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ZapMast · 08-15-2025, 07:12 PM

Baseball as we knew it, is gone

After a long drought, baseball is back—but it's different.

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It's the end of Week 2. This afternoon, the Houston Texans travel to Miami to face the Dolphins.
Across the country, teams with familiar football names take the field on diamonds set up inside their own stadiums, now repurposed for baseball. The game is the same, but everything else feels new.

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Some cities are quick to embrace the change—fans eager for the crack of the bat, for summer under the lights. In places like Cincinnati and Chicago, loyalties are shifting. With the Reds gone, Cincinnati's faithful now look to the Bengals. In Chicago, Cubs and Sox fans—left orphans by the loss of their own—find themselves sharing a seat, rooting together for the Bears. For many, it's enough just to have baseball again.

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The Shield stands for a new era: integrity, tradition, and the promise that the game will endure. As the President, once an owner himself, put it:
"May we play with honor, cheer with hope, and always defend what makes this game great."

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The crowds are returning. The story moves on.

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Watch: Texans at Dolphins Showcase Sunday, Week 2 ABC game

Watch: Saints at Vikings Showcase Sunday, Week 2 NBC game

Here are other Sim Baseball Vision leagues you may also enjoy:
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Major Sim Baseball -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty
Action Baseball League -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty
The Players League, 1946 -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty

08-15-2025, 07:12 PM	#1
ZapMast Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 453	Defending The Shield - Pursue. Capture. Defend. Baseball as we knew it, is gone After a long drought, baseball is back—*but it's different.* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's the end of Week 2. This afternoon, the Houston Texans travel to Miami to face the Dolphins. Across the country, teams with familiar football names take the field on diamonds set up inside their own stadiums, now repurposed for baseball. The game is the same, but everything else feels new. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some cities are quick to embrace the change—fans eager for the crack of the bat, for summer under the lights. In places like Cincinnati and Chicago, loyalties are shifting. With the Reds gone, Cincinnati's faithful now look to the Bengals. In Chicago, Cubs and Sox fans—left orphans by the loss of their own—find themselves sharing a seat, rooting together for the Bears. For many, it's enough just to have baseball again. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shield stands for a new era: integrity, tradition, and the promise that the game will endure. As the President, once an owner himself, put it: "May we play with honor, cheer with hope, and always defend what makes this game great." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The crowds are returning. The story moves on. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watch: Texans at Dolphins Showcase Sunday, Week 2 ABC game Watch: Saints at Vikings Showcase Sunday, Week 2 NBC game Here are other Sim Baseball Vision