Fictional Team Names for OOTP X

Arlie Latham · 05-25-2009, 04:47 AM

Ah Yes, OOTP X, just around the corner, like prosperity in 1929. For those of you planning your fictional worlds, here is a link to long thread of fictional team names:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...eam-names.html

Cryomaniac · 05-25-2009, 09:28 AM

My English Baseball League names (some of them are borrowed from other places):

EBL North
Newcastle Brewers (Newcastle is well known for the breweries, and Newcastle Brown Ale)
Manchester Millers (Victorian cotton industry)
Liverpool Reds (obvious, but it's because the soccer team play in red)
York Vikings (Viking history of the city)

EBL Midlands
Nottingham Outlaws (Robin Hood)
Sheffield Owls (Sheffield Wednesday FC's nickname is the owls)
Birmingham Bulls (There's a shopping centre in Birmingham called the Bullring)
Derby Rams (another soccer team reference, Derby County this time)

EBL South
London Monarchs (Should be obvious lol)
Brighton Rainbow (Brighton is known as a diverse, liberal city)
Norwich Canaries (Borrowed the soccer team nickname...)
Southampton Saints (Borrowed the soccer team nickname...)

Minor League, etc
Newark-on-Trent Cavaliers (Newark was the last royalist town to surrender in the English Civil war)

DreamTeams · 05-25-2009, 02:00 PM

This is a fun thread. Have always enjoyed reading about team names selected for fictional leagues.

Here are the team names & ballpark names from my fictional solo Metro Leagues universe...

Eastern League

-Gotham Knickerbockers - Knickerbocker Stadium
-Easton Atlantics - Easton Ballyard
-Oakdale Spiders - Oakdale Park
-Cape City Cyclones - Coastline Park
-Townsville Titans - Titans Park
-St. Cruze Solons - Wimbley Field
-River Height Robins - Robins Park
-Sterling Tomcats - Tomcat Field

Western League

-Delta Stars - Starlight Field
-Metropolis Blue Sox - Metropolitan Park
-Parkland Perfectos - Forson Field
-Eyre City Eclipse - Sportstime Ballpark
-Rivermount Summits - Great West Park
-Roxford Excelsiors - Roxford Field
-Dunberry Diamonds - Avalon Park
-Market City Mammoths - Century Park

I also run an independent league (The Independent Circuit) in conjunction with my Metro Leagues. Players often jump form here to the Metros. This league has gained about as rich a heritage and history as the big league Metros, although not as publicized. Here are those fictional team names...

Senior League Clubs

Plains Division

-Blue Valley Bluebirds (Valley View Field)
-Central City Crowns (Crowns Ballpark)
-Boomington Chiefs (Chiefs Ballpark)
-Cross Roads Blackeyes (Cross Roads Park)
-Port Wells Wonders (Peterson Field)
-Territown Terriers (Tyler Starr Stadium)

Peninsula Division

-Coast City Comets (Memorial Park)
-Keystone Mutuals (Mutuals Park)
-New Jaxton Roadsters (New Jaxton County Park)
-Empire City Monarchs (Elysian Field)
-Tiny Falls Knights (Knights Field)
-King City Corsairs (Craddle Top Park)

Junior League Clubs

Heartland Division

-Northern Hills Derbies (Northern Hills Grounds)
-Santa Marta Sallies (Riverside Park)
-Hillside Mockingbirds (Mockingbird Stadium)
-West Haven Challengers (Challengers Ballpark)
-Heartland Diplomats (Heartland Field)
-Holly Cross Tritons (Bradburry Park)

Industrial Division

-Pleasantville Patriarchs (Patriarchs Stadium)
-Coal Harbor Merchants (Merchants Stadium)
-Copper Beach Kodiaks (Kodiak Park)
-Jazzington Regals (Jazzington Grounds)
-Fresco Beach Electrics (Electrics Ballpark)
-Tommasville Lords (South Municipal Stadium)

happyharrell · 05-25-2009, 03:34 PM

I actually set up my template (on paper) last night. I'm starting a fictional league from scratch. A couple of my favorite nicknames:

New York Knights (from "The Natural")
Chicago Mobsters (I mean, that one writes itself...either Mobsters or Breeze, but Breeze sounds a little gay for men's team. Isn't there a WNBA "Breeze"?)
Tampa Trotters (after the well known horse track)
Baltimore Juniors (after a certain retired ballplayer...and I know, Pimlico, blah blah blah...Tampa Trotters sounds better)
Twin Cities Princes (after you-know-who)

Arlie Latham · 05-25-2009, 03:36 PM

I think the Tampa Trotters would lead the league in runs scored.

