A fictional league in a fictional country
 

I have created a major league based on a fictional country named Lingalie. This country is supposed to be extremely fond of baseball, and the level of the league should be on pair with MLB.

The league is simply named Linga Baseball League (LBL). It has two minor leagues : AAA-level Linga Future League (l-league) and AA-level Rookie League (r-league).

I started in year 1960 with only 4 teams. As I write this topic, the league has been expanded twice. First to 8 teams in 1969. And then 2 additional teams has been added in 1975. For now I have simulated 17 seasons that I will sum up below. I plan to expand the league until reaching at least 24 teams.

In addition to this, I also created a tournament named International Championship Series (ICS) in 1967 which oppose the winner of the LBL to the winner of the WS in a Best of 7 serie.





First, let me introduce the country : Lingalie is a country divided into 17 states, and populated by approximatively 125M people (as in 2019).

The states in alphabetical order (with a small description) :

- Boubi County (BC) :

Located in North-West of Lingalie, this state is one of the most populated state. Its capital city, Boubi Town is especially one of the biggest of the country (with more than 3M people). It is also the biggest state in surface area. Baseball is very popular here, and Boubi Town received two LBL franchises in the first expansion.
Teams : Boubi Town Jade Tigers(LBL), Boubi Town Silver Eagles (LBL), N'Boubi Specials (l-league)

- Bouldgalie (BDG) :

Bouldgalie is supposed to be a state where mountains and valleys are prominent. Therefore, not a lot of people live in this south-located state. It is however very popular accross for vacation, especially in the winter, as the best country ski stations are in Bouldgalie. The capital named Stonegap has yet to host a baseball franchise.
Teams : Oshu'gun Lumberjacks (r-league)

- Cap Azur (CAP) :

One of people's favorite place to go in vacation, due to its numerous beaches. Cap Azur is located in the east of Lingalie. At the moment, only one minor team is located in Cap Azur, in the capital city of Narballo precisely. Volleyball is the dominant sport in Narballo.
Teams : Narballo Gators (r-league)

- Central Oasis (CO) :

A state that is quite populated. Its capital Lutia is habited by more than 700k people. However, due to its proximity with Lingalie City, no franchise has established in this state at the moment as their franchises are very beloved in CO. Lutia is well known to be the "tech" capital of the country, having many tech companies established there.
Teams : None

- Golden District (GLD) :

Situated in the west, the golden district is very populated. Huangjia is its capital, and is home to the biggest Chinese community. No doubt that a major team will be established in Huangjia.
Teams :Huangjia Wizards (r-league)

- Green District (GRD) :

The most famous south-located state for LBL fans. Everybody is fond of baseball here. Three teams are established in the state, including one in the capital Woodbury, playing in LBL. Despite being a smaller market than the north cities, Green District is clearly the state among the south ones that does the best, economically speaking.
Teams : Green District Expendables (LBL), Drimm Land Woodies (l-league), Emerald Jewels (l-league)

- Hessie (HES) :

No franchise is established here due to its proximity with Green District. Moreover, the state is one of the poorest state of Lingalie, even it is evolving quickly, and handball is more popular than baseball.
Teams : None

- the Hinterlands (HIN):

Near Hessie and Green District, the Hinterlands is quite big. Handball is also really popular here. Therefore only an AA team is established in this state. With Hessie, these two states are the home of a flourishing German community.
Teams : Blaum Turtles (r-league)

- Linga Bay (LB) :

A rich coastal state, where three teams are present. Its capital, Anslos is the biggest coastal city in the country and home to a LBL team. Fishing, tourism and even mining (in Dawala) are the main sectors of activities.
Teams : Linga Bay Sea Stars (LBL), Dawala Diamonds (LBL), Pampa Bay Fishermen (r-league)

- Lingalia (LGA) :

This state take its name from the city Lingalia, 2nd biggest city in the country. However, due to the popularity of football (or soccer) here, no LBL team is present for now. Indeed, the two biggest football clubs are based in Lingalia. No doubt this state should host a team soon though, due to its potential large market.
Teams : Galia Suns (r-league), Lingalia Mammoths (r-league)

- Lingalie North (LGN) :

