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SCO'sFan · 12-27-2021, 06:20 PM

So, what has happened since I started the league in the year 2021?

I am in 2024 now, the fourth year of play. My Orioles have swept the World Series every single year (I jacked up all my starters' ratings in the first year, and I'm letting everything play out from there). The league has 36 teams so far, with the original thirty MLB teams as well as six fictional ones:

Charlotte Knights
Columbus Sea Lions (formerly Memphis Spiders)
Mexico City Vaqueros
Montreal Expos
Norfolk Tides
Salt Lake Bees

I have plans to expand once more by six teams to make 42, but that will only happen once one of the original expansion teams makes the playoffs. These six locations are the contenders:

Jacksonville, FL
Las Vegas, NV
Monterrey, Mexico
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
Portland, OR

Because OOTP's scheduling for any league outside of the standard 30 teams is dumb, I'm stuck to playing only AL teams during the regular season, even though I have "allow interleague play" on.

Here are highlights and notable mentions from the past three years:

2021:
AL Winner: BALTIMORE ORIOLES
NL Winner: MEMPHIS SPIDERS (now Columbus)

Playoff Teams: (CAPS represents winner)
AL East: BALTIMORE ORIOLES and Norfolk Tides
AL Central: CLEVELAND NAPS (now Guardians)
AL West: HOUSTON ASTROS and Oakland Athletics
NL East: WASHINGTON NATIONALS and Pittsburgh Pirates (division alignment was a little strange)
NL Central: MEMPHIS SPIDERS and Cincinnati Reds
NL West: MEXICO CITY VAQUEROS

AL MVP: Marcus Ferrell, BAL
NL MVP: Mike Johnson, MEM
AL ROTY: Aaron Stambach, SEA
NL ROTY: Luis Cuesta, STL
AL Cy Young: Dusty Bowman, CLE
NL Cy Young: Jaden Lowe, MON
AL Reliever: Chris Greco, HOU
NL Reliever: Omar Lopez, CIN

2022:
AL Winner: BALTIMORE ORIOLES
NL Winner: PITTSBURGH PIRATES

Playoff Teams: (12 team playoffs now)
AL East: BALTIMORE ORIOLES
AL Central: CLEVELAND INDIANS (now Guardians), Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Minnesota Twins
AL West: HOUSTON ASTROS
NL East: WASHINGTON NATIONALS
NL Central: PITTSBURGH PIRATES, Memphis Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds
NL West: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

AL MVP: Buster Bigs, BAL
NL MVP: Young-lau Chuko, WSH
AL ROTY: Buster Bigs, BAL
NL ROTY: Kevin Milner, ARI
AL Cy Young: Tyler Boykin, BAL
NL Cy Young: Brendan Dall, WSH
AL Reliever: Chad Godfrey, TOR
NL Reliever: Isaiah Jordan, PIT

2023:
AL Winner: BALTIMORE ORIOLES
NL Winner: St. LOUIS CARDINALS

Playoff Teams:
AL East: BALTIMORE ORIOLES and Norfolk Tides
AL Central: MINNESOTA TWINS, Cleveland Guardians, and Chicago White Sox
AL West: SEATTLE MARINERS
NL East: WASHINGTON NATIONALS
NL Central: St. LOUIS CARDINALS, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Memphis Spiders
NL West: SAN DIEGO PADRES and Arizona Diamondbacks

AL MVP: Buster Bigs, BAL
NL MVP: Young-lau Chuko, WSH
AL ROTY: Larry Rodenbeck, CHA
NL ROTY: Chris Foskey, MEX
AL Cy Young: Tyler Boykin, BAL
NL Cy Young: David Gil, ARI
AL Reliever: Bobby Napoles, MIN
NL Reliever: Chris Greco, PIT

