What are some of the best leagues in OOTP History? - Page 2

txmudcat · 02-23-2007, 03:27 PM

After being away from the boards for some time, it's good to see some of the old XBL gang still going strong. XBL was great because it was the forerunner to many of the features that are standard in online leagues today. A lot of the owners took that and formed their own leagues (Maelstrom and others) which built upon those ideas with quality ideas of their own. Too bad real life shortened that league because it'd be interesting to see where that league would be today.

Former XBL Marlin.

Deft · 02-23-2007, 03:53 PM

Good to see the FOBL Knights Templar have crawled out of their holes.

mikev · 02-23-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MrIllini

That, and Fresca on tap...

Fresca on tap is 1337

Also, having several GMs named Kirk is very big. At present I think the MBBA leads online leagues in GMs named Kirk.

Further, we've got several different iterations of Doogie Howser as custom amateur players. That's hard to beat.

Subby · 02-23-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Deft

Good to see the FOBL Knights Templar have crawled out of their holes.

If by holes you mean orifices and by their you mean overwrought menopausal grannies, then...ummm...maybe.

sjshaw · 02-23-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by XFBcommish

Clearly those are some good leagues, but what does everyone think makes a league so great?

Lawyers.

sjshaw · 02-23-2007, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Deft

Good to see the FOBL Knights Templar have crawled out of their holes.

Just yesterday I was crawling out of my mom's basement, but thanks to Tom Vu and his "no money down" real estate program, now I have my very own hole.

UPWARD MOBILITY, BABY!

Killebrew · 02-23-2007, 04:06 PM

Real funny guys, reeeeal funny. The fact of the matter is that the FOBL is a kids league, I think there's a stipulation that you have to be under 15 to apply. Sure there are 36 teams, but I believe each owner is allowed to run 6 teams each. Okay, that's all misinformation but it was still fun to type.

To be a bit more serious, the old XBL was probably the first OOTP league with very high standards, then a flood of high quality leagues followed shortly afterward, including the aforementioned FOBL. I'm not sure how many are still around from that era, but if they are they have to be considered among the best leagues in OOTP history since most online leagues don't last a calendar year. I have to also give props here to the Cooperstown Diamond Legends, which is still going since 2001 (49 simmed seasons so far). There are several other great leagues with a long history, hopefully some get posted here, I'd like to catch up on what old time leagues have survived the various versions of OOTP.

Deft · 02-23-2007, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjshaw

Just yesterday I was crawling out of my mom's basement, but thanks to Tom Vu and his "no money down" real estate program, now I have my very own hole.

UPWARD MOBILITY, BABY!

I have discovered a new industry worth untapped billions. We need to talk.

fhomess · 02-23-2007, 06:08 PM

Time Warp Baseball was a truly great league. It's currently trying to be resurrected.

Draft Dodger · 02-23-2007, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjshaw

Just yesterday I was crawling out of my mom's basement, but thanks to Tom Vu and his "no money down" real estate program, now I have my very own hole.

UPWARD MOBILITY, BABY!

why can't you be this funny in the lounge?

Simms · 02-23-2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

why can't you be this funny in the lounge?

C'mon, DD...between Macs, SEC football, and Hot Deals, he doesn't have time to be funny in the Lounge.

Nu-Bru · 02-24-2007, 11:27 AM

^^^^^

Oooops. Hee, hee. And a Hall of Famer twice over!

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Originally Posted by silvam14

Around here, it's quality of posts, not quantity!

EDIT: Hmmm, battists' deletion of the previous post requires me to edit in order to preserve Simms' innocence. My reference was to an off-color comment posted by Draft Dodger.

battists · 02-24-2007, 12:37 PM

Keep it clean folks, this isn't OT.

MrIllini · 06-04-2008, 02:05 PM

FWIW - FOBL has an immediate opening.

PM me if you're interested. Thanks.

Giants44 · 06-04-2008, 05:37 PM

UBL- United Baseball League

I think this league is very well run and has been going for years (I think since v4 or v5) The commish does a great job and runs a real legit honest league.
I really enjoyed playing in it, but stopped playing any online leagues a few years back. I think they can be a lot of fun – but don’t fit my lifestyle. I will go weeks without being able to spend any time on OOTP and then play for three straight days when my wife and kids are out of town. Not very conducive fro online leagues, but perfect for solo play.

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Giants44 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,599	UBL- United Baseball League I think this league is very well run and has been going for years (I think since v4 or v5) The commish does a great job and runs a real legit honest league. I really enjoyed playing in it, but stopped playing any online leagues a few years back. I think they can be a lot of fun – but don’t fit my lifestyle. I will go weeks without being able to spend any time on OOTP and then play for three straight days when my wife and kids are out of town. Not very conducive fro online leagues, but perfect for solo play. __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

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02-23-2007, 03:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
txmudcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 34	After being away from the boards for some time, it's good to see some of the old XBL gang still going strong. XBL was great because it was the forerunner to many of the features that are standard in online leagues today. A lot of the owners took that and formed their own leagues (Maelstrom and others) which built upon those ideas with quality ideas of their own. Too bad real life shortened that league because it'd be interesting to see where that league would be today. Former XBL Marlin.

02-23-2007, 04:06 PM	#27 (permalink)
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,086	Real funny guys, reeeeal funny. The fact of the matter is that the FOBL is a kids league, I think there's a stipulation that you have to be under 15 to apply. Sure there are 36 teams, but I believe each owner is allowed to run 6 teams each. Okay, that's all misinformation but it was still fun to type. To be a bit more serious, the old XBL was probably the first OOTP league with very high standards, then a flood of high quality leagues followed shortly afterward, including the aforementioned FOBL. I'm not sure how many are still around from that era, but if they are they have to be considered among the best leagues in OOTP history since most online leagues don't last a calendar year. I have to also give props here to the Cooperstown Diamond Legends, which is still going since 2001 (49 simmed seasons so far). There are several other great leagues with a long history, hopefully some get posted here, I'd like to catch up on what old time leagues have survived the various versions of OOTP.

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battists Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 14,219	Keep it clean folks, this isn't OT.