As I was writing my last post, I thought of something else I wanted to mention.
I had thought about starting my dynasty with 1948, when the PCL applied for major league status, but I decided to move the start date back to 1920. I chose that date for several reasons.
I love dead ball era baseball, but I've done a lot of dynasties that are set in that era, so I decided to begin this one at the end of that period of baseball history. If I began the league in 1948, I'd miss out on the careers of several of my favorite players of all time--guys like Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Bob Feller, Charlie Gehringer, and Joe DiMaggio, guys my parents and grandparents watched and told me about. I wanted to see their entire careers play out.
One other thing that I'm enjoying about this story is the fact that all the "real" major league players will have full careers. The founding players are all fictional, including the guys whose careers will be short because they were in their 30s when the game created them. Any big leaguer who debuted in 1920 or later will have a shot at a full career.
That, of course, eliminates anyone who began his career earlier than that, including Babe Ruth. I confess; I did that intentionally. The Babe was so uniquely great that I honestly wanted him out of the picture this time.
Nobody but Ruth hits home runs like he does in the early 1920s, except maybe Cy Williams. By the middle of the decade, there will be several legitimate sluggers, including a couple of Negro Leaguers and a PCL star or two. By 1930 there are a number of them. Who will the career home run leader be if there's no Babe Ruth? We'll have a chance to find out.
Anyway, I wanted to throw in that explanatory aside. If it bored you, I'm sorry.
