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DustyElbows · 11-14-2018, 09:03 AM

I've always liked large game universes, so I've been toying around with a fictional historical sim where MLB starts out at its normal 16 teams in 1901 and then expands by two teams roughly every five year until it finally reaches 64 teams in 2018.

Here's the divisional setup:
AL East
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Buffalo Bisons
Charlotte Knights
Hartford Yard Goats
New York Yankees
Ottawa Champions (maybe Lynx)
Toronto Blue Jays

AL South
Arkansas Travelers
Houston Astros
Louisville Bats
Mexico City Diablos
Orlando Juicers
San Juan / Puerto Rico ???
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers

AL Central
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Memphis Redbirds
Minnesota Twins
Nashville Sounds
Winnipeg Goldeyes

AL West
Calgary Cannons
Honolulu Waves
Las Vegas 51s
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Portland Beavers
Salt Lake Bees
Seattle Mariners

NL East
Brooklyn Cyclones
Montreal Expos
New York Mets
Norfolk Tides
Philadelphia Phillies
Providence Paw Sox (or other name??)
Quebec Capitales
Washington Nationals

NL South
Atlanta Braves
Birmingham Barons
Havana Sugar Kings
Jacksonville Suns
Miami Marlins
New Orleans Zephyrs
Oklahoma City Redhawks
San Antonio Missions

NL Central
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Columbus Clippers
Indianapolis Arrows (Indians was already taken)
Milwaukee Brewers
Omaha Stormchasers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals

NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Edmonton Trappers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sacramento Solons (or maybe just River Cats)
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Vancouver Bears

In this admittedly ridiculous scenario, how many teams should make the playoffs? I have been leaning towards 12, 6 in each league, all of the division winners plus two wild cards per league. But I can certainly see arguments for 16 (each 4 wild cards per league or just top two in every division) or even 10 or 14. What do you think?

Also, if anyone has any team name ideas (with already existing logos somewhere) for San Juan / Puerto Rico or Providence, let me know.

11-14-2018, 09:03 AM	#1
DustyElbows Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 216	How many playoff teams? I've always liked large game universes, so I've been toying around with a fictional historical sim where MLB starts out at its normal 16 teams in 1901 and then expands by two teams roughly every five year until it finally reaches 64 teams in 2018. Here's the divisional setup: AL East Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Buffalo Bisons Charlotte Knights Hartford Yard Goats New York Yankees Ottawa Champions (maybe Lynx) Toronto Blue Jays AL South Arkansas Travelers Houston Astros Louisville Bats Mexico City Diablos Orlando Juicers San Juan / Puerto Rico ??? Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers AL Central Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Memphis Redbirds Minnesota Twins Nashville Sounds Winnipeg Goldeyes AL West Calgary Cannons Honolulu Waves Las Vegas 51s Los Angeles Angels Oakland Athletics Portland Beavers Salt Lake Bees Seattle Mariners NL East Brooklyn Cyclones Montreal Expos New York Mets Norfolk Tides Philadelphia Phillies Providence Paw Sox (or other name??) Quebec Capitales Washington Nationals NL South Atlanta Braves Birmingham Barons Havana Sugar Kings Jacksonville Suns Miami Marlins New Orleans Zephyrs Oklahoma City Redhawks San Antonio Missions NL Central Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Columbus Clippers Indianapolis Arrows (Indians was already taken) Milwaukee Brewers Omaha Stormchasers Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals NL West Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies Edmonton Trappers Los Angeles Dodgers Sacramento Solons (or maybe just River Cats) San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Vancouver Bears In this admittedly ridiculous scenario, how many teams should make the playoffs? I have been leaning towards 12, 6 in each league, all of the division winners plus two wild cards per league. But I can certainly see arguments for 16 (each 4 wild cards per league or just top two in every division) or even 10 or 14. What do you think? Also, if anyone has any team name ideas (with already existing logos somewhere) for San Juan / Puerto Rico or Providence, let me know.