Top 10 Dynasties of 2005 - Results

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Vris

9

All-Time All Star League begins operation (Author: Eugene Church; 5 ballots; highest vote: 1st)

There was nothing real flashy about this, but it is Eugene's first real attempt at a dynasty with a league that he set up all on his own and his passion for the league and it's players really stands out with every post. He gets really into it, controls every team and just absolutely loves what he is doing. Every player is his favorite and he really lets it all lay out there. How excited he got when dbacks gave him a place to put everything he ever dreamed he could is just priceless. This is way we play the game, folks. If you ever forgot why we play OOTP, read Eugene's thread and you will remember why.

He is only in August of his inaugural season (started in November of last year), but who cares. My hat is off to you Eugene. Keep up the great work.

And who said he could get an avatar? That just threw me for a loop!

Wow...I am at a lost for words. I would have been overjoyed to make the Top 20 or Top 30.

Vris, thank you for the kind comments. Your review is right on the money. It is nothing fancy, just cut-and-dried coverage of the great baseball players.

I do love it, too.

It is nice that it shows.

Maybe I can enjoy it more now. I finally got my website up and running...thanks to F. Montoya, who helped me with it. He really is a fine and patient person, who knows how to set up a website.

If anyone ever wants a website for your league, you need to contact him.

I highly recommend him.

[cknox0723]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Wow...I am at a lost for words. I would have been overjoyed to make the Top 20 or Top 30.

Vris, thank you for the kind comments. Your review is right on the money. It is nothing fancy, just cut-and-dried coverage of the great baseball players.

I do love it, too.

It is nice that it shows.

Maybe I can enjoy it more now. I finally got my website up and running...thanks to F. Montoya, who helped me with it. He really is a fine and patient person, who knows how to set up a website.

If anyone ever wants a website for you league, you need to contact him.

I highly recomment him.

I just felt like this post deserved to be quoted.

All-time All-Star is definitely worth reading, it was prominently on my ballot. I look forward to seeing where the others I voted for end up. Vris, keep up the good work and shoot me a PM sometime, we haven't chatted in far too long.

[ifspuds]

Originally Posted by cknox0723

Vris, keep up the good work and shoot me a PM sometime, we haven't chatted in far too long.

If he does PM you, tell him to get cracking on updating this thread some more.

[Vris]

I'm a slacker, I know. I'm really trying to finish this because I was excited when the results came out, and I've got controversial PMs about it!

I'm going to try really hard to do some "nerd stuff" tonight (as the female likes to say) to get the next installment up. I'm glad everyone is waiting, because the next one is a doozy!

[Vris]

5

TWB: The Pittsburgh Pirates (Author: ifspuds; 6 ballots; highest vote: 1st)


I made an exception to get this dynasty eligible for this year, since it started at the tail end of November 2004.

Everyone knows TWB, the online league that every online league aspires to be....or something. There were tons of threads dedicated to it and its teams (you can find the main thread around here somewhere, and always be on the watch for the HOF threads where anyone can vote), but this is the one that stood out. You can see Jeff's multiple personalities raising their ugly heads. He does a phenomenal job in staying in character. Because the Pirates are one of the teams I enjoy following in the league (not just because of this thread), I find this to be a great read. Jeff puts a lot of time into TWB, and it shows. He's a great GM to sit and watch work, and this thread sort of gets us into his brain. We still have no idea what he's got up his sleeve, but it sure is fun to pretend!

[Y0DA55]

I've read this one on and off throughout. It's a goo'n.

[Matt from TN]

Even if it wasn't based in TWB, I would read this thread. It's very well written and really gets into the personalities of the team. Excellent dynasty - and why I read every dynasty spuds starts.

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Even if it wasn't based in TWB, I would read this thread. It's very well written and really gets into the personalities of the team. Excellent dynasty - and why I read every dynasty spuds starts.

hear hear. The boy has talent! And to think, he's as far from a writer professionally as they come, a loss to the writing community that is

But thankfully, not for us

[Autism Speaks]

A great dynasty! Well worth the read.

[ifspuds]

Originally Posted by Vris

Everyone knows TWB, the online league that every online league aspires to be....or something. There were tons of threads dedicated to it and its teams (you can find the main thread around here somewhere, and always be on the watch for the HOF threads where anyone can vote), but this is the one that stood out. You can see Jeff's multiple personalities raising their ugly heads. He does a phenomenal job in staying in character. Because the Pirates are one of the teams I enjoy following in the league (not just because of this thread), I find this to be a great read. Jeff puts a lot of time into TWB, and it shows. He's a great GM to sit and watch work, and this thread sort of gets us into his brain. We still have no idea what he's got up his sleeve, but it sure is fun to pretend!

Thanks, Vris, and thanks to everyone who voted and commented in this thread. I freely admit that this is my one true OOTP love, this team, its league and the thread I write about them. I have other flings in other leagues and other dynasties, but this is the one I'll give up last.

