RANDOM WALK through HISTORY -- MLB112330
After another very competitive season it's time to take another walk through history, randomly of course! Again I scrambled up teams from the entire history of baseball--since 1901. From the roughly 650 teams still available, 240 were picked at random, and then randomly distributed, 10 each to 24 groups. No matter which set of teams you are assigned, you are sure to find a healthy mix of good players. And because each owner's teams are unique, we are assured 24 different rosters in terms of player years and teams played with.
Once 24 owners sign up, each will be assigned to a group according to the order of the last 2 digits of their owner rating at that time. Ties would be broken by the third digit. New owners are welcome. However, at group assignment, any owner without game play experience (owner rating of 1400) will be assigned a random rating between 1 and 10000.
The team you build must consist entirely of players found on any of the ten rosters assigned to your group. If a player has a split season, you can use any season that WIS lists as belonging to the team in your group. $200K (up to $225K) position players must come from any of the YEARS your teams played in, no matter what team they played for. Pitchers, however, must ALL come from the 10 teams in the group.
Cap: $80 MM. No WW, No AAA. No DH. 1300 min IP, 5500 min PA. Trades ok. No clones. Injuries on. Live play next series only.
Stadium must be one used by any of the 10 teams in your group (that season). You can look that up, as well as other useful information here.
When we're ready to start, the divisions will be randomly scrambled up. If you have any questions or comments, please post here or sitemail me.
GROUP TEAMS
1) 1909 St Louis Cards 1990 Detroit Tigers 1981 NY Mets 1964 Boston Red Sox 1906 Boston Beaneaters
1993 Chicago Cubs 1969 Minn Twins 1946 Boston Red Sox 1960 Balt Orioles 1990 Atlanta Braves
2) 1979 Clev Indians 1945 Clev Indians 1983 Phila Phils 1940 NY Yankees 1951 Chicago Wht Sox
2012 Sea Mariners 1952 SL Browns (Balt) 1938 Detroit Tigers 1962 NY Yankees 2013 Clev Indians
3) 1974 Atlanta Braves 1977 Chicago Wht Sox 2014 LA Dodgers 2007 LA Dodgers 2004 KC Royals
2003 Cinci Reds 2011 Milw Brewers 2006 Clev Indians 1947 Boston Red Sox 1946 Bkln Dodgers
4) 1920 Phila Phils 1942 Phila Athletics 2014 Boston Red Sox 1953 Clev Indians 1930 Boston Red Sox
1962 Minn Twins 2009 Boston Red Sox 1939 SL Browns (Balt) 1987 Clev Indians 1940 Pitt Pirates
5) 1972 Minn Twins 1986 LA Dodgers 1953 Boston Red Sox 1939 Boston Red Sox 1975 San Diego
1975 Montreal Expos 1985 Clev Indians 1917 Phila Athletics 1917 SL Browns (Balt) 1916 Clev Indians
6) 1965 Chicago Wht Sox 2000 SF Giants 2002 Pitt Pirates 1971 KC Royals 1911 Pitt Pirates
1975 SF Giants 1998 Montreal Expos 1977 Oakland A's 1988 NY Yankees 2006 Colorado
7) 2013 Detroit Tigers 1967 LA Dodgers 2014 Anahm Angels 1922 Chicago Wht Sox 2009 Oakland A's
2008 NY Mets 1942 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 2013 SF Giants 2006 TX Rangers 2014 Clev Indians
8) 1957 Balt Orioles 2004 Anahm Angels 1947 Detroit Tigers 1956 NY Giants 1976 Milw Brewers
