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Husky417 · 10-20-2014, 01:52 PM

You can’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been. - unknown

Prologue:
Edward Lorenz once famously coined the term “the butterfly effect,” which says that an event as big as a hurricane can be influenced by something as small as a butterfly flapping its wings. In this world, the metaphorical butterfly flapped its wings in the winter of 1901, when the National and American leagues came together as one.

The first act of the new Major Leagues was to create a new world, in which any statistics from its predecessor leagues would not be recognized. A year zero, so to speak. Unfortunate for 19th-century legends like Hugh Duffy, Cy Young and Wee Willie Keeler, but long since forgotten by the spring of 1969.

Nearly 70 seasons of baseball in an alternate universe have created a very different history than the one we know today.

Although more will be revealed in the posts to come, a quick scan of the record book shows Al Simmons as the all-time hit leader, Jimmie Foxx as the home run king, and The "Big Train," Walter Johnson, as the winningest pitcher.

The most successful franchise of all time? The Boston Braves, whose World Series titles have left Beantown as a two-team town for the foreseeable future.

Up next: A review of the 1968 season and expansion draft.

10-20-2014, 01:52 PM	#2
Husky417 Bat Boy Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 18	You can’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been. - unknown Prologue: Edward Lorenz once famously coined the term “the butterfly effect,” which says that an event as big as a hurricane can be influenced by something as small as a butterfly flapping its wings. In this world, the metaphorical butterfly flapped its wings in the winter of 1901, when the National and American leagues came together as one. The first act of the new Major Leagues was to create a new world, in which any statistics from its predecessor leagues would not be recognized. A year zero, so to speak. Unfortunate for 19th-century legends like Hugh Duffy, Cy Young and Wee Willie Keeler, but long since forgotten by the spring of 1969. Nearly 70 seasons of baseball in an alternate universe have created a very different history than the one we know today. Although more will be revealed in the posts to come, a quick scan of the record book shows Al Simmons as the all-time hit leader, Jimmie Foxx as the home run king, and The "Big Train," Walter Johnson, as the winningest pitcher. The most successful franchise of all time? The Boston Braves, whose World Series titles have left Beantown as a two-team town for the foreseeable future. Up next: A review of the 1968 season and expansion draft.