Also, they'd be in a mighty big hurry to get around the base paths and back to the clubhouse, ifyaknowwhati'msaying

rjv3 · 05-25-2009, 03:48 PM

happyharrell,

I've taken that approach as well. I've designed my own map from scratch and am in the process of naming my cities and designing logos...I'll probably do unis too eventually. Anyways, my map consists of two continents, one of which contains cities+teams I've named after some of my favorite athletes, musical groups, movies/t.v. shows, etc, so I thought I'd share a few of the team names+logos. See if you can guess what they allude to (although a few are QUITE obvious)!

EDIT: By the way, DreamTeams, I was checking out your solo league and I really like some of your ballparks. I'm interested in designing a few of my own but I have no idea where to start or how to edit/remodel parks. If you could offer any advice that would be awesome.

mtopham · 05-25-2009, 04:06 PM

I've been running a solo fictional league that I first developed many moons ago when I was a kid playing SI All-Time All-Star when I'd mix the players up. It was a World League with teams from major cities around the globe. I started with OOTP 7 (whatever the year was) using the compressed Historical files from Gambo/Garlan (I believe). After 25 years fictional players have begun to infiltrate the league. The league has expanded from the original 20 team World League and International Leagues in year 1 to it's current 40 team leagues. I just finished year 27, and aside from some of the HIGH averages for many of the new, fictional players, it's running pretty well. Some Names are obvious (Does EVERYONE with an international theme have a London Monarchs?), some are more obscure or just random. Cities may no longer be strictly major as I've sought geographic equity and 'small-markets' as well. Below are the teams and divisional set-ups (I have mixed it up some over the years, just for fun):

WORLD LEAGUE
North America Division
San Francisco Fog, Ottawa SnoMen, Washington Stars, Mexico City Aztecs, Montreal Royals

South America Divison
Lima Incas, Caracas Macaws, Rio De Janeiro Amazons, Montevideo Wanderers, Bogota Carib

Europe- North Division
Paris Gaules, Belfast Leprechauns, Berlin Walls, Oslo Vikings, London Monarchs

Europe- South Division
Athens Gods, Madrid Moors, Budapest Goulash, Rome Empire, Lisbon Ports

Africa Division
Nairobi Simbas, Cape Town Springboks, Marrakesh Express, Cote d'Ivoire Tusks, Cairo Pharohs

Middle-East Division
Delhi Cobras, Riyadh Camels, Jerusalem Stars, Istanbul Bulls, Amman Sheiks

Asia Division
Osaka Sun, Shanghai Pandas, Bejiing Ducks, Tokyo Islands, Rangoon Pythons

Pacific Division
Sydney Aborigines, Melbourne 'Roos, Brisbane Dingos, South Pacific Volcanos, Manila Gorillas

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
North America Division
Vancouver Orcas, Seattle Sounders, Moose Factory Beast, Havana Rum Runners, Chicago Wind

South America Division
Quito Iguanas, Yucatan Mayans, Buenos Aires Rams, La Paz Llamas, Cabo San Lucas Mahi Mahi

Europe- North
Helsinki 'Cats, Glascow Scots, Moscow Czars, Reykjavik Snow Birds, Dublin Dubloons

Europe- South Division
Amsterdam 'Mills, Munich Bavarians, Venice Canals, Barcelona Cataloans, Bucharest Starlings

Africa Division
Maun Bushmen, Khartoum Kob, Casablanca Falcons, Harare Falls, Johannesburg Hyenas

Middle-East Division
Tehran Fire Ants, Tripoli Nomads, Damascus HeadHunters, Beirut Black Hawks, Calcutta Mongoose

Asia Divison
Kathmandu Sherpas, Seoul Swordfish, Kyoto Temples, Canton Chopsticks, Nagasaki Dragons

Pacific Division
Darwin Tortoise, Wellington Kiwis, Singapore Slings, Bangkok Thai, Jakarta Orangutans

ashantewarrier · 05-25-2009, 04:53 PM

I love fictional!

