1916
Our bomber group is assembled in Houston, ready to reduce Constantinople to a smoking ruin if they give us any grief. Ground forces are moving toward the Houston-Byzantine border. They fear our military and have conceded to many of our demands, but their state-sponsored religious zealots are still prowling our shores. We will consider any attack on our way of life an act of war, and will defend Baseball with military force. We may need to stop producing radio towers, hotels, museums and railroads for a few years and shift that production into troops.
Despite the clear difference in talent level between the divisions, the 1916 championship was the most exiting one yet. Bolstered by the rising popularity of baseball games delivered by radio, people followed the drama of the underdog Washington Elephants who lost a dramatic 7-game series against the New York Admirals.
SP Hugo Segovia of the Chicago Miners threw three no-hitters this season, two against the hapless Los Angeles Steel, and one against the Washington Elephants.
