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italyprof · 04-23-2018, 12:24 PM

The National Baseball Association, starting in 1947 as an Independent League, based on the idea that MLB is suspended and does not start back up after WWII.

So various leagues start up, including the NBA, which is in small and medium-size cities (of that era). In the inaugural draft, Babe Ruth, age 34, and Honus Wagner, age 41 showed up. I think this is great, because it has an element of realism: these guys, were they still playing in 1947 and without a major league system in existence, would be playing in one or another of the competing, but good quality independent professional leagues, like my NBA.

We have 16 teams, and an Eastern and Western League.

The East has the following teams:

The Binghamton Bluebirds is my team - I studied and taught at SUNY Binghamton, a city that is the northernmost city of Appalachia, in central-southern tier of New York State, near the Pennsylvania border. And from the OOTP17 logos mod there is one of a Bluebirds team that I like for my fictional teams.
So:
Binghamton Bluebirds
Newark Bears
Albany Senators
Rochester Red Wings
Richmond Rebels
Bethlehem Steelers
Providence Patriots
Louisville Colonels

The Western League has:

Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers
Oakland Oaks
San Francisco Seals
Kansas City Monarchs
St. Paul Saints
Lawrence Lawmen
Cedar Rapids Kernels

I am using 3-year recalc with real stats and doubling the impact of current year.

We are using 1978 as historical year.

I gave each team a current ballpark - Green Bay is in Miller Park, Providence plays at Fenway, Louisville plays in Wrigley, the Newark Bear in Citi Field, and my team plays in Camden Yards, with that factory wall alongside the ballpark, which fits with Binghamton's history as an industrial, now ex-industrial city.

04-23-2018, 12:24 PM	#1
italyprof All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,024	My new Random Debut League The National Baseball Association, starting in 1947 as an Independent League, based on the idea that MLB is suspended and does not start back up after WWII. So various leagues start up, including the NBA, which is in small and medium-size cities (of that era). In the inaugural draft, Babe Ruth, age 34, and Honus Wagner, age 41 showed up. I think this is great, because it has an element of realism: these guys, were they still playing in 1947 and without a major league system in existence, would be playing in one or another of the competing, but good quality independent professional leagues, like my NBA. We have 16 teams, and an Eastern and Western League. The East has the following teams: The Binghamton Bluebirds is my team - I studied and taught at SUNY Binghamton, a city that is the northernmost city of Appalachia, in central-southern tier of New York State, near the Pennsylvania border. And from the OOTP17 logos mod there is one of a Bluebirds team that I like for my fictional teams. So: Binghamton Bluebirds Newark Bears Albany Senators Rochester Red Wings Richmond Rebels Bethlehem Steelers Providence Patriots Louisville Colonels The Western League has: Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers Oakland Oaks San Francisco Seals Kansas City Monarchs St. Paul Saints Lawrence Lawmen Cedar Rapids Kernels I am using 3-year recalc with real stats and doubling the impact of current year. We are using 1978 as historical year. I gave each team a current ballpark - Green Bay is in Miller Park, Providence plays at Fenway, Louisville plays in Wrigley, the Newark Bear in Citi Field, and my team plays in Camden Yards, with that factory wall alongside the ballpark, which fits with Binghamton's history as an industrial, now ex-industrial city.