Graphics Collection from CD's Ultra-Fine House of Style

[Eugene Church]

CD, Here are the IPA teams from the early years... and also the current IPA teams.

LaGrange has changed from Sports to Gators
Ancona Red Elephants to Jumbos
Glasco Athletics to Foxhounds
Crystal Lake Crushers to Skippers
Cold Creek Catamounts to Raccoons
Beechwood Bobcats to Jackrabbits
Elnora All-Stars to Clippers
Eastshore Elegants to Cotton Kings
Colfax Blasters to Black Sox
Stoner Stars to Silver Sox
Fort Benton Defenders to Generals
Forest City Lumberjacks to Firebirds

[Eugene Church]

Tycobbian Union name changes:

High Mesa Cowboys to Mustangs
Rolling Hills Reds to Racers
White River White Sox to Rascals (this was done prior to 2040... that year is not included in the standings)

[Eugene Church]

I have most of the logos, jerseys and caps for all of the original teams and the rebrands, too.

But that would really be a lot of work to post all of them here for you.

If I sent you a flash drive with all of the graphics included, could you download them and remail the flash drive back to me?

I did this so jg2977 could start his own Islandian Pro Alliance.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

How do things stand in the IPA now? Are you planning any renamings/rebrandings before the beginning of the 2068 season, perhaps? Please let us know, so we can perhaps start work on the process of making up the necessary graphics, okay?

I'm thinking of using Blue Jays as Tuckanarra's name in the IPA framework, for instance, but a number of the items that knuckler did seem to be in webp format from Photobucket. Whether for Tuckanarra or not, and I can't likely access his library, either, now, because the account or accounts he had seem to be inactive. I've looked in various threads for such items, but I'm not finding much related to certain IPA teams, I think, even on txranger's Google Drive.

I'm going to call the Grand City team the Giants, I believe, seeing as Cybercats probably wouldn't work for the 1901-1950 timeframe. I believe I can simply modify my attempts at items for the San Diego Giants that The Lone Thrasher Fan put out requests for to say Grand City and GC where appropriate, in fact.

Thank you for the information just provided. It should prove quite helpful, if and when I create a version of the IPA as well, quickstart or no quickstart. Unfortunately, I don't know if I'll be able to download every IPA team's current or past looks for items, whether logos, caps, or uniforms, but if I can't, then perhaps I'll try putting my own spin on things, of course.

I'll talk more later, I hope, as the Lord allows and all, EC. Please take care, and I hope to get as much work done for this potential quickstart as I can by my birthday, and then see if I can't get it shared and all with the rest of the community around here as possible and all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Could you perhaps zip up the files and put them in a secure email to me? I don't think it would be a good idea to send a flash drive to me, at least not at this point, seeing as it might easily get misplaced with how forgetful I can be at times, for instance. Plus my elderly parents probably don't want many people they don't know well to know our postal address, if they don't have to know it. If I were on my own, then maybe you could, but I'm not, unfortunately. So I will have to decline the idea of you sending me something through the postal mail at this time, it seems.

But thanks for the offer, in any case, EC. Please PM me, by replying to one of our private conversations, if you like and can, and then we'll both see what we can do to take care of this sort of thing between us both, okay? Your offer's still appreciated, for sure, just so you know. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Could you perhaps zip up the files and put them in a secure email to me? I don't think it would be a good idea to send a flash drive to me, at least not at this point, seeing as it might easily get misplaced with how forgetful I can be at times, for instance. Plus my elderly parents probably don't want many people they don't know well to know our postal address, if they don't have to know it. If I were on my own, then maybe you could, but I'm not, unfortunately. So I will have to decline the idea of you sending me something through the postal mail at this time, it seems.

But thanks for the offer, in any case, EC. Please PM me, by replying to one of our private conversations, if you like and can, and then we'll both see what we can do to take care of this sort of thing between us both, okay? Your offer's still appreciated, for sure, just so you know. CD out.

To zip the IPA to you, you would have to give me step-by-step procedures on how to do it... I don't know how to work with zip files.

Have no idea of how to email a zip file... or even how to zip a folder... all that is Greek to me.

