[kenyan_cheena]

I've finally come to a decision on what my next baseball dynasty will be. I'll be running it using version 6.5 and will start with the 1990 season using real teams and players.

There's a couple of reasons why I chose 1990. Firstly, the 1990 World Series was the first one I followed as a fan, as a 15 year-old in Australia. We didn't have cable down here back then and if my memory serves me correctly the WS games were the only ones I saw from the season, shown on delay late at night. But I was hooked, and I've now been following the sport for exactly twenty seasons.

Secondly, it's the start of a new decade, making it a "tidy" time to start a dynasty. None of the current day superstars have appeared yet so it'll be exciting to see who they end up being drafted by and how this changes the fortunes of each team.

Will the dynasties of the Yankees and Braves eventuate? Will Ken Griffey Jr enjoy a relatively injury-free career and therefore have a chance to break the home run record? Will the Red Sox or Cubs break the curse?

I have some ideas I'm tossing up in regards to expansion and re-alignment but haven't reached any definite decisions yet. I'm considering a four-team expansion rather than just two teams for '98 to take the league to 32 teams. One thing I'll guarantee is that there will be NO WILDCARDS. We'll either see two divisions or four divisions per league, but not three.

I'm hoping this will be a dynasty I'm able to take all the way through to the present day, as I'll be trying to cover each season pretty quickly, much like EM's doing with his fantastic PBL dynasty.

The first write-up should appear within a week.

k_c