The Transcontinental Baseball Association was founded in 1870 by the Union and Central Pacific Railroads in eight western cities as the world's first professional league. The next year the league expanded nationwide, taking with it the National Association's top talent. Now in 1904, it is the country's premier baseball league.
Players are mostly fictional, with noteworthy historical amateurs added into the draft each year. Players are granted free agency after eight seasons, keeping them with their original teams longer but making offseasons more interesting. Scouting is enabled, adding an extra layer of difficulty and realism. A network of independent leagues provide an additional source of talent from which players can be purchased, and with the game expanding worldwide, we will have our second world cup after this season.
We are a tight-knit community made up of longtime OOTP players and board members, and half our owners have been around for 30 seasons or more. You'll find an active forum with attentive GMs and we're looking for people who will be visible and engaged. This is an OOTP 14 league and at this time we don't intend to convert to v15.
The teams:
Pittsburgh: 307 wins over the last three years and a highly talented roster with the league's fourth-highest budget that is right in the thick of a tight playoff race.
Boston: A sleeping giant with a rich history and one of the league's largest markets. Currently in the cellar of the east, needs someone who will commit to rebuilding them.
Chicago: Bearing a striking resemblance to the Cubs, also in a large market but has rarely been successful, currently in last place in the west but is looking at a possible #1 draft pick. Another rebuilding opportunity.
Please PM me with your preferred teams.