Texas League and other fictional leagues

[Malleus Dei]

The Texas League has become amazingly popular; it's the most downloaded non-current-season league at Baseball Sim Central, edging out all of the historical seasons (if you think I'm somehow gloating over that, I'm not; bear in mind that I compiled one of those historical seasons and assisted on another one). I get a LOT of email about the Texas League.

So why is it popular? I think the reason is that it's the only premade fictional OOTP6 league available with all the extras - logos, managers, minor league teams, even a parkfile and easy stadum setup. I bet if there were more fictional leagues like it, they'd be popular, too. Maybe more popular.

I have several other fictional leagues, but I haven't yet released them because of the harassment I received on this board over the Texas League from a couple of people.

Two questions:

1. Do the rest of you want the other leagues released? I'm going overseas again for a short while very soon but I could release them when I get back.

2. Why don't some of the rest of you put together some fully featured fictional leagues and make them available, or just release the ones that you have already made? I know that at least one of you has a couple of fictional leagues already done, and I'll bet he's not the only one that does. I think more would be better here.

[jazzrack]

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

Two questions:

1. Do the rest of you want the other leagues released? I'm going overseas again for a short while very soon but I could release them when I get back.

2. Why don't some of the rest of you put together some fully featured fictional leagues and make them available, or just release the ones that you have already made? I know that at least one of you has a couple of fictional leagues already done, and I'll bet he's not the only one that does. I think more would be better here.

1. that would be great, I never could get into your texas league (i prefer bigger leagues) but you did great work on it.

2. I have a couple of league that have everything but the minore leagues named. The best one is a purely fictional 32 team (2lgs,4 div. ea.) Divisions are sponsored not by region so you have some odd division make-ups. It is 9 years in, untouched by a human manager, I have a complete cato history also. If anybody is interested I would be happy to make that one available.

I also have a business based, mix league of the same make-up (2lgs,4 div. ea.) it started as a custom league w/ no players in 1976, filled AAA created a few rounds of rookies, reset and did a serp. draft. I have been importing "real" players from Lahman since. Managers are not yet filled because i have been using retired players for managers and don't yet have enough. A low talent league with injuries set to high. makes a great challenge. I didn't take a team untill the 1981 (current)season, so i can release the begining of the year file if anybody wants it. again i have a complete cato of this league. (i have also filled the "A" level of minors twice)

[Malleus Dei]

Originally Posted by jazzrack

1. that would be great, I never could get into your texas league (i prefer bigger leagues) but you did great work on it.

I have bigger leagues. I have not released them because of the harassment.

Originally Posted by jazzrack

2. I have a couple of league that have everything but the minore leagues named. The best one is a purely fictional 32 team (2lgs,4 div. ea.) Divisions are sponsored not by region so you have some odd division make-ups. It is 9 years in, untouched by a human manager, I have a complete cato history also. If anybody is interested I would be happy to make that one available.

I'm interested. Would you release it?

Originally Posted by jazzrack

I also have a business based, mix league of the same make-up (2lgs,4 div. ea.) it started as a custom league w/ no players in 1976, filled AAA created a few rounds of rookies, reset and did a serp. draft. I have been importing "real" players from Lahman since. Managers are not yet filled because i have been using retired players for managers and don't yet have enough. A low talent league with injuries set to high. makes a great challenge. I didn't take a team untill the 1981 (current)season, so i can release the begining of the year file if anybody wants it. again i have a complete cato of this league. (i have also filled the "A" level of minors twice)

I'd like to see them as well.

[kingcharlesxii]

I'd post my Scandinavian League as an all-in-one BUT:

1) I'd need about 2000 photos of players appropriate for the league (probably impossible without FaceGen)
2) I'd need stadiums appropriate for the league (no art talent here)
3) Logos (those I am working on)

It's a lot harder to do something like this for different era or more esoteric leagues. Your Texas League is one that can do this format.

I say post the other ones, why not?

[Henry]

I have my CanAm league about 60% done. I'll make sure it's available as well when I finish it.

[Astros02]

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

So why is it popular?

Lubbock.

[jazzrack]

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

I have bigger leagues. I have not released them because of the harassment.



I'm interested. Would you release it?



I'd like to see them as well.

I would be happy to make them available, give me a day or so to write a read me for them & make sure all the t's are crossed and i's dotted. maybe I'll put the cato websites up so it can be looked over.

[Malleus Dei]

Originally Posted by Astros02

Lubbock.

[Malleus Dei]

Originally Posted by kingcharlesxii

I'd post my Scandinavian League as an all-in-one BUT:
1) I'd need about 2000 photos of players appropriate for the league (probably impossible without FaceGen)
2) I'd need stadiums appropriate for the league (no art talent here)
3) Logos (those I am working on)

Post it with just logos then.

[halofan26]

ill be happy to host it if you would like?

[jazzrack]

Ask and you shall recieve, or something like that

anyway I am proud to announce jazzrack baseball (sorry, i had not planned on a public release, be kind) a purely fictional 32 team (2lgs,4 div. ea.) Divisions are sponsored not by region so you have some odd division make-ups. untouched by a human manager, 11 seasons of history.

(read me is included)

Jazzrack Baseball league file 5.08mb

Almanac files 21.6mb

unzipped cato website 19.3mb

cato DB & data files 33.8mb

I will unzipp the cato website as soon as i figure out how to do it thru ftp (i don't have a control panel at that site)

If anybody wishes to host the file, please feel free.

comment, suggestions, flame wars ect. are welcome.

