RANDOM WALK through HISTORY -- MLB109984
After another very competitive season it's time to take another walk through history, randomly of course! Again I scrambled up teams from the entire history of baseball--since 1901. From the roughly 1400 teams still available, 240 were picked at random, and then randomly distributed, 10 each to 24 groups. No matter which set of teams you are assigned, you are sure to find a healthy mix of good players. And because each owner's teams are unique, we are assured 24 different rosters in terms of player years and teams played with.
Once 24 owners sign up, each will be assigned to a group according to the order of the last 2 digits of their owner rating at that time. Ties would be broken by the third digit. New owners are welcome. However, at group assignment, any owner without game play experience (owner rating of 1400) will be assigned a random rating between 1 and 10000.
The team you build must consist entirely of players found on any of the ten rosters assigned to your group. If a player has a split season, you can use any season that WIS lists as belonging to the team in your group. $200K (up to $225K) position players must come from any of the YEARS your teams played in, no matter what team they played for. Pitchers, however, must ALL come from the 10 teams in the group.
Cap: $80 MM. No WW, No AAA. No DH. 1300 min IP, 5500 min PA. Trades ok. No clones. Injuries on. Live play next series only.
Stadium must be one used by any of the 10 teams in your group (that season). You can look that up, as well as other useful information here.
When we're ready to start, the divisions will be randomly scrambled up. If you have any questions or comments, please post here or sitemail me.
GROUP TEAMS
1) 1969 Clev Indians 1990 Phila Phils 1931 Bkln Dodgers 1921 Bkln Robins 1993 Sea Mariners
1902 NY Giants 2012 Oakland A's 1996 Chicago Wht Sox 2005 Minn Twins 1967 Atlanta Braves
2) 2013 Miami Marlins 1908 Detroit Tigers 1996 San Diego 1916 Bkln Robins 1978 Balt Orioles
1949 Chicago Wht Sox 1976 Boston Red Sox 1929 SL Browns (Balt) 1918 NY Giants 1974 Detroit Tigers
3) 1914 Boston Braves 1999 NY Mets 1963 Boston Red Sox 1940 Bkln Dodgers 1912 NY Giants
2011 St Louis Cards 1969 NY Mets 1971 Balt Orioles 1952 Clev Indians 1987 KC Royals
4) 1914 NY Yankees 1927 Pitt Pirates 1998 KC Royals 1947 Pitt Pirates 1907 Boston Doves
1926 Phila Phils 1947 Bkln Dodgers 1987 SF Giants 2013 KC Royals 1965 Detroit Tigers
5) 2013 Balt Orioles 2013 Wsh Nationals 1997 Clev Indians 1974 Balt Orioles 1954 Pitt Pirates
1982 Montreal Expos 2012 Chicago Cubs 1959 LA Dodgers 1954 NY Yankees 1968 Clev Indians
6) 1996 TX Rangers 1973 Calif Angels 1915 Boston Braves 1955 Chicago Cubs 1902 Phila Athletics
1919 Phila Athletics 1912 SL Browns (Balt) 1944 NY Yankees 1984 St Louis Cards 1909 SL Browns (Balt)
7) 1918 Detroit Tigers 1937 Boston Bees 1953 Detroit Tigers 1970 Balt Orioles 1974 Cinci Reds
2010 Atlanta Braves 1989 Minn Twins 1973 Phila Phils 1959 Phila Phils 1968 LA Dodgers