TribeFanInNC · 05-25-2009, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjv3

I've named after some of my favorite athletes, musical groups, movies/t.v. shows, etc, so I thought I'd share a few of the team names+logos. See if you can guess what they allude to (although a few are QUITE obvious)!

heh...Vandelay Architects, nice one. Is Art Vandelay the GM?

TribeFanInNC · 05-25-2009, 06:19 PM

Being from Ohio and disliking the 'State up North', I've been thinking about setting up a 2x8 team Ohio-Michigan league. I haven't figured out quite how to configure it as I don't want teams in cities the size of Cleveland and Detroit competing against teams from towns the size of Saginaw and Lima. Also thought about setting this up as an independent or rookie league within another league structure, maybe from the whole Great Lakes region.

struggles_mightily · 05-25-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cryomaniac

My English Baseball League names (some of them are borrowed from other places):

Solid choices, man.

I'm planning on starting a UK fictional league once I get my main league (semi-historical replay from 1901) set up.

Haven't decided exactly on 'major' league teams or alignments yet, but I'm thinking about:

London Royals (gives them an associated 'colour' [Royal Blue] ; reflects the affluent suburbs).
London Dockers (reflecting the working class areas of London).
Manchester Millers / Rebels (Millers is, as you say, the obvious choice and a really cool one. But I'm thinking maybe 'Rebels' to go with the image of the city as a counter-cultural centre -- bit more modern).
Sheffield Steelers (reference to the steel industry's history. Also a good sports team name, and I just like names that reference local industries and labour movements).
Edinburgh Parliamentarians (Scottish parliament... I just like the way it abbreviates to 'Pars').
Cardiff Miners (should be obvious...)
Birmingham (not sure yet. I want a name that references the large amount of canals in the city. 'Canalsiders' -- kind of awkward. 'Lock Keepers' -- excessively jaunty. Not sure.)
Leeds Roses (as in the Yorkshirian white rose).

I live in York at the moment, and when I give the city a minor league team (probably Leeds' AAA club), I'll go for the York Senecas. 'Senecas' just sounds cool, and the place has Roman heritage and whatnot.

My U.S. 1901 semi-historical replay mostly inherits the name of clubs or has boring choices. But I'm using the 'St. Louis Navigators' -- which I think sounds cool, references the 'Gateway City' moniker and abbreviates nicely to the 'Navs' -- and the 'Pittsburgh Foundrymen', which I think is cool. I always call my Philadelphia team the 'Keystoners', which sounds decent but is a bugger for logos (how do you visually represent the idea of being a 'Keystoner'?)

English_Ray · 05-25-2009, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cryomaniac

My English Baseball League names (some of them are borrowed from other places)...

Quote:

Originally Posted by struggles_mightily

Solid choices, man.

I'm planning on starting a UK fictional league once I get my main league (semi-historical replay from 1901) set up...

As ever, I am completely at a loss to understand the total lack of a Basingstoke team in everybody's UK leagues. I mean, come on, the Basingstoke Roundabouts?!!! Its perfect...

struggles_mightily · 05-25-2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by English_Ray

As ever, I am completely at a loss to understand the total lack of a Basingstoke team in everybody's UK leagues. I mean, come on, the Basingstoke Roundabouts?!!! Its perfect...

Hahaha. Maybe as a AA team for Southampton?

I've always wanted to call a team from the Home Counties the 'Commuters'. And their logo could be a guy in a car stuck in traffic on the M1 shaking his fist out of the window and/or looking at his watch in a slightly annoyed way.

Cryomaniac · 05-25-2009, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by struggles_mightily

Solid choices, man.

I'm planning on starting a UK fictional league once I get my main league (semi-historical replay from 1901) set up.

