Since it appears that Random is one of the most popular fillers in the whatifsports world, here's my first try on a league
100 million cap
no DH
no Clones
no Trades
no Waiver Wire
below average AAA
50 games live, playoffs to be played live
1901-2010
Select a franchise at startup, a franchise can be selected twice and then will be scratched
once the franchise is selected you have the choice of even or odd seasons, once the franchise has been selected once, you do not have the choice of even or odds as you'll get the opposite of what was selected.
using random.org I will generate 25 seasons in which you will select your players from, only 1 player can be selected for each given season
as an Example your a Yankee fan, you take the Bombers and select Odd seasons, I then go to random.org and generate your numbers which end up being this
Here are your random numbers:
1985,1939,1917,1977,2005,2001,1907,1959,1919,1961,1987,1917,1967,1987,1917,1961,1919,1981,2005,1965,1939,1953
1923,1997,1935
so out of these 25 season's a team of 25 players be created, its a long process of the manager(you) to decide which player for which season you'll want, would you want to use the 2 1961 seasons to select Mantle n Maris or would you need to use that selection on Whitey Ford,Ralph Terry or Luis Arroyo.1977 would be a good chance to grab Reggie Jackson who's your favorite player but you really need Ron Guidry's pitching, A lot of options but you must decide on what best suits your style of play.
As a direct result of history being on the side of the teams that have been around since the 90's expansion franchises will be paired together Florida and Tampa will be one team, and Arizona and Colorado will be one team and will not use the odd or even. They may only be used once.
These teams will also not use the odd's and even Rangers,Angels,Mets,Astros,Nationals,Padres,Brewers,Royals,Blue Jays and Mariners in order to compete with the team's that have 50 + yrs of history more than them, thus evening the odds. these team's also will only be used once
divisions will be aligned based on owner teams being separated,park factor being close to neutral for division in a 24 team league
Teams Available (order based on winning pct)
Giants Even
Giants Odd
Cardinals Even
Dodgers Odd
Cubs Odd
Indians Even
Indians Odd
Reds Odd
White Sox Even
White Sox Odd
Tigers Odd
Pirates Even
Pirates Odd
Braves Odd
Angels
Blue Jays
Astros
Diamondbacks/Rockies
Athletics Even
Athletics Odd
Twins Even
Twins Odd
Royals
Marlins/Rays
Mets
Brewers
Orioles Even
Orioles Odd
Phillies Even
Phillies Odd
Rangers
Mariners
Padres
8/7/2011 11:06 PM (edited)