; if not, fictional players may have to be used, or the league will not be included. Any comments, suggestions, additions, or critiques are welcome. I look forward to your help Michael Eng __________________

01-19-2006, 09:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
JPBBDB Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 43	Leagues/Competitions Listing Below is a list of the leagues separated into classes based on how much information is out there on the league and, in some cases, approximant talent level. The league's name contains a hyperlink to the offical website of the league. Levels of Detail Class A – high level of detail; complete rosters, stats Class B – rosters, stats for players Class C – rosters, stats for some players Class D – basic team information, possible player names and stats Class E – IBAF member; may have a domestic league Class F – IBAF member; to the best of my knowledge has no domestic league Competitions - International competions between teams or nations Nation, League Name [url] (Teams) :: League Info [post] Class A Australia, Claxton Shield (6) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily) China, China Baseball League (6) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily) Cuba, Cuban Baseball League (16) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily) Dominican Republic, Dominican Summer League (35) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Dominican Republic, Dominican Winter League (6) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily) Germany, Bundesliga 1 (16) :: League Info (Thanks struggles_mightily) Italy, Serie A1 (10) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Japan, Nippon Professional Baseball (12) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Japan, NPB - Farm Leagues (12) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Japan, Shikoku Island League (4) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Mexico, Mexican League (16) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Mexico, Mexican Pacific League (8) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) The Netherlands, Hoofdklasse (10) :: League Info (Thanks Hageneezz) North America, Can-Am League (9) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) North America, Northern League (10) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican Winter League (6) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) South Korea, Korean Baseball Organization (8) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Taiwan, Chinese Professional Baseball League (6) :: League Info (Thanks sljchung) United States, American Association (10) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) United States, Atlantic League (8) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) United States, Frontier League (12) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) United States, Golden Baseball League (6) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) United States, United League Baseball (6) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Venezuela, Venezuelan Summer League (10) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Venezuela, Venezuelan Winter League (8) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) Class B Austria, Austrian Baseball League (8) Austria, Baseball Bundesliga (7) Belarus, Belarus Championship League (6) Belgium, First Division (8) Belgium, First Division - Reserves (8) Bulgaria, Bulgarian Seniors Baseball Championship (8) Croatia, Hrvatski Baseball Liga (9) Czech Republic, Extra League (8) Czech Republic, National League (8) Finland, Finnish Baseball League (6) France, French Division Elite (8) France, Nationale 1 - Poule A (8) France, Nationale 1 - Poule B (7) France, Nationale 1 - Poule C (7) Germany, Bundesliga 2 (16) Great Britain, British National League (6) :: League Info (Thanks Kivlehan) Greece, A Division (8) Hungary, NBI (10) Hungary, NBII (12) Italy, Serie A2 (24) Lithuania, Lithuanian League (5) Malta, National Baseball League (4) The Netherlands, 1e Klasse (14) The Netherlands, 2e Klasse A (8) The Netherlands, 2e Klasse B (8) The Netherlands, 2e Klasse C (8) Nicaragua, Campeonato Nacional de Beisbol Nicaraguense (7) Portugal, Portaguese National Championship (7) Russia, Russian League (7) Slovakia, Extraliga Muži (5) Slovakia, Liga Muži (5) Slovenia, Slovenian League (4) South Africa, SABU Senior Tournament (18) Spain, Liga Nacional de Béisbol (12) Sweden, Elitserien (8) Switzerland, NLA (7) Switzerland, NLB (7) Class C Austria, Regionalliga Nord (4) Austria, Regionalliga Ost (7) Austria, Regionalliga West (7) Belgium, Fourth Division (6) Belgium, Second Division (8) Belgium, Third Division (8) Germany, Regionalliga - Nordost (8) Germany, Regionalliga - Nordwest (8) Germany, Regionalliga - Südost (8) Germany, Regionalliga - Südwest (7) Great Britain, Division One (13) Great Britain, Northern Conference (12) Great Britain, Premier Division (8) Greece, B Division (8) Ireland, Irish Baseball League (8) :: League Info (Thanks Kivlehan) Israel, Senior National League (7) Italy, Serie B (39) Luxembourg, Luxembourgian League (6) Moldova, Major League (4) The Netherlands, 3e Klasse A (10) The Netherlands, 3e Klasse B (10) The Netherlands, 3e Klasse C (10) The Netherlands, 3e Klasse D (12) New Zealand, Auckland Baseball League (5) Norway, 1.Division (4) Norway, 2.Division (6) The Phillipines, Titans League (7) Serbia & Montenegro, Nacionalno Prvenstvo (6) Singapore, Singapore National Baseball League (8) Slovakia, Division A (6) Slovakia, Division B (6) Spain, Liga Nacional de Béisbol 1ª División A (7) Spain, Liga Nacional de Béisbol 1ª División B (4) Sweden, Division 1 (12) Sweden, Division 2 (10) Switzerland, 1.Division Liga Ost (6) Switzerland, 1.Division Liga West (5) Class D Aruba, AA Division Baseball (8) Austria, Landesliga Oberösterreich (5) Austria, Landesliga Vorarlberg/Tirol (6) Austria, Landesliga W/NÖ 1 (7) Austria, Landesliga W/NÖ 2 (6) Bahamas, New Providence Amateur Baseball League (5) Brazil, Federação de Beisebol e Softbol de Maranhão (2) Brazil, FBS do Mato Grosso do Sul (2) Brazil, FBS do Rio de Janeiro (2) Brazil, Federação Paranaense de Beisebol e Softbol (10) Brazil, Federeção Paulista (42) Czech Republic, Regional League - Bohemia (4) Czech Republic, Regional League - North Moravia (4) Czech Republic, Regional League - Prague (7) Czech Republic, Regional League - South Moravia (7) France, La Ligue Champagne-Ardennes (10) France, La Ligue de Bretagne (13) France, La Ligue de Haute Normandie (9) France, La Ligue de Nouvelle-Calédonie (1) France, La Ligue Provence Alpes-Cote d'Azur (15) France, Ligue d'Alsace (3) France, Ligue d'Aquitaine (14) France, Ligue d'Auvergne (3) France, Ligue d'Ile de France (46) France, Ligue de Basse-Normandie (6) France, Ligue de Bourgogne (6) France, Ligue de Franche Comté (6) France, Ligue de Languedoc Roussillon (11) France, Ligue de Lorraine (9) France, Ligue de Pays de Loire (4) France, Ligue de Picardie (6) France, Ligue de Poitou-Charentes (9) France, Ligue du Centre (7) France, Ligue du Limousin (2) France, Ligue Midi-Pyrénées (11) France, Ligue Nord pas de Calais (10) France, Ligue Rhône-Alpes (16) Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baseball Association (8) Italy, Serie C1 (50) Malta, Minor League Baseball (4) The Netherlands, 4e Klasse A (8) The Netherlands, 4e Klasse B (9) The Netherlands, 4e Klasse C (10) The Netherlands, 4e Klasse D (9) The Netherlands, 4e Klasse E (5) The Netherlands, 4e Klasse F (6) The Netherlands, 4e Klasse G (9) The Netherlands, 4e Klasse H (9) The Netherlands, 4e Klasse K (7) The Netherlands, 5e Klasse A (6) The Netherlands, 5e Klasse B (9) The Netherlands, 5e Klasse C (10) The Netherlands, 5e Klasse D (8) The Netherlands, 5e Klasse E (7) The Netherlands, 5e Klasse F (10) The Netherlands, 5e Klasse G (6) The Netherlands, 6e Klasse A (10) The Netherlands, 6e Klasse B (10) The Netherlands, 6e Klasse C (6) The Netherlands, 6e Klasse D (10) The Netherlands, 6e Klasse E (6) The Netherlands, 6e Klasse F (5) The Netherlands, 6e Klasse G (10) Pakistan, Pakistan National Championship (7) Virgin Islands, Valmy Thomas AA Baseball League (6) Class E Chile , Costa Rica, Denmark, India, Guam, Lesotho (plays in SABU), Panama, Poland, Romania, San Marino (plays in Italian league), Scotland, Ukraine, Zimbabwe (plays in SABU) Class F American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cameroon, Colombia, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nigeria, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia Competitions Asia, Asia Series (4) Caribbean/Central America, Caribbean World Series (4) :: League Info (Thanks JPBBDB) International, Baseball World Cup (8) International, World Baseball Classic (16) Useful Sites General International Baseball Federation Confederation of European Baseball Baseball Oceania ESPN's WBC Page League-Specific Australia - Australian Major League Cuban League - RadioCoco Cuban League - Stats Frontier League - Fan Site Germany - baseballparks.de Hoofdklasse - Grand Slamm Stats Serie A1 - baseball.it Mexican League - MiLB Site Nippon Professional Baseball - Japan Baseball Daily Nippon Professional Baseball - JapaneseBaseball.com Northern League - Fan Site Russia - Russian League Baseball Shikoku Island League - island-league.net Singapore - X-Men (Team) Slovenia - Lisjaki (Team) South Africa - KwaZulu Natal Site Spain - CBS Rivas (Team) Switzerland - Stats __________________ Last edited by JPBBDB : 04-19-2006 at 12:47 PM. Reason: Added hyperlinks to league/competition sites and to forum posts

01-20-2006, 08:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