I am happy to learn from this to make my business league a better release when it is ready.

edit: I did go ahead and add minor league cities & names, I just couldn't release it unfinished.

[Malleus Dei]

Thanks, Jazzrack!

[Tiger Fan]

I can put my Western Baseball Alliance file together if there is someone to host it. It was the one I did my fictional managerial dynasty on a while back and includes stadiums, logos and photos of many players.

[Malleus Dei]

No problem - Halofan, Joe Rock at OOTP Download, and BBSC will all host it.

You can email it to Halofan and Joe, and you can upload it via script at www.baseballsimcentral.com - there's an upload link on the download pages.

[jazzrack]

I finally got the cato website up

http://www.clanterritory.com/users/jazzrack/

and the file links have changed

http://www.clanterritory.com/users/j...IPS/jazzbb.zip

http://www.clanterritory.com/users/j...PS/Almanac.zip

http://www.clanterritory.com/users/j...PS/website.zip

http://www.clanterritory.com/users/j...S/jazzcato.zip

I don't know how much (if any) intrest there is, so i am not sure how long I will keep the website & files up.

well that and the Cato website is freakin huge.

[andrewkay]

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

The Texas League has become amazingly popular; it's the most downloaded non-current-season league at Baseball Sim Central, edging out all of the historical seasons (if you think I'm somehow gloating over that, I'm not; bear in mind that I compiled one of those historical seasons and assisted on another one). I get a LOT of email about the Texas League.

So why is it popular? I think the reason is that it's the only premade fictional OOTP6 league available with all the extras - logos, managers, minor league teams, even a parkfile and easy stadum setup. I bet if there were more fictional leagues like it, they'd be popular, too. Maybe more popular.

I have several other fictional leagues, but I haven't yet released them because of the harassment I received on this board over the Texas League from a couple of people.

Two questions:

1. Do the rest of you want the other leagues released? I'm going overseas again for a short while very soon but I could release them when I get back.

2. Why don't some of the rest of you put together some fully featured fictional leagues and make them available, or just release the ones that you have already made? I know that at least one of you has a couple of fictional leagues already done, and I'll bet he's not the only one that does. I think more would be better here.

Personally speaking, I think your Texas League is really great. I play that and Halofans 2004 season almost exclusively, and would love to see more of the same available for download - even to the point of it being donationware so grateful users could say 'thanks'. On the point of a couple of people being the cause of you not releasing the larger leagues you have created, my answer to that is: ignore them and do what you want. I for one would like to see something similar to the TX league, but larger. The minority of complainers shouldn't act as spoilers for the rest of us that appreciate the hard work that is done by you and people like you.

So thanks, and I look forward to seeing more "ready made leagues" from you in the future.

[jazzrack]

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

Thanks, Jazzrack!

oops i missed this, how rude of me

you are welcome.

[alinkens]

Anyone who wants it can grab my CTC League. It is 32 teams 2 league 4 divisions. All teams have logos and Stadiums. The uniforms are being done by chredwdew in the OOTPMods section so as of right now there are no player pics. Most Stadiums are Teflon created. Just goto: http://newrepublic.silvergriffin.com/ootpctchome.html and download the CTC_2007.zip for the league at the beginning of the 2007 season. I also have the Almanacs up for 2002-2006 which need to be unzipped into the Almanac folder.

Stadiums can be found at: http://newrepublic.silvergriffin.com/OOTPctc.html in zipped format. Place stadiums in graphics\ctc folder.

I created a custom schedule for the league which plays 14 games against teams in your division and 10 games against teams outside your division. All in division games are played in April and September. There are two schedules that can be found on the main CTC page so you can import each season. The only difference in the two is that the home and away teams are reversed. That way year one you are opening on the road, then year two at home.

[Malleus Dei]

Originally Posted by andrewkay

Personally speaking, I think your Texas League is really great. I play that and Halofans 2004 season almost exclusively, and would love to see more of the same available for download - even to the point of it being donationware so grateful users could say 'thanks'. On the point of a couple of people being the cause of you not releasing the larger leagues you have created, my answer to that is: ignore them and do what you want. I for one would like to see something similar to the TX league, but larger. The minority of complainers shouldn't act as spoilers for the rest of us that appreciate the hard work that is done by you and people like you.

So thanks, and I look forward to seeing more "ready made leagues" from you in the future.

Thank you very much. I have to go back overseas again - hopefully it won't take very long - in a few days, but when I get back I will upload the Continental League (fictional league, 24 teams) and the Confederate League (fictional league, 32 teams, comprising the Texas League plus the Southern League) to the various download sites. I may also upload the Southern League separately. I probably ought to send them to jbmagic first, he's seemingly appointed himself my primary beta tester.

In fact, if you want to examine pre-release versions of the leagues, PM me with your email address.

[Malleus Dei]

Originally Posted by alinkens

Anyone who wants it can grab my CTC League. It is 32 teams 2 league 4 divisions. All teams have logos and Stadiums.

Great! Thank you for posting this, I love seeing more fictional leagues being made available.

Would you be willing to upload them to Sim League Central, OOTP Download Center, and/or Baseball Sim Central so that more people could get exposure and access to them?