January 1, 2016
New Baseball League Forms in America
SEATTLE, WA (NAP) - The USA has a new baseball league.
In Seattle today it was announced that the American Baseball Organization (whose official informal logo is shown at the top of this post) would begin operations from the Emerald City at the noon hour. The Commissioner of the ABO said that this league will "not be competing with MLB in the slightest." The commissioner added, "In fact, think of us as a separate entity, like a Major League Baseball-meets-Independent League sort of thing." Along with the league offices, there will be a team in Seattle, with video game magnate Kikaku Ozaki as their owner.
When asked why he started the league, the Commissioner said, "I've always liked to be able to run a sports league, and this felt like a good time to start one up and see what happens."
The Inaugural Draft, the Commissioner said, has already happened, and we will give breakdowns of all 24 teams in the league. The teams will be located all around the United States, even in places you may not expect there to be baseball. The breakdown of the league and divisions are as follows:
Atlantic Conference
Coastal Division
Annapolis Angels
Brooklyn Sabres
Cape Cod Beacons
Charleston Palmettos
Key West Hurricane
Orlando Wizards
Central Division
Chicagoland Skyliners
Grand Rapids Whitecaps
Indianapolis Hoosiers
Kalamazoo Brewers
Nashville Music
Sandusky Beagles
Pacific Conference
Coastal Division
Anchorage Ice Devils
Hollywood Stars
Honolulu Tropics
Las Vegas Gamblers
San Diego Surge
Seattle Sounders BC
Central Division
Arlington Blaze
Boise Apples
Glendale Copperheads
New Orleans Krewe
Salt Lake City Bengals
San Antonio Sharks
It's going to be a fun inaugural season in the ABO, and, once again, we'll have full coverage of each team's quest to become the champion.
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I know, it's kind of a stinky opening, but I figured that this will probably suffice.
A bit of a note: This log/dynasty report is already halfway through the first season, and is being simulcast from another forum where I posted it originally (hence the mention of it being in OOTP16 in the title.) I'll probably post the updates every 1-2 days or so to get caught up to where the similar thread in the other forum is at.
Like the "article" states, I'll give a run-through of all the teams, but I won't actually be controlling any of the teams. This should be an interesting log, IMO, so stay tuned for updates! The next few posts will go division-by-division, team-by-team, detailing general information and key players, going by the preseason predictions.
Who are you rooting for? Let me know in the thread, as well! I hope you enjoy following the story of the ABO!