8) 2008 Houston 1983 Montreal Expos 2008 St Louis Cards 1947 NY Giants 1909 Detroit Tigers
1928 Detroit Tigers 1945 NY Giants 1984 Houston 1994 Colorado 1951 Phila Phils
9) 1950 SL Browns (Balt) 1958 Cinci Reds 1997 TX Rangers 1990 Oakland A's 2006 Chicago Wht Sox
1970 Oakland A's 1919 Chicago Wht Sox 1975 Pitt Pirates 2004 Clev Indians 1951 NY Yankees
10) 1970 NY Yankees 1971 NY Mets 1934 Phila Phils 1979 Houston 2001 San Diego
1978 Toronto 1952 Phila Phils 1938 Phila Athletics 1976 Balt Orioles 1964 St Louis Cards
11) 1973 NY Yankees 1902 Boston Beaneaters 1959 Milw Braves 1935 Phila Athletics 1917 NY Giants
1950 Chicago Cubs 1935 Chicago Cubs 2001 Chicago Cubs 1941 Boston Braves 1967 NY Yankees
12) 2013 Tampa Bay 1960 Clev Indians 2009 Balt Orioles 1915 Phila Phils 2003 Milw Brewers
1996 Phila Phils 2012 Miami Marlins 1925 Pitt Pirates 2010 Houston 1994 Phila Phils
13) 1908 Phila Athletics 1905 Boston Beaneaters 1974 Clev Indians 1978 Clev Indians 1904 Cinci Reds
1907 SL Browns (Balt) 1948 Detroit Tigers 1999 Boston Red Sox 1921 Chicago Wht Sox 1921 Phila Phils
14) 1924 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1991 Atlanta Braves 1949 Boston Red Sox 1963 Houston 2001 Sea Mariners
1945 Cinci Reds 1914 Cinci Reds 2004 LA Dodgers 1981 KC Royals 1982 Boston Red Sox
15) 2008 Tampa Bay 1982 Phila Phils 2008 San Diego 1958 SF Giants 1968 NY Mets
1988 Houston 1914 Bkln Dodgers 2010 KC Royals 1989 Chicago Cubs 1985 Houston
16) 1974 TX Rangers 1983 Minn Twins 1969 Balt Orioles 1999 Houston 1985 San Diego
2010 Chicago Cubs 1992 Chicago Cubs 1991 Chicago Wht Sox 1973 San Diego 2004 NY Yankees
17) 1953 SL Browns (Balt) 1964 LA Angels 1922 NY Yankees 1974 Calif Angels 1940 SL Browns (Balt)
1987 Montreal Expos 1972 Phila Phils 1997 FL Marlins 2011 Arizona DBacks 2000 Clev Indians
18) 1978 SF Giants 1907 Boston Americans 2006 NY Mets 1987 Toronto 1969 KC Royals
1911 Phila Athletics 1988 Calif Angels 1992 Montreal Expos 2011 San Diego 2008 Balt Orioles
19) 1981 Atlanta Braves 1904 NY Highlanders 1966 Balt Orioles 1968 Houston 1983 San Diego
1901 Wsh Sentrs (MN) 1928 Chicago Cubs 1951 Pitt Pirates 1978 KC Royals 2006 Detroit Tigers
20) 1925 St Louis Cards 1949 NY Yankees 1948 Pitt Pirates 1965 Houston 1996 SF Giants
2010 Anahm Angels 2009 KC Royals 1911 Detroit Tigers 1948 Boston Braves 1952 Chicago Cubs
21) 2009 Detroit Tigers 2009 TX Rangers 1949 Clev Indians 1922 Detroit Tigers 1948 Phila Phils
2001 St Louis Cards 1906 Pitt Pirates 1933 Pitt Pirates 1976 KC Royals 1910 Cleveland Naps
22) 2004 Colorado 1952 St Louis Cards 1967 Wsh Sentrs (TX) 1911 NY Giants 1999 San Diego
2012 LA Dodgers 1927 Chicago Wht Sox 1932 Cinci Reds 1906 Boston Americans 1956 Balt Orioles
23) 2010 Boston Red Sox 1931 Phila Athletics 1995 Detroit Tigers 1947 Chicago Cubs 1995 Minn Twins
1975 Boston Red Sox 1924 Detroit Tigers 1984 Chicago Wht Sox 1941 SL Browns (Balt) 1984 Toronto