Haven't decided exactly on 'major' league teams or alignments yet, but I'm thinking about:

London Royals (gives them an associated 'colour' [Royal Blue] ; reflects the affluent suburbs).
London Dockers (reflecting the working class areas of London).
Manchester Millers / Rebels (Millers is, as you say, the obvious choice and a really cool one. But I'm thinking maybe 'Rebels' to go with the image of the city as a counter-cultural centre -- bit more modern).
Sheffield Steelers (reference to the steel industry's history. Also a good sports team name, and I just like names that reference local industries and labour movements).
Edinburgh Parliamentarians (Scottish parliament... I just like the way it abbreviates to 'Pars').
Cardiff Miners (should be obvious...)
Birmingham (not sure yet. I want a name that references the large amount of canals in the city. 'Canalsiders' -- kind of awkward. 'Lock Keepers' -- excessively jaunty. Not sure.)
Leeds Roses (as in the Yorkshirian white rose).

I live in York at the moment, and when I give the city a minor league team (probably Leeds' AAA club), I'll go for the York Senecas. 'Senecas' just sounds cool, and the place has Roman heritage and whatnot.

I some times add a Celtic League to my EBL as a second sub-league, 4 teams from each of Wales, Scotland and Ireland. I think I named one of the Scottish teams the McGonagals before lol. I've used Leeds Tykes before.

My minor leagues are usually a London and South East League, an East Midlands league and a South Coast League.

Steelers is the nickname of Sheffields ice hockey team. Slightly off topic tangent related to that: The Sheffield Steelers hockey team play in blue and white, the Nottingham Panther hockey team play in black and gold. In the NFL, the Carolina Panthers play in blue and white and the Pittsburgh Steelers play in black and gold...

struggles_mightily · 05-25-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cryomaniac

Steelers is the nickname of Sheffields ice hockey team.

Ah, that's right. I knew that a Sheff sports team used the 'Steeler' name: wasn't sure which. That kind of reduces the appeal, then.

When I came to think of a Belfast team name, my first thought was to go to an IRA-inspired name for some reason. Maybe too soon. Not sure at what point an armed conflict becomes legitimate fodder for sports team name-related appropriation.

Cryomaniac · 05-25-2009, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by struggles_mightily

Ah, that's right. I knew that a Sheff sports team used the 'Steeler' name: wasn't sure which. That kind of reduces the appeal, then.

When I came to think of a Belfast team name, my first thought was to go to an IRA-inspired name for some reason. Maybe too soon. Not sure at what point an armed conflict becomes legitimate fodder for sports team name-related appropriation.

Yeah. The game generated a brilliant one, which I can't remember now, but it was a little IRA related so I changed it. I think it was something along the lines of Belfast Riot.

Another minor league team name I've used is the Birkenhead Biscuits, after the band Half Man Half Biscuit.

struggles_mightily · 05-25-2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Cryomaniac

Another minor league team name I've used is the Birkenhead Biscuits, after the band Half Man Half Biscuit.

The Belfast "Guys Wot Done the Omagh Bombing"... would be a good name.

Cripes, an HMHB fan on the OOTP boards. That's quite incredible. To be fair, the Biscuits are probably the best thing about Birkenhead.

Cryomaniac · 05-25-2009, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by struggles_mightily

Cripes, an HMHB fan on the OOTP boards. That's quite incredible. To be fair, the Biscuits are probably the best thing about Birkenhead.

They are a very good band, very clever and funnytoo.

Chappy · 05-26-2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjv3

happyharrell,

I've taken that approach as well. I've designed my own map from scratch and am in the process of naming my cities and designing logos...I'll probably do unis too eventually. Anyways, my map consists of two continents, one of which contains cities+teams I've named after some of my favorite athletes, musical groups, movies/t.v. shows, etc, so I thought I'd share a few of the team names+logos. See if you can guess what they allude to (although a few are QUITE obvious)!

EDIT: By the way, DreamTeams, I was checking out your solo league and I really like some of your ballparks. I'm interested in designing a few of my own but I have no idea where to start or how to edit/remodel parks. If you could offer any advice that would be awesome.