CBL-Commish All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,302	Wow! This is going to be a HUGE collaborative effort. HUGE. I applaud the effort, but this is the kind of thing in Championship Manager/Football Manager that it's taken years to get the data collected and right, and can only happen because of the efforts of hundreds or thousands of people from around the world contributing to the cause. Some of those lower level leagues are going to need major league equivalencies of, like, 0.05. I used to play soccer with a German guy who came to the states in the late 80s and got addicted to baseball. He started playing, and formed a team of his friends when he went back to Germany. The team quickly got promoted to one of the regional leagues, probabaly the Regionalliga - Südost, or Südwest. These leagues are, at least in some cases, not a whole lot different from rural county leagues here in the States, just with lower talent levels. Probably play a game or two a week, players miss games because of work or family commitments. Semi-pro, in that they charged the equivalent of a buck or two for tickets, and they used the $25 or $50 they'd take in in a week to buy new equipment. They'd also have fundraisers like BBQs to try and cover expenses. There are dozens upon dozens of leagues like this in your Class C or lower, comprised of teams that would get blown out of the water by teams from the Gulf Coast League or the Appy League. I'd bet some of the Class D leagues, like the The Netherlands - 6e Klasse E (6), are realistically no better than a small US high school league. But if you get this done it would be really cool. Most of us could put ourselves on some of these lower level teams and realistically compete for playing time. __________________ For the best in O's news: Orioles' Hangout.com Last edited by CBL-Commish : 01-20-2006 at 08:22 AM.

01-21-2006, 10:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
JPBBDB Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 43	Leagues Info - North America/United States (Independent) League: Northern League (NOR) Teams: 8 Structure: Two Divisions; East Division, West Division Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 22 players, with an additional 2 players allowed on the disabled list during the regular season. Of those 22 players, a maximum of 4 may be veterans and minimum of 5 must be rookies. The league uses the Limited Service Player Classification System. The remaining players will be designated limited service players; of those LS players, 1 must be an LS-1, and up to 4 may be LS-4. The roster limit during the pre-season is 28 players under contract without regard to classification. The 22-player roster must be met 3 days before the start of the regular season. Regular Season: A 96 game season, with 58 intra-division games, and 48 inter-division games. Each team has 6 series versus each divisional opponent and 3 series versus every other opponent. Series are usually 3 games long, although they can be 4 games long. The season begins on the third Thursday in May, and lasts into early September. The first 48 games are the first-half; the second 48 games are the second-half. Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The best teams in each half from both divisions play a 5-game series against each other in the First Round. The first 2 games are at the first-half team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the second-half team. If a team wins both halves, a wild card team (the non-playoff bound team in the league based on winning percentage) will qualify; the fifth game would be played at the halves’ winner stadium. If there is a tie for the first half championship in a division, a one game playoff is usually played between those teams. After an off day the best-of-5 games Finals are played. In 2005, the first 2 games are at the Western team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the Eastern team; the format alternates yearly. All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the third Monday in July. The all-star game is held on Tuesday. Tryouts/Draft: A tryout camp is held in early April, with a draft of attending players; the draft’s first round is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings, the second round is the reverse of the first. Draft picks may be traded. Awards: Player of the Week, Pitcher of the Week, Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month, Post-Season All-Star Team, Organization of the Year, Executive of the Year, Manager of the Year, Best Playing Surface, League MVP, Pitcher of the Year, Relief Pitcher of the Year, Rookie Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year Salaries: Salaries range from around $750 to $3000 per month, and are paid only during the season (May-September). Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of around thirty thousand per month ($100000 per year). Teams: West Division Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks Fargo, ND Newman Outdoor Field (4623) Winnipeg Goldeyes Winnipeg, MB CanWest Global Park (7482) Calgary Vipers Calgary, AB Foothills Stadium (8500) Edmonton Cracker-Cats Edmonton, AB Telus Field (9200) East Division Gary SouthShore Railcats Gary, IN U.S. Steel Yard (6139) Joliet Jackhammers Joliet, IL Silver Cross Field (4616) Schaumburg Flyers Schaumburg, IL Alexian Field (7048) Kansas City T-Bones Kansas City, KS CommunityAmerica Ballpark (5500) League: American Association (AA) Teams: 10 Structure: Two Divisions; North Division, South Division Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 22 players, with an additional 2 players allowed on the disabled list during the regular season. Of those 22 players, a maximum of 4 may be veterans and minimum of 5 must be rookies. The league uses the Limited Service Player Classification System. The remaining players will be designated limited service players; of those LS players, 1 must be an LS-1, and up to 4 may be LS-4. The roster limit during the pre-season is 28 players under contract without regard to classification. The 22-player roster must be met 3 days before the start of the regular season. Regular Season: A 92 game season divided into two 46-game halves, with 70 intra-division games, and 22 inter-division games. Series are usually 3 games long, although they can be 4 games long. The season begins on the second Thursday in May, and lasts into late August. Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The best teams in each half from both divisions play a 5-game series against each other in the First Round. The first 2 games are at the first-half team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the second-half team. If a team wins both halves, a wild card team (the non-playoff bound team in the league based on winning percentage) will qualify; the fifth game would be played at the halves’ winner stadium. If there is a tie for the first half championship in a division, a one game playoff is usually played between those teams. After an off day the best-of-5 game League Championship is played, with home-field advantage given to the winner of a coin flip. In 2005, the first 2 games are at the losing team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the winning team. All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the third Monday in July. The all-star game versus the Can-Am all-stars is held on Tuesday. The game is between the Can-Am League All-Stars and the American Association All-Stars. In 2006, the American Association will be the host. Tryouts/Draft: A tryout camp is held in early April, with a draft of attending players; the draft’s first round is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings, the second round is the reverse of the first. Draft picks may be traded. Awards: Unknown Salaries: Salaries range from around $750 to $3000 per month, and are paid only during the season (May-September). Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of around thirty thousand per month ($100000 per year). Teams: North Division Lincoln Saltdogs Lincoln, NE Haymarket Park (4500) Sioux City Explorers Sioux City, IA Lewis & Clark Park (3800) Sioux Falls Canaries Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls Stadium (4462) St. Joseph Blacksnakes St. Joseph, MO Phil Welch Stadium (3600) St. Paul Saints St. Paul, MN Midway Stadium (6069) South Division Coastal Bend Aviators Robstown, TX Aviators Stadium (4000) Fort Worth Cats Fort Worth, TX LaGrave Field (5100) Pensacola Pelicans Gulf Breeze, FL Pelican Park (2500) Shreveport Sports Shreveport, LA Fair Grounds Field (6200) El Paso Diablos El Paso, TX Cohen Stadium (10000) League: Canadian-American League (Can-Am) Teams: 8 Structure: One Divsion Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 22 players, with an additional 2 players allowed on the disabled list during the regular season. Of those 22 players, a maximum of 4 may be veterans and minimum of 5 must be rookies. The league uses the Limited Service Player Classification System. The remaining players will be designated limited service players; of those LS players, 1 must be an LS-1, and up to 4 may be LS-4. The roster limit during the pre-season is 28 players under contract without regard to classification. The 22-player roster must be met 3 days before the start of the regular season. Regular Season: A 92 game season. Each team has 13 games versus each opponent (7–6, or 6-7) plus an additional game versus a “rival” team. Series are usually 4 games long, although they can be 3 games long. The season begins on the 4th Tuesday in May, and lasts through early September. The first 46 games are the first-half; the second 46 games are the second-half. Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. Each half winner plus the two top teams (three if a team wins both halves) non-qualifying teams based on winning percentage reach the playoffs. The first half winner plays the fourth ranked team, and the second half winner (or second ranked team) plays the third ranked team. The first 2 games are at the half winner (or second ranked team), then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the qualifying team. After an off day the best-of-5 games Championship Series is played. The first 2 games are at the first round winner with the lowest winning percentage’s stadium, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the other team. All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the third Monday in July. The game is between the Can-Am League All-Stars and the American Association All-Stars. In 2006, the American Association will be the host. Tryouts/Draft:: A tryout camp is held in early May, with a draft of attending players; the draft’s first round is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings, the second round is the reverse of the first. Draft picks may be traded. Awards: Batter of the Week, Pitcher of the Week, Player of the Month, Post-Season All-Star Team, Executive of the Year, Manager of the Year, Best Playing Field, Player of the Year, Rookie Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year Salaries: The minimum salary is $750 per month (for rookies), but there is no salary maximum. It is paid only during the season (May-September). Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of around $87,500 per year. Teams: Sussex Skyhawks Augusta, NJ Skylands Park (4300) North Shore Spirit Lynn, MA Fraser Field (3754) Les Capitales de Québec Québec City, PQ Le Stade de Québec (4800) Worchester Tornados Worchester, MA Fitton Field (4000) Brockton Rox Brockton, MA Campanelli Stadium (4750) New Haven County Cutters New Haven, CT Yale Field (5000) New Jersey Jackals Little Falls, NJ Yogi Berra Stadium (3748) Nashua Pride Nashua, NH Holman Stadium (4375) League: Atlantic League (ATL) Teams: 8 Structure: Two Divisions; North Division, South Division Roster Restrictions: There is a 25-man roster limit during the season. There is no roster limit in the preseason, non-roster invitees may be play in spring training. Regular Season: A 126 game season, split into two 63 game halves. 18 games versus each opponent, 9 games are at home and 9 are away. The Road Warriors are a road team and never play at a home stadium. However, they are the “home team” for half of their games, and have “home stands” as if they had a stadium. Nearly all series are 3 games long. Most weekday games start at 6:35 PM or 7:05 PM, weekend games usually start at 1:35 PM. The regular season begins on the last Friday in April. Spring training is held before the season, with all teams playing at the Tigertown Complex in Lakeland, Florida. Players report to camp two weeks before the start of the season. A spring training schedule of around 7 games is played at the end of spring training. Few games are played on Monday, especially in May, August, and September. Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The best teams in each half from both divisions play a 3-game series against each other in the Divisional Series. If a team is the divisional champion in both halves, the non-playoff team with the best overall record will play against them as the second half “champion.” However, the third game, if necessary will be played at the Divisional Winner. The first game is at the second-half team, the remaining two games at the first-half team. The following day, the best-of-5 games Championship Series is started. In 2005, the first 2 games are at the South team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the North team; the format alternates yearly. All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the second Tuesday in July. There is a Home Run Derby before the game on Wednesday. 25-man roster is announced a week before the game; starters are voted on by the fans, other players by general managers, field managers, and media personnel. Tryouts: There is a 3-day long Atlantic League tryout camp at the Tigertown Complex during in early February. Teams may hold open tryout camps in April, before the start of spring training. Only free agents may attend. Awards: Most Valuable Player, Most Valuable Pitcher, Manager of the Year, GM of the Year, Grounds Keepers of the Year, Post-Season All-Star Team (POS, UT, DH, RHP, LHP, CL), Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month Salaries: The average salary is around $2000 per month, with an unofficial limit of $3000. Also, the contracts are paid only during the season (May-September) and are not guaranteed. The league has no salary cap. Teams: North Division Bridgeport Bluefish Bridgeport, CT Ballpark at Harbor Yard (5300) Long Island Ducks Central Islip, NY Citibank Park (6013) Newark Bears Newark, NJ Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium (6200) Road Warriors None Road Team South Division Atlantic City Surf Atlantic City, NJ The Sandcastle (5900) Camden Riversharks Camden, NJ Campbell's Field (6425) Somerset Patriots Bridgewater, NJ Commerce Bank Ballpark (6100) Lancaster Barnstormers Lancaster, PA Clipper Magazine Stadium (6500) A new Atlantic League team will begin play in 2007 based in Charles County, Maryland, replacing the Road Warriors. Somerset will likely move into the North Division with the Maryland team taking its place in the South. League: Frontier League (FL) Teams: 14 Structure: Two Divisions; East Division, West Division Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 24 players during the regular season. Of those 24 players, a