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rink23 · 01-11-2019, 02:39 AM

The debut campaign of the Midwest Baseball League has come to a conclusion, as I have gotten through the season and 2019 preseason and all the spring training games.
While the St. Louis River Walkers won the title in a walk-away, following a dominating 106-56 performance in the regular season they needed just four games (NLCS) and six games (World Series) to secure the title, the rest of the league seemed effectively balanced.
Outside of St. Louis’ division, the NL South which it won by 14 games, and the AL West, which Indianapolis won by seven games, one of the divisions featured a one game divide (Dayton winning the AL East) and another had to be decided by a one game playoff (Chicago defeating Madison to take the NL North).
There will be some changes in format for the2019 season, as interleague play will be incorporated.
Also, all the teams will have new home stadiums.
If the team is located in a city which has an MLB franchise, it will play in an established ballpark in that city from an earlier era. If the city does not have an MLB team, it will be assigned a historic ballpark.
The teams and their assignments
AL East Stadium
Akron Candlestick Park 1993
Cincinnati Riverfront Stadium 1970
Cleveland Cleveland Stadium 1980
Columbus Forbes Field 1959
Dayton Memorial Stadium 1986
Toledo Braves Field 1946

AL West
Ann Arbor Crosley Field 1958
Detroit Tiger Stadium 1980
Evansville Yankee Stadium 1952
Indianapolis Astrodome 1995
Fort Wayne Ebbets Field 1948
Grand Rapids Polo Grounds 1923

NL North
Chicago Wrigley Field 1979
Green Bay War Memorial Stadium
Madison Comiskey Park 1969
Milwaukee County Stadium 1976
Rockford RFK Stadium 1962
Twin Cities Metrodome 1996

NL South
Cedar Rapids Shibe Park 1949
Des Moines LaBatt Park (fictional)
Kansas City Municipal Stadium 1969
Quad City Fenway Park 1970
St. Louis Busch Stadium 1997
Springfield Olympic Stadium

01-11-2019, 02:39 AM	#1
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 17,973	St. Louis River Walkers 2019 season: Is a repeat in the Cards? The debut campaign of the Midwest Baseball League has come to a conclusion, as I have gotten through the season and 2019 preseason and all the spring training games. While the St. Louis River Walkers won the title in a walk-away, following a dominating 106-56 performance in the regular season they needed just four games (NLCS) and six games (World Series) to secure the title, the rest of the league seemed effectively balanced. Outside of St. Louis’ division, the NL South which it won by 14 games, and the AL West, which Indianapolis won by seven games, one of the divisions featured a one game divide (Dayton winning the AL East) and another had to be decided by a one game playoff (Chicago defeating Madison to take the NL North). There will be some changes in format for the2019 season, as interleague play will be incorporated. Also, all the teams will have new home stadiums. If the team is located in a city which has an MLB franchise, it will play in an established ballpark in that city from an earlier era. If the city does not have an MLB team, it will be assigned a historic ballpark. The teams and their assignments AL East Stadium Akron Candlestick Park 1993 Cincinnati Riverfront Stadium 1970 Cleveland Cleveland Stadium 1980 Columbus Forbes Field 1959 Dayton Memorial Stadium 1986 Toledo Braves Field 1946 AL West Ann Arbor Crosley Field 1958 Detroit Tiger Stadium 1980 Evansville Yankee Stadium 1952 Indianapolis Astrodome 1995 Fort Wayne Ebbets Field 1948 Grand Rapids Polo Grounds 1923 NL North Chicago Wrigley Field 1979 Green Bay War Memorial Stadium Madison Comiskey Park 1969 Milwaukee County Stadium 1976 Rockford RFK Stadium 1962 Twin Cities Metrodome 1996 NL South Cedar Rapids Shibe Park 1949 Des Moines LaBatt Park (fictional) Kansas City Municipal Stadium 1969 Quad City Fenway Park 1970 St. Louis Busch Stadium 1997 Springfield Olympic Stadium