Top 20 Batters 2021-23 (BOLD denotes rookie player)
1. SS Buster Bigs, BAL
2. 1B Marcus Ferrell, BAL
3. 2B Bobby Carmona, BAL
4. 3B Preston Ballard, BAL
5. SS Joe Miller, BAL
6. LF Sam Newman, NYY
7. CF Mike Dunn, NOR
8. 3B Joe King, SEA
9. 3B Luis Cuesta, STL
10. LF Tyler Kirk, MIL
11. LF Young-lau Chuko, WSH
12. 2B Antonio Trujillo, CIN
13. 3B Ismael Mendoza, KC
14. 2B Mike McKinley, WSH
15. CF Tom Reinhardt, BAL
16. 1B Jeremy van Riper, ARI
17. 3B Bob Prince, CLE
18. 1B Rich Bonham, NYM
19. 1B Lorenzo Jaimes, LAD
20. 2B Hyun-hee Kim, STL

Top 20 Pitchers 2021-23
1. SP Tyler Boykin, BAL
2. SP Cesar Ramos, BAL
3. SP Victor Cervantes, BAL
4. CL Omar Lopez, CIN
5. SP Jaden Lowe, NOR
6. SP Michael Rodriquez, CHC
7. CL Dawson Miles (Retired due to injury)
8. SP Sal Lopez, BOS
9. SP Dave Lee, LAA
10. SP Josh Timmons, BAL
11. SP Antonio Paez, KC
12. SP Xavier DeMent, PIT
13. SP Ju-Wei Da, NYY
14. SP Brendan Dall, DET
15. SP Manuel Lopez, PIT
16. CL Alex Augustina, SEA
17. SP Edward Vorbeck, HOU
18. SP Franklin Suchil, MIA
19. RP Blake Miller, Free Agent
20. CL Jon Blunck, BOS

My Starting Lineup:
1. 3B Preston Ballard
2. 2B Bobby Carmona
3. SS Buster Bigs
4. 1B Marcus Ferrell
5. DH Joe Miller
6. LF Jonathan Allen
7. RF Scott Kinsey
8. CF Mike Hall
9. C Chris Throne

My Rotation:
1. Tyler Boykin
2. Cesar Ramos
3. Victor Cervantes
4. Ryan Yocum
5. Jeff Kelly

