OOTP 9 quickstart SL 1 cities

[Raidergoo]

Top 8 cities will be selected for use in a sub league.

It would help if I could spell Brooklyn

[theasfl]

perhaps an East/West or North/South set up would be better than the general SL1/SL2 set-up...


either way is it 1 division or two and are they geographical?


Los Angeles
Chicago
Dallas
Philadelphia
Houston
Miami
St. Louis
Orlando

[theasfl]

ah...that whole delay before the poll gets put with the post has always been able to bite me in the ass.

[Raidergoo]

It's going to be 2 subleagues, 1 division. Year is set to 1961, with similar model to real-life major league baseball of that era.

That way, we can give people options to do some expansion, and divide into divisions of their choosing, and show them how to use that functionality.

[SDtwin]

Seeing as how San Diego isn't on either of these lists, I'll have to test the waters of expansion and see how it goes....or I could always play as Los Angeles

[1998 Yankees]

Caution: Need to view cities in the SL2 thread first before voting here.

[ctorg]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Caution: Need to view cities in the SL2 thread first before voting here.

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[ctorg]

I'm surprised by how well Cincinnati is doing. I guess because of the tradition behind having baseball there. But by modern standards, it's not a city that should have a baseball team. I know it's 1961, but still.

[Raidergoo]

Chicago 		55	67.90%
St. Louis 		54	66.67%
Cincinnati   	   	50	61.73%
Boston 		        47	58.02%
Los Angeles 		44	54.32%
San Francisco 		43	53.09%
Atlanta 		42	51.85%
Pittsburgh 		40	49.38%
Brooklyn 		38	46.91%
Milwaukee 		37	45.68%
Seattle 		30	37.04%
Houston 		29	35.80%
Dallas 		        25	30.86%
Phoenix 		23	28.40%
Denver 		        22	27.16%

With half a day left, Pittsburgh is trying to fend off Brooklyn for the last spot.

[Raidergoo]

St. Louis 		58	66.67%
Chicago 		58	66.67%
Cincinnati   	   	54	62.07%
Los Angeles 		49	56.32%
Boston 		        49	56.32%
San Francisco 		48	55.17%
Atlanta 		46	52.87%
Pittsburgh 		44	50.57%
Brooklyn 		42	48.28%
Milwaukee 		41	47.13%
Seattle 		33	37.93%
Houston 		29	33.33%
Dallas 		        25	28.74%
Denver 		        24	27.59%
Phoenix 		23	26.44%

Brooklyn can't catch Pittsburgh!

[1998 Yankees]

Not that I am complaining, and I know it's not supposed to be exactly MLB historical, but two Boston teams are a bit troublesome. I wonder how many of us voted for this Boston thinking of the Red Sox, which I think was more in line with SL2, and how many voted here thinking of the Boston Bees or Braves? If you are going to have two in LA, two in Chicago, and two in Boston, I think it would have been better to have Brooklyn in here over Atlanta. This Boston and Atlanta are like having two Braves franchises, in my mind. But, I'm glad Pittsburgh made it. Vox Populi, so they say, and so be it.

[SDtwin]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Not that I am complaining, and I know it's not supposed to be exactly MLB historical, but two Boston teams are a bit troublesome. I wonder how many of us voted for this Boston thinking of the Red Sox, which I think was more in line with SL2, and how many voted here thinking of the Boston Bees or Braves? If you are going to have two in LA, two in Chicago, and two in Boston, I think it would have been better to have Brooklyn in here over Atlanta. This Boston and Atlanta are like having two Braves franchises, in my mind. But, I'm glad Pittsburgh made it. Vox Populi, so they say, and so be it.

I kinda agree. There shouldn't be too many cities with 2 teams. It will confuse some people and possibly just be annoying. I think in the whole league maybe 3 cities should have 2 teams

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Not that I am complaining, and I know it's not supposed to be exactly MLB historical, but two Boston teams are a bit troublesome.

Could Boston (13th largest city) support two clubs in 1961? Probably not by that point. Boston did support two clubs up until 1952. It is a suboptimal set-up, but this has been seen in MLB repeatedly in its history. I imagine one of the Boston teams would be ripe for relocation, to perhaps Milwaukee, Houston, or Dallas. Go west, young man! Keep in mind how spoiled we have become with reliable, cheap jet travel over the last 40 years. Boeing made baseball's westward expansion possible, and their 707 did not go into service until 1958.

Keep in mind that one of the goals of this exercise is to demonstrate "how to" do something. Some people might not know how to relocate a team, and how to get a new stadium in place. I hope to be able to use this for screenshots on how to do this. Using a quickstart would make sure that the picture in the manual agreed exactly with what is on your screen.

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by SDtwin

I kinda agree. There shouldn't be too many cities with 2 teams. It will confuse some people and possibly just be annoying. I think in the whole league maybe 3 cities should have 2 teams

Maybe a quick runoff poll to decide whether to drop either Boston or Atlanta from this SL1 in favor of Brooklyn? I'm not being a homer here, by the way.

Raidergoo, you posted just before this one. All right, it's just a suggestion, worth. Think enough people may agree, though?

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Maybe a quick runoff poll to decide whether to drop either Boston or Atlanta from this SL1 in favor of Brooklyn? I'm not being a homer here, by the way.

Raidergoo, you posted just before this one. All right, it's just a suggestion, worth. Think enough people may agree, though?

Would it be OK if one of the teams that migrated west (or south, to Atlanta) came from Brooklyn?

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

Would it be OK if one of the teams that migrated west (or south, to Atlanta) came from Brooklyn?

Let's leave it up to your judgment; you've done enough work already. As I said previously, it's not supposed to be the history of the MLB, just MLB-1961 flavored. Go with what you got and think best. Looking forward to it!