24) 1950 Phila Athletics 1913 NY Giants 1995 Montreal Expos 1976 San Diego 1972 Detroit Tigers
1970 Chicago Wht Sox 1976 Cinci Reds 2004 SF Giants 1941 NY Yankees 1977 St Louis Cards
HISTORICAL RECORD
SEASON 4 - MVP Babe Ruth '28 CY YOUNG Joe McGinnity '04 WS MVP Joe McGinnity '04
SEASON 3 - MVP Mel Ott '32 CY YOUNG Cy Young '01 WS MVP Hank Aaron '58
SEASON 2 - MVP Babe Ruth '19 CY YOUNG Addie Joss '08 WS MVP Addie Joss '05
SEASON 1 - MVP George Sisler '20 CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '07 WS MVP Don Sutton '81
SEASON 9 - MVP Babe Ruth '24 CY YOUNG Tully Sparks '06 WS MVP Chris Short '64
SEASON 8 - MVP Tim Raines '84 CY YOUNG Nolan Ryan '73 WS MVP Mike Schmidt '84
SEASON 7 - MVP Babe Ruth '30 CY YOUNG Addie Joss '08 WS MVP Bobby Bonilla '91
SEASON 6 - MVP Mickey Mantle '55 CY YOUNG Joe McGinnity '04 WS MVP Phil Niekro '74
SEASON 5 - MVP Hank Aaron '57 CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '18 WS MVP Walter Johnson '18
SEASON 4 - MVP Ted Williams '51 CY YOUNG Carl Hubbell '33 WS MVP Sonny Siebert '65
SEASON 3 - MVP Albert Pujols 2003 CY YOUNG Eddie Cicotte '19 WS MVP Jimmie Foxx '28
SEASON 2 - MVP Joe Medwick '37 CY YOUNG Pete Alexander '15 WS MVP John McGraw '01
SEASON 1 - MVP Albert Pujols 2004 CY YOUNG George McQuillan '08 WS MVP Jim Rice '86
SEASON 9 - MVP Hank Greenberg '40 CY YOUNG Pete Alexander '15 WS MVP Rickey Henderson '88
SEASON 8 - MVP Babe Ruth '30 CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '18 - WS MVP Jamie Moyer 2002
SEASON 7 - MVP Babe Ruth '21 - CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '08 WS MVP Sammy Sosa '96
SEASON 6 - MVP Cy Seymour '05 - CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '13 - WS MVP George Stone '07
SEASON 5 - MVP Babe Ruth '26 - CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '07 WS MVP Rogers Hornsby '22
SEASON 4 - MVP Joe DiMaggio '39 CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '05 WS MVP Wally Berger '33
SEASON 3 - MVP Ted Williams '47 CY YOUNG Ron Guidry '78 - WS MVP Dwight Gooden '85
SEASON 2 - MVP Ty Cobb '09 - CY YOUNG Mike Cuellar '69 - WS MVP Robinson Canó 2006
SEASON 1 - MVP Albert Pujols 2008 CY YOUNG Juan Marichal '63 - WS MVP Kevin Brown '98
SEASON 9 - MVP Mickey Mantle '57 - CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '18 WS MVP Reb Russell '22
SEASON 8 - MVP Babe Ruth '21 - CY YOUNG Addie Joss '03 WS MVP José Cardenal '75
SEASON 7 - MVP Stan Musial '49 - CY YOUNG Walter Johnson '11 WS MVP Pedro Martínez 2000
SEASON 6 - MVP Rogers Hornsby '22 CY YOUNG Burleigh Grimes '28 WS MVP Burleigh Grimes '28
SEASON 5 - MVP Barry Bonds 2001 CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '08 WS MVP Ed Delahanty '02
SEASON 4 - MVP Ty Cobb '10 - CY YOUNG Mike Caldwell '78 WS MVP Andy Etchebarren '71
SEASON 3 - MVP Frank Robinson '62 CY YOUNG Christy Mathewson '07 WS MVP Mickey Vernon '56
SEASON 2 - MVP Babe Ruth '27 CY YOUNG Hod Eller '19 WS MVP Don Mueller '53
SEASON 1 - MVP Babe Ruth '26 CY YOUNG Ed Walsh '10 WS MVP Roger Wolff '45