Announcing New League: 'Where The Greats Play' a 1941 league for the game's best players and GMs - Page 2

Lastplaneout · 01-05-2007, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by remangiii

Under pressure, I'm droping the Hire and Fire Coaches thing. I hope the league fills up now.

That's a relief for me. The Phillies don't look like they will contend any time soon.

BruceM · 01-07-2007, 06:49 PM

Coaches and Scouts off?

Which teams are still open?

Pete Grassi · 01-08-2007, 07:23 AM

I am very interested in joining.

AOL IM: peteg969976

Does not matter which team I get.

bigfatcat · 01-08-2007, 02:38 PM

I'm in. If the Giants are still available, I'll take them.
Thanks
Mark Fagenson
idlekats@yahoo.com
AIM: NukoDoll

remangiii · 01-09-2007, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruceM

Coaches and Scouts off?

Yes.

See this post:

Announcing New League: 'Where The Greats Play' a 1941 league for the game's best players and GMs

remangiii · 01-09-2007, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Grassi

I am very interested in joining.

AOL IM: peteg969976

Does not matter which team I get.

How about you let me know which team you'd like, all the same, so that I can get you signed up for one?

bigfatcat · 01-09-2007, 03:43 PM

Just curious...doesn't effect any of my decisions...

where will our rosters come from...the 1941 rosters of the teams we've selected? i'm the Giants...in 1953 (1954?) will Willie Mays become a member of the Giants?

Thanks
Mark F.
(Bogota - WHBL)

BruceM · 01-09-2007, 06:52 PM

Interested in the Browns

BruceM
AIM = ootp4life

remangiii · 01-10-2007, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfatcat

i'm the Giants...in 1953 (1954?) will Willie Mays become a member of the Giants?

No. Mays will enter the league through the draft. You get the players who were on the Giants opening day roster in 1941. You can check out your roster by clicking on the Online Rosters link in the webpage linked in my sig.

Glad to have WHBL alumni.

remangiii · 01-10-2007, 12:15 AM

Just four teams left! I am surprised the Cubs are still open.

Pete Grassi · 01-10-2007, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by remangiii

How about you let me know which team you'd like, all the same, so that I can get you signed up for one?

I will take the Philly A's

remangiii · 01-10-2007, 10:18 PM

Three teams left!

waylander · 01-12-2007, 09:26 AM

I'll take the Cubs....

Thanks,

--way

Vris · 01-12-2007, 09:41 AM

Almost there rem!

timmyw3 · 01-12-2007, 10:53 AM

I'll take the White Sox

Thanks,
Tim (WHBL - Salt Lake City GM)

zammos1@hotmail.com

bigfatcat · 01-12-2007, 11:20 AM

How do you think the 1st amateur draft will look? Seems like there weren't a lot of great players entering MLB during 1942-1944

Thanks,
Mark

remangiii · 01-12-2007, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfatcat

How do you think the 1st amateur draft will look? Seems like there weren't a lot of great players entering MLB during 1942-1944

Thanks,
Mark

I hadn't thought of that. I guess it will just have to be a bit of a bummer, unless anyone else has any great ideas.

bigfatcat · 01-13-2007, 10:23 AM

Here's a couple ideas...but i haven't thought it through to see if there would be problems...and i don't know what OOTP-2006 is capable of doing:

instead of useing players that entered the league in 1942, maybe we could:
1) include all players that were rookies in the years 1942-1945 (probably still slim pickings)
2) just start with 1945
3) start with 1947 (the first year the rookie-of-the-year award was presented...Jackie Robinson)
4) include players from 1942-1947...it would probably be a large draft-class...but players that don't get drafted just don't make the league.

if we spend 3 or 4 seasons just useing war-time rookies it will be hard for the bottom-dwelling teams to improve very much...although maybe there were some good players entering during those years if they came right out of high school and were too young to fight in the war...i dunno...just throwing some things out there...

