Increasing League Activity

JerseyPride · 10-28-2003, 10:15 PM

The S3BL is finishing up their second season. We have our core of great & active general managers. But, there are always a few teams who seem to be into the league for a bit, and then slowly dwindle out.

I was curious to see what other leagues to in order to keep league activity up. I considered awarding teams for doing league activities such as writing a league article, conducting an interview, writing a team press release, and so on.

What other ways do leagues get managers to become more active?

Cuss16 · 10-28-2003, 10:38 PM

get new GM's.

rem · 10-28-2003, 10:51 PM

Make the league more intresting.

clarnzz · 10-28-2003, 11:04 PM

Stop having players win the rookie of the year award twice in the same year.

PurdueBrad · 10-29-2003, 02:29 AM

One way might be to have mfitterer1 post on your forum, seems to do the trick here.

satchel · 10-29-2003, 07:35 PM

The league commissioner must set the example. The more he puts into the league, the more the owners will.

Cowboys3356 · 10-29-2003, 07:48 PM

Yes I think that bringing in the Mfitterer is a good way to fire things up!

Of course it could explode in your face but sometimes you gotta live on the edge!

LivnLegend · 10-29-2003, 08:19 PM

I think you have to realize that there are going to be people in every league who just do not have any interest in doing the things you are asking for ("writing articles", "Conducting an interview"). If half the people in your league do these things, consider yourself lucky. Many OOTP players just enjoy tinkering with lineups, working out trades, and fielding the best team they can without getting into making up fake stories about fake baseball events regarding fake players. If you try and force them, they'll resent you. If you set up some sort of reward system, you may alienate them.

As Satchel alluded to, the Commissioner can set the tone. If he does not put forth the effort, most league members won't either. But even if the Commish is a writin' fool, it does not mean the league members will all join in. In the USBA I have original owners that have never written a press release but remain active, solid players who don't miss deadlines. Probably more than half the league contributes to extracurricular activities in various ways, which I am fine with. 100% might be overkill anyway and result in too much to read or keep up with.

Jeremy Weimer · 10-29-2003, 08:42 PM

Yeah, I'm one of the type of people he was talking about as far as just wanting to submit lineups and work out trades and just that type of thing. I don't want to spend a bunch of time writing league articles or press releases. That's not why I'm in sim leagues and it's not what I'm interested in. I'm interested in competing against teams to win the championship and building up my team. So that's what I try to do.

scotto313 · 10-29-2003, 11:34 PM

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I am only in two leagues, so I am not that qualified to comment. However, that has not stopped me before. I don't understand why anyone would want to bribe people to participate. I am extremely active in both my leagues. I imagine if you start down the path of bribery it will lead you to a place where the only people who participate are the ones you pay off. What is next? Come join our league we pay $50 bucks for setting your line up.

Karen Lutz · 10-30-2003, 02:21 AM

i think a league is only as active as the commissioner who runs it.......providing people with something to do is what keeps them interested, just simming and posting a page isn't enough.

10-28-2003, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
JerseyPride All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dirtay Jerzey Posts: 951 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Increasing League Activity The S3BL is finishing up their second season. We have our core of great & active general managers. But, there are always a few teams who seem to be into the league for a bit, and then slowly dwindle out. I was curious to see what other leagues to in order to keep league activity up. I considered awarding teams for doing league activities such as writing a league article, conducting an interview, writing a team press release, and so on. What other ways do leagues get managers to become more active? __________________ "I guess you could call the Yanks my daddys." -Pedro Martinez

10-28-2003, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,994 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	get new GM's. __________________

10-28-2003, 10:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 4,998 Thanks: 7 Thanked 7x in 5 posts	Make the league more intresting. __________________ Born To Play: Commissioner, Baltimore Orioles GM MLB 93: Baltimore Orioles OTBA: Washington Filibusters 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

10-29-2003, 02:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
PurdueBrad All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 865 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	One way might be to have mfitterer1 post on your forum, seems to do the trick here. __________________ Retired Owner/GM/Fan of the San Diego Surf in the USBA ----1990 Southwest Division Champion ----1993-97 Southwest Division Champion ----1999 Southwest Division Champion ----2000 Southwest Division Champion New Owner/GM/Fan of the Houston Apollos in the USBA

10-29-2003, 07:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith AR Posts: 2,680 Thanks: 52 Thanked 48x in 26 posts	The league commissioner must set the example. The more he puts into the league, the more the owners will. __________________ JL Commish NPBL Rhode Island Reds ’33 ’34 ’35 TCBA San Francisco Railbornes ’74 ’76 ’77 ’78 FL New Orleans Black Sox ’56 ’57 ’58 ’59 IOLD

10-28-2003, 11:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
clarnzz All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Following everyone off a cliff. Posts: 1,522 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Stop having players win the rookie of the year award twice in the same year.

10-29-2003, 07:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cowboys3356 All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,382 Thanks: 8 Thanked 5x in 5 posts	Yes I think that bringing in the Mfitterer is a good way to fire things up! Of course it could explode in your face but sometimes you gotta live on the edge!

10-29-2003, 08:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hunters Ridge, CA Posts: 5,530 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	I think you have to realize that there are going to be people in every league who just do not have any interest in doing the things you are asking for ("writing articles", "Conducting an interview"). If half the people in your league do these things, consider yourself lucky. Many OOTP players just enjoy tinkering with lineups, working out trades, and fielding the best team they can without getting into making up fake stories about fake baseball events regarding fake players. If you try and force them, they'll resent you. If you set up some sort of reward system, you may alienate them. As Satchel alluded to, the Commissioner can set the tone. If he does not put forth the effort, most league members won't either. But even if the Commish is a writin' fool, it does not mean the league members will all join in. In the USBA I have original owners that have never written a press release but remain active, solid players who don't miss deadlines. Probably more than half the league contributes to extracurricular activities in various ways, which I am fine with. 100% might be overkill anyway and result in too much to read or keep up with. __________________ 1977 Dodgers MLB Replay - A replay of the '77 Dodger season, managing each game individually Pastoral Baseball Union - An 1800's Dynasty I'm going back to where I started. I'm flashing back into my pan.

10-29-2003, 08:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jeremy Weimer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mounds View, MN Posts: 3,376 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4x in 2 posts	Yeah, I'm one of the type of people he was talking about as far as just wanting to submit lineups and work out trades and just that type of thing. I don't want to spend a bunch of time writing league articles or press releases. That's not why I'm in sim leagues and it's not what I'm interested in. I'm interested in competing against teams to win the championship and building up my team. So that's what I try to do.

10-29-2003, 11:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
scotto313 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,217 Thanks: 7 Thanked 5x in 4 posts	Re: Increasing League Activity [ I am only in two leagues, so I am not that qualified to comment. However, that has not stopped me before. I don't understand why anyone would want to bribe people to participate. I am extremely active in both my leagues. I imagine if you start down the path of bribery it will lead you to a place where the only people who participate are the ones you pay off. What is next? Come join our league we pay $50 bucks for setting your line up.

10-30-2003, 02:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
Karen Lutz Ball Breaker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada OOTPChampionships: 5 Posts: 898 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	i think a league is only as active as the commissioner who runs it.......providing people with something to do is what keeps them interested, just simming and posting a page isn't enough.

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