American Baseball League

captaincoop17 · 03-29-2015, 11:54 PM

Fullarmor · 03-30-2015, 09:03 AM

Interesting start, curious to see where this will lead.

captaincoop17 · 03-30-2015, 03:43 PM

New Baseball League Forming

November, 1935

Washington, DC - In hopes of bringing the United States out of the Great Depression, Christopher Husley has announced the formation of a new baseball league. The new league will be called the "American Baseball League" and consist of six franchises. These six franchises will be in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Des Moines, Atlanta, and Washington, DC. Mr. Husley was elected the first commissioner of the ABL yesterday and will take reigns of the league for the foreseeable future.

The so called "Original Six" will play in one league together, with each team competing in 154 games a season, spanning from early April to October. The top two teams in the league will play in a 5-game series to determine the ABL champion each year.

Mr. Husley unveiled a league logo to the public today and also announced that each of the six franchises will be announcing it's team name and information in the coming days. After each team has released it's nickname, commissioner Husley will announce the plans for the "Inaugural Draft" or dispersal of players to the teams.

captaincoop17 · 03-30-2015, 05:14 PM

Boston Awarded First ABL Franchise

November, 1935

Boston, MA - Boston has been award the first franchise in American Baseball League history. The team will be called the "Boston Clippers" and play in the Ballpark of Boston.

Local multi-millionaire Clayton Lewis is the sole owner of the Clippers and will be in charge of all personnel decisions. He announced at a press conference today that Steve Schroeder will be the team's first General Manager. Those who know Lewis have labeled him as a very demanding and controlling owner, but one who will keep his hands off of everything and let his people do there job.

GM Steve Schroeder also took to the podium this afternoon and talked about his plans for building the team. Schroeder was quoted saying "We're going to have one of the larger budgets in the league, so we're going to target high profile and talented players early on in the draft. With this strategy, we hope to win right off the bat and bring a title home to Boston."

During the big ceremony today, Lewis and Schroeder released the official logo of the Boston Clippers.

captaincoop17 · 04-01-2015, 09:33 PM

Gonna have to get this going another time unfortunately, don't have the time I thought I would.

03-29-2015, 11:54 PM	#1
captaincoop17 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 869	American Baseball League Dynasty Index ABL \| Scores \| Standings \| Stats \| Teams \| Transactions \| Last Draft Log \| Top Players \| Top Prospects \| Financial Report Beginning \| Boston Clippers \| Coming Soon \| Coming Soon \| Coming Soon \| Coming Soon \| Coming Soon Inaugural Draft Inaugural Season: 1936 Last edited by captaincoop17; 03-30-2015 at 05:24 PM. Reason: Edit 1: Created Thread Index

03-30-2015, 03:43 PM	#3
captaincoop17 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 869	American Baseball League New Baseball League Forming November, 1935 Washington, DC - In hopes of bringing the United States out of the Great Depression, Christopher Husley has announced the formation of a new baseball league. The new league will be called the "American Baseball League" and consist of six franchises. These six franchises will be in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Des Moines, Atlanta, and Washington, DC. Mr. Husley was elected the first commissioner of the ABL yesterday and will take reigns of the league for the foreseeable future. The so called "Original Six" will play in one league together, with each team competing in 154 games a season, spanning from early April to October. The top two teams in the league will play in a 5-game series to determine the ABL champion each year. Mr. Husley unveiled a league logo to the public today and also announced that each of the six franchises will be announcing it's team name and information in the coming days. After each team has released it's nickname, commissioner Husley will announce the plans for the "Inaugural Draft" or dispersal of players to the teams. Last edited by captaincoop17; 03-30-2015 at 05:14 PM.

03-30-2015, 05:14 PM	#4
captaincoop17 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 869	Boston Clippers Boston Awarded First ABL Franchise November, 1935 Boston, MA - Boston has been award the first franchise in American Baseball League history. The team will be called the "Boston Clippers" and play in the Ballpark of Boston. Local multi-millionaire Clayton Lewis is the sole owner of the Clippers and will be in charge of all personnel decisions. He announced at a press conference today that Steve Schroeder will be the team's first General Manager. Those who know Lewis have labeled him as a very demanding and controlling owner, but one who will keep his hands off of everything and let his people do there job. GM Steve Schroeder also took to the podium this afternoon and talked about his plans for building the team. Schroeder was quoted saying "We're going to have one of the larger budgets in the league, so we're going to target high profile and talented players early on in the draft. With this strategy, we hope to win right off the bat and bring a title home to Boston." During the big ceremony today, Lewis and Schroeder released the official logo of the Boston Clippers.

03-30-2015, 09:03 AM	#2
Fullarmor Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Belgium Posts: 53	Interesting start, curious to see where this will lead.

04-01-2015, 09:33 PM	#5
captaincoop17 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 869	Gonna have to get this going another time unfortunately, don't have the time I thought I would.