The most industrial state and one of the most populated state. Baseball and basketball (especially in Rising) are quite the thing here. Its capital, Kuronga is the 3rd biggest city and was the home of the country industries. Nowadays, it has managed to host many big companies to sustain its economy.
Teams : Lingalie North Black&Yellow (LBL), Leafay Androids (l-league)

- Lingalie West (LGW) :

The state typically people would forget about, because it is located between bigger, more popular states like BC & GLD. Its biggest city, Maykrafth however is home to more than 800k people and currently host a l-league.
Teams : Maykrafth Iron Wolves (l-league)

- the Midvalleys (MID) :

A really big state. However, except for the capital, Orange, not a lot of its area is habited. Indeed, it is mostly large vegetation or valley area. The Midvalleys is also the biggest state in the agriculture sector.
Teams : Orange Maple Leaves (LBL), Orange Challengers (r-league)

- New Lingalie (NL) :

The state of the capital of the country and the most populated one, Lingalie City. It is also by far, the richest state, and is the economic center of the country. With three LBL teams, this is the most represented city at the highest level of baseball for this reason.
Teams : Lingalie City Nang Nius (LBL), Lingalie City Freros (LBL), Lingalie City Baseball (LBL), La Croisée Bullets (l-league), Creugré Mocking Birds (r-league)

- Scarlet Falls (SCF) :


Located next to Bouldgalie, this state has many beautiful landscapes. However, not many people live here because there is not so much activity, though, more and more people fleeing the big cities choose to settle here, therefore only one minor team is present here.
Teams : Zappir Phoenix (l-league)

- Strangleronce (STR) :

A coastal state which is also known for its famous jungle that covers more than 60% of the state. Its economy quickly rose with tourism and proximity to the center. The capital Briggs compete with Anslos for the title of best beach among youngsters.
Teams : Briggs Bucaneers (l-league), Vertecolline Junglers (r-league)

- Wayt County (WC) :

Surrounded by New Lingalie and Lingalia, Wayt County is also a very populated state. Wayt County is also known as being a state very popular for retirees and seniors. The two most popular AAA teams are established in this state.
Teams : Wayt County Bobcats (l-league), Wayt Tides Thunders (l-league)

Now let me introduce the first teams that came with the first expansion in 1969 :



All time average : .344
LBL titles / playoffs : 0 / 0
Linga Baseball Series participation : 0
Division titles : 0

ICS titles / participation : 0 / 0
Stadium : Linga Bay Park / Capacity : 20650
Teams affiliated : (AAA) Briggs Bucaneers / (AA) Pampa Bay Fishermen

The most unsuccessful team, they have yet to achieve a winning record. However, its minor league system is one of the best, their AAA team, the Briggs Bucaneers, has won 3 titles. Therefore, if their prospects are able to adapt to the LBL, this team could pretend to title contention.



All time average : .476
LBL titles / playoffs : 1 / 2
Linga Baseball Series participation : 1
Division titles : 0

ICS titles / participation : 1 / 1
Stadium : Jade Park / Capacity : 21800
Teams affiliated : (AAA) Leafay Androids / (AA) Narballo Gators

The most recent winner of the Linga Baseball Series and the only one not from the 4 original franchises. They were able to achieve this with clever FA signing and prospects growing. They also won ICS vs the Mets in their first participation.



All time average : .395
LBL titles / playoffs : 0 / 0
Linga Baseball Series participation : 0
Division titles : 0

ICS titles / participation : 0 / 0
Stadium : Los Pollos Hermanos Stadium / Capacity : 26800
Teams affiliated : (AAA) Maykrafth Iron Wolves / (AA) Lingalia Mammoths

The rival franchise from the Jade Tigers, based on the same city of Boubi Town. They have yet to appear in postseason. However, their last season was the first time, a winning record was achieve, so the future should be brighter for the Silver Eagles.



All time average : .494
LBL titles / playoffs : 0 / 3
Linga Baseball Series participation : 0
Division titles : 0

ICS titles / participation : 0 / 0
Stadium : Dawala Gem / Capacity : 14853
Teams affiliated : (AAA) Emerald Jewels / (AA) Orange Challengers

The first post-expansion team to figure in postseason and the one with the most postseason appearances is a small-market team based in the Linga Bay state. They are looking for their first playoffs series win. They are on a current streak a 4 year with winning record.

