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Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy

London Doctors, 2027, after the season. Just missed the playoffs for only the second time ever in 15 years of the league. Six-time champions. A big shakeup in late July led me to fire our longtime manager and pitching coach (manager was actually reassigned to a minor league team). A late-season hot streak led to 88-74 finish, still our worst record ever. Missed the wild card by a painfully close two games. Since a few guys had off years, and one of our best pitchers missed all but two games with an injury, and another got old in a hurry and was traded at midseason (he retired from a borderline HOF career after the season) 2028 still looks promising.







My other season is a 1944-? St. Louis Browns scenario. Just finished 1945. Won the World Series over the Cardinals both seasons. Doing a "what if" scenario where Josh Gibson broke the color barrier in 1944, then Cool Papa Bell, Martin Dihigo, and Buck O'Neil joined the team in '45. Gibson was MVP both years, tying the Babe's HR record in his rookie campaign. Dihigo won the ROY in '45 with a hot first half (he cooled down and mostly platooned in the second half), while Bell and O'Neil are backups. Gibson and Vern Stephens are still going strong, but now that several players are coming back from WW2, the competition will be tougher next season.







I really need to start some dynasty threads...

Where did you find the Negro League rosters?