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sporr · 07-16-2003, 10:44 AM

How the Commissioners Chose Their Teams

Commish Orr choosing the Cardinals

So, you may wonder how we chose our teams once the Legends for each were determined. We originally would have had 30 teams, but the newer teams had so little history that we thought it easier not to stretch it.

In any case, we decided from the beginning that the league would be much more fun if we both owned a team. The 2nd easy decision was that we would own teams in opposite leagues so that we could at some point face off in the World Series.

So we each looked over the teams and narrowed the choices. I will let Commish Dugan discuss how he came to choose the Red Sox, but his choice forced my hand to choose an NL team.

Which NL team I wanted was the question. I actually had it narrowed down to Montreal (I like speedy teams even if my current team isn't), LA, and St Louis.

Finally, I decided on LA and the great anchor to the bullpen Sandy Koufax...or so I thought.

After taking many applications for teams, a certain LivnLegend asked if LA was available. When told it wasn't, he told me to put him on the waiting list. Knowing that he would be a quality owner, it took me a day or so to decide to give up my Dodgers and take another team.

I told him that the Dodgers had "just become available" and Mr. Fite jumped at the chance. Meanwhile, I still had to choose a team. Well, I opted to take one of the best NL hitters in history and with him the Cardinals.

Commish Dugan choosing the Red Sox

After the two of us deferred to the other repeatedly I finally said "screw it" I'll pick first.

The choice was between Sandy Koufax with L.A. and Ted Williams with Boston. After debating with myself for what took a couple days. It finally came down to, which player would I regret most for not picking. Since, Ted Williams was my all-time favorite player and I would regret not taking him the most, I decided on Boston.

I wasn't looking forward to being in the same division that had Babe Ruth, but then I just looked at it as a challenge.

The rest, so far, is playoff and tournament disappointment history.

07-16-2003, 10:44 AM	#3
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	How the Commissioners Chose Their Teams Commish Orr choosing the Cardinals So, you may wonder how we chose our teams once the Legends for each were determined. We originally would have had 30 teams, but the newer teams had so little history that we thought it easier not to stretch it. In any case, we decided from the beginning that the league would be much more fun if we both owned a team. The 2nd easy decision was that we would own teams in opposite leagues so that we could at some point face off in the World Series. So we each looked over the teams and narrowed the choices. I will let Commish Dugan discuss how he came to choose the Red Sox, but his choice forced my hand to choose an NL team. Which NL team I wanted was the question. I actually had it narrowed down to Montreal (I like speedy teams even if my current team isn't), LA, and St Louis. Finally, I decided on LA and the great anchor to the bullpen Sandy Koufax...or so I thought. After taking many applications for teams, a certain LivnLegend asked if LA was available. When told it wasn't, he told me to put him on the waiting list. Knowing that he would be a quality owner, it took me a day or so to decide to give up my Dodgers and take another team. I told him that the Dodgers had "just become available" and Mr. Fite jumped at the chance. Meanwhile, I still had to choose a team. Well, I opted to take one of the best NL hitters in history and with him the Cardinals. Commish Dugan choosing the Red Sox After the two of us deferred to the other repeatedly I finally said "screw it" I'll pick first. The choice was between Sandy Koufax with L.A. and Ted Williams with Boston. After debating with myself for what took a couple days. It finally came down to, which player would I regret most for not picking. Since, Ted Williams was my all-time favorite player and I would regret not taking him the most, I decided on Boston. I wasn't looking forward to being in the same division that had Babe Ruth, but then I just looked at it as a challenge. The rest, so far, is playoff and tournament disappointment history.