Grand Championship League 2015

[mstreeter06]

Hey guys!

AFBL will be involved in the Grand Championship League this year again.  We'll have a rep that isn't myself and I'm still trying to figure out how to decide on who this will be. I would love to have us all work together as a league and coordinate decisions to our rep to try to win this . Stay tuned for more details.

Below is the email from OOTP's PR and Marketing Manager, Brad Cook...

Hello All:
 
We're going to do the GCL again this year, but this time we're going to try something different: A 32-team tournament with real players. Mike Branda will be our commissioner again. At this time, I'd appreciate any corrections, such as new league reps and new league commissioner contacts. In addition, please let me know about any other leagues you think might be interested -- Even if every league from last year comes back, we'll still need several more reps to fill the 32 slots.
 
Real players will help us create some interest in the league, and doing a March Madness-style 32-team tournament will avoid the problems we've had in the past, where teams would fall out of the hunt by July or August and, as in real life, phone it in the rest of the way. Each round will be a best-of-9, and I hope everyone will get excited about their teams and plan out their strategies. Each sim will be 3 games. If you win your series, congrats, you move on -- If you lose, sorry, thanks for playing.
 
There will be more specifics to come.
 
One thing I will carry forward from last year, though, is the plan to tie this into the excitement about the next version of OOTP, with previews of the game tied into Twitch broadcasts of the tournament's championship series. We have a lot of great features planned again this year, along with some BIG NEWS that will definitely help us take the game to the next level. (You can probably guess what it is, but I will say nothing further on the subject, lest Markus unleash a team of ninjas to hunt me down.)
 
Look for our January newsletter to spill the beans. If you're not signed up, here's the link: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/newsletter.php
 
Thanks!
 
 - Brad Cook, PR and Marketing Manager

[mstreeter06]

Does anyone have a strong desire to be the designed AFBL rep for this league? I need to send the contact info over to the GCL commish in the next week or so. I still would love to see us all work as a league but we do need to have a main contact who will export and such.

As soon as I get more details than what I already have, I'll post them here.

[24Rocks]

I would love to if nobody else does sounds very interesting

[mstreeter06]

I would love to if nobody else does sounds very interesting

I'll send your contact info over to the GCL crew!

[24Rocks]

I would love to if nobody else does sounds very interesting

I'll send your contact info over to the GCL crew!

great sounds good

[mstreeter06]

Let's win this so we all get copies of OOTP16 

[24Rocks]

Let's win this so we all get copies of OOTP16 

I will do what I can to lead the AFBL to a free upgrade

[24Rocks]

The GCL should be Starting sometime this week I believe I will keep you guys updated with how we are do

[mstreeter06]

Good luck!

[mstreeter06]

Just so we can all see how the GCL will be setup and run, here's the overview email from the GCL Commish... Good luck to Jonathan as he represents the AFBL in this tournament!

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Full League Name (Initials): OOTP Grand Championship League
OOTP Version: 15
Players: Real
# of Teams: 32
First Season: 2004
Current Season: 2015
Fatigue: On
Scouting: Off
Designated Hitter: On
Player Development: Off (after the 2014 season is simmed)
Injuries: Off (after the 2014 season is simmed)
Personnel: Off

Draft Format:
Similar to DraftKings fantasy format ? every Grand League rep will be given a budget that is equal to all other opponents.

You get to select an entire roster of 25 players, but must remain AT or BELOW the salary cap which is $90,000,000.
After the final season was simmed, the Commissioner will dump all of the players into a draft pool.
It is then up to each representative to create their own team within the budget. The players individual draft demand will serve as their ?cap hit.?

So for example, Joey Votto?s demand is $21million ? if you choose him on your team you then have $69million remaining to build your roster.

It is POSSIBLE and potentially LIKELY that more than 1 team selects the same player (similar to DraftKings). That player will merely be duplicated and added to each roster.

Your goal is to build the best 25 man roster you can within your budget.
Your team is due to the Commissioner?s office (michaeljbranda@gmail.com) by February 7th at 8pm est

How to Send in my Team?
The Commissioner will email an excel file for you to input your roster into. You need to send that file along with each players financial demand back to the Commissioner.

Commish will email you your OOTP password

Ballparks:
Every team will be able to select an MLB ballpark as their home park. They will inherit all of the park factors/home city info for that park.
This could be crucial to determining how you build your roster as well as potentially build a true home field advantage.

This is also due by Feb 7th at 8pm est.

Regular Season:
The regular season will be 62 games long and will be simmed in 7 game increments.
This will be the fastest part of the league, and will be completed in 9 straight days of simming. (See export deadlines below).
The expected schedule will be February 9th through February 17th

Every team will play every team twice ? once at home and once on the road.
The regular season record will be used to determine tournament ranking as well as home field throughout the tournament.
Grand Tournament:
Regardless of the regular season, every team will have a chance to compete for the championship.
After the regular season, teams will be seeded 1-32.
Every series will be a best of 9 series with TWO games simmed per sim. If there is a Game 9 needed, Game 9 will always be it's own sim.

Regular Season Sim Schedule:
During the 62 game season. We will sim 7 games at a time using 9 straight sim nights.
 
Your exports will be due at 8pm est, with sims expected to reach you no later than 9pm.

Tournament Sim Schedule:
We will sim the tournament on Monday-Wednesday-Thursday-Sunday. With 2 games per sim unless Game 9, then that will be one sim.

Round 1: Ends at the latest on February 26th
Round 2: Ends at the latest on March 5th
Round 3: Ends at the latest on March 12th
Round 4: Ends at the latest on March 19th
Title Schedule: TBD
Note: If no series? go 9 games, then the schedule moves up.
 
Some League Info
Right now, all teams are assigned to MLB franchises. Except for Jacksonville & Omaha which were teams 31 and 32 added to the league after the sim.
The reason for this is so that teams can compare player stats based on park factors. So the Baltimore Bears players played in Camden Yards OOTP Model etc.
Once we draft teams, your team names will change.
There is no reason to draft based on potential. So don?t do it ? player development is Off, so these players are what you think they are (Dennis Green).

I deleted almost 2,000 players from the draft pool in hopes that would help you sift through the draft pool quicker.
The minor leagues will be deleted once the year begins.

[24Rocks]

I hope to do this league proud I will post who I chose for the team in this thread as well the biggest thing I have to think of is what park to use

[24Rocks]

for those of you that are interested I have to chose a team of 25 players I have picked 17 so far a starter at every position and a bullpen 3 SP I still have 47 million to spend, I also have to chose a park now I like parks that are tough to hit HR out of but are doubles heaven but my team has bad defence in OF so I was thinking a good power park like the Skydome so there hitting would be helpful, I also can spend some cap on a pricey player with power.

I should be setup tonight will post my team and ratings then.

[24Rocks]

If any body want to see how we're doing here is the reports link http://gcl.ootpdevelopments.com/gcl/reports/html/leagues/league_100_home.html

[mstreeter06]

What team is the AFBL?

[24Rocks]

What team is the AFBL?

Atlanta but im not sure if that is going to change or not will let you know once I submit my roster.