MichaelDanger19's Sun League

michaeldanger19 · 03-06-2021, 01:06 PM

Hey guys! Here's another set of logos for a custom league for you guys done by yours truly.

Let me set this up a little. I'm from Florida, and you may not know this but theres a lot of former spring training facilities littered throughout the state. I went to a NASCAR race at Homestead and was shocked to see a fully built spring training home that straight up got abandoned and never used.

That set me on a trajectory of researching reasonably sized ballparks throughout the state. I've also had an obsession with creating sim leagues that use free agents. The combination of these resulted in creating the Sun League in 2018.

I built the league, had a free agent draft and simmed a few years before I lost steam. Conor Gillaspie was the GOAT of the league, if you're wondering.

On top of that, there was a little bit of a hole in the idea once the real Ft. Lauderdale stadium got bulldozed while building the new MLS stadium.

So here's my collection of logos, ballcaps, and jerseys if you want to start a similar league, use for your minor league team in a custom save, or expand the Senior Professional Baseball Association. (I actually had plans for a throwback weekend before I stopped, and a lot had those)

Links and stadium info in the next post.

The Lone Thrashers Fan · 03-06-2021, 01:24 PM

Perhaps you have a quickstart or game file so we can download it into the game?

Sizeman21 · 03-06-2021, 01:30 PM

I remember seeing this league pop up on Chris Creamers Sports Logos forums whenever it was and really really wanted to try this in OOTP myself, hoping for a quickstart in the near future!

michaeldanger19 · 03-06-2021, 01:32 PM

Brevard County Manatees - name was too good to lose
USSSA Space Coast Stadium
Capacity 8100
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

Cocoa Beach Choco Sox - Chocolate, obviously
Coastal Florida Sports Park
Capacity 5000
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

Ft. Lauderdale Spikes - Play on a mascot for a railroad town
Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Capacity 8340
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

Ft. Myers Currents - Thomas Edison had an estate here, plus it's an ocean town
City of Palms Park
Capacity 8000
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Home Ballcap
Away Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

Homestead Flyboys - Air Force base directly north of the stadium
Homestead Sports Complex
Capacity 6500
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Home Ballcap
Away Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

Orlando Jaguarundi - A jungle cat from South America
Champion Stadium
Capacity 7500
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Home Ballcap
Away Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

Plant Cit Fruit Bats - Home of the Strawberry Festival
Plant City Stadium
Capacity 6700
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Home Ballcap
Away Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

Sarasota Ringmasters - Barnum & Bailey was formerly based in Sarasota
Ed Smith Stadium
Capacity 8500
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Home Ballcap
Away Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

Vero Beach Azules - Play in what formerly was Dodgertown
Holman Stadium
Capacity 6500
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

Winter Haven Bog Hogs - swampy, middle of the state area with fun rhyming words
Chain of Lakes Park
Capacity 7000
Primary Logo
Cap Logo
Ballcap
Home Jersey
Away Jersey

michaeldanger19 · 03-06-2021, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Lone Thrashers Fan

Perhaps you have a quickstart or game file so we can download it into the game?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sizeman21

I remember seeing this league pop up on Chris Creamers Sports Logos forums whenever it was and really really wanted to try this in OOTP myself, hoping for a quickstart in the near future!

Hah, i'll see what I can do! The save would be on OOTP 19, so not sure if someone who has OOTP 20 and 21 could update it for modern times. I get the game on odd years or else i'd do it.

kjb023 · 03-06-2021, 11:04 PM

I remember seeing these logos, too. So glad to see them here, well done!

USBL Commissioner · 03-06-2021, 11:51 PM

I wanted to use this as a Senior Baseball League. But I have no idea how to make the youngest players 40. Any help would be great...

lotr13 · 03-08-2021, 12:23 AM

I remember this too. Great stuff. The Flyboys have one of the best fictional logos ever made.

koohead · 03-10-2021, 02:42 PM

Horary for Manatees! Always been a personal fav of mine

itsmb8 · 03-11-2021, 05:13 AM

The Manatees!! NGL I miss them, used to be a Brewers affiliate. Will definitely be adding them as another Indy League in my '22 save.

PocketsAintFull · 03-11-2021, 06:32 PM

It may be the Brewers fan in me, but that Ft. Myers Currents logo is B.e.a.uuuttiful

thebananabandit · 03-12-2021, 10:22 PM

All these logos are phenomenal. Is it possible for you to provide the name of the font for the BogHogs?

michaeldanger19 · 03-13-2021, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjb023

I remember seeing these logos, too. So glad to see them here, well done!

Thanks! I've seen the SFGiants58 thread on here, which I actively comment on in the creamer boards, and always wondered if anyone had seen my work or used a brand of mine for a team in their universe haha. Happy to share here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by USBL Commissioner

I wanted to use this as a Senior Baseball League. But I have no idea how to make the youngest players 40. Any help would be great...

if you haven't figured it out yet, there's a maximum and minimum age option. That's how people set rules for NCAA leagues

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebananabandit

All these logos are phenomenal. Is it possible for you to provide the name of the font for the BogHogs?