LOL @ Hill Valley.

muted79 · 05-26-2009, 11:02 AM

promotion and relagation system. Bottom 4 of Division 1 and top 4 of division 2 play each cross ways (1st Div 2 vs last Div 1 etc), 4 first round winners stay in/get promted to division 1. The playoffs continue and on the other side of the bracket is the 8 top teams from Division 1, the winner of that bracket is then World Champion. The World Champion and the overall winner of the Relegation playoffs then meet in an all-star 3 game series. Anyway, here are the teams, in their original divisions: I have also done logos and unis for each team

Division 1 New York Knights Boston Blaze Los Angeles Lazers St. Louis Saints Chicago Condors Toronto Tornado Calgary Coyotes Montreal Maulers Tokyo Tigers Yokohama Lightning Osaka Orcas Fukuoka Fusion Hiroshima Horsemen Seoul Scarecrows Busan Bandits Daegu Dragons Beijing Bulls Mexico City Matador Tijuana Toritos Cancun Cyclones San Juan Sunrays Havana Hammerheads Shanghai Scorpions Santo Domingo Stars Oklahoma City Outlaws Las Vegas Vipers

Division 2 Sydney Snappers Melbourne Monarchs Joberg Jazz Panama City Pumas Amsterdam Angels Madrid Majestics Barcelona Bees Rome Royales Paris Panthers London Lions Manchester MadCatz Lisbon Legends Moscow Mustangs Athens Aces Istanbul Impact Munich Magic Pyongyang Pirates Dubai Diesel Cairo Camels Riyadh Reds Kingston Klondikes Delhi Diamonds Caracas Chiefs Rio Ravens Buenos Aires Bears Santiago Sharks

05-25-2009, 04:47 AM	#1
Arlie Latham Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa Cornfields Posts: 472	Fictional Team Names for OOTP X Ah Yes, OOTP X, just around the corner, like prosperity in 1929. For those of you planning your fictional worlds, here is a link to long thread of fictional team names: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...eam-names.html __________________ Here are my logos from the Arlie Latham Amateur Logo Hour, Coming to you Weeknights on your local public broadcasting station,between Sesame Street and The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j303/Arlie_Latham/

05-25-2009, 09:28 AM	#2
Cryomaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hucknall, Notts, UK Posts: 4,902	My English Baseball League names (some of them are borrowed from other places): EBL North Newcastle Brewers (Newcastle is well known for the breweries, and Newcastle Brown Ale) Manchester Millers (Victorian cotton industry) Liverpool Reds (obvious, but it's because the soccer team play in red) York Vikings (Viking history of the city) EBL Midlands Nottingham Outlaws (Robin Hood) Sheffield Owls (Sheffield Wednesday FC's nickname is the owls) Birmingham Bulls (There's a shopping centre in Birmingham called the Bullring) Derby Rams (another soccer team reference, Derby County this time) EBL South London Monarchs (Should be obvious lol) Brighton Rainbow (Brighton is known as a diverse, liberal city) Norwich Canaries (Borrowed the soccer team nickname...) Southampton Saints (Borrowed the soccer team nickname...) Minor League, etc Newark-on-Trent Cavaliers (Newark was the last royalist town to surrender in the English Civil war) __________________

05-25-2009, 02:00 PM	#3
DreamTeams Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,522	This is a fun thread. Have always enjoyed reading about team names selected for fictional leagues. Here are the team names & ballpark names from my fictional solo Metro Leagues universe... Eastern League -Gotham Knickerbockers - Knickerbocker Stadium -Easton Atlantics - Easton Ballyard -Oakdale Spiders - Oakdale Park -Cape City Cyclones - Coastline Park -Townsville Titans - Titans Park -St. Cruze Solons - Wimbley Field -River Height Robins - Robins Park -Sterling Tomcats - Tomcat Field Western League -Delta Stars - Starlight Field -Metropolis Blue Sox - Metropolitan Park -Parkland Perfectos - Forson Field -Eyre City Eclipse - Sportstime Ballpark -Rivermount Summits - Great West Park -Roxford Excelsiors - Roxford Field -Dunberry Diamonds - Avalon Park -Market City Mammoths - Century Park I also run an independent league (The Independent Circuit) in conjunction with my Metro Leagues. Players often jump form here to the Metros. This league has gained about as rich a heritage and history as the big league Metros, although not as publicized. Here are those fictional team names... Senior League Clubs Plains Division -Blue Valley Bluebirds (Valley View Field) -Central City Crowns (Crowns Ballpark) -Boomington Chiefs (Chiefs Ballpark) -Cross Roads Blackeyes (Cross Roads Park) -Port Wells Wonders (Peterson Field) -Territown Terriers (Tyler Starr Stadium) Peninsula Division -Coast City Comets (Memorial Park) -Keystone Mutuals (Mutuals Park) -New Jaxton Roadsters (New Jaxton County Park) -Empire City Monarchs (Elysian Field) -Tiny Falls Knights (Knights Field) -King City Corsairs (Craddle Top Park) Junior League Clubs Heartland Division -Northern Hills Derbies (Northern Hills Grounds) -Santa Marta Sallies (Riverside Park) -Hillside Mockingbirds (Mockingbird Stadium) -West Haven Challengers (Challengers Ballpark) -Heartland Diplomats (Heartland Field) -Holly Cross Tritons (Bradburry Park) Industrial Division -Pleasantville Patriarchs (Patriarchs Stadium) -Coal Harbor Merchants (Merchants Stadium) -Copper Beach Kodiaks (Kodiak Park) -Jazzington Regals (Jazzington Grounds) -Fresco Beach Electrics (Electrics Ballpark) -Tommasville Lords (South Municipal Stadium) __________________