Lastplaneout · 01-13-2007, 11:22 AM

I'm not sure how you feel about alternate history stuff or editing the database, but I suppose it might be possible to edit some Negro League players into each draft class to boost the overall talent level.

remangiii · 01-13-2007, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfatcat

Here's a couple ideas...but i haven't thought it through to see if there would be problems...and i don't know what OOTP-2006 is capable of doing:

instead of useing players that entered the league in 1942, maybe we could:
1) include all players that were rookies in the years 1942-1945 (probably still slim pickings)
2) just start with 1945
3) start with 1947 (the first year the rookie-of-the-year award was presented...Jackie Robinson)
4) include players from 1942-1947...it would probably be a large draft-class...but players that don't get drafted just don't make the league.

if we spend 3 or 4 seasons just useing war-time rookies it will be hard for the bottom-dwelling teams to improve very much...although maybe there were some good players entering during those years if they came right out of high school and were too young to fight in the war...i dunno...just throwing some things out there...

Replaying the war years is very important to me, I don't want to skip over them.

We could vote on something like early integration.

01-07-2007, 06:49 PM	#22 (permalink)
BruceM Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,002	Coaches and Scouts off? Which teams are still open? __________________ It takes neither courage nor intelligence to cheer for a team only when that team wins. The true test of a fan's mettle is the same as it is for a player: Were you there when you were needed?

01-09-2007, 06:52 PM	#28 (permalink)
BruceM Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,002	Interested in the Browns BruceM AIM = ootp4life __________________ It takes neither courage nor intelligence to cheer for a team only when that team wins. The true test of a fan's mettle is the same as it is for a player: Were you there when you were needed?

01-10-2007, 12:15 AM	#30 (permalink)
remangiii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: looking for a new patch of greener grass Posts: 4,607	Just four teams left! I am surprised the Cubs are still open. __________________ 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0 If you'd like to read my blog about running the student newspaper, PM me and I'll add you to the list. Skipaway036: I don't really know anything

01-10-2007, 10:18 PM	#32 (permalink)
remangiii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: looking for a new patch of greener grass Posts: 4,607	Three teams left! __________________ 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0 If you'd like to read my blog about running the student newspaper, PM me and I'll add you to the list. Skipaway036: I don't really know anything

01-12-2007, 09:41 AM	#34 (permalink)
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,228	Almost there rem! __________________ None Blog it.

01-08-2007, 07:23 AM	#23 (permalink)
Pete Grassi Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 211	I am very interested in joining. AOL IM: peteg969976 Does not matter which team I get.

01-08-2007, 02:38 PM	#24 (permalink)
bigfatcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	I'm in. If the Giants are still available, I'll take them. Thanks Mark Fagenson idlekats@yahoo.com AIM: NukoDoll

01-09-2007, 03:43 PM	#27 (permalink)
bigfatcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	Just curious...doesn't effect any of my decisions... where will our rosters come from...the 1941 rosters of the teams we've selected? i'm the Giants...in 1953 (1954?) will Willie Mays become a member of the Giants? Thanks Mark F. (Bogota - WHBL)

01-12-2007, 09:26 AM	#33 (permalink)
waylander Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 37	I'll take the Cubs.... Thanks, --way

01-12-2007, 10:53 AM	#35 (permalink)
timmyw3 Bat Boy Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1	I'll take the White Sox Thanks, Tim (WHBL - Salt Lake City GM) zammos1@hotmail.com

01-12-2007, 11:20 AM	#36 (permalink)
bigfatcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	How do you think the 1st amateur draft will look? Seems like there weren't a lot of great players entering MLB during 1942-1944 Thanks, Mark

01-13-2007, 10:23 AM	#38 (permalink)
bigfatcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	Here's a couple ideas...but i haven't thought it through to see if there would be problems...and i don't know what OOTP-2006 is capable of doing: instead of useing players that entered the league in 1942, maybe we could: 1) include all players that were rookies in the years 1942-1945 (probably still slim pickings) 2) just start with 1945 3) start with 1947 (the first year the rookie-of-the-year award was presented...Jackie Robinson) 4) include players from 1942-1947...it would probably be a large draft-class...but players that don't get drafted just don't make the league. if we spend 3 or 4 seasons just useing war-time rookies it will be hard for the bottom-dwelling teams to improve very much...although maybe there were some good players entering during those years if they came right out of high school and were too young to fight in the war...i dunno...just throwing some things out there...

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