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1910's Preview
National League Pennants
Giants - 4
Dodgers - 2
Braves - 1
Cubs - 1
Phillies - 1
Reds - 1
In MLB, the Giants dominated the first half of the 1910 decade. The other top teams were the Cubs and Pirates with the Reds and Phillies right behind. That is very similar to what is going on right now in MLHR with the exception of the Giants being dominant. However, they should be dominant in MLHR. We'll see if that happens.
In the second half of this decade in MLB, parity is in full effect as the Dodgers are the only team to win two pennants over the final seven seasons. At this point, MLB's standings have nearly turned upside-down with the former doormat Braves and Dodgers experiencing some success while the Cubs and Pirates struggle. Even the Giants have some poor seasons mixed in between their four pennants.
American League Pennants
Red Sox - 4
Athletics - 3
White Sox - 2
Indians - 1
This should be interesting to watch play out. In MLB, the Athletics started out the decade by winning three of the first four pennants, which sounds like what we can expect in MLHR. However, they went right to the cellar after Connie Mack sold off his stars. That won't happen in MLHR, so expect a decade of dominance by the A's.
The MLB Red Sox actually had the most success in this decade with four pennants. They are certainly loaded in MLHR as well, and we should expect them to eventually break past the A's and finally win a pennant. The question is, which team will be the most dominant for this decade. Don't forget that there's an outfielder known as the Bambino who might have something to say about that soon.
In MLB, the Twins (Senators) had some successful teams despite never winning a pennant. The MLHR version is currently a long way off, so we will see if they have some talented young players coming soon.
The White Sox won two MLB pennants, but they still need a lot of talent in MLHR to compete with the likes of the Red Sox and A's. Also in MLB, the Indians ended the decade with the final pennant. Perhaps the MLHR Indians or White Sox can capitalize at the end of the decade on the fact that the MLHR A's and Red Sox will be aging by then. We will have to wait to see what kind of reinforcements those teams will have over the course of the next 10 seasons to prevent a decline.
In MLHR, the biggest difference I have noticed is the fact that the Yankees are assembling a talented group, but had little to no success during this time period in MLB. It will be interesting to see what comes of them and the Tigers in this decade.
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