Big Six wrote:
> I have to admit I wish I had time to
> make sure the bulbs bloomed a little
> more often! Hopefully now that my
> school year is well underway and I've
> reaccustomed myself to the demands
> of five classes, with tests and essays,
> plus meetings and committees, I'll be
> able to fit in more OOTP fun.
No need to worry about it, Six. We like the pace!
> The Colonel will soon make his first
> appearance, and I have another
> surprise that I hope Pat's fans will
> think is fun, too.
Woo-hoo~!
> I thought I'd share with all of you
> a little bit about how I'm making
> the barnstorming tour work. I
> created a new league with six
> teams: the All-Americans, the
> Negro League stars, and four other
> squads that represent some of the
> other teams the All-Americans will
> be playing.
>
> I edited the All-Americans first,
> adding Pat and his teammates, and
> then the Negro League stars. I
> used my copy of the 1923 Negro
> National League season for Replay
> baseball (my favorite baseball board
> game) as my primary reference
> when creating the Negro Leaguers.
> The roster for that team is a lot
> like the All-Americans'; it includes
> several of the greatest NL stars of
> the era, like Oscar Charleston and
> Bullet Joe Rogan, as well as a few
> minor stars and "average" players.
Oh... this is so cool, Six. It will be great to watch Oscar and Bullet Joe go against the big leaguers.
John