I can follow directions if they are precise... let me know how to take the folders for logos, jerseys and caps and create a zip file to email to you.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I'm not quite sure myself, totally, but I know others may know how to do that much better than me, seeing as they've obviously done quickstarts and all for people around here before, of course. I think others have said how to do so around here, as well. I think pretty much any utility or application or program that can open zip files or create them can do that, to be honest. But I don't have much, if any, experience with such things myself, to be honest.

Perhaps you can ask around, or I can, and we can figure this out easily enough to be able to do this in a safe and secure manner, EC. Once we know how to do this, that might even help me get everything collected together better for this potential quickstart, as well. I'm not going to include EVERYTHING I've collected or made in this planned quickstart, obviously, but I still do plan to include as many suitable enough items related to the teams in six major leagues and their related teams' organizations as I can.

When I am done, I plan to have the following leagues present in the planned quickstart, if I can:

Major League Baseball (32 teams, two subleagues, two divisions with eight teams apiece)

MLB Triple A (PCL and IL as subleagues, with two eight-team divisions apiece, exactly like MLB, configuration-wise)

Slaabovian Republic League (Twelve teams, two subleagues, six teams apiece in a single division per subleague)

Cirriddiquan Kingdom Union (See SRL for structure, Triple A-Level)

Sartagaron Heritage Confederation (Sixteen teams, two subleagues, two four-team divisions apiece, Double A-level)

North American Baseball Association (Sixteen teams, two subleagues, eight teams apiece in a single division per subleague)

Core States League (Eight teams, two subleagues, four teams apiece in a single division per subleague)

Mid-South League (Eight teams in single division, Affiliated with CSL, Triple A-level)

Big Rivers Baseball Federation (See MSL, Double A-level)

Flyover Country League (See MSL, Single A-level)

Islandia Pro Alliance (24 teams, two subleagues, two six-team divisions apiece per subleague)

Challenger Society (See IPA, Affiliated with IPA, Triple A-level)

Contender Fellowship (See CS, Double A-level)

Novice Consortium (See CF, Single A-level)

Japanese Baseball League (Same size as RL ***, and structure, but teams may be different from RL ***, at this point)

I do not plan to add more leagues than the above leagues to the planned quickstart at this point, but we'll have to see how things develop for it in due time, I think. Or have more than 260 overall teams available to players of this quickstart.

The starting year will be 1901, in any case, though, for it, once I have everything collected and set up as best as I possibly can for the related quickstart I've been working on for a while off and on. Some teams may not have all their needed graphics, of course, but I'll still see what I can do for each of them here, for sure, somehow.

Thank you for your time and attention here, and I hope, if and when I'm able to get this quickstart done and all as needed, and as best as I can, that people will appreciate the hard work put into it, and also find considerable enjoyment from it, as they play it, if and when they do. Talk more later, as time allows and all, of course, Lord willing, EC. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Or I might make the IPA and its related leagues part of a promotion-relegation setup, instead, come to think of it. I haven't decided that for sure yet, but I know there will be still be 96 teams under the IPA framework, in any case, either way.

In the meantime, here are some possible items for the Grand City Giants I'm thinking of including in one of the leagues listed above, for sure. No caps yet, but I'll make them when I can, one way or another. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Hillsboro's run differential is too small. They need to keep runs off the board, and perhaps need better defense. With a record like that, they've probably had a lot of close games, I think, even if the basic standings don't seem to show that at present. Perhaps you could show the extended standings for the IPA by the end of the season, for us to look at a bit? Just wondering, that's all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Claxton over Far Mountain in six, Marston over Sligo in seven in the RU DS. Claxton over Marston in seven, in the RU LCS.

Likely Rolling Hills in six over Hillsboro, unless Hillsboro surprises and wins in seven, San Alejo in six over White River in the TU DS. If Hillsboro and San Alejo both survive the DS, then I have to go with Hillsboro, perhaps, in seven, in the TU LCS. If San Alejo survives, but not Hillsboro, I think they could knock off Rolling Hills, and go to the Pro Finals, somehow.

If Hillsboro survives, and if they face Claxton, it might be a sweep for Claxton, but I'm thinking it more likely that Hillsboro will somehow manage to steal a game or two against Claxton, in truth. But they need to keep opponents' runs off the board, of course, to win, you know.

Will write more later as I can, and all, I'm sure, Lord willing, and all. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Claxton over Far Mountain in six, Marston over Sligo in seven in the RU DS. Claxton over Marston in seven, in the RU LCS.