I've written some stuff in here I'm extremely proud of, and I'm heartened by the fact that people are enjoying it. This dynasty proves the adage that you have to write for yourself: I generally don't get a lot of reader comments, but that's never bothered me, and it's never stopped me from continuing to write, because it entertains me even if no one else ever read a word.

Unfortunately, I've been too busy to update it in the last week or so, despite some pretty momentous stuff happening in the Pirates family, but I'm dedicated to closing out the sad story of Bud Breckenridge if nothing else. One of my all-time favorite Pirates deserves that much from me, at the very least.

And a p.s. to creed: I actually do write in my free time. When I have it.

[cknox0723]

Mr. Watson, I know you've already made your "acceptance speech", so to speak, but I have enjoyed reading TWB Pirates so much I feel obligated to comment.

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Even though it's based in TWB, I would read this thread. It's very well written and really gets into the personalities of the team. Excellent dynasty - and why I read every dynasty spuds starts.

^fixed that for me. I have never been able to get into TWB much but the Pirates thread has gotten me to read TWB a bit when I have had the time. It is, quite simply, one of the best dynasties I've read on here. I look forward to more.

[Vris]

4

Set in Stone... MLB Players Stay with Original Franchises (Author: Matt From TN; 9 ballots; highest vote: 1st)

From the man who gave us Time Warp Baseball (like that doesn't get enough exposure...), and that super cool dynasty where he did everything in real time (This one), Matt From TN opens up his brain for this doozy. He imports everyone from Lahman, or so I think, and everyone stays with the same team that they originally played for. Forever. There is no trading or free agency, and no injuries so we really get to see a player's full career. This one is still going strong, despite TWB's best efforts to kill it off by forcing Matt to sim everyday of the year. Matt does a great job laying out the happenings. It's kind of a stat dump, but if he really gets going into a more recognizable part of baseball history (not that the deadball era sucks or anything, but most people can't associate with it..myself included), then it should really take off. I know a lot of people are interested to see how certain teams do, if they had certain players forever, or if free agency didn't exist like it does today.

Another great thread idea from a guy who has a million of them!

[Vris]

3

Prologue (Author: seth70liz76; 7 ballots; highest vote: 1st (4 times))

I'm going to start by saying a couple things:

1) This one should've been higher
2) Seth wanted me to keep this off the list

Now...I thought about it and figured that would be doing a disservice to the story. This was a great idea that was executed wonderfully. Seth is the biggest micromanager I have ever witnessed (see his A 3rd and 4th League is Born thread). Everything has a step, and each step a small step before it. Prologue was written directly from the context of the times, and it shows the pain and joy and everything in between with the startup of a new venture. Not just a baseball league, but any sort of business. Will the product be liked by the consumers (fans)? Will the product be any good to begin with? Can it be marketed? What about competition? Deceit at the top? This has it all and it is documented in the best way possible. There were a few that tried to emulate it, but nothing could come close. This gets my seal of approval as the Best Dynasty of 2005, but I'm horrendously biased.

We miss you Seth.

[Vris]

2

20th Century Baseball Chronicle (Author: metsgeek; 9 ballots; highest vote: 1st (3 times))

This is the only dynasty in which it was the only vote on a ballot.

I don't know how many times Pete tried to keep this going, but I think the crash ended up killing it for good. Up until then (and woody came along), it was probably the most popular sign-up dynasty the boards have ever seen. The followers were like cannibals, jumping over each other trying to get a piece of the action.

How it worked was Pete allowed one member to create a fictional character for every season and throw them into the fire with the big boys. I'm not quite sure how far he got in the end (last I remember he was into to the 40s with the problem of WWII, and the crash knocked out almost 15 years).

This was a great thread for people like Pete who have OCD and need some sort of baseball. He did a great job with this thread and keeping every involved. It's too bad the crash did what it did because Pete would've finished it. I guarentee that.

[GForce]

Originally Posted by Vris

6

TWB: The Pittsburgh Pirates (Author: ifspuds; 6 ballots; highest vote: 1st)


I made an exception to get this dynasty eligible for this year, since it started at the tail end of November 2004.

Everyone knows TWB, the online league that every online league aspires to be....or something. There were tons of threads dedicated to it and its teams (you can find the main thread around here somewhere, and always be on the watch for the HOF threads where anyone can vote), but this is the one that stood out. You can see Jeff's multiple personalities raising their ugly heads. He does a phenomenal job in staying in character. Because the Pirates are one of the teams I enjoy following in the league (not just because of this thread), I find this to be a great read. Jeff puts a lot of time into TWB, and it shows. He's a great GM to sit and watch work, and this thread sort of gets us into his brain. We still have no idea what he's got up his sleeve, but it sure is fun to pretend!

I'll always read whatever Jeff puts up here. This is an absolute blast to follow, and Jeff's commitment and style keep it enjoyable. Glad you made this eligible...it deserves the recognition.

GH

[GForce]

Originally Posted by Vris

5

Set in Stone... MLB Players Stay with Original Franchises (Author: Matt From TN; 9 ballots; highest vote: 1st)

From the man who gave us Time Warp Baseball (like that doesn't get enough exposure...), and that super cool dynasty where he did everything in real time (This one), Matt From TN opens up his brain for this doozy. He imports everyone from Lahman, or so I think, and everyone stays with the same team that they originally played for. Forever. There is no trading or free agency, and no injuries so we really get to see a player's full career. This one is still going strong, despite TWB's best efforts to kill it off by forcing Matt to sim everyday of the year. Matt does a great job laying out the happenings. It's kind of a stat dump, but if he really gets going into a more recognizable part of baseball history (not that the deadball era sucks or anything, but most people can't associate with it..myself included), then it should really take off. I know a lot of people are interested to see how certain teams do, if they had certain players forever, or if free agency didn't exist like it does today.

Another great thread idea from a guy who has a million of them!

I think I'm intimidated by the scope of Matt's stuff. I probably have never devoted the time to his stuff that I should have, and my guess is I'm the one losing out there. Anytime I've popped in I've enjoyed my stay. I just feel overwhelmed by the size of it all. Like you said, full of great ideas, and he carries them out exceptionally well.

GH

[Vris]

Holy numbering system, batman!

I know a few of you keep track where you end up here, so you're gonna have to update your records. Every dynasty already chronicled gets moved up a spot:

1a ????
1b ????
2 20th CBC
3 Prologue
4 Set in Stone
5 TWB Pirates
6 You Pick the Teams
7 Octopus
8 - All-time All Star
9a - Outpost
9b - All-Forum
10 - Keystone

I'm going back to change the numbers now, and next is a write up of the The Keystone League, by BigSix. I'm sorry if that spoils the surprise or if it screwed any one up.

[GForce]

Originally Posted by Vris

4

Prologue (Author: seth70liz76; 7 ballots; highest vote: 1st (4 times))

I'm going to start by saying a couple things:

1) This one should've been higher
2) Seth wanted me to keep this off the list

Now...I thought about it and figured that would be doing a disservice to the story. This was a great idea that was executed wonderfully. Seth is the biggest micromanager I have ever witnessed (see his A 3rd and 4th League is Born thread). Everything has a step, and each step a small step before it. Prologue was written directly from the context of the times, and it shows the pain and joy and everything in between with the startup of a new venture. Not just a baseball league, but any sort of business. Will the product be liked by the consumers (fans)? Will the product be any good to begin with? Can it be marketed? What about competition? Deceit at the top? This has it all and it is documented in the best way possible. There were a few that tried to emulate it, but nothing could come close. This gets my seal of approval as the Best Dynasty of 2005, but I'm horrendously biased.

We miss you Seth.

Things like this are why what you and Yoda do, Vris, are so vital. I've known of this thread, I've known it's popularity, and I never got into it to really check it out. I can assure you I will be doing so shortly.

Dare I ask why Seth is gone to be missed?

GH

[GForce]

Originally Posted by Vris

2

20th Century Baseball Chronicle (Author: metsgeek; 9 ballots; highest vote: 1st (3 times))

This is the only dynasty in which it was the only vote on a ballot.

I don't know how many times Pete tried to keep this going, but I think the crash ended up killing it for good. Up until then (and woody came along), it was probably the most popular sign-up dynasty the boards have ever seen. The followers were like cannibals, jumping over each other trying to get a piece of the action.

How it worked was Pete allowed one member to create a fictional character for every season and throw them into the fire with the big boys. I'm not quite sure how far he got in the end (last I remember he was into to the 40s with the problem of WWII, and the crash knocked out almost 15 years).

This was a great thread for people like Pete who have OCD and need some sort of baseball. He did a great job with this thread and keeping every involved. It's too bad the crash did what it did because Pete would've finished it. I guarentee that.

The OCD comment is spot on...in the All-Forum dynasty mentioned earlier, when it seemed that was winding down, there was Pete ready to make the draftees for every team, every year, just to keep it all going. His love of the game comes through all the time, and no place better than in this dynasty.

GH

[Vris]

10

The Keystone League (Author: Big Six; 6 ballots; highest vote: 4)

You all might know BigSix as the guy who gave us Pat O'Farrell...probably the best known single-player dynasty on the OOTP Boards (until 2005) (and not the whole boards..that distinction belongs to David Driscoll).

This is a new step for Big Six, taking on a whole league rather than just one player. The premise is a league set in Pennsylvania. It's completely fictional and is just run very well. I wish I could say something that makes it stand out, but it doesn't. Big Six has a very unique writing style, and it shows, but it doesn't jump off the page. This is a fun read, anyway. Lot's of guys just talkin' about baseball. Nothing mysterious. No mind games or anything to make you think. Just baseball.

How it should be.