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The OOTP 13 Laundry League is the brainchild of Seamheads.com founder Mike Lynch, who came up with the idea that each team owner would only know what “laundry” they would represent (which team), but not the players. He said: "I've run online OOTP leagues in the past, so this time I decided to mix it up and let my owners pick their teams but not their players. We'll have the game run the draft and fill the teams, but we'll allow trading, so I'm sure there will be a lot of back-and-forth as everyone tries to lock up their favorites."
The first few rounds of the draft were conducted live on Twitter on October 1, on the @seamheads Twitter feed. The entire draft log is now online – unsurprisingly, Babe Ruth was the first player chosen by OOTP for the St. Louis Cardinals. As the Laundry League gets underway and the schedule starts, its home page will fill with news. The four ex-Major Leaguers who are participating had virtual versions of themselves drafted too (none of them by the teams they’re managing):
"Mike worked harder on the Laundry League player list than I did when I was pitching," quipped Lary Sorensen.
"OOTP is such a versatile game that you can do just about anything you want with it, as Mike has shown with his Laundry League," said lead OOTP developer and lifelong baseball fan Markus Heinsohn. "We're thrilled that he chose our game for this endeavor."
“I had the pleasure of working with the very talented OOTP Baseball team when they sponsored my MLB podcast, ‘The Payoff Pitch,’” said Jay Ferraro, who has taken over the New York Yankees. “I was very honored when Seamheads asked me to be a part of this amazing project with some of the finest baseball minds as we celebrate the game’s rich history.”
As the Laundry League season progresses, Lynch will cover the American League action at Seamheads.com while OOTP Developments PR and Marketing Manager Brad Cook will cover the National League action on the OOTP 13 forum. Lynch and Cook will also cross-post articles on each other’s web sites.
The first few rounds of the draft were conducted live on Twitter on October 1, on the @seamheads Twitter feed. The entire draft log is now online – unsurprisingly, Babe Ruth was the first player chosen by OOTP for the St. Louis Cardinals. As the Laundry League gets underway and the schedule starts, its home page will fill with news. The four ex-Major Leaguers who are participating had virtual versions of themselves drafted too (none of them by the teams they’re managing):
- Jeff Montgomery, drafted by the Los Angeles Angels
Don Stanhouse, drafted by the Cleveland Indians
John D’Acquisto, drafted by the Chicago Cubs
Lary Sorensen, drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers
"Mike worked harder on the Laundry League player list than I did when I was pitching," quipped Lary Sorensen.
"OOTP is such a versatile game that you can do just about anything you want with it, as Mike has shown with his Laundry League," said lead OOTP developer and lifelong baseball fan Markus Heinsohn. "We're thrilled that he chose our game for this endeavor."
“I had the pleasure of working with the very talented OOTP Baseball team when they sponsored my MLB podcast, ‘The Payoff Pitch,’” said Jay Ferraro, who has taken over the New York Yankees. “I was very honored when Seamheads asked me to be a part of this amazing project with some of the finest baseball minds as we celebrate the game’s rich history.”
As the Laundry League season progresses, Lynch will cover the American League action at Seamheads.com while OOTP Developments PR and Marketing Manager Brad Cook will cover the National League action on the OOTP 13 forum. Lynch and Cook will also cross-post articles on each other’s web sites.
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