1983 TX Rangers 2003 Arizona DBacks 1966 Atlanta Braves 1964 Minn Twins 2002 Milw Brewers
9) 1971 Atlanta Braves 2006 Milw Brewers 2001 Boston Red Sox 1988 Boston Red Sox 1920 St Louis Cards
1941 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1978 Chicago Wht Sox 1982 LA Dodgers 2009 Chicago Wht Sox 1927 Boston Red Sox
10) 1933 Chicago Cubs 1952 Detroit Tigers 2010 Balt Orioles 1967 Boston Red Sox 1919 Pitt Pirates
2003 Atlanta Braves 1969 Houston 1960 Detroit Tigers 1949 St Louis Cards 1992 TX Rangers
11) 2009 Toronto 2010 SF Giants 1992 KC Royals 2000 Montreal Expos 1976 TX Rangers
1996 NY Yankees 1919 Clev Indians 1955 Chicago Wht Sox 1970 Minn Twins 1990 Calif Angels
12) 1951 NY Giants 1994 Houston 1937 Phila Athletics 1970 Clev Indians 1957 Milw Braves
1988 SF Giants 1996 Calif Angels 1975 St Louis Cards 1967 Houston 2005 Atlanta Braves
13) 2006 Oakland A's 1953 Chicago Wht Sox 2007 FL Marlins 1922 St Louis Cards 1972 LA Dodgers
2014 Oakland A's 1932 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1907 Bkln Superbas 1962 LA Angels 2006 Minn Twins
14) 1961 Phila Phils 2006 Houston 1993 Pitt Pirates 1995 Calif Angels 1996 Chicago Cubs
1990 Minn Twins 1968 St Louis Cards 1947 St Louis Cards 1906 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1963 LA Dodgers
15) 1977 TX Rangers 1981 NY Yankees 1977 Cinci Reds 1972 Atlanta Braves 1989 KC Royals
1945 SL Browns (Balt) 1911 Phila Phils 1905 Pitt Pirates 1926 Cinci Reds 1986 Oakland A's
16) 1927 Chicago Cubs 1977 Calif Angels 1938 Chicago Cubs 1927 Bkln Robins 2010 Sea Mariners
1907 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1999 Tampa Bay 1992 Sea Mariners 2000 Pitt Pirates 2000 Balt Orioles
17) 1940 Phila Phils 1914 St Louis Cards 2006 SF Giants 2002 Balt Orioles 2012 Pitt Pirates
2005 TX Rangers 1988 KC Royals 1984 Clev Indians 1934 Phila Athletics 1959 Wsh Sentrs (MN)
18) 1906 Phila Athletics 1904 Cleveland Naps 1954 Cinci Reds 1969 Oakland A's 1985 LA Dodgers
1985 Chicago Cubs 1927 Boston Braves 1959 Detroit Tigers 1987 Houston 1971 Wsh Sentrs (TX)
19) 2002 SF Giants 1980 Oakland A's 1976 St Louis Cards 1984 Montreal Expos 2014 Cinci Reds
1912 Phila Athletics 1987 Milw Brewers 1928 NY Giants 2010 Oakland A's 1983 Chicago Cubs
20) 2005 Wsh Nationals 1922 Phila Phils 2001 NY Yankees 2006 Toronto 1946 Wsh Sentrs (MN)
1960 KC Athletics 1984 Oakland A's 2012 Wsh Nationals 1953 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1934 Clev Indians
21) 2003 SF Giants 1994 St Louis Cards 1914 Cleveland Naps 1917 Boston Braves 1923 SL Browns (Balt)
1964 Pitt Pirates 1996 Toronto 1999 Chicago Wht Sox 1901 Bkln Superbas 1987 Chicago Wht Sox
22) 2012 Phila Phils 1994 Chicago Cubs 1931 St Louis Cards 1980 Clev Indians 1936 Bkln Dodgers
2004 FL Marlins 2009 Clev Indians 2014 Detroit Tigers 1923 Phila Phils 2014 KC Royals
23) 2013 Oakland A's 1942 Cinci Reds 1973 Milw Brewers 1963 Chicago Cubs 2010 Chicago Wht Sox
1982 Pitt Pirates 1914 Detroit Tigers 1989 Milw Brewers 2000 LA Dodgers 1909 Chicago Cubs
24) 1978 Chicago Cubs 1962 St Louis Cards 2011 Toronto 2010 Pitt Pirates 2004 Phila Phils
1963 Cinci Reds 1901 St Louis Cards 2012 Boston Red Sox 1925 Phila Athletics 1999 Montreal Expos
