The Pac-West League: How The West Was ‘One’ (Reboot)

robwondah · 03-20-2016, 06:44 PM

As of right now, the Northeast Summer League is put on hiatus. Originally, the plan was to write individual game recaps after every sim. Even with running a small league in God-mode, it was still kind of overwhelming and time consuming to produce. That's probably going to change since 17 produces game recaps, which is one feature I am really thankful for. Fear not, updates for the NSL timeline will continue soon.

But really, I've been in the mood to reboot and revamp a previous dynasty report, How The West Was One. The initial story was a fictionalized version of the Pacific Association expanding to Southern California. This time around, an eight team league has developed along major cities in the West Coast: Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver. These teams have formed the independent collective known as the Pac-West League.

Also, along with the usual game box scores and recaps, the character Manny Windsor will continue to cover the league with the How The West Was One podcast (in transcript form, that is). As many of us do, I'll sim to the 7th and take it from there with a few games. But, essentially this report a presentation in God-mode.

For the league setup, teams are grouped into two divisions, the Alpha Division and the Omega Division. The league will play a 140 game schedule, starting April 7th. Each team will play twelve exhibition games during spring training, before the start of the regular season. The league's regular season will take a brief intermission for an all-star game around the end of June. At the end of the season, the top four teams in the league will compete in the post season for a two-round playoff to determine the winner of the Pacific Cup.

The Pac-West League's spring training begins in a few days. Hope you all dig it.

robwondah · 03-20-2016, 07:00 PM

So here goes more of a visual rundown of the league. As of late, I've had more fun with smaller, fictional leagues. There is so many different ways to play the game. Running a single, small league is just my jam.

Also, as you can see there is an Alpha and Omega division. Really, the only purpose of the divisions is so I can run an all-star game mid-season. The top four teams at the end of the year will advance into a two round playoff in September.

Shown above is the geographical make-up of the league. Even though I didn't grow up in the era, I've always been infatuated with the history of the Pacific Coast League. Specifically, the years of the 1920's into the 1950's. I constantly imagined what it would be like if instead of the Giants and Dodgers moving to the West, the PCL did become that Major League it was intending to be. That what-if was one of the first situational sims I played when I first purchased OOTP 15. Part of the reason why, this time around, I went the homage route for the cities that used to host a PCL team back in the day.

The teams identities are charter members of the Golden Baseball League's 2005 season. I started paying closer attention to independent baseball just a few years ago and wished I followed these leagues earlier. But on a design tip and as I expand my interest in sports marketing and branding, I've come to realize that Dan Simon is one of my favorite artists of the genre. It is that "bold simplicity" he uses as a design philosophy. Simon designed the logos for all the original eight franchises of the GBL. Above anything, I just want to give a big shout out and mention that I appreciate his designs and aesthetics very much.

robwondah · 03-20-2016, 10:10 PM

The ballparks used this report are minor league stadiums from MLB The Show. Sure, I could have gone one hundred percent fictional. It’s always a cool addition to add you’re own twist. But, most of them worked perfect for the purpose I was intending to use them for. Such as Oak Street Park actually being on Oak Street in Oakland or Bayfront Park being situated by Santa Monica Pier. The screen grabs of this parks were taken from Baseball Simulator.

robwondah · 03-20-2016, 10:16 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“THE PAC-WEST LEAGUE MOVES FORWARD”

FOSTER CITY, Calif. - Chief Executive Officer of Primetime Sporting Goods, Leo Morandi announced an initiative to spread independent baseball throughout to the West Coast. The new league known as the Pac-West League will operate an eight team circuit in the states of Washington, Oregon, California and the Canadian province of British Columbia. The cities included are Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.

Each team will conduct player evaluations and tryouts in their designated home stadiums. Following the evaluations spring training and exhibition games will be conducted at ballparks and training facilities located in the Las Vegas area. Opening Day will occur Monday, April 7th, 2016 as the San Francisco Samurai host the Oakland Outlaws. The league will play a 140 game schedule with a one mid-season all-star game and a two round postseason playoff.

Last year, Morandi created the sports-centric firm Pacific Sporting, LLC which will be the management company that oversees the new Pac-West League. Pacific purchased the rights to the eight charter teams from the former Golden Baseball League and have revived them in the six new markets with two continuing in the same market.

With the quality of play considered to be A-AA level, the league will seek out post collegiate or minor league prospects with a minimum age of 21 years. Each team will play in their own stadium with capacities over 9,000, locker rooms and training rooms. Game and player statistics will be reported by media partner Alternative Sports Media. The league is currently sponsored by Primetime Sporting Goods, Optimum Fitness, Wellco Grocers and Zephyr Technologies.

Sizeman21 · 03-20-2016, 10:27 PM

Love this so far! Great looking graphics and stadiums for the teams! I am on holiday in San Diego right now, so will be rooting for them Surf Dawgs!

robwondah · 03-21-2016, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sizeman21

Love this so far! Great looking graphics and stadiums for the teams! I am on holiday in San Diego right now, so will be rooting for them Surf Dawgs!

Appreciate it Sizeman21!

kq76 · 03-21-2016, 04:06 AM

Looks great. I appreciate that you told us where you got the logos and parks from. While I always think about doing huge leagues, it's the little ones that last because they're easier to get into and stick with. Good luck!

robwondah · 03-21-2016, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kq76

Looks great. I appreciate that you told us where you got the logos and parks from. While I always think about doing huge leagues, it's the little ones that last because they're easier to get into and stick with. Good luck!

Good looking out kq76!

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03-20-2016, 06:44 PM	#1
robwondah Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 287	The Pac-West League: How The West Was One (Reboot) As of right now, the *Northeast Summer League* is put on hiatus. Originally, the plan was to write individual game recaps after every sim. Even with running a small league in God-mode, it was still kind of overwhelming and time consuming to produce. That's probably going to change since 17 produces game recaps, which is one feature I am really thankful for. Fear not, updates for the NSL timeline will continue soon. But really, I've been in the mood to reboot and revamp a previous dynasty report, *How The West Was One. The initial story was a fictionalized version of the Pacific Association expanding to Southern California. This time around, an eight team league has developed along major cities in the West Coast: Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver. These teams have formed the independent collective known as the Pac-West League. Also, along with the usual game box scores and recaps, the character Manny Windsor will continue to cover the league with the How The West Was One podcast (in transcript form, that is). As many of us do, I'll sim to the 7th and take it from there with a few games. But, essentially this report a presentation in God-mode. For the league setup, teams are grouped into two divisions, the Alpha Division and the Omega Division. The league will play a 140 game schedule, starting April 7th. Each team will play twelve exhibition games during spring training, before the start of the regular season. The league's regular season will take a brief intermission for an all-star game around the end of June. At the end of the season, the top four teams in the league will compete in the post season for a two-round playoff to determine the winner of the Pacific Cup. The Pac-West League's spring training begins in a few days. Hope you all dig it. Last edited by robwondah; 06-09-2016 at 10:44 AM.*

03-20-2016, 07:00 PM	#2
robwondah Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 287	The Pac-West League Visual Guide So here goes more of a visual rundown of the league. As of late, I've had more fun with smaller, fictional leagues. There is so many different ways to play the game. Running a single, small league is just my jam. Also, as you can see there is an Alpha and Omega division. Really, the only purpose of the divisions is so I can run an all-star game mid-season. The top four teams at the end of the year will advance into a two round playoff in September. Shown above is the geographical make-up of the league. Even though I didn't grow up in the era, I've always been infatuated with the history of the Pacific Coast League. Specifically, the years of the 1920's into the 1950's. I constantly imagined what it would be like if instead of the Giants and Dodgers moving to the West, the PCL did become that Major League it was intending to be. That what-if was one of the first situational sims I played when I first purchased OOTP 15. Part of the reason why, this time around, I went the homage route for the cities that used to host a PCL team back in the day. The teams identities are charter members of the Golden Baseball League's 2005 season. I started paying closer attention to independent baseball just a few years ago and wished I followed these leagues earlier. But on a design tip and as I expand my interest in sports marketing and branding, I've come to realize that Dan Simon is one of my favorite artists of the genre. It is that "bold simplicity" he uses as a design philosophy. Simon designed the logos for all the original eight franchises of the GBL. Above anything, I just want to give a big shout out and mention that I appreciate his designs and aesthetics very much. Last edited by robwondah; 04-27-2016 at 09:46 PM.

03-20-2016, 10:10 PM	#3
robwondah Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 287	The Pac-West League Stadium Tour The ballparks used this report are minor league stadiums from MLB The Show. Sure, I could have gone one hundred percent fictional. It’s always a cool addition to add you’re own twist. But, most of them worked perfect for the purpose I was intending to use them for. Such as Oak Street Park actually being on Oak Street in Oakland or Bayfront Park being situated by Santa Monica Pier. The screen grabs of this parks were taken from Baseball Simulator. Last edited by robwondah; 04-27-2016 at 09:47 PM.

03-20-2016, 10:16 PM	#4
robwondah Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 287	Press Release: The Pac-West League Moves Forward FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “THE PAC-WEST LEAGUE MOVES FORWARD” FOSTER CITY, Calif. - Chief Executive Officer of Primetime Sporting Goods, Leo Morandi announced an initiative to spread independent baseball throughout to the West Coast. The new league known as the Pac-West League will operate an eight team circuit in the states of Washington, Oregon, California and the Canadian province of British Columbia. The cities included are Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver. Each team will conduct player evaluations and tryouts in their designated home stadiums. Following the evaluations spring training and exhibition games will be conducted at ballparks and training facilities located in the Las Vegas area. Opening Day will occur Monday, April 7th, 2016 as the San Francisco Samurai host the Oakland Outlaws. The league will play a 140 game schedule with a one mid-season all-star game and a two round postseason playoff. Last year, Morandi created the sports-centric firm Pacific Sporting, LLC which will be the management company that oversees the new Pac-West League. Pacific purchased the rights to the eight charter teams from the former Golden Baseball League and have revived them in the six new markets with two continuing in the same market. With the quality of play considered to be A-AA level, the league will seek out post collegiate or minor league prospects with a minimum age of 21 years. Each team will play in their own stadium with capacities over 9,000, locker rooms and training rooms. Game and player statistics will be reported by media partner Alternative Sports Media. The league is currently sponsored by Primetime Sporting Goods, Optimum Fitness, Wellco Grocers and Zephyr Technologies. Last edited by robwondah; 08-01-2016 at 02:05 AM.

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kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 10,703	Looks great. I appreciate that you told us where you got the logos and parks from. While I always think about doing huge leagues, it's the little ones that last because they're easier to get into and stick with. Good luck! __________________ My OOTP Wishlist Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project)

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Sizeman21 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: The bleachers of Sportsman's Park Posts: 435	Love this so far! Great looking graphics and stadiums for the teams! I am on holiday in San Diego right now, so will be rooting for them Surf Dawgs!

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