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darkcloud4579 · 08-19-2015, 08:47 PM

I went with the Hollywood Stars for a few years and finally named them the Los Angeles Anglers for this year.

We've got 40 teams, because there's a rotating schedule for that setup.

I'm fascinated by the teams that have lots of retired numbers thanks to their histories, whereas some teams don't have any at all. Just like real life, sure, but still, it's interesting.

I'm going to through the league and see who has the most and the ones without any. I was kicking around an idea of doing a dynasty series where I run teams without anyone who has a retired number to see if we could find someone worth retiring their number at all.

In real life baseball, only three teams don't have retired numbers (Marlins, Mariners, Nats) and that's only because the Marlins unretired Carl Barger #5 and Nats unretired all of the Expos numbers. Mariners are just obstinate since they've got guys whose numbers they should have retired, though I guess Toronto didn't have a retired number until Alomar went into the Hall, so maybe it's a Class of '77 thing.

08-19-2015, 08:47 PM	#507
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,689	I went with the Hollywood Stars for a few years and finally named them the Los Angeles Anglers for this year. We've got 40 teams, because there's a rotating schedule for that setup. I'm fascinated by the teams that have lots of retired numbers thanks to their histories, whereas some teams don't have any at all. Just like real life, sure, but still, it's interesting. I'm going to through the league and see who has the most and the ones without any. I was kicking around an idea of doing a dynasty series where I run teams without anyone who has a retired number to see if we could find someone worth retiring their number at all. In real life baseball, only three teams don't have retired numbers (Marlins, Mariners, Nats) and that's only because the Marlins unretired Carl Barger #5 and Nats unretired all of the Expos numbers. Mariners are just obstinate since they've got guys whose numbers they should have retired, though I guess Toronto didn't have a retired number until Alomar went into the Hall, so maybe it's a Class of '77 thing. Last edited by darkcloud4579; 08-19-2015 at 08:49 PM.