SGCBL winding down 2018...time to get on board for next season!

Solonor · 01-19-2009, 02:11 PM

The SGCBL is starting its 17th season and heading into the 2019. Now is a good time to grab one of the available teams and get their off-season strategy in place before it's too late to affect things.

The "Tolkien Baseball" league was established in 2003 as one of OOTP's most creative and eclectic online leagues. Just remember: the names may be silly, but the baseball is real!

- League URL: Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League
- Special league rules: http://rasreth.com/baseball/SGCBLRules.htm
- Number of teams: 24

We have an unusual mix of male and female participants of all age groups and nationalities. The oldest member is in her 50's. The youngest is a teenager. There are team owners from Australia, France, the UK, the Netherlands and Canada and U.S. states including Hawaii, Michigan, Florida, New York, Nebraska, Ohio, Utah and more.

You can approach any owner in our league to see if they would like a GM to run things for them, too. Currently, there are a few teams that operate this way.

Check out the very active forum for more info: SGCBL Owner Forum: Index page

We currently have the following openings for GM's:

Grey Havens Stars
Lake Town Archers
Mirkwood Marauders

None of these teams has an active owner, but they would like to keep their names on the front door anyway. In effect, you would have total control over the team.

Both the Carrock Bears and the Weathertop Witch Kings are available to own outright.

kq76 · 01-24-2009, 02:35 AM

Bump.

This is a great league. I did recently leave it as I was finding that I wasn't participating as much as I felt I should be (time and competing interest issues on my part), but its commish is fantastic (he's very friendly and helpful, not at all afraid to try to improve things, very professional in running sims, etc) as are the other members (you don't get much more friendlier than them). Whenever the questions come up of what makes a league good or what do you look for in a league, the commish and its other members always ranks high among the answers and with this league you definitely get great quality of both. I think it probably would help if you have an interest in things Middle Earth, but I don't think it's necessary. The length of rules page is a little daunting at first, but the league has a lot of interesting features (e.g. owners and GMs, player rating modification points, etc) so it's worth looking at even if you don't think the league is for you. That said, I'd say if you're curious about the league give it a shot because it could very well be a home run for you.

Solonor · 02-18-2009, 02:49 PM

We're just getting ready to do the Rule 5 draft before heading into 2019. Now is the time to grab a team and run with it!

Solonor · 02-28-2009, 05:27 PM

Updated available teams list.

01-19-2009, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,168 Thanked 94x in 57 posts	SGCBL looking for a few good GM's for 2019! The SGCBL is starting its 17th season and heading into the 2019. Now is a good time to grab one of the available teams and get their off-season strategy in place before it's too late to affect things. The "Tolkien Baseball" league was established in 2003 as one of OOTP's most creative and eclectic online leagues. Just remember: the names may be silly, but the baseball is real! - League URL: Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Special league rules: http://rasreth.com/baseball/SGCBLRules.htm - Number of teams: 24 We have an unusual mix of male and female participants of all age groups and nationalities. The oldest member is in her 50's. The youngest is a teenager. There are team owners from Australia, France, the UK, the Netherlands and Canada and U.S. states including Hawaii, Michigan, Florida, New York, Nebraska, Ohio, Utah and more. You can approach any owner in our league to see if they would like a GM to run things for them, too. Currently, there are a few teams that operate this way. Check out the very active forum for more info: SGCBL Owner Forum: Index page We currently have the following openings for GM's: Grey Havens Stars Lake Town Archers Mirkwood Marauders None of these teams has an active owner, but they would like to keep their names on the front door anyway. In effect, you would have total control over the team. Both the Carrock Bears and the Weathertop Witch Kings are available to own outright. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams Last edited by Solonor; 02-28-2009 at 05:27 PM.

01-24-2009, 02:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 7,527 Thanked 303x in 166 posts	Bump. This is a great league. I did recently leave it as I was finding that I wasn't participating as much as I felt I should be (time and competing interest issues on my part), but its commish is fantastic (he's very friendly and helpful, not at all afraid to try to improve things, very professional in running sims, etc) as are the other members (you don't get much more friendlier than them). Whenever the questions come up of what makes a league good or what do you look for in a league, the commish and its other members always ranks high among the answers and with this league you definitely get great quality of both. I think it probably would help if you have an interest in things Middle Earth, but I don't think it's necessary. The length of rules page is a little daunting at first, but the league has a lot of interesting features (e.g. owners and GMs, player rating modification points, etc) so it's worth looking at even if you don't think the league is for you. That said, I'd say if you're curious about the league give it a shot because it could very well be a home run for you. __________________ Useful Links: Manuals \| Downloads \| Newsletters \| Knowledge Base \| New Tech Support \| Updated Forum Rules Interactive Online League Directory - find or advertise a league today! Canadian Baseball League - uses OOTP11, running steadily since April 2002

02-18-2009, 02:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,168 Thanked 94x in 57 posts	We're just getting ready to do the Rule 5 draft before heading into 2019. Now is the time to grab a team and run with it! __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

02-28-2009, 05:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,168 Thanked 94x in 57 posts	Updated available teams list. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

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