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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange
Most people doing historical leagues do not use the as played schedules, they use the as scheduled schedules. As played schedules include the distortions caused by tie games, postponements, and cancellations.
The point is the difficulty in really recreating an open league model like the NA. I can see it being easier to start with the NL in 1876 and its closed league model.
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Even after 1876 you still have some years in which teams folded during the season. In modern leagues it may be just a few games but before 1901 it could be a lot of games. To me the only way to accurately represent the 19th century historically is with as played schedules.
However i agree that using as scheduled schedules may be the best way to go for most people as it would still allow people to use as played schedules if they want.
I would still have the option to start in 1871 and follow the actual historical expansion.
They really need to do something about teams folding if you don't follow the game's expansion. Maybe allow you to move teams before starting the league and before expansion.
The American League in 1871 just doesn't feel right.