Westhavian Baseball League

[Hageneezz]

Welcome, welcome, dear reader.

This will be a thread about the Westhavian Baseball League, of the fictional island nation of Westhaven



The Kingdom of Westhaven, is situated in the North Atlantic, between Iceland and Scotland, to the west of the Faroe Islands

the island has a total area of 29,041 square miles, and is inhabited by 1,800,000 people. The population is of British, Irish and Scandinavian descend

The capital, and largest city, is Banff, with a population of 173,000. Other large cities are Wick (102,000), Stonehouse (95,000), and Bamburgh (83,000).

There are eight provinces: Barrows, Connel, Corby, Redwater, Topcliffe, Weldon, Wells, and Whitewell..

It`s climate is mild, with cool summers and mild winters.

Westhaven map:

Westhaven is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, but the sovereign is only a symbolic head of state. Elections are held every four years. The parliament has 81 members

The official language is English, although many inhabitants communicate in other languages, as Keltic, and Scandinavian ones..

[Hageneezz]

On to the baseball:

Baseball was brought to Westhaven by American troops, who were stationed on the island during the second world war. Because of the strategic location of Westhaven, the troops were there to protect the Atlantic seaways against the German Kriegsmarine.

The people of Westhaven fell in love with the sport, and soon, still during WWII, Americans formed a small league, for their servicemen to have excercise. Many Westhavians attended these informal games..

After the Americans left, in 1948, some Westhavian businessmen decided to start up their own league.

A total of 10 teams were formed. Two divisions of five. The league decided on a 52 game schedule. Both division winners will square off in a best of five Westhaven Series. The WBL will start in 1950

TEAMS

[Eugene Church]

Love your maps... excellent start.

[Hageneezz]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Love your maps... excellent start.

Thank you very much, dynasty thread master!

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Hageneezz

Thank you very much, dynasty thread master!

Nice of you to say, but not a master... far from it... just a dedicated hack... I just persevere and keep it going... longevity will get you some notice over time.

Looking forward to seeing your league and teams... hope your logos, jerseys and caps are as good as your maps... I am a huge fan of good graphics... they make a dynasty special for me.

I think good graphics play an important part of the appeal of a dynasty...not the most important part... good, interesting writing and a good story line with drama, pathos, empathy and humor are the elements that make a dynasty special.

I wish I had the skill to make my dynasty leagues that way.

[Eugene Church]

WOW!

Just looked at your beautiful maps again... they are really well done.

How did you do them?

[Hageneezz]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

WOW!



Just looked at your beautiful maps again... they are really well done.



How did you do them?

I used this site:

https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/

It is great for generating fictional countries..there are so many options to fiddle around with..

So thanks, but I only tweaked some thinks after letting the site generate a country

The map with the team names I just edited using Paint.net, which is freeware

Verstuurd vanaf mijn WAS-LX1A met Tapatalk

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Hageneezz

I used this site:

https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/

It is great for generating fictional countries..there are so many options to fiddle around with..

So thanks, but I only tweaked some thinks after letting the site generate a country

The map with the team names I just edited using Paint.net, which is freeware

Verstuurd vanaf mijn WAS-LX1A met Tapatalk

It really doesn't matter where you get it... they are really nice.

I'll have to check out the site.

Thanks.

[Hageneezz]

MEET THE TEAMS

ALDEBURGH ECLIPSE

Western Division
Aldeburgh, Redwater (55,000)
Ballpark: Isleworth Road, 7,500


BAMBURGH BARONS

Western Division
Bamburgh, Corby (83,300)
Ballpark: Belmont Park (7,800)


BANFF REBELS

Western Division
Banff, Connel (174,000)
Ballpark: Parkway Stadium (8,000)


CORMORANT COMETS

Eastern Division
Cormorant, Topcliffe (30,500)
Ballpark: Whipton Ballpark (5,500)


FORTROSE SPARTANS

Western Division
Fortrose, Redwater (39,500)
Ballpark: Leypark Stadium (9,000)


LEIGH SPIDERS

Eastern Division
Leigh, Wells (40,000)
Ballpark: Ludwell Lane (4,500)


ROSEHALL ROBINS

Eastern Division
Rosehall, Whitewell (24,000)
Ballpark: Robins Ballpark (9,500)


STONEHOUSE SEAGULLS

Western Division
Stonehouse, Corby (95,400)
Ballpark: Lichfield Stadium (8,000)


WESTPORT PIONEERS

Eastern Division
Westport, Weldon (52,400)
Ballpark: Barrack Road (5,500)


WICK WASPS

Eastern Division
Wick, Topcliffe (103,000)
Ballpark: Barton Park (10,000)

[Hageneezz]

So, I will perform the duty of League Commisioner

I am going to watch as many games as possible, purely as a spectator. I will be playing out those games in 3d. I hope to not to have to interfere with the league to much, and let the game play out everything

These are the leagues settings:

[Eugene Church]

In general what period of baseball will your league settings be?

50s... 70s... 90s... modern?

[Hageneezz]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

In general what period of baseball will your league settings be?

50s... 70s... 90s... modern?

Well, I have tweaked the settings so I can get fairly low scoring games, pitching duels, lot`s of hit & run plays. I just like baseball that way.

So I don`t know which era that is definitely not modern though

[Dark Horse]

Another fictional nation

[Hageneezz]

Originally Posted by Dark Horse

Another fictional nation

Thanks!

I haven`t been able to update this due to the heatwave we had here this week, I coulnd`t concentrate on anything at all

I am going to sim spring training soon, and talk about season predictions, thanks for reading so far!

[Hageneezz]

1950 WBL predictions

[Hageneezz]

Eastern Division teams

[Hageneezz]

Western Division teams

[Archelirion]

Awesome blend of names on show here. I see Scottish, Scottish Gaelic, English. Welsh, Irish, Icelandic, Norwegian and a few little oddballs (Tchaikovsky Ridding anyone?).

[Hageneezz]

Originally Posted by Archelirion

Awesome blend of names on show here. I see Scottish, Scottish Gaelic, English. Welsh, Irish, Icelandic, Norwegian and a few little oddballs (Tchaikovsky Ridding anyone?).

Haha, yes. The island is inhabited by people with British, Irish and Scandinavian roots!