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No Pepper · 03-31-2008, 11:35 AM

Sounds like an interesting universe SkinnyDoc. If I remember correctly, I think MLB still had a "quota" for admitting African-Americans into organized baseball at that time, so you are right, even with the inclusion of more southern teams, the whole landscape was still slow to respond to integration. It would be interesting to imagine that with the added competition, how much faster integration would take hold, and whether the USBA could remain as a viable league with the southern teams. But, there must be a reason those teams joined the USBA, i.e., they had to know integration would be a part of it. As for % of real rookies to insert into the draft pools...I'd start out at 5% and build your way up to 50% or more depending on how financially successful the league becomes. I can't imagine that the USBA would instantly be able to scout as much or have inroads to the better players, it is a new league anyhow. However, if you wanted to give the USBA a more regional feel (pacific coast, south) then you could selectively import players from those regions into their drafts.

03-31-2008, 11:35 AM	#2
No Pepper All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,570	Sounds like an interesting universe SkinnyDoc. If I remember correctly, I think MLB still had a "quota" for admitting African-Americans into organized baseball at that time, so you are right, even with the inclusion of more southern teams, the whole landscape was still slow to respond to integration. It would be interesting to imagine that with the added competition, how much faster integration would take hold, and whether the USBA could remain as a viable league with the southern teams. But, there must be a reason those teams joined the USBA, i.e., they had to know integration would be a part of it. As for % of real rookies to insert into the draft pools...I'd start out at 5% and build your way up to 50% or more depending on how financially successful the league becomes. I can't imagine that the USBA would instantly be able to scout as much or have inroads to the better players, it is a new league anyhow. However, if you wanted to give the USBA a more regional feel (pacific coast, south) then you could selectively import players from those regions into their drafts. __________________ Uniforms compatible with OOTP23/24 Historical Major League Baseball 1901-current Historical Major League Baseball 1871-1900 Historical Federal League Historical Negro Leagues Last edited by No Pepper; 03-31-2008 at 11:37 AM.