[knuckler]

Originally Posted by PW MAX

Maybe it's my vanity kicking in, but I always get a kick out of seeing my name in print like this. I'll have a few more back stories soon as I can, I'm already in the early stages of planning. Might have to straighten my league out a little as well, but we'll see.



One of my favorite team names that I've ever come up with was the Augusta Sea Wolves, (I always picture them with a lighthouse built into their stadium in some way). I have trouble putting them into my main league, as I figure they'd be a little too small a city, (and probably a little too close to the Minutemen of Boston as well), but sometimes I just play the "I want it that way" card and just push through. Lately, thinking about using them as a farm club for the Minutemen, actually. Either way, you said thoughts and opinions were welcome, even if it was just a nickname for one of the cities, so I thought I'd mention it.

On a side note, I almost always prefer to go with iconic cities in my leagues. Even though I was nearly a full 20 years away from being born when Ebbetts Field was demolished, it still feels just... wrong... not to have a team from Brooklyn on the list. If it's a full national league, I mean. Oh, and I absolutely LOVE the Hollyood Oscars and Salt Lake City Alpines sets. I've been looking for something like the Hollywood Stars to stick in my universe somewhere, but I didn't want to go with the exact name, for whatever reason. Both of those sets are great.

Ha, mentioning you is well deserved. I really like reading about fictional leagues and your back stories are always great inspirations for the logos.

I prefer iconic cities as well. It's hard to imagine leaving off Newport, Rhode Island or Mystic, Connecticut even if those aren't the biggest locations. I feel like they should be included, even if it's at the minor league level.

Originally Posted by darkcloud4579

Agreed on Fall River. Go Marksmen. Also LOVE that Alpines look. Goes without saying it's going to one of my leagues.

Originally Posted by darkcloud4579

Here are some Vermont cities I'd offer up

Brattleboro
Northfield
Essex Junction
and even tho it's not in Vermont, Plattsburgh, NY is on the other side of the river from Burlington, VT and so...setting up a possible Ferry Series could be awesome if they were in other divisions.

That's a cool nickname for Fall River and is a big help. I will consider adding Plattsburgh though one of the other leagues I've always wanted to do was either an Upstate New York League or an Adirondacks League.

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

knuckler,

I'll do some research and try to give you nicknames that relate to each of the towns you listed.

I will also see if there are other towns that you might want to consider.

Do you want it limited to two leagues with 8 teams each?

I don't really have any parameters set in stone. I'm happy to get all the suggestions that I can to figure out the best way to make the league work. A lot of the cities will be on everyone's list so I really need help with nicknames more than anything, but I am really appreciative of any suggestions so thanks for the post, EC.

It looks like Bottom of the Sixth is lurking so hopefully he will make a post or two as well. He doesn't really post his leagues much, but he has created some really cool leagues that not many people know about.