RANDOM WALK through HISTORY
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 750 teams still available, 240 were picked at random, and then randomly distributed, 10 each to 24 groups, where 1 or 2 teams are from 1901-1919. 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.
Yes 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) 1948 Boston Braves 1958 Chicago Cubs 1989 KC Royals 2000 TX Rangers 1908 Detroit Tigers
1917 Boston Braves 1951 NY Yankees 1927 St Louis Cards 2016 Oakland A's 1998 Sea Mariners
2) 1975 TX Rangers 1945 Phila Blue Jays 2008 Oakland A's 1995 TX Rangers 1934 St Louis Cards
1918 Phila Phils 1943 Pitt Pirates 1992 LA Dodgers 1960 Chicago Wht Sox 1971 NY Yankees
3) 2002 TX Rangers 1982 SF Giants 1986 Phila Phils 2007 Tampa Bay 2016 Toronto
1919 Bkln Robins 1915 Pitt Pirates 1991 Chicago Cubs 1934 Boston Braves 2016 Arizona DBacks
4) 2013 Sea Mariners 1923 Bkln Robins 1984 Montreal Expos 1903 SL Browns (Balt) 1908 Boston Red Sox
2000 Chicago Wht Sox 2012 NY Mets 1934 Bkln Dodgers 1971 Cinci Reds 2008 Boston Red Sox
5) 1944 Pitt Pirates 1981 LA Dodgers 1954 NY Yankees 2016 Chicago Cubs 2009 Boston Red Sox
1915 Bkln Dodgers 1952 Chicago Wht Sox 1940 Clev Indians 1946 NY Yankees 1947 Boston Red Sox
6) 1994 Colorado 1921 Boston Braves 2005 Cinci Reds 1980 Chicago Cubs 1927 Bkln Robins
1939 Boston Red Sox 1908 NY Giants 1988 TX Rangers 2007 Toronto 1937 NY Giants
7) 2015 Cinci Reds 1957 St Louis Cards 1980 Chicago Wht Sox 1932 Bkln Dodgers 1950 NY Yankees
1991 NY Yankees 2015 Pitt Pirates 1983 Houston 1971 Boston Red Sox 1903 Cinci Reds
8) 1950 St Louis Cards 2010 Oakland A's 1979 Calif Angels 1994 Phila Phils 1997 Houston
1977 St Louis Cards 1912 Cinci Reds 1973 SF Giants 1988 Toronto 1931 Bkln Dodgers
9) 1909 Bkln Superbas 1917 Bkln Robins 1975 NY Mets 2015 San Diego 1962 Chicago Wht Sox
2002 Anahm Angels 1974 Oakland A's 2006 San Diego 1921 NY Yankees 1997 Sea Mariners
10) 1926 Pitt Pirates 1987 Oakland A's 2012 Phila Phils 1957 NY Giants 1963 LA Angels
2015 Oakland A's 1908 NY Highlanders 2015 Toronto 2002 Clev Indians 2003 TX Rangers
11) 1953 SL Browns (Balt) 1990 NY Mets 1918 NY Yankees 1975 Chicago Cubs 1928 Bkln Robins
1939 Chicago Cubs 1936 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1922 Phila Athletics 2000 LA Dodgers 2001 Detroit Tigers
12) 1988 Oakland A's 1977 LA Dodgers 1926 Cinci Reds 1963 Phila Phils 1911 Chicago Wht Sox
1937 Chicago Cubs 1992 Milw Brewers 1991 Houston 1993 SF Giants 1957 Pitt Pirates
13) 1997 SF Giants 1904 Pitt Pirates 1949 Bkln Dodgers 1923 SL Browns (Balt) 1936 Clev Indians
2013 Chicago Wht Sox 1939 St Louis Cards 1990 Chicago Cubs 1956 Clev Indians 1986 LA Dodgers
14) 2004 St Louis Cards 1969 Detroit Tigers 1916 Clev Indians 1963 Balt Orioles 1977 Atlanta Braves
1946 Detroit Tigers 1998 Detroit Tigers 1964 Chicago Wht Sox 1952 Clev Indians 1963 Boston Red Sox
15) 1950 Bkln Dodgers 1959 LA Dodgers 1925 Chicago Cubs 1969 Pitt Pirates 1974 Atlanta Braves
1946 Boston Red Sox 1930 Boston Red Sox 1915 Boston Braves 1980 Cinci Reds 1933 NY Yankees
16) 1991 NY Mets 2012 Miami Marlins 1921 Pitt Pirates 1954 Boston Red Sox 1905 Wsh Sentrs (MN)
1942 Boston Red Sox 1978 Boston Red Sox 1991 SF Giants 2016 Houston 2015 Colorado
17) 1989 SF Giants 2006 Clev Indians 1990 Balt Orioles 1998 Chicago Wht Sox 2006 Cinci Reds
1964 Boston Red Sox 1991 Milw Brewers 2012 Arizona DBacks 1971 Wsh Sentrs (TX) 1916 Cinci Reds
18) 1950 Pitt Pirates 1940 Phila Phils 1939 Detroit Tigers 1952 NY Yankees 2000 Houston
1979 Atlanta Braves 1998 Chicago Cubs 2015 Minn Twins 1904 Cinci Reds 1964 Houston
19) 1958 Clev Indians 1970 Boston Red Sox 1917 Phila Athletics 1977 Clev Indians 1955 St Louis Cards
2016 NY Yankees 2001 Boston Red Sox 2012 Atlanta Braves 1943 Boston Braves 1950 Chicago Cubs
20) 1975 Milw Brewers 1981 Calif Angels 1940 Pitt Pirates 2010 NY Mets 1981 Balt Orioles
1989 Phila Phils 1912 NY Highlanders 1905 Detroit Tigers 2005 Atlanta Braves 2016 Clev Indians
21) 1909 NY Giants 2013 Toronto 2004 LA Dodgers 1960 Pitt Pirates 2007 SF Giants
1975 LA Dodgers 1987 KC Royals 1956 Phila Phils 1969 Clev Indians 2005 Colorado
22) 1934 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1990 St Louis Cards 1980 SF Giants 1989 Balt Orioles 1905 Boston Americans
1994 Clev Indians 1956 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1968 Cinci Reds 1945 Boston Red Sox 1933 Bkln Dodgers
23) 1971 Milw Brewers 1963 Milw Braves 1964 LA Dodgers 1953 Chicago Cubs 1982 Houston
1945 Cinci Reds 1957 NY Yankees 1901 Milw Brewers 1922 NY Giants 1935 Boston Red Sox
24) 2016 Balt Orioles 1922 Boston Red Sox 1919 Phila Phils 1915 Chicago Cubs 2016 Sea Mariners
1926 Phila Phils 2011 NY Yankees 2001 Clev Indians 1969 San Diego 1927 Pitt Pirates
HISTORICAL RECORD
| SEASON 7 - MVP Rogers Hornsby '21 |
CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '16 |
WS MVP Víctor Martínez 2013 |
| SEASON 6 - MVP Lenny Dykstra '93 |
CY YOUNG Bob Gibson '68 |
WS MVP Bryn Smith '89 |
| SEASON 5 - MVP Goose Goslin '25 |
CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '15 |
WS MVP Kaiser Wilhelm '08 |
| SEASON 4 - MVP Jimmy Sheckard '01 |
CY YOUNG Juan Marichal '65 |
WS MVP Ken Holtzman '72 |
| SEASON 3 - MVP Albert Pujols 2005 |
CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '10 |
WS MVP Dick Wakefield '44 |
| SEASON 2 - MVP Joe DiMaggio '48 |
CY YOUNG Jim Bunning '66 |
WS MVP Reggie Smith '73 |
| SEASON 1 - MVP Mel Ott '38 |
CY YOUNG Ed Walsh '10 |
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| SEASON 9 - MVP Ed Morgan '30 |
CY YOUNG Orval Overall '07 |
WS MVP Jack Pfiester '07 |
| SEASON 8 - MVP Ken Williams '23 |
CY YOUNG Don Sutton '72 |
WS MVP Rick Wilkins '93 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |