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Originally Posted by Tyke
Slightly disappointed that more of the Boys didn't make it into the All-CBO teams, but I think it emphasises the discrepancy between north and south of the Charles. Hopefully, as some of our promising young players come through that might change.
I liked your initial list of names for the NWL and immediately noticed Moonlight Graham, from Field of Dreams (and the real-world MLB). In my own leagues, I always name the Rookie of the Year award the Moonlight Graham Award. There were other names that seemed familiar, too, possibly from other baseball movies. I'm not a great fan of "Major League", for example, but Wild Thing rings a bell! I love the references you work into your universe.
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The Boys had a few other players close, but their numbers just were not as good as the people named to the first and second teams: Julian Shed, Dustin Mart, Tomas Jones, and especially Michael Fogcrawler. On the bright side for Nordhagen Beach, they have a solid all-around team and should be competitive for quite a few years.
For the NWL names, they are indeed some baseball movie names. I slightly changed most of the names either through some base change or spelling difference. However, Moonlight Graham is too perfect of a name not to find his way into this dynasty! I am sure I already know his post-baseball occupation!