maximum of 3 may be veterans and minimum of 10 must be rookies. The remaining players will be 1-Year or 2-Year Players; of these, up to 4 may be 2-Year, and up to 7 may be 1-Year. A year of service for a Frontier League player is 150 official plate appearances or more in a National Association or independent league or leagues, or 60 innings or more pitched in a National Association or independent league or leagues, in any season prior to the present calendar year. The roster definitions of players are Rookie, 1-Year, 2-Year, and Veteran. A Rookie is a player with less than one year of service, or under the age of 21, as of the season’s end. 1-Year is a player with less than two years of service. A 2-Year is a player with less than three years of service. A Veteran has over three years of service. Also, no player on the roster may be older than 27, as of opening day. Regular Season: A 96 game season, beginning on the fourth Wednesday in May and lasts until early September. Most series are 3 games long. Each team plays 48 intra-division games; 12 games versus each opponent (6 home, 6 away). Each team plays 48 inter-division games; 12 games versus three opponents (6 home, 6 away) and 6 versus two opponents (3 home, 3 away) Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The top two teams in each division play each other in the best-of-5 games Semifinals. Two days later, the best-of-5 games Championship Series is started. The first 2 games are at one site, followed by the remaining 3 games at the other team; home-field advantage is given to the winning division in the All-Star Game. All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the second Tuesday in July. Tryouts/Draft: A two day tryout camp is held in early May, with a draft of attending players; the draft’s order is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings. The length of the draft is five rounds, or until every team passes. Draft picks may be traded. Individual teams may also hold tryout camps. Awards: Morgan Burkhart Award (Player), Brian Tollberg Award (Pitcher), Jason Simontacchi Award (Rookie), Roger Hanners Award (Manager), Fran Riordan Citizenship Award (Citizenship), Playoff MVP, Post-Season All-Star Team (POS, DH, SP, RP), Organization of the Year, Executive of the Year, Groundskeeper of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Umpire of the Year, Radio Broadcaster of the Year, Writer of the Year (One per Division), Newspaper of the Year (One per Division) Salaries: The minimum salary is $600 per month and the maximum salary is $1200 per month. Salaries range from around $800 to $3000 per month, and are paid only during the three-month season. Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of around $60000 for the entire season. Teams: East Division Chillicothe Paints Chillicothe, OH V.A. Memorial Stadium (4000) Traverse City Beach Bums Traverse City, MI Wuerfel Park (3518) Florence Freedom Florence, KY Champion Window Field (4500) Kalamazoo Kings Kalamazoo, MI Homer Stryker Field (4806) Washington Wild Things Washington, PA Falconi Field (3200) West Division Gateway Grizzlies Sauget, IL GMC Stadium (5500) Evansville Otters Evansville, IN Bosse Field (5181) River City Rascals O'Fallon, MO T.R. Hughes Ballpark (4989) Rockford RiverHawks Rockford, IL TBA (4000) Windy City ThunderBolts Crestwood, IL Hawkinson Ford Field (3400) League: Golden Baseball League (GBL) Teams: 6 Structure: One Division Roster Restrictions: There isa roster limit of 23 players, with an additional 2 players allowed on the disabled list during the regular season. Of those 23 players, a maximum of 4 may be veterans and minimum of 6 must be rookies. The remaining players will be “experienced players.” A rookie must have less than 150 at bats or 25 innings or more pitched in a National Association or independent league or leagues, in any season prior to the present calendar year. A veteran is a player that is 28 years old or older, as of opening day. An experienced player is any player that is under the age of 28 and has any professional (National Association or independent league) experience. Each team is allowed two coaches and a trainer in addition to the manager. Player/coaches are allowed and do not count against veteran limit but are included in roster limit. The roster limit during the pre-season is 29 players under contract without regard to classification. The 24-player roster must be met before the start of the regular season. Disabled List: No more than two players can be on a team's DL at any time. DL is seven day minimum and 15 day maximum. Players may be activated anytime after 7 days through day 15. DL placement may be retroactive to last day player appeared in a game. Players on DL do not count against monthly Salary Cap. Waiver Wire: Any player to be released must first clear the 2 Day waiver process. If multiple teams are interested in a player, team with the worst record on that date receives priority. Replacement players may be added as soon as a player is placed on