That's actually the one I made from hand! Sorry to report, haha.

thebananabandit · 03-14-2021, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaeldanger19

That's actually the one I made from hand! Sorry to report, haha.

No worries! Thanks for responding.

rpf515 · 08-16-2023, 11:13 PM

Hey there,
The home jersey is missing for the Ft. Myers Currents set. Any shot you still have it?

03-06-2021, 01:06 PM	#1
michaeldanger19 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 63	MichaelDanger19's Sun League Hey guys! Here's another set of logos for a custom league for you guys done by yours truly. Let me set this up a little. I'm from Florida, and you may not know this but theres a lot of former spring training facilities littered throughout the state. I went to a NASCAR race at Homestead and was shocked to see a fully built spring training home that straight up got abandoned and never used. That set me on a trajectory of researching reasonably sized ballparks throughout the state. I've also had an obsession with creating sim leagues that use free agents. The combination of these resulted in creating the Sun League in 2018. I built the league, had a free agent draft and simmed a few years before I lost steam. Conor Gillaspie was the GOAT of the league, if you're wondering. On top of that, there was a little bit of a hole in the idea once the real Ft. Lauderdale stadium got bulldozed while building the new MLS stadium. So here's my collection of logos, ballcaps, and jerseys if you want to start a similar league, use for your minor league team in a custom save, or expand the Senior Professional Baseball Association. (I actually had plans for a throwback weekend before I stopped, and a lot had those) Links and stadium info in the next post.

03-06-2021, 01:24 PM	#2
The Lone Thrashers Fan Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 262	Perhaps you have a quickstart or game file so we can download it into the game? __________________

03-06-2021, 01:30 PM	#3
Sizeman21 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: The bleachers of Sportsman's Park Posts: 435	I remember seeing this league pop up on Chris Creamers Sports Logos forums whenever it was and really really wanted to try this in OOTP myself, hoping for a quickstart in the near future! __________________

03-06-2021, 01:32 PM	#4
michaeldanger19 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 63	Brevard County Manatees - name was too good to lose USSSA Space Coast Stadium Capacity 8100 Primary Logo Cap Logo Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Cocoa Beach Choco Sox - Chocolate, obviously Coastal Florida Sports Park Capacity 5000 Primary Logo Cap Logo Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Ft. Lauderdale Spikes - Play on a mascot for a railroad town Fort Lauderdale Stadium Capacity 8340 Primary Logo Cap Logo Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Ft. Myers Currents - Thomas Edison had an estate here, plus it's an ocean town City of Palms Park Capacity 8000 Primary Logo Cap Logo Home Ballcap Away Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Homestead Flyboys - Air Force base directly north of the stadium Homestead Sports Complex Capacity 6500 Primary Logo Cap Logo Home Ballcap Away Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Orlando Jaguarundi - A jungle cat from South America Champion Stadium Capacity 7500 Primary Logo Cap Logo Home Ballcap Away Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Plant Cit Fruit Bats - Home of the Strawberry Festival Plant City Stadium Capacity 6700 Primary Logo Cap Logo Home Ballcap Away Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Sarasota Ringmasters - Barnum & Bailey was formerly based in Sarasota Ed Smith Stadium Capacity 8500 Primary Logo Cap Logo Home Ballcap Away Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Vero Beach Azules - Play in what formerly was Dodgertown Holman Stadium Capacity 6500 Primary Logo Cap Logo Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Winter Haven Bog Hogs - swampy, middle of the state area with fun rhyming words Chain of Lakes Park Capacity 7000 Primary Logo Cap Logo Ballcap Home Jersey Away Jersey Last edited by michaeldanger19; 03-06-2021 at 01:38 PM.

03-10-2021, 02:42 PM	#9
koohead Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,196	Horary for Manatees! Always been a personal fav of mine __________________ GM - New Jersey Bears of the NPBL;

03-06-2021, 11:04 PM	#6
kjb023 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 389	I remember seeing these logos, too. So glad to see them here, well done!

03-06-2021, 11:51 PM	#7
USBL Commissioner Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 19	I wanted to use this as a Senior Baseball League. But I have no idea how to make the youngest players 40. Any help would be great...

03-08-2021, 12:23 AM	#8
lotr13 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 164	I remember this too. Great stuff. The Flyboys have one of the best fictional logos ever made.

03-11-2021, 05:13 AM	#10
itsmb8 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,339	The Manatees!! NGL I miss them, used to be a Brewers affiliate. Will definitely be adding them as another Indy League in my '22 save.

03-11-2021, 06:32 PM	#11
PocketsAintFull All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,868	It may be the Brewers fan in me, but that Ft. Myers Currents logo is B.e.a.uuuttiful __________________ ---------------- Bob Uecker, RIP

03-12-2021, 10:22 PM	#12
thebananabandit Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 204	All these logos are phenomenal. Is it possible for you to provide the name of the font for the BogHogs?

08-16-2023, 11:13 PM	#15
rpf515 Bat Boy Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6	Hey there, The home jersey is missing for the Ft. Myers Currents set. Any shot you still have it?