PBE Affiliate Written PT
Tier 2: Short Form Tasks (Each must be 400+ words)
15) Write about another sim league you are in and which parts of it you enjoy. If you are only in the ISFL, write about your ideas for a sim league with another sport.
I am a member of the Pro Baseball Experience. Up until joining the league, my main experience with online sports simulation leagues was playing Madden league games. When I joined the Pro Baseball Experience, I had no idea really what I was getting into. I saw a post on the Out Of The Park subreddit, and thought I would give it a shot. Soon after signing up, I joined the league's Discord, and was immediately contacted by a few members of the management, including the current Commissioner at the time, @majesiu. They effortlessly helped me not only decide what type of player I wanted to play, but also gave great suggestions as to what I should start investing my skill points into.
Just a couple of days later, the Majors and Minors drafts got underway. I was interviewed by several of the teams, but one team stood out to me, the Vancouver Vandals. The GM, Rabidsponge21, was very sincere in wanting to sign me as their first pick in the draft, and I was excited to see where I would land. I was taken fourth overall, and joined the Vandals team Discord channel. There I met a bunch of new folks, and spent the evening talking with them, and making lots of friends. A couple of days after that, I was taken in the first round by the Minor League's Amarillo Armadillos, and had yet another Discord full of folks to meet and bond with.
My rookie season was not the greatest, I was traded to the Kingston Mounties Minors team, and was hoping that my short career would soon turn itself around. Boy did it! Our second season I was named the Minor League MVP, and the Mounties won the World Series! It was a great way to finish out my Minors career, and now it was time for me to move on and to join the Major Leagues.
Over my career as a Vandal, we got into the Playoffs 8 times in a row, and all 8 times we lost in the Semi-Finals, even though some of the seasons we had the best record in the league, and were considered the favorites to win it all. In my ninth season in the Majors, an expansion draft happened, and due to salary constraints, I was put on the unprotected list, and was signed by the new Kashima Foxes, who traded me to the Boise Raptors for a #1 draft pick the next season.
In my short time with the Raptors, I did the same thing. Both seasons I was with the team before retirement, we got to the Playoffs, and lost in the semi-finals. It was fate I guess that I'd never win a Majors ring, but I had a Minors one, and that was fine by me.
I've held several jobs in the PBE: Sim Team, Head Office, Player Progression Job Head, GM of the Minor League Dallas Dynamos, league scheduler, etc etc. It was something I really enjoyed, and I'm so glad that I was able to find out about the ISFL from PBE and join this league as well!
Tier 3: Written/Graphics Tasks (Each must be either 200+ words or a graphic)
29) Awards season is upon us. If you could create an award for anything in the league that doesn’t already exist, what would it be? Who do you think should get it?
This one I had to think about for a minute. Most awards for teams involve just winning the Ultimus, and having bragging rights for the next season. But what about having an award like Most Improved Team? Several teams have pretty average seasons, but some teams also take the extra time to scout out and grab draft picks or waivers players that can really improve their success the following season and beyond.
There is a lot to consider here. Do we go just by wins and losses? Do we go by point differential, from points for versus points against? So many things to ponder over.
But for me personally, the proof is as they say in the pudding. The Wins Losses total is the best overall indicator about how a team did over a season. If it were up to me, I would pick the Honolulu Hahalua, who went 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished this season with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses.
Honolulu was last in their division last season, and went all the way to the other end of the spectrum, leading the ASFC and getting all the way to the Conference Championships. Even though they were not able to move on to the next round, it ended up being an amazing season for them, and definitely should be considered as the most improved team of the International Simulation Football League.
Tier 2: Short Form Tasks (Each must be 400+ words)
15) Write about another sim league you are in and which parts of it you enjoy. If you are only in the ISFL, write about your ideas for a sim league with another sport.
I am a member of the Pro Baseball Experience. Up until joining the league, my main experience with online sports simulation leagues was playing Madden league games. When I joined the Pro Baseball Experience, I had no idea really what I was getting into. I saw a post on the Out Of The Park subreddit, and thought I would give it a shot. Soon after signing up, I joined the league's Discord, and was immediately contacted by a few members of the management, including the current Commissioner at the time, @majesiu. They effortlessly helped me not only decide what type of player I wanted to play, but also gave great suggestions as to what I should start investing my skill points into.
Just a couple of days later, the Majors and Minors drafts got underway. I was interviewed by several of the teams, but one team stood out to me, the Vancouver Vandals. The GM, Rabidsponge21, was very sincere in wanting to sign me as their first pick in the draft, and I was excited to see where I would land. I was taken fourth overall, and joined the Vandals team Discord channel. There I met a bunch of new folks, and spent the evening talking with them, and making lots of friends. A couple of days after that, I was taken in the first round by the Minor League's Amarillo Armadillos, and had yet another Discord full of folks to meet and bond with.
My rookie season was not the greatest, I was traded to the Kingston Mounties Minors team, and was hoping that my short career would soon turn itself around. Boy did it! Our second season I was named the Minor League MVP, and the Mounties won the World Series! It was a great way to finish out my Minors career, and now it was time for me to move on and to join the Major Leagues.
Over my career as a Vandal, we got into the Playoffs 8 times in a row, and all 8 times we lost in the Semi-Finals, even though some of the seasons we had the best record in the league, and were considered the favorites to win it all. In my ninth season in the Majors, an expansion draft happened, and due to salary constraints, I was put on the unprotected list, and was signed by the new Kashima Foxes, who traded me to the Boise Raptors for a #1 draft pick the next season.
In my short time with the Raptors, I did the same thing. Both seasons I was with the team before retirement, we got to the Playoffs, and lost in the semi-finals. It was fate I guess that I'd never win a Majors ring, but I had a Minors one, and that was fine by me.
I've held several jobs in the PBE: Sim Team, Head Office, Player Progression Job Head, GM of the Minor League Dallas Dynamos, league scheduler, etc etc. It was something I really enjoyed, and I'm so glad that I was able to find out about the ISFL from PBE and join this league as well!
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525 words
Tier 3: Written/Graphics Tasks (Each must be either 200+ words or a graphic)
29) Awards season is upon us. If you could create an award for anything in the league that doesn’t already exist, what would it be? Who do you think should get it?
This one I had to think about for a minute. Most awards for teams involve just winning the Ultimus, and having bragging rights for the next season. But what about having an award like Most Improved Team? Several teams have pretty average seasons, but some teams also take the extra time to scout out and grab draft picks or waivers players that can really improve their success the following season and beyond.
There is a lot to consider here. Do we go just by wins and losses? Do we go by point differential, from points for versus points against? So many things to ponder over.
But for me personally, the proof is as they say in the pudding. The Wins Losses total is the best overall indicator about how a team did over a season. If it were up to me, I would pick the Honolulu Hahalua, who went 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished this season with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses.
Honolulu was last in their division last season, and went all the way to the other end of the spectrum, leading the ASFC and getting all the way to the Conference Championships. Even though they were not able to move on to the next round, it ended up being an amazing season for them, and definitely should be considered as the most improved team of the International Simulation Football League.
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237 words.