waivers. Players on Waivers do not have their salary count against monthly Salary Cap. Roster Move Cap: Each team may make 16 roster moves at their discretion during the year to improve their team. A Move is not counted against a team's Cap for the following reasons: Retirements, Season-ending injuries, Acquisition of a Player by Major League Baseball or a foreign professional league. Regular Season: An 80 game season, beginning on the first Thursday in June and lasting until the end of August. Most series are 3 games long. Each team plays 16 games versus each opponent (8-8). The first 40 games are the first-half; the second 40 games are the second-half. No designated hitter rule. Postseason: The post-season begins 2 days after the end of the regular season. The best teams in each half from both divisions play a 5-game series against each other in the Championship Series. The first 2 games are at the first-half team, then an off day, followed by the remaining 3 games at the second-half team. All-Star Game: The 3-day long All-Star festivities begin on the third Monday in July. Tryouts/Draft: A two-day tryout camp is held in mid-December, with a draft of attending players on the second day after scrimmages; the draft’s order is in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings. Draft picks may be traded. Awards: Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month, Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Rookie Pitcher of the Year Salaries: Salaries range from around $700 to $3000 per month with an average of $1150, and are paid only during the season (May-September). Also, these contracts are not guaranteed. The league has a salary cap of $27,600 per month. Teams: Chico Outlaws Chico, CA Nettleton Stadium (4200) Fullerton Flyers Fullerton, CA Goodwin Field (3500) Long Beach Armada Long Beach, CA Blair Field (3238) San Diego Surf Dawgs San Diego, CA Tony Gwynn Stadium (3000) Yuma Scorpions Yuma, AZ Desert Sun Stadium (10500) Reno Silver Sox Reno, NV Peccole Park (3000) League: United League Baseball (UL) Teams: 6 Structure: One division Roster Restrictions: ? Unknown ? Regular Season: The league plays a 90 game regular season, with each team playing 18 games versus each opponent (9, home; 9, away). Series are three games in length. Postseason: The league uses a two round playoff system. The first round is best-of-three and begins on the Friday after the end of the regular season. The second round is best-of-five and begins the day after the first round ends. All-Star Game: There is an all-star game held on the second Wednesday in July. The day prior to and after the game are off-days. Tryouts: A three-day tryout camp is held in early April. Individual teams may also hold tryout camps. Tryouts are open to all players 18 years and older who have finished their college eligibility or have been released from professional contracts. Awards: ? Unknown ? Salaries: There is no salary cap. Teams: Alexandria Aces Alexandria, LA Bringhurst Field (3200) Amarillo Dillas Amarillo, TX Potter County Memorial Stadium (7500) Edinburg Coyotes Edinburg, TX Edinburg Baseball Stadium (5500) Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings Harlingen, TX Harlingen Field (4500) Laredo Broncos Laredo, TX Veteran's Field (3200) San Angelo Colts San Angelo, TX Foster Field (4044) Limited Service Player Classification System Year of Service: A year of service for a league player is 75 official at bats or more in a National Association or independent league or leagues, or 30 innings or more pitched in a National Association or Independent league or leagues, in any season prior to the present calendar year. For Independent League seasons (except Atlantic League), the first two years of service equals one National Association year. For Rookie affiliated leagues, the first two years of service equals one National Association year. For foreign players, the classification and salary level will be determined by the league office. Classes Rookie: A player with less than one year of service. LS-1: A player with less than two years of service. LS-2: A player with less than three years of service. LS-3: A player with less than four years of service. LS-4: A player with less than five years of service. LS-5: A player with less than six years of service. A LS-5 is one of the four LS-4s that has become a veteran by spending 2 years in the league. A player may spend only one year as an LS-5 and the age rule does not apply. Veteran: A player with six or more years of service. If a player has five or more years of service but has not reached the age of 26 by September 1 of that season, he will be considered an LS-4. If he has not reached the age of 24 by September 1 of that season, he will be considered an LS-3. __________________ Last edited by JPBBDB : 04-19-2006 at 12:54 PM. Reason: update

01-20-2006, 09:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 4,456	I thank you for this information. I went about gathering it myself, but it turned into a big hassle. Thanks!

01-20-2006, 11:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
RMc Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 390	You might want to check out my "Spanning the globe..." thread, where I'm trying to thrash out power ratings for national baseball teams...clumsily, at best.

01-22-2006, 08:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
struggles_mightily Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 52	Thought I'd chip in. League: Australian Claxton Shield (ACS?) Teams: 6 Structure: 1 six-team division. Roster Restrictions: There is a roster limit of twenty-one players. All players represent their home state, the state in which they were born. Unsure about any other restrictions, but there are none to my knowledge. Regular season: A five-game schedule, with each team playing each other team once. Games between the 21st and 25th of January, with three games being played on each day (i.e. each team plays each day). Games are at 1:00pm, 3:00pm and 7:30pm with the exception of the opening day's first game, which begins at 2:00pm. Postseason: After a rest day on the 26th of January (Australia Day, a national holiday) the semi-finals are played on the 27th. The first semi-final matches the second and third-placed teams, and begins at 3:00pm. The second starts at 7:30pm and pits the regular season winners against the fourth-placed team. The winners of these two games meet in the final on the next day, which is played at 7:30pm. The winner of the game is crowned Claxton Shield champion. All-Star Game: None. Tryouts / draft: The selection process for state teams begins around October, at the beginning of summer. There are numerous training camps, exhibition games and trials held during this period. No need for a draft, as players can only play for their 'home' team. Awards: There are no awards selected for the Claxton Shield alone, but the BADAs (Baseball Australia Diamond Awards) are awarded on the rest day, Australia Day (26th Jan). Some relevant categories would be Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year. No specific pitching / hitting award, and no Rookie equivalent (YPotY is based on age, under 21s may receive the award). Performances for state and club teams throughout the previous year are considered, not just the Claxton. This may have to be modified for OOTP, though. Salaries: Unsure. With the tournament being only 7 games long, I imagine fees would be very small, though I have no concrete data. Teams: Australian Provincials Narrabundah, ACT New South Wales Patriots Sydney, NSW Queensland Rams Brisbane, QNS South Australia Adelaide, SA Victoria Aces Melbourne, VIC Western Australia Heelers Perth, WA Note: I am unsure about what 'Australian Provincial' means. It makes no direct reference to a state or territory as do the other six teams. My best guess is that it combines all the other territories (ACT, Northern Territory, Jarvis Bay, Tasmania, outlying islands) into one team. This is supported by the team's logo, which is an image of Australia as a whole. This seems to make sense, but I'm not certain. Venues: Venues for the tournament are not 'home / visitor', various venues are used interchangably. The premier venue is Blacktown Olympic Park - two regular season games are held there each day (the two later games), as well as both semi-finals and the final. Here is the info for the venues: Blacktown Olympic Park Sydney, NSW. 1200 capacity (all seated) Left Field: 321ft, Right Field 321ft, Centre Field 400ft. 8ft fences on all sides. Open ballpark, grass surface. Note: Blacktown Olympic Park is actually a complex holding three fields of identical sizes. It may be better to split them down into 'BOP I, BOP II' etc, so that the earlier and later games can be played at different venues. All other venues hold one regular season game. Narrabundah Baseball Complex Narrabundah, ACT. Open ballpark, unsure surface. Note: NBC is a complex housing three diamonds, the first of which is the one used for the Claxton, the other two are for lesser events, and feature portable fences so as to be ready for various standards of baseball. Fred Finch Park Berkeley, NSW. Open ballpark, grass surface. Gilchrist Oval Campbelltown, NSW. Open ballpark, grass surface. Baulkham Hills Baulkham Hills, NSW. Open ballpark, grass surface. Aquatic Reserve Manly, VIC. Open ballpark, grass surface. Dimensions and capacities for most second-tier grounds difficult to get. If anyone can fill the blanks there, I'd appreciate it. I have full roster information and logos, as well, which could come in handy.