12-27-2021, 06:20 PM	#2
SCO'sFan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2021 Posts: 166	Catching Up So, what has happened since I started the league in the year 2021? I am in 2024 now, the fourth year of play. My Orioles have swept the World Series every single year (I jacked up all my starters' ratings in the first year, and I'm letting everything play out from there). The league has 36 teams so far, with the original thirty MLB teams as well as six fictional ones: Charlotte Knights Columbus Sea Lions (formerly Memphis Spiders) Mexico City Vaqueros Montreal Expos Norfolk Tides Salt Lake Bees I have plans to expand once more by six teams to make 42, but that will only happen once one of the original expansion teams makes the playoffs. These six locations are the contenders: Jacksonville, FL Las Vegas, NV Monterrey, Mexico Nashville, TN New Orleans, LA Portland, OR Because OOTP's scheduling for any league outside of the standard 30 teams is dumb, I'm stuck to playing only AL teams during the regular season, even though I have "allow interleague play" on. Here are highlights and notable mentions from the past three years: 2021: AL Winner: BALTIMORE ORIOLES NL Winner: MEMPHIS SPIDERS (now Columbus) Playoff Teams: (CAPS represents winner) AL East: BALTIMORE ORIOLES and Norfolk Tides AL Central: CLEVELAND NAPS (now Guardians) AL West: HOUSTON ASTROS and Oakland Athletics NL East: WASHINGTON NATIONALS and Pittsburgh Pirates (division alignment was a little strange) NL Central: MEMPHIS SPIDERS and Cincinnati Reds NL West: MEXICO CITY VAQUEROS AL MVP: Marcus Ferrell, BAL NL MVP: Mike Johnson, MEM AL ROTY: Aaron Stambach, SEA NL ROTY: Luis Cuesta, STL AL Cy Young: Dusty Bowman, CLE NL Cy Young: Jaden Lowe, MON AL Reliever: Chris Greco, HOU NL Reliever: Omar Lopez, CIN 2022: AL Winner: BALTIMORE ORIOLES NL Winner: PITTSBURGH PIRATES Playoff Teams: (12 team playoffs now) AL East: BALTIMORE ORIOLES AL Central: CLEVELAND INDIANS (now Guardians), Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Minnesota Twins AL West: HOUSTON ASTROS NL East: WASHINGTON NATIONALS NL Central: PITTSBURGH PIRATES, Memphis Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds NL West: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AL MVP: Buster Bigs, BAL NL MVP: Young-lau Chuko, WSH AL ROTY: Buster Bigs, BAL NL ROTY: Kevin Milner, ARI AL Cy Young: Tyler Boykin, BAL NL Cy Young: Brendan Dall, WSH AL Reliever: Chad Godfrey, TOR NL Reliever: Isaiah Jordan, PIT 2023: AL Winner: BALTIMORE ORIOLES NL Winner: St. LOUIS CARDINALS Playoff Teams: AL East: BALTIMORE ORIOLES and Norfolk Tides AL Central: MINNESOTA TWINS, Cleveland Guardians, and Chicago White Sox AL West: SEATTLE MARINERS NL East: WASHINGTON NATIONALS NL Central: St. LOUIS CARDINALS, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Memphis Spiders NL West: SAN DIEGO PADRES and Arizona Diamondbacks AL MVP: Buster Bigs, BAL NL MVP: Young-lau Chuko, WSH AL ROTY: Larry Rodenbeck, CHA NL ROTY: Chris Foskey, MEX AL Cy Young: Tyler Boykin, BAL NL Cy Young: David Gil, ARI AL Reliever: Bobby Napoles, MIN NL Reliever: Chris Greco, PIT Top 20 Batters 2021-23 (BOLD denotes rookie player) 1. SS Buster Bigs, BAL 2. 1B Marcus Ferrell, BAL 3. 2B Bobby Carmona, BAL 4. 3B Preston Ballard, BAL 5. SS Joe Miller, BAL 6. LF Sam Newman, NYY 7. CF Mike Dunn, NOR 8. 3B Joe King, SEA 9. 3B Luis Cuesta, STL 10. LF Tyler Kirk, MIL 11. LF Young-lau Chuko, WSH 12. 2B Antonio Trujillo, CIN 13. 3B Ismael Mendoza, KC 14. 2B Mike McKinley, WSH 15. CF Tom Reinhardt, BAL 16. 1B Jeremy van Riper, ARI 17. 3B Bob Prince, CLE 18. 1B Rich Bonham, NYM 19. 1B Lorenzo Jaimes, LAD 20. 2B Hyun-hee Kim, STL Top 20 Pitchers 2021-23 1. SP Tyler Boykin, BAL 2. SP Cesar Ramos, BAL 3. SP Victor Cervantes, BAL 4. CL Omar Lopez, CIN 5. SP Jaden Lowe, NOR 6. SP Michael Rodriquez, CHC 7. CL Dawson Miles (Retired due to injury) 8. SP Sal Lopez, BOS 9. SP Dave Lee, LAA 10. SP Josh Timmons, BAL 11. SP Antonio Paez, KC 12. SP Xavier DeMent, PIT 13. SP Ju-Wei Da, NYY 14. SP Brendan Dall, DET 15. SP Manuel Lopez, PIT 16. CL Alex Augustina, SEA 17. SP Edward Vorbeck, HOU 18. SP Franklin Suchil, MIA 19. RP Blake Miller, Free Agent 20. CL Jon Blunck, BOS My Starting Lineup: 1. 3B Preston Ballard 2. 2B Bobby Carmona 3. SS Buster Bigs 4. 1B Marcus Ferrell 5. DH Joe Miller 6. LF Jonathan Allen 7. RF Scott Kinsey 8. CF Mike Hall 9. C Chris Throne My Rotation: 1. Tyler Boykin 2. Cesar Ramos 3. Victor Cervantes 4. Ryan Yocum 5. Jeff Kelly