The North East League is running a search for a new manager for an open franchise in their league. According to contact Dave Studeman, the NEL is the very first play-by-mail simulation league. They’ve been around for 50 years. This is their first manager search in 12 years so obviously the NEL is very consistent and turnover rarely happens.
A short summary from the ad:
The NEL is a basic game APBA league that is just about to start its 50th season. We use the 1986 version of the boards (the white boards) with very few changes, but we do have a computerized version of the game that allows an 8-game series to be played, complete with stat compilation, in an hour or two. We hold an annual convention (this year in late March in New Jersey), and virtually every league member attends virtually every convention. The available franchise has one of the best rosters in the league, including such names as Johan Santana, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Adam Wainwright, Ian Kinsler, Jose Reyes, Kevin Youkilis, Mariano Rivera, etc.
Famous former NEL managers include Bob Fraser, APBA’s former general manager; Tom Heiderscheit, the former editor of the APBA Journal; and the late Bill Linn, the long-time author of "Linn on Leagues" in the Journal.
For more information, see their ad at The Hardball Times.
I’m a veteran APBA player and might be interested in joining but only if I can play the computer version. If you’re interested in a computer-oriented new manager, please send me more details such as how many teams, the constitution, roster or the new team, etc.
I live in NYC so I could probably get to NJ for the convention.
John Doble