05-25-2009, 03:36 PM	#5
Arlie Latham Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa Cornfields Posts: 472	I think the Tampa Trotters would lead the league in runs scored. Also, they'd be in a mighty big hurry to get around the base paths and back to the clubhouse, ifyaknowwhati'msaying __________________ Here are my logos from the Arlie Latham Amateur Logo Hour, Coming to you Weeknights on your local public broadcasting station,between Sesame Street and The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j303/Arlie_Latham/

05-25-2009, 03:48 PM	#6
rjv3 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 45	happyharrell, I've taken that approach as well. I've designed my own map from scratch and am in the process of naming my cities and designing logos...I'll probably do unis too eventually. Anyways, my map consists of two continents, one of which contains cities+teams I've named after some of my favorite athletes, musical groups, movies/t.v. shows, etc, so I thought I'd share a few of the team names+logos. See if you can guess what they allude to (although a few are QUITE obvious)! EDIT: By the way, DreamTeams, I was checking out your solo league and I really like some of your ballparks. I'm interested in designing a few of my own but I have no idea where to start or how to edit/remodel parks. If you could offer any advice that would be awesome. Attached Images Last edited by rjv3; 05-25-2009 at 03:56 PM.

05-25-2009, 03:34 PM	#4
happyharrell Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 106	I actually set up my template (on paper) last night. I'm starting a fictional league from scratch. A couple of my favorite nicknames: New York Knights (from "The Natural") Chicago Mobsters (I mean, that one writes itself...either Mobsters or Breeze, but Breeze sounds a little gay for men's team. Isn't there a WNBA "Breeze"?) Tampa Trotters (after the well known horse track) Baltimore Juniors (after a certain retired ballplayer...and I know, Pimlico, blah blah blah...Tampa Trotters sounds better) Twin Cities Princes (after you-know-who)

