If you were making a rock band based game...

TheMaus2 · 06-30-2016, 09:41 AM

Who would you put in?
Where would you put the teams?
How would you divide it?

David Watts · 06-30-2016, 10:08 AM

I think you need a British Invasion division/league

Name The Kinks team the Muswell Hillbillies or the Waterloo Sunsets.

TheMaus2 · 06-30-2016, 10:44 AM

Here is what I determined in the past few hours.

Promotion/Relegation

Teams Starting In there Tiers will be determined by the bands whom I consider that type of quality.

I'm still on the fence about naming the teams after a signature song.

David Watts · 06-30-2016, 11:02 AM

Rolling Stones nicknamed the Dead Flowers

Bobble · 06-30-2016, 12:05 PM

Chicago 25s
Asia Heat
Boston Feelings
Berlin Breath
Alabama Dixielanders
Kansas Wayward Sons
Europe Coundown
Bay City Rollers
Miami Sound Machine
Manhattan Transfer
Oak Ridge Boys
Manchester Orchestra
Cypress Hill Insanes
Georgia Satellites

Cobby · 06-30-2016, 04:33 PM

That sounds like a fun league.

Two leagues, 8 teams each, British and American.

Given my 60's-70's music proclivities I'd include:

British League

Beatles (Liverpool)
Rolling Stones (Dartford)
Pink Floyd (Westminster)
Queen (Ealing)
Yes (Soho)
Fleetwood Mac (London)
The Who (Acton)
Moody Blues (Birmingham)

American League

Beach Boys (Hawthorne)
Eagles (Los Angeles / California)
Credence Clearwater Revival (El Cerrito)
Chicago (Chicago)
Jefferson Airplane (San Francisco)
Doors (Los Angeles / Venice Beach)
Guess Who (Winnipeg)
Temptations (Detroit)

TheMaus2 · 06-30-2016, 05:08 PM

Mine So Far... I stripped down to 8 teams per league

Tier 1
Arcade Fire (Montreal)
Beatles (Liverpool)
Rolling Stones (Dartford)
Pink Floyd (Westminister)
Led Zeppelin (London)
Nirvana (Seattle)
Radiohead (Oxford)
U2 (Dublin)

Tier 2
Fleetwood Mac (London)
AC/DC (Sydney)
Aerosmith (Boston)
Black Keys (Akron)
Velvet Underground (New York)
Grateful Dead (Palo Alto)
Eagles (Los Angeles)

I'm still figuring out the last 9 teams.

battists · 06-30-2016, 05:11 PM

Rush are huge baseball fans and live in Toronto. Especially Geddy Lee.

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Motorhead667 · 06-30-2016, 05:19 PM

Where is the mighty Motorhead????

ihatenames · 06-30-2016, 05:24 PM

I'd divide it by era or style. The blues-rock division, Punk Division, Outlaw Country Division, grunge division, ect.

Doc_Brown · 06-30-2016, 06:13 PM

There's always the option for a Krautrock division and/or a post-rock division.

Quinton_Upchurch · 06-30-2016, 06:21 PM

Shuddering to think how bad Radiohead would be at baseball

r0nster · 06-30-2016, 06:37 PM

Bon Jovi
Aerosmith
metallica
AC/DC
Air supply
Crazy Frog
Def leppard
Quiet Riot
GNR
Men at Work
Motley Crue
Poison
Prince

Barkingturtle · 06-30-2016, 06:51 PM

I've done a rockband-based league before.

Off the top of my head, some of my favorite teams were:

Abbey Road Apples (Beatles)
Main Street Exiles (Stones)
Woodstock Stardust (CSNY)
Xanadu Rush (Rush)
Babylon Sisters (Steely Dan)

Had a whole league of these, but that was another time, another laptop.

BeanballComin · 06-30-2016, 07:08 PM

I like the concept.
The team to beat has to be
Wishbone Ash

dewelar · 06-30-2016, 07:59 PM

I'm noting a distinct lack of late-70s / early-80s bands here. Where are The Police? Dire Straits? The Clash? ZZ Top? LYNYRD SKYNYRD, for heaven's sake?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cobby

Two leagues, 8 teams each, British and American.

Given my 60's-70's music proclivities I'd include:

British League

Beatles (Liverpool)
Rolling Stones (Dartford)
Pink Floyd (Westminster)
Queen (Ealing)
Yes (Soho)
Fleetwood Mac (London)
The Who (Acton)
Moody Blues (Birmingham)

American League

Beach Boys (Hawthorne)
Eagles (Los Angeles / California)
Credence Clearwater Revival (El Cerrito)
Chicago (Chicago)
Jefferson Airplane (San Francisco)
Doors (Los Angeles / Venice Beach)
Guess Who (Winnipeg)
Temptations (Detroit)

I like the cut of your jib, Cobby. Also:

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0nster

Crazy Frog

This suggestion is pure evil.

msupoke · 07-01-2016, 12:29 AM

The league would fail instantly without a team full of players with long beards in Houston. ZZ Top!

