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Old 06-04-2008, 05:58 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by swampdragon View Post
If you go to 16 teams in 1882, then you'll have a player shortage by the end of the 1890s.
One way to help there is to use historical player limits. The 25-man active limit didn't start until 1910; in 1899-1900 the active limit was 18, and in 1892 it was just 15. Before then it was even lower (though that was dictated by economics rather than league rule).
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