And to end with the franchise in the LBL, here are the two added in the latest expansion. They have only competed in two seasons so far.



All time average : .392
LBL titles / playoffs : 0 / 0
Linga Baseball Series participation : 0
Division titles : 0

ICS titles / participation : 0 / 0
Stadium : National Baseball Dome / Capacity : 31200
Teams affiliated : (AAA) N'Boubi Specials / (AA) Creugré Mocking Birds

The third team based in Lingalie City. It is owned by a successful businessman who aims to quickly establish his franchise. But his plans should take longer from what he expected.



All time average : .304
LBL titles / playoffs : 0 / 0
Linga Baseball Series participation : 0
Division titles : 0

ICS titles / participation : 0 / 0
Stadium : MDV Park / Capacity : 21683
Teams affiliated : (AAA) Zappir Phoenix / (AA) Huanjia Wizards

As opposed to City owner, the Maple Leaves owner is much more patient and willing to build his franchise farm system before contending to title. This is the second franchise located in the South, after the Expendables, therefore a rivalry has started between these two franchises.

The league is, at the moment, divided into two divisions : the Moon Division and the Sun Division. Here are the latest standings, from the 1976 season.


Every team plays 120 games, facing 20 times the other teams of the same division and 8 times the teams in the other division.

The winner of each division advance to postseason. They are accompanied by the runner-up of each division (not the two teams with the best record).

Then in postseason, each winner of a division faces the runner-up of the other division, so the tree would look like : (All series are best of 7 series)


Winner Moon Division Vs
Runner-up Sun Division Winner Sun Division
Vs
Runner-up Moon Division



Here are the list of the Linga Baseball Series through the years :

Links with the MLB :

In the following post, I will introduce you the teams competing in the AAA-level league and AA-level league.


This league keep the same structure as the LBL, with the same number of games per season (120 after the last expansion). The competition is much more unpredictable than the LBL, with 6 crowned teams in the league history and only one team missing the playoffs. History will we presented in another post.



All time average : .480
l-league titles / playoffs : 1 / 8
Linga Future Series participation : 4
Division titles : 3

Stadium : Wayt County Stadium / Capacity : 14131
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Lingalie City Freros / (AA) Oshu'gun Lumberjacks

Possess one of the biggest market in the l-league. Despite being in several postseasons through the years, the bobcats only captured one title, in 1967.





All time average : .487
l-leagues titles / playoffs : 4 / 7
Linga Future Series participation : 7
Division titles : 3

Stadium : Wayt Tides Park / Capacity : 14600
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Lingalie City Nang Nius / (AA) Vertecolline Junglers

On the contrary of theirs rivals the Bobcats, the Thunders seem to do really well in postseason, with 0.571 record in the Linga Future Series.
However, the last time they appears in the Linga Future Series was in 1967 (9 years drought), before expansion.



All time average : .508
l-league titles / playoffs : 4 / 11
Linga Future Series participation : 8
Division titles : 5

Stadium : Young Trafford / Capacity : 10975
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Green District Expendables / (AA) Blaum Turtles

This team has the record for most titles with 4, shared with the Thunders and the record of most consecutives titles with 3. It was able to stay consistent after the first expansion.





All time average : .516
l-league titles / playoffs : 3 / 6
Linga Future Series participation : 6
Division titles : 4

Stadium : Le Colisée / Capacity : 12865
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Lingalie City Nang Nius / (AA) Vertecolline Junglers

Like the Bobcats, the Bullets had to wait their third Linga Future Series to capture their first title back in 1968. Since then, the Bullets were able to add two another titles in 1972 and 1974.

All time average : .432
l-league titles / playoffs : 0 / 2
Linga Future Series participation : 1
Division titles : 0

Stadium : Emerald Park / Capacity : 8647
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Dawala Diamonds / (AA) Orange Challengers

The Jewels reach the Linga Future Series on their first season ever in 1969. Since then, this team has been from mediocre to bad, having the worst record of the league.


All time average : .500
l-league titles / playoffs : 0 / 3
Linga Future Series participation : 2
Division titles : 2

Stadium : Maykrafth Stadium / Capacity : 13447
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Boubi Town Silver Eagles / (AA) Lingalia Mammoths

The Ironwolves are looking after their first title ever. In the past years, they have been contending for the Linga Future Series with two Division titles and losing two years in a row (1974-1975) in the final stage of the league.



