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abell1198 · 09-03-2013, 10:40 PM

In the ultimate quest to determine the unending argument of which is the best team ever, I put together a league of every World Series participant to battle it out over 162 games. Say what you will about your favorite team, or what might have been, but if your team didn't win it's own league that year, it doesn't deserve to be in the conversation of the greatest team ever.

So, with that being said, the World Series League has 108 teams in both the American League and National League. There are no teams for 1904 and 1994, since there were no World Series played. Teams are placed into divisions by the decade they played, in an attempt to give each team a fair chance to make the playoffs against teams of their own era. Therefore, there are 12 divisions in each league, with each division winner making the playoffs as well as four wild card teams.

The rules for the league are as follows: DH in the American League, no DH in the National League; no injuries or suspensions; no inter-league play. Games are being played in 2013 and the schedule was randomly generated by OOTP.

One of my favorite features of OOTP, and the frequent topic on anything sports, are the preseason predictions. Will the teams live up to the expectations or fail under the pressure? The preseason favorites for the American League are the 1913 Philadelphia Athletics, the 1927 New York Yankees (no surprise there!!) and the 1912 Boston Red Sox, all of which are picked to finish with 100+ wins. Ty Cobb of the 1909 Detroit Tigers is the favorite to win the batting title, while Schoolboy Rowe of the 1934 Detroit Tigers is predicted to win the Cy Young Award. As for the National League, the preseason favorites to win 100+ games are the 1906 Chicago Cubs, the 1910 Chicago Cubs and the 1969 New York Mets. Honus Wagner of the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates is the hands down favorite to win the batting title, while teammate Howie Camnitz is considered the Cy Young favorite.

Regardless of the predictions, I'm a firm believer of letting the teams settle it on the field. With that being said, I'm looking forward to how this turns out. I'll post updates for every month of the season, with more detailed posts for the playoffs. Follow along with me and root for your favorite team (I'll be rooting for the Cardinals!) as we attempt to determine the greatest team ever.

Being fairly new to OOTP, I would love to hear others suggestions and opinions on how to make this as realistic as possible. Who knows, maybe I'll take those suggestions and replay another World Series League season in the future.

09-03-2013, 10:40 PM	#1
abell1198 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 847	The World Series League In the ultimate quest to determine the unending argument of which is the best team ever, I put together a league of every World Series participant to battle it out over 162 games. Say what you will about your favorite team, or what might have been, but if your team didn't win it's own league that year, it doesn't deserve to be in the conversation of the greatest team ever. So, with that being said, the World Series League has 108 teams in both the American League and National League. There are no teams for 1904 and 1994, since there were no World Series played. Teams are placed into divisions by the decade they played, in an attempt to give each team a fair chance to make the playoffs against teams of their own era. Therefore, there are 12 divisions in each league, with each division winner making the playoffs as well as four wild card teams. The rules for the league are as follows: DH in the American League, no DH in the National League; no injuries or suspensions; no inter-league play. Games are being played in 2013 and the schedule was randomly generated by OOTP. One of my favorite features of OOTP, and the frequent topic on anything sports, are the preseason predictions. Will the teams live up to the expectations or fail under the pressure? The preseason favorites for the American League are the 1913 Philadelphia Athletics, the 1927 New York Yankees (no surprise there!!) and the 1912 Boston Red Sox, all of which are picked to finish with 100+ wins. Ty Cobb of the 1909 Detroit Tigers is the favorite to win the batting title, while Schoolboy Rowe of the 1934 Detroit Tigers is predicted to win the Cy Young Award. As for the National League, the preseason favorites to win 100+ games are the 1906 Chicago Cubs, the 1910 Chicago Cubs and the 1969 New York Mets. Honus Wagner of the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates is the hands down favorite to win the batting title, while teammate Howie Camnitz is considered the Cy Young favorite. Regardless of the predictions, I'm a firm believer of letting the teams settle it on the field. With that being said, I'm looking forward to how this turns out. I'll post updates for every month of the season, with more detailed posts for the playoffs. Follow along with me and root for your favorite team (I'll be rooting for the Cardinals!) as we attempt to determine the greatest team ever. Being fairly new to OOTP, I would love to hear others suggestions and opinions on how to make this as realistic as possible. Who knows, maybe I'll take those suggestions and replay another World Series League season in the future.