Need 1 owner, History Rewritten Progressive Topic

Sockless_Joe
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1915 History Rewritten Progressive League

We still have one opening for our 1915 season (31th season)!!!  1914 eands today.  Team loading for 1915 starts Friday!  JOIN NOW!

The available team is described in the next post. We are finishing our 1915 rookie debut draft and the 1914 season.  We expect to start the 1915 season the first week of September. Join us as we play our way through the history of ML baseball.
 
The History Rewritten Theme is a progressive, partial roster keeper theme that started with the 1885 season with plans to work our way to the present day baseball season (some years down the road).  As a first season owner/GM you'll be exempt from the 13 keeper rule.  We want you to build a team with your vision.

 
The History Rewritten Progressive Theme league is founded on:
1.) $80 MM salary cap (penalties apply, but not for 1st year of new owners)
2.) Returning 13 "keepers" carried over to the next season
3.) One round rookie draft every year (one for each league)
4.) Drafted players are exclusive to a team within each league (total of 15 exclusive players allowed per team - 5 pitchers max)
5.) No AAA, clones nor DH on a team
6.) Trades -- Ok, but exclusive players traded only within a league
7.) WW okay, but must stay within in theme year (cannot be exclusive players)
8.) Exclusive stadiums in each league

Check out our constitution (rules and regs) at click here :

Check out our exclusive players at this link

We have our own private forum site, so if you can't see these links please let me know I we'll grant you access.

What makes us different?
1.) A salary cap (to test your research & GM skills)
2.) A 13 keeper requirement (can you plan ahead and build a dynasty or a one shot wonder only, or will you just struggle to fit within the cap?)
3.) Exclusive players list (draft to build a team, without wading through months of draft threads)
4.) Salary cap penalties for missing the keeper requirement (display your planning & GM skills)
5.) A number of committed owners that enjoy the league (usually one or two new players every other season -- fairly stable, fun bunch)

We've got a good core of guys that play season after season and hope to be the longest running progressive theme at WifS. Come test your GM skills with a great bunch of owners.

Please post or sitemail me (sockless_joe) if you are interested in joining our league.

Current owners list with bold owners confirming return (sitemail list):
bamajama; Blueorange; bud4875; benfc; Bullmoose; CarlosVal; cstrohmier;fire13; gigrant; hacker7; jerkstore33;lagermcale; lefty13; mczer;mikemiele; Poddy; sockless_joe; stroh23; tycho88; Yesac03; zeuspole; (YOU!)
8/17/2010 2:13 PM (edited)
benfc
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JOIN UP.  I have been in this league for 5 seasons and it is still the best progressive I have played.  I am in 5 progressive's now and this is still the best in terms of competition, ability to be competitive from the start (my first year I made the playoffs), and great owners.

8/15/2010 5:51 PM
Sockless_Joe
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AL League -- West

Team: Washington Soxs
Past Owner:  Sockless_joe (second team to keep league moving)
Stadium:  Griffith Stadium(HR LF/RF:-2/-2 1B:0 2B:-1 3B: +1  PF = 0.94)

Exclusive Players:

Jimmy Archer, C -- cheap
Gavvy Cravath, OF -- solid offensive OF, near tops in HR's 
Eddie Foster, 3B -- reasonable offensive, fairly good D
Clyde Milan, OF -- very good defensive OF
Wally Pipp, 1B -- great first baseman starting his career
Del Pratt, 2B -- fairly good D & O
Burt Shotton, OF -- fairly good D & O
Joe TInker, SS -- twilight of career, should be dropped
Joe Benz, P -- good whip
Rube Bressler, P -- so-so pitcher, but will convert to great OF soon
Eddie Cicotte, P -- knuckler, great pitcher
Christy Mathewson, P -- twilight of his career, should be dropped
Dazzy Vance, P -- excellent strike out pitcher

The 1914 squad saw exclusives Joe Benz, Christy Mathewson, Eddie Cicotte, Rube Bressler, Jimmy Archer, Del Pratt, Eddie Foster, Joe TInker, Gavvy Cravath, Clyde Milan and Burt Shotton on the roster.  In order to retain the exclusive rights to  Joe Benz, Christy Mathewson, Eddie Cicotte, Rube Bressler, Jimmy Archer, Del Pratt, Eddie Foster, Joe TInker, Gavvy Cravath, Clyde Milan and Burt Shotton  they must return to the 1915 squad.  Wally Pipp remains in the minors.  Dazzy Vance was the 1915 rookie draftee.  YOu will retain their rights regardless if you use them in 1915.

This team has a good core OF and some soild pitching.  This team will have the #5 draft pick for the 1916 debut draft.

A new owner receive a one time exemption to our 13 keepers rule without facing our salary cap penalty so you can build your team to your requirements. You may also change the team name and the ballpark (based on availability). The available parks are:

Available AL Ballparks

Ballpark (Years) 1B 2B 3B HR-L HR-R P.F.

Under review still,  
 
Returning owners with stadiums that cease play by 1915 will get the first selection at ballparks based on reverse standings order. Then new owners get their chance to change ballparks. Ballparks are exclusive to each league.

The Soxs 1914 roster (keepers marked with *, exclusives are in bold)

Washington Soxs (owner: Sockless_Joe)
Griffith Stadium (Washington Senators: 1911-1960)
Name Season Franchise Pos Salary
Joe Benz* 1914 Chicago White Sox SP $7,760,181
Eddie Cicotte* 1914 Chicago White Sox SP $8,917,198
Al Mamaux 1914 Pittsburgh Pirates SP $1,977,305
Christy Mathewson* 1914 New York Giants SP $8,090,431
George Suggs* 1914 Baltimore Terrapins SP $8,537,557
Rube Bressler 1914 Philadelphia Athletics RP $4,550,720
Boardwalk Brown 1914 Philadelphia Athletics RP $1,140,631
Elmer Brown 1914 Brooklyn Dodgers RP $206,989
Guy Cooper 1914 Boston Red Sox RP $200,000
Ed Henderson 1914 Indianapolis Hoosier-Feds RP $402,570
Jimmy Archer* 1914 Chicago Cubs C $1,934,702
Ray Schalk 1914 Chicago White Sox C $3,768,349
Bill Warren 1914 Indianapolis Hoosier-Feds C $231,893
Tiny Graham 1914 Cincinnati Reds 1B $200,000
Vic Saier* 1914 Chicago Cubs 1B $4,575,426
Del Pratt 1914 St. Louis Browns 2B $4,736,232
Eddie Foster* 1914 Washington Senators 3B $4,376,983
Ken Nash 1914 St. Louis Cardinals 3B $244,796
Claud Derrick 1914 Chicago Cubs SS $369,223
Dick Egan 1914 Brooklyn Dodgers SS $1,460,654
Johnny Rawlings 1914 Cincinnati Reds SS $266,848
Joe Tinker* 1914 Chicago Whales SS $3,322,760
Gavvy Cravath* 1914 Philadelphia Phillies OF $4,830,395
Clyde Milan* 1914 Washington Senators OF $3,610,196
Burt Shotton* 1914 St. Louis Browns OF $4,232,296
Active Roster Total Salary: $79,944,335


CUtting back to one team to give us more flexibility when rolling over and needing one more owner.

Please post here or sitemail sockless_joe if you are interested in this franchise.

 

8/17/2010 7:26 PM (edited)
Sockless_Joe
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Filling rosters, should begin 1915 within the week.  Now's the time to join and enjoy baseball's history.
8/26/2010 8:18 AM
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