05-25-2009, 04:06 PM	#7
mtopham Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: around the corner from Mays Field Posts: 194	I've been running a solo fictional league that I first developed many moons ago when I was a kid playing SI All-Time All-Star when I'd mix the players up. It was a World League with teams from major cities around the globe. I started with OOTP 7 (whatever the year was) using the compressed Historical files from Gambo/Garlan (I believe). After 25 years fictional players have begun to infiltrate the league. The league has expanded from the original 20 team World League and International Leagues in year 1 to it's current 40 team leagues. I just finished year 27, and aside from some of the HIGH averages for many of the new, fictional players, it's running pretty well. Some Names are obvious (Does EVERYONE with an international theme have a London Monarchs?), some are more obscure or just random. Cities may no longer be strictly major as I've sought geographic equity and 'small-markets' as well. Below are the teams and divisional set-ups (I have mixed it up some over the years, just for fun): WORLD LEAGUE North America Division San Francisco Fog, Ottawa SnoMen, Washington Stars, Mexico City Aztecs, Montreal Royals South America Divison Lima Incas, Caracas Macaws, Rio De Janeiro Amazons, Montevideo Wanderers, Bogota Carib Europe- North Division Paris Gaules, Belfast Leprechauns, Berlin Walls, Oslo Vikings, London Monarchs Europe- South Division Athens Gods, Madrid Moors, Budapest Goulash, Rome Empire, Lisbon Ports Africa Division Nairobi Simbas, Cape Town Springboks, Marrakesh Express, Cote d'Ivoire Tusks, Cairo Pharohs Middle-East Division Delhi Cobras, Riyadh Camels, Jerusalem Stars, Istanbul Bulls, Amman Sheiks Asia Division Osaka Sun, Shanghai Pandas, Bejiing Ducks, Tokyo Islands, Rangoon Pythons Pacific Division Sydney Aborigines, Melbourne 'Roos, Brisbane Dingos, South Pacific Volcanos, Manila Gorillas INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE North America Division Vancouver Orcas, Seattle Sounders, Moose Factory Beast, Havana Rum Runners, Chicago Wind South America Division Quito Iguanas, Yucatan Mayans, Buenos Aires Rams, La Paz Llamas, Cabo San Lucas Mahi Mahi Europe- North Helsinki 'Cats, Glascow Scots, Moscow Czars, Reykjavik Snow Birds, Dublin Dubloons Europe- South Division Amsterdam 'Mills, Munich Bavarians, Venice Canals, Barcelona Cataloans, Bucharest Starlings Africa Division Maun Bushmen, Khartoum Kob, Casablanca Falcons, Harare Falls, Johannesburg Hyenas Middle-East Division Tehran Fire Ants, Tripoli Nomads, Damascus HeadHunters, Beirut Black Hawks, Calcutta Mongoose Asia Divison Kathmandu Sherpas, Seoul Swordfish, Kyoto Temples, Canton Chopsticks, Nagasaki Dragons Pacific Division Darwin Tortoise, Wellington Kiwis, Singapore Slings, Bangkok Thai, Jakarta Orangutans

05-25-2009, 04:53 PM	#8
ashantewarrier Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, NJ via Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,305	I love fictional! __________________ "I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." -Jackie Robinson, #42 Brooklyn Dodgers *"Hitting is better than sex."* - Reggie Jackson

05-25-2009, 06:19 PM	#10
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	Being from Ohio and disliking the 'State up North', I've been thinking about setting up a 2x8 team Ohio-Michigan league. I haven't figured out quite how to configure it as I don't want teams in cities the size of Cleveland and Detroit competing against teams from towns the size of Saginaw and Lima. Also thought about setting this up as an independent or rookie league within another league structure, maybe from the whole Great Lakes region.

05-26-2009, 11:02 AM	#20
muted79 All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 890	26 team, 2 division world baseball league promotion and relagation system. Bottom 4 of Division 1 and top 4 of division 2 play each cross ways (1st Div 2 vs last Div 1 etc), 4 first round winners stay in/get promted to division 1. The playoffs continue and on the other side of the bracket is the 8 top teams from Division 1, the winner of that bracket is then World Champion. The World Champion and the overall winner of the Relegation playoffs then meet in an all-star 3 game series. Anyway, here are the teams, in their original divisions: I have also done logos and unis for each team Division 1 New York Knights Boston Blaze Los Angeles Lazers St. Louis Saints Chicago Condors Toronto Tornado Calgary Coyotes Montreal Maulers Tokyo Tigers Yokohama Lightning Osaka Orcas Fukuoka Fusion Hiroshima Horsemen Seoul Scarecrows Busan Bandits Daegu Dragons Beijing Bulls Mexico City Matador Tijuana Toritos Cancun Cyclones San Juan Sunrays Havana Hammerheads Shanghai Scorpions Santo Domingo Stars Oklahoma City Outlaws Las Vegas Vipers Division 2 Sydney Snappers Melbourne Monarchs Joberg Jazz Panama City Pumas Amsterdam Angels Madrid Majestics Barcelona Bees Rome Royales Paris Panthers London Lions Manchester MadCatz Lisbon Legends Moscow Mustangs Athens Aces Istanbul Impact Munich Magic Pyongyang Pirates Dubai Diesel Cairo Camels Riyadh Reds Kingston Klondikes Delhi Diamonds Caracas Chiefs Rio Ravens Buenos Aires Bears Santiago Sharks Attached Images Last edited by muted79; 05-26-2009 at 11:08 AM.