TheMaus2 · 07-01-2016, 02:03 AM

Taking a shot at some jerseys.. help me out here would you?
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post4058275

Giants44 · 07-01-2016, 03:10 AM

What a great concept

For me it would have to be all about the city bands came from so

San Francisco Journey
Seattle Nirvana (although I prefer Macklmore)
Boston Aerosmith
LA Guns and Roses (would be the first LA team I actually like)
Arkansas Cash
Baton Rouge Tim McGraws (yeah not rock, but my favorite and his dad was a big leaguer)
Minnesota Prince
New Jersey Bosses
New York Billy Joels (affectionately called the BJs in more mature circles)
Houston Straights

TheMaus2 · 07-01-2016, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quinton_Upchurch

Shuddering to think how bad Radiohead would be at baseball

It would just be seriously experimental.

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TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,951	Here is what I determined in the past few hours. Promotion/Relegation Teams Starting In there Tiers will be determined by the bands whom I consider that type of quality. I'm still on the fence about naming the teams after a signature song. __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

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TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,951	Mine So Far... I stripped down to 8 teams per league Tier 1 Arcade Fire (Montreal) Beatles (Liverpool) Rolling Stones (Dartford) Pink Floyd (Westminister) Led Zeppelin (London) Nirvana (Seattle) Radiohead (Oxford) U2 (Dublin) Tier 2 Fleetwood Mac (London) AC/DC (Sydney) Aerosmith (Boston) Black Keys (Akron) Velvet Underground (New York) Grateful Dead (Palo Alto) Eagles (Los Angeles) I'm still figuring out the last 9 teams. __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

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David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,161 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I think you need a British Invasion division/league Name The Kinks team the Muswell Hillbillies or the Waterloo Sunsets.

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David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,161 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Rolling Stones nicknamed the Dead Flowers

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Cobby Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 252	That sounds like a fun league. Two leagues, 8 teams each, British and American. Given my 60's-70's music proclivities I'd include: British League Beatles (Liverpool) Rolling Stones (Dartford) Pink Floyd (Westminster) Queen (Ealing) Yes (Soho) Fleetwood Mac (London) The Who (Acton) Moody Blues (Birmingham) American League Beach Boys (Hawthorne) Eagles (Los Angeles / California) Credence Clearwater Revival (El Cerrito) Chicago (Chicago) Jefferson Airplane (San Francisco) Doors (Los Angeles / Venice Beach) Guess Who (Winnipeg) Temptations (Detroit)

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Motorhead667 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 576	Where is the mighty Motorhead????

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ihatenames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rockford Posts: 2,534	I'd divide it by era or style. The blues-rock division, Punk Division, Outlaw Country Division, grunge division, ect. __________________ New Album coming soon!

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Doc_Brown All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,326	There's always the option for a Krautrock division and/or a post-rock division. Last edited by Doc_Brown; 06-30-2016 at 06:17 PM.

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Quinton_Upchurch All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 803	Shuddering to think how bad Radiohead would be at baseball

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r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,082	Bon Jovi Aerosmith metallica AC/DC Air supply Crazy Frog Def leppard Quiet Riot GNR Men at Work Motley Crue Poison Prince

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Barkingturtle Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 99	I've done a rockband-based league before. Off the top of my head, some of my favorite teams were: Abbey Road Apples (Beatles) Main Street Exiles (Stones) Woodstock Stardust (CSNY) Xanadu Rush (Rush) Babylon Sisters (Steely Dan) Had a whole league of these, but that was another time, another laptop.

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BeanballComin Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 162	I like the concept. The team to beat has to be Wishbone Ash

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msupoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 621	The league would fail instantly without a team full of players with long beards in Houston. ZZ Top!

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TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,951	Taking a shot at some jerseys.. help me out here would you? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post4058275 __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

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Giants44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2,408	What a great concept For me it would have to be all about the city bands came from so San Francisco Journey Seattle Nirvana (although I prefer Macklmore) Boston Aerosmith LA Guns and Roses (would be the first LA team I actually like) Arkansas Cash Baton Rouge Tim McGraws (yeah not rock, but my favorite and his dad was a big leaguer) Minnesota Prince New Jersey Bosses New York Billy Joels (affectionately called the BJs in more mature circles) Houston Straights __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah