Everything is unplugged, the tank is full, snacks in a bag, drinks in a cooler: it's time for a road trip. Construct a team by taking players from at least two locations listed below. Take the appropriate number of players from each location according to the values listed after the location name. The total number of the values of the locations you choose must add up to exactly 25.
The list of locations below is mostly straightforward with some exceptions that need a bit of explanation. "Philadelphia", for example, means any roster in the draft center based in Philadelphia. The list below will provide you with more detailed explanation for each location and clarification for some historical fuzziness. Pay close attention to seasons for some of these choices. The Yankees, for example, are included in three different locations (Bronx, Manhattan & Queens) according to where they played those seasons.
Step 1: Pick an exclusive starting point. Take your highest salaried players from this location. Example: You choose Tampa with a value of 2. This means that you will take two players from Tampa Bay rosters, and these two players will have the two highest salaries on your team. Using this example no one else can select Tampa as a starting point.
Step 2: Pick an exclusive finish point. Take your lowest salaried players from this location. Example: You choose Atlanta with a value of 5. This means that you will take five players from Atlanta rosters, and these five players will have the five lowest salaries on your team. Using this example, no one else can choose Atlanta as a final stop. In addition, using this example your team will play in any ballpark based in Atlanta. (Please note that the locations listed below with a '1' do not have ballparks in the system and cannot be used as finish points.)
Step 3: Plan your itinerary. Using the above examples, the values of your remaining stops must total exactly 18 (25 minus the 7 from Tampa & Atlanta). For your intermediate stops use any combination of stops as you see fit. You can use a stop another owner uses. In other words, "exclusivity" applies only to start and end points. For example, if someone starts in Boston, you can still use Boston as an intermediate or end stop.
NOTE: Intermediate stops are optional. You can have two stops that total 25. Also, for added flexibility, the salaries of intermediate stops, unlike "start" and "finish", do not have to be grouped together. Let's say you are planning a trip with 4 stops: Tampa 2, Boston 19, Toledo 1 & Denver 3. Using this example, your Toledo salary can fall anywhere between Tampa and Denver.
Step 4: When you have finally decided, claim your starting and ending points here in the classified forum.
In honor of a beloved west coast highway, the salary cap for this league is $101M.
No AAA, DH, clones, trades or twisting.
Injuries turned off.
Ballpark in final stop location.
Alignment is based on final stop & ballpark location.
Combined stats OK. Make sure location listed is correct.
You may take a 2nd team in which case your teams will be placed in opposite leagues.
The List
1. Philadelphia 20
2. Boston 19
3. St. Louis 19
4. Chicago North Side 14 (includes the Cubs, White Stockings, Colts, Orphans and Whales).
5. Cincinnati 14
6. Pittsburgh 14
7. Chicago South Side 12 (includes the White Sox and Chicago Pirates).
8. Cleveland 12
9. Detroit 12
10. Bronx 10 (includes Yankees 1923-1973, 1976-2019).
11. Manhattan 10 (includes all New York Giants, plus New York Highlanders/Yankees 1903-1922, New York Metropolitans 1885- 87 & New York Mets 1962- 63).
12. Washington, D.C. 10 (all Senators, Nationals, & Statesmen).
13. Baltimore 9
14. Brooklyn 8
15. Kansas City 7
16. Anaheim 6 (includes California, Anaheim & Los Angeles Angels teams from 1966-2019).
17. Houston 6
18. Los Angeles 6 (includes all Los Angeles Dodgers, plus Los Angeles & California Angels teams from 1961-1965).
19. Milwaukee 6
20. Minneapolis 6 (Minnesota)
21. Queens 6 (includes New York Mets 1964-2019, New York Yankees 1974-75).
22. San Francisco 6
23. Arlington 5 (Texas)
24. Atlanta 5
25. Oakland 5
26. San Diego 5
27. Montreal 4
28. Seattle 4
29. Toronto 4
30. Denver 3 (Colorado)
31. Miami 3 (Florida & Miami Marlins)
32. Phoenix 2 (Arizona).
33. Tampa 2 (Tampa Bay)
(the remaining stops are "1" and cannot be final stops, see above).
34. Buffalo
35. Columbus
36. Indianapolis
37. Louisville
38. Newark
39. Providence
40. Rochester
41. Syracuse
42. Toledo
Happy Trails.
Owner/Start/Finish
1. dlchow Houston/San Francisco
2. fatguyrd Atlanta/Tampa
3. pmwksw Boston/Los Angeles
4. fatboydad54 Oakland/Minneapolis
5. dcmatcheck St. Louis/Milwaukee
6. midknight Phoenix/Miami
7. eastvanmungo Chicago South side/Brooklyn
8. Bradsher Montreal/Pittsburgh
9. loyalcanuck Cleveland/Montreal
10. 0soup4u Manhattan/Seattle
11. cwillis802 Louisville/Toronto
12. vtspirits Buffalo/Phoenix
13.Scott1967 San Francisco/Atlanta
14. zephyr1949 Seattle/Arlington
15. dIamondX Philadelphia/San Diego
16. Boddicker Washington, D.C./Oakland
17. Bradsher Columbus/Boston
18 jtvaughey Milwaukee/Houston
19. finn2030 Chicago North side/Kansas City
20. sweetnss355 Cincinnati/Queens
21. phex1515 Toronto/Cleveland
22. bertogarcia Denver/Washington, D.C.
23. Scott1967 Brooklyn/Anaheim
24. dhomard San Diego/Baltimore
Available starting points include Pittsburgh, Detroit, the Bronx, Baltimore, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Queens, Arlington, Montreal, Miami, Tampa, Indianapolis, Newark, Providence, Rochester, Syracuse & Toledo!
Available finish points/ballpark locations include Philadephia, St. Louis, Chicago North side, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Chicago South side, Detroit, the Bronx, Manhattan, & Denver.
8/6/2020 10:58 AM (edited)