NFL-style league looking for 3-4 new owners

[doug melvin]

CPL has just moved from OOTP6.5 to OOTP2007/OOTP8 and predictably, we lost a few owners. Opening day is later this week, after a few people sort out computer issues. CPL is a unique league for a few reasons:

1. We have 70m/ season fixed finances. You cannot spend more, and everyone makes 70m.

2. You cannot resign all your players. Coupled with 1 above, this means a good team cannot constantly replenish their roster. This strongly limits dynasties (it's hard to keep a good team going for more than 3-4 seasons), and makes rebuilding easier (it's simple to rebuild a team from scratch in 3-4 seasons).

3. It's very challenging. My guys know what they're doing, and I have a short fuse for booting the unattentive. As a result, I tend to have more openings than most, and the fellows I do have are good. Good teams miss the playoffs in my league. Rebuilds fail. Surprise teams make the playoffs. All kinds of good stuff.

4. We're a 'lower energy, constant effort' kind of league. I sim (like clockwork!) 5 days every weekday. This gives a huge amount of control to you should you want it, but it's not required. Some guys will export a lineup for every single sim, some will only do once a week. But every day, you get a summary of the big games from that day to read with your morning coffee On the flip side, people tend to be somewhat conservative. No one's trading like a headless chicken...

If you're interested, we have four teams open:
1. Phillies This team very surprisingly made the playoffs after a long-ish rebuild last season. They've got plenty of young talent, and are poised, with some tweaking, to compete for awhile. As with any 'surprise team', they might also have overachieved, and could thus be set up for a disappointment too.
2. Dodgers This team needs a complete rebuild. They've got three good young pieces, and a few (tradable) vets, but by in large, you're starting from scratch.
3. Braves Saving the trickiest team for last. This might be a team with a failed rebuild. They amassed some good young talent a few seasons ago, traded for bargain vets, but somehow missed the playoffs two seasons in a row by a couple of games. Do you want to pile up for a run? Do you want to scrap the formidable vets for a mini-rebuild (the young pitchers on this team are flat out awesome!)?

I prefer not to own a team, so I'll take whichever one no one else wants (I never own a team for longer than one season). Please email me (sh.misra@gmail.com) with your name, email address, IM screen name (not required), and the name of a commisioner of a league you're already in (someone who can vouch for your intelligence!).

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[doug melvin]

Cards taken... three teams still open!

[SlimJim75]

CPL is an excellent league, and our Commish is one of the best I've ever had. I highly recommed any owner looking for a somewhat unique OOTP challenge to consider joining CPL - you will have fun.

[zapa99]

I have been with this commish in two leagues through over 14 simmed seasons and he is one of the best and the reason I stay. Sims are consistent and he runs a tight ship. Many great owners. If you are looking to join a league with good gms and love baseball then this is the league for you!

Marwan
CPL RedsGM

[doug melvin]

After getting a few guys, and losing some more to simply not liking ootp8, we have 3 teams open-
The aforementioned Braves and (now) the Cubs and Indians in addition. The Cubs are in the middle of a 'deep rebuild', the Indians are probably one of the 2-3 best teams in CPL.

[doug melvin]

Still looking for the last couple of guys to fill us out!