HISTORICAL RECORD
SEASON 7 - MVP Ted Williams '48 CY YOUNG Pedro Martínez '97 WS MVP Don Drysdale '62
SEASON 6 - MVP Ted Williams '41 CY YOUNG Tully Sparks '06 WS MVP Gaylord Perry '66
SEASON 5 - MVP Mickey Mantle '54 CY YOUNG Lefty Grove '31 WS MVP John Olerud 2001
SEASON 4 - MVP Babe Ruth '28 CY YOUNG Joe McGinnity '04 WS MVP Joe McGinnity '04
SEASON 3 - MVP Mel Ott '32 CY YOUNG Cy Young '01 WS MVP Hank Aaron '58
SEASON 2 - MVP Babe Ruth '19 CY YOUNG Addie Joss '08 WS MVP Addie Joss '05
SEASON 1 - MVP George Sisler '20 CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '07 WS MVP Don Sutton '81
SEASON 9 - MVP Babe Ruth '24 CY YOUNG Tully Sparks '06 WS MVP Chris Short '64
SEASON 8 - MVP Tim Raines '84 CY YOUNG Nolan Ryan '73 WS MVP Mike Schmidt '84
SEASON 7 - MVP Babe Ruth '30 CY YOUNG Addie Joss '08 WS MVP Bobby Bonilla '91
SEASON 6 - MVP Mickey Mantle '55 CY YOUNG Joe McGinnity '04 WS MVP Phil Niekro '74
SEASON 5 - MVP Hank Aaron '57 CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '18 WS MVP Walter Johnson '18
SEASON 4 - MVP Ted Williams '51 CY YOUNG Carl Hubbell '33 WS MVP Sonny Siebert '65
SEASON 3 - MVP Albert Pujols 2003 CY YOUNG Eddie Cicotte '19 WS MVP Jimmie Foxx '28
SEASON 2 - MVP Joe Medwick '37 CY YOUNG Pete Alexander '15 WS MVP John McGraw '01
SEASON 1 - MVP Albert Pujols 2004 CY YOUNG George McQuillan '08 WS MVP Jim Rice '86
SEASON 9 - MVP Hank Greenberg '40 CY YOUNG Pete Alexander '15 WS MVP Rickey Henderson '88
SEASON 8 - MVP Babe Ruth '30 CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '18 - WS MVP Jamie Moyer 2002
SEASON 7 - MVP Babe Ruth '21 - CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '08 WS MVP Sammy Sosa '96
SEASON 6 - MVP Cy Seymour '05 - CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '13 - WS MVP George Stone '07
SEASON 5 - MVP Babe Ruth '26 - CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '07 WS MVP Rogers Hornsby '22
SEASON 4 - MVP Joe DiMaggio '39 CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '05 WS MVP Wally Berger '33
SEASON 3 - MVP Ted Williams '47 CY YOUNG Ron Guidry '78 - WS MVP Dwight Gooden '85
SEASON 2 - MVP Ty Cobb '09 - CY YOUNG Mike Cuellar '69 - WS MVP Robinson Canó 2006
SEASON 1 - MVP Albert Pujols 2008 CY YOUNG Juan Marichal '63 - WS MVP Kevin Brown '98
SEASON 9 - MVP Mickey Mantle '57 - CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '18 WS MVP Reb Russell '22
SEASON 8 - MVP Babe Ruth '21 - CY YOUNG Addie Joss '03 WS MVP José Cardenal '75
SEASON 7 - MVP Stan Musial '49 - CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '11 WS MVP Pedro Martínez 2000
SEASON 6 - MVP Rogers Hornsby '22 CY YOUNG Burleigh Grimes '28 WS MVP Burleigh Grimes '28
SEASON 5 - MVP Barry Bonds 2001 CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '08 WS MVP Ed Delahanty '02
SEASON 4 - MVP Ty Cobb '10 - CY YOUNG Mike Caldwell '78 WS MVP Andy Etchebarren '71
SEASON 3 - MVP Frank Robinson '62 CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '07 WS MVP Mickey Vernon '56
SEASON 2 - MVP Babe Ruth '27 CY YOUNG Hod Eller '19 WS MVP Don Mueller '53
SEASON 1 - MVP Babe Ruth '26 CY YOUNG Ed Walsh '10 WS MVP Roger Wolff '45