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Originally Posted by yabanci
If you use one of the databases to start a historical career in 1985, do you have to use the exact same league structure, teams, and team names that were in place that year and thereafter?
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No, you can change the structure if you like.
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Originally Posted by yabanci
For example, what if you wanted to delete two of the AL teams so that both AL and NL have symmetrical six-team divisions. Is that possible, and, if so, what would happen when you generate the league to the players that started out on the deleted teams?
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You should start the league first (import from Lahman or whichever DB you're using) then delete the teams you don't want. The players will all go to the FA pool.
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Originally Posted by yabanci
What if you wanted to have the 1985 Montreal Expos be the Washington Nationals instead?
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You can move the Expos to Washington without any problems.
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Originally Posted by yabanci
Also, is it possible using a historical database to continue the league from 1985 without expansion and without the change in league structure to three divisions per league?
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You can disable expansion in your league setup. Under options uncheck the box for "Automatically expand league"
I'm going to assume you intend to have a draft rather than have players going to their real life teams when they are imported each season?