Likely Rolling Hills in six over Hillsboro, unless Hillsboro surprises and wins in seven, San Alejo in six over White River in the TU DS. If Hillsboro and San Alejo both survive the DS, then I have to go with Hillsboro, perhaps, in seven, in the TU LCS. If San Alejo survives, but not Hillsboro, I think they could knock off Rolling Hills, and go to the Pro Finals, somehow.

If Hillsboro survives, and if they face Claxton, it might be a sweep for Claxton, but I'm thinking it more likely that Hillsboro will somehow manage to steal a game or two against Claxton, in truth. But they need to keep opponents' runs off the board, of course, to win, you know.

Will write more later as I can, and all, I'm sure, Lord willing, and all. CD out.

So you are picking Claxton to win the RU title and play Hillsboro, the TU winner... and picking Claxton to win it all.

I'm leaning toward Claxton and Rolling Hills or San Alejo at this time with Claxton winning.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

If Hillsboro allows more than about 20 to 25 runs, even if it's in a seven-game series, against Rolling Hills, I don't think they can win, or at least not win easily. I don't see chances as good for HIllsboro, unless they improve their defense and score more, against Rolling Hills.

I think Hillsboro would have a challenge against White River, but still could prove victorious, if they managed to survive facing Rolling Hills. San Alejo and Hillsboro could be a good series, but probably unlikely at this point.

I don't know if anyone has enough to beat Claxton at this time, but that's why games are played, to see who shines and who doesn't. They have a strong offense and good pitching, it seems. Either that, or they're fortunate at times to be able to score runs in bunches and all, I suspect.

Will write more later, as time allows and all, I"m sure, Lord willing. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I've added the Core States League and its minor leagues to the applicable dynasty, so that it can be part of the quickstart I've been working on for a while. A couple of teams and leagues/subleagues/whatever will need logos, for sure. But I think I can somehow do the remaining caps and/or uniforms that need to be done for the teams in the applicable leagues/whatever, under the CSL framework. Will keep you posted, of course, folks, as time allows and all, Lord willing.

I'll possibly be posting at least one request thread in the near future, but not sure yet just how much help I'll still need to get the needed graphics done easily enough, to be honest, folks. I'm also looking for new fonts to use later on, of course, among other things. Please stay tuned. Thank you for your attention and all, then. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Working on adding the necessary teams and/or league, et cetera, s to my version of the Islandian Pro Alliance framework now. May still take a while, though, to get everything set up with it as needed, of course. Will keep you all posted. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Am still waiting patiently for the data related to the Blue Sox, EC. Hope to receive it soon, while I continue working on adding the Islandian Pro Alliance teams and all to the related quickstart. No hurry, but the sooner I can have that data, the better, I think, to help finish filling out the teams for the NABA. Thank you for your time and all, EC. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I've updated the Canguio Teamsters with at least two caps, if not also any updates to their uniforms. Still need logos for them, but maybe if you see these items, you might be inspired to help me out, hopefully, or not, as you like. That is all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I also updated and/or added to the Llandahachi Dreamers' team set, with updated uniforms and two new caps for them. Logos still needed, however, at this point in time. Help welcome, if you're willing and able to provide it, of course, folks. That is all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I am now in the process of working on the top minor league level of the IPA's planned overall framework. EC, on the Oxford Red Caps home uniform that you're using in your IPA currently, and that others may also be using, it seems that it reads like one word instead of two, for some yet-unknown reason or reasons, as far as I can tell well enough right now . Perhaps a different font or more spacing could help to make the two words in Red Caps more distinct from each other? Just a thought, that's all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Hillsboro needs better pitching and hitting, it seems. Hope they get more. Those ERAs are rather high, I think. And the BAs are too low for a few players, at least, as well. These are just a few of my thoughts here, that's all. I wonder if things would be better for them, on average, if they went to a standard four-man rotation for next season, instead of a five-man one. Those current pitchers probably wouldn't stay on a roster long with those ERAs, and the hitters probably wouldn't stay on a roster long if they couldn't hit at least .275 on average, if not higher, I think, if I were actually running a team in your IPA, EC. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Think you could give me a breakdown of the Hillsboro Blazers, EC, as well, when you get a chance? I'd like to look over the roster, and see if I can't figure out how to improve it somehow, if I can, please. CD out.