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Eckstein 4 Prez · 03-18-2008, 02:38 AM

THE 1879 SEASON BEGINS

The National League begins its fourth season, still having had only one champion for all that time. In addition, the instability of the league continues to be a serious problem. For the second consecutive year, exactly half of the teams in the league are new. However, this season the league is at least growing, which could be a good sign. Four of the six teams from last year are back - Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati and Providence. (Indianapolis and Milwaukee both had financial problems and folded during the offseason.) Three of the four new teams are from upstate New York - Buffalo, Syracuse and Troy, which will give the league a very different feel from past years. Cleveland returns to professional base ball to round out the field.

However, it is expected that the National League will be a two-team race this season. Boston should challenge Chicago for supremacy once again, which will hopefully make for a good race. The other six teams seem to be lagging far behind, so it is doubtful they will be able to do much to keep things interesting.

03-18-2008, 02:38 AM	#166 (permalink)
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 5,148	THE 1879 SEASON BEGINS The National League begins its fourth season, still having had only one champion for all that time. In addition, the instability of the league continues to be a serious problem. For the second consecutive year, exactly half of the teams in the league are new. However, this season the league is at least growing, which could be a good sign. Four of the six teams from last year are back - Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati and Providence. (Indianapolis and Milwaukee both had financial problems and folded during the offseason.) Three of the four new teams are from upstate New York - Buffalo, Syracuse and Troy, which will give the league a very different feel from past years. Cleveland returns to professional base ball to round out the field. However, it is expected that the National League will be a two-team race this season. Boston should challenge Chicago for supremacy once again, which will hopefully make for a good race. The other six teams seem to be lagging far behind, so it is doubtful they will be able to do much to keep things interesting. __________________ A New League Begins - an exploration of 19th century base ball.