All time average : .544
l-league titles / playoffs : 3 / 6
Linga Future Series participation : 3
Division titles : 5

Stadium : Briggs Fortress / Capacity : 13228
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Linga Bay Sea Stars / (AA) Pampa Bay Fishermen

The most successful post-expansion team with 3 LFS out of three attempts and 5 division titles. They have already established as one of the powerhouse teams of the league.



All time average : .531
l-league titles / playoffs : 2 / 5
Linga Future Series participation : 3
Division titles : 3

Stadium : SAO Stadium / Capacity : 11306
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Boubi Town Jade Tigers / (AA) Narballo Gators

As one of the four first expansion new teams, the Androids also succeeded in winning two LFS in the recent years. Like the Buccaneers, they are one of the contending teams in the recent years.

All time average : .575
l-league titles / playoffs : 0 / 2
Linga Future Series participation : 0
Division titles : 2

Stadium : Authentic Park / Capacity : 9765
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Lingalie City Baseball / (AA) Creugré Mocking Birds

Having won the division in both of its two first seasons is a great achievement for the Specials. However, they should try to replicate these performances in the playoffs in order to win their first LFS.


All time average : .446
l-league titles / playoffs : 0 / 0
Linga Future Series participation : 0
Division titles : 0

Stadium : Zerstörin Field / Capacity : 11533
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Orange Maple Leaves / (AA) Huangjia Wizards

The second team with only two seasons played in the l-league. Their success is not as great as the Specials. They are the only team established in Scarlet Falls state.

Since the first expansion, the teams are separated in two divisions, according to its affiliated LBL team :




Here is the summary of the teams :

And now the AA-level league named Rookie league (r-league).





Players aged older than 27 can't not participate in this league. The same restriction applies to players with more than 6 years of pro service. These rules is to keep the r-league for young players not fully developed.


The same structure as LBL or l-league is used here : 4 teams advance to playoffs (first and second of each division) in the Garlic Series (GS). Then winners of the GS meet in the Onion Series (OS), aiming to be crown the r-league champions.



The 4 original teams :




All time average : .559
r-league titles / playoffs : 1 / 11
Onion Series participation : 7
Division titles : 8

Stadium : Nagrand Field / Capacity : 3548
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Lingalie City Freros / (AAA) Wayt County Bobcats


As their AAA affiliated team, the Bobcats, the Lumberjacks struggle with postseason despite dominating in season. They got only one title out of 11 playoffs and 7 Onion Series participation and 8 division titles.



All time average : .479
r-league titles / playoffs : 7 / 11
Onion Series participation : 9
Division titles : 2

Stadium : Brann Park / Capacity : 4053
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Lingalie City Nang Nius / (AAA) Wayt Tides Thunders


The Junglers are rarely dominant in season, however you can count on them in postseason. They have the most titles with 7 in 9 OS appearances, but with only 2 division titles.





All time average : .516
r-league titles / playoffs : 3 / 7
Onion Series participation : 7
Division titles : 5

Stadium : Blaum Central Stadium / Capacity : 7994
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Green District Expendables / (AAA) Drimm Land Woodies


They were the only team of the 4 original teams to not have won a Onion Series before expansion, losing two times 4-3 to the Junglers. Since then, they have established as a strong team, participating in playoffs between 1969 and 1973. They have not participate in the playoffs since 1973.




All time average : .512
r-league titles / playoffs : 4 / 7
Onion Series participation : 6
Division titles : 2

Stadium : Triple Extreme Stadium / Capacity : 5844
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Lingalie North Black & Yellow / (AAA) La Croisée Bullets


Before expansion, the Suns were either really bad, with a worst record of .139 in 1961, or genious, winning two titles and completely dominating the league in 1968. They participate to playoffs between 1970 and 1974, with memorable confrontations to the Turtles.

All time average : .543
r-league titles / playoffs : 1 / 5
Onion Series participation : 2
Division titles : 2

Stadium : Orange Park / Capacity : 6654
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Dawala Diamonds / (AAA) Emerald Jewels

A team that have shined between 1971 and 1975, winning a title in 1974 and two division titles. They have miss the playoffs in 1976, but will try to come back in the years to come.



All time average : .405
r-league titles / playoffs : 0 / 2
Onion Series participation : 1
Division titles : 2

Stadium : Waves Ballpark / Capacity : 10324
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Boubi Town Silver Eagles / (AAA) Maykrafth Iron Wolves

The Mammoths have been through really bad seasons, with records of .078 in 1972 (winning only 5 games in this season) or .188 in 1970 and 1973. However, they have bounce back from these dark times, capturing two division titles and playing in the Onion Series of 1976.



All time average : .486
r-league titles / playoffs : 0 / 3
Onion Series participation : 0
Division titles : 2

Stadium : Fantasy Stadium / Capacity : 8452
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Linga Bay Sea Stars / (AAA) Briggs Bucaneers

The Fishermen have made a really good start of their history, winning two division titles in their first three years. But they have been struggling to enjoy postseason baseball.


All time average : .463
r-league titles / playoffs : 1 / 2
Onion Series participation : 2
Division titles : 0

Stadium : Gators Ballpark / Capacity : 3654
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Boubi Town Jade Tigers / (AAA) Leafay Androids

The Gators never won a Division title. The Gators participated only twice in postseason. But the Gators have two OS appearances and one title, proof of their excellence in playoffs baseball.

And now the two teams founded in 1975 :


All time average : .581
r-league titles / playoffs : 0 / 1
Onion Series participation : 0
Division titles : 1

Stadium : Guezmer Stadium / Capacity : 4631
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Lingalie City Baseball / (AAA) N'Boubi Specials

As a new team, the Mocking Birds was able to win the division in their first ever season.

Huangjia Wizards
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All time average : .429
r-league titles / playoffs : 0 / 1
Onion Series participation : 0
Division titles : 1

Stadium : Dian Lu Park / Capacity : 10054
Teams affiliated : (LBL) Orange Maple Leaves / (AAA) Zappir Phoenix

As a new team, the Wizards was really bad in their inaugural season, finishing last of their division. But they bounce back in 1976, winning the division and participating in playoffs for the first time.

And as usual, here are the files that summarizes teams records, Onion Series matchups and league divisions.

Looks like a fun project.

Yes stevem810, it is a really nice project. I like to dwell into my fictional baseball world and see how it is evolving though the years :)
Hope you enjoy it as well !

Written a lot of other things for the world? History, fiction, things like that?

Not really, I have only imagined a map of the country and other sports leagues.

I love this idea and can't wait to read more.

Hey everyone, it has been a while since I posted but I had not nor the time nor the motivation in the past month to continue this thread.

Still, I have carried on the sim, until 1995 now, so I have a couples of years in advance.

But now I will try to a little more to this topic, even though OOTP21 is out, and they may not a lot of people coming through this anymore. I will write some yearly recap and see how it goes then.


Anyway, I will start this comeback by posting the map I designed for my country.
It is very basic though, but with this it is possible to vizualise the cities' location, especially the ones that host a team in 1976. The initial of the states are marked in bold blue.


And here is the list of all the cities I have imagined for now with their population :

Then let start with the 1977 season ! Unfortunately, I did not take any screens so I have to retrieve stats on my own, thats is why I will focus more on the outcome of each season





The Sun division has been much more competitive, the Sea Stars and the Silver Eagles had to play a decisive game to decide which franchise will go into the playoffs.
The SEAG won the right to take part in their first play-offs ever. They was accompanied by the B&Y, the franchise that hold the best record this season, with .742 AVG.

• Playoffs :

In the first round, the Expendables defeat the Silver Eagles, while in the other matchup, the two historical franchises deliver a close battle where the B&Y end up winner. They are the favorites against the GRE in the Linga Baseball Series.



The GRE surprisingly won their 2nd title, beating for the first time in their history the B&Y in play-offs !
Matt Hessling, 27 yo 1B, had been astronomical in the playoffs, winning both Semi-Final Series and LBS Series MVP.
GRE leaders Guan-Pei Chio and Quintin Treveylan were already there in 1969 and they successfully guided their team to another consecration.





Here are the leaders in the victorious GRE team :

• Awards :

The four different awards winner for the 1977 season :


(in order, MVP / Pitcher / Rookie / Reliever)






The manager of the year awars goes to Eric Duke, manager of the B&Y, it is his 2nd award in a row.