The No Whining Progressive is a unique single-season progressive league in our 29th season (1989).
We do not have openings very often, and we usually fill spots from a word-of-mouth waitlist, but we now need 1 exceptional owner to take over the Boston franchise (AL) for 1990 - see below for roster and team details.
This team is in decent shape with a lot of good players, including Rickey Henderson (1990 AL MVP) and Dave Stewart, as well as Wade Boggs, Brett Butler, Steve Finley, and other solid players. In a 24-team progressive like the NWP, this means the team should be immediately competitive.
What makes us unique? A couple of things:
1.) Our philosophy is summarized in the name of the league; no whining here. All owners take complete responsibility for their teams, and for the well-being of the league as a whole. If you miss a draft pick, we move on without you. If you leave a player off your keeper list inadvertently and someone else drafts him, you lose the player. Don't get the wrong idea - we're not a group of sharks. We just expect everyone to be accountable. We've all been in leagues where a couple of owners take forever to hit deadlines, or are sloppy with their keepers, and just expect everyone else to put up with it. Not here.
2.) Tanking is not rewarded in any way. Our draft order is completely randomized (though non-playoff teams draft ahead of playoff teams in each round). There is absolutely no incentive not to put your best effort into winning, and many of us take pride in winning more games than we "should" based on our payroll in any given season. Note that this means unlike most leagues, you can't just rebuild by waiting around for good draft picks, because there is no guarantee you will get them.
3.) Because of the above rules, and in general just having a great group of owners, we trust each other. So another rule for example is that vetoing trades is not allowed. Trades in which one team gets the better of another are a part of baseball history, and we don't police those trades out of existence.
Interested? Love the 90s? Like seeing the leaderboards flush with Henderson, Bonds, Clemens, McGriff, Stewart, Maddux, etc? Come on in and give us a try, we'd like to have you.
Other rules are pretty straightforward: 24 teams in standard OL format, interleague play, no cap, DH in AL only (Boston is in the AL), etc.
We also draft our own AAA from the leftover 1990 players and supplement as needed with up to 6/2 below average AAA. Starting in 1993 we will no longer allow owners to use SIM-generated AAA players.
Sitemail me if you're interested and I'll add you to the league forum where you can see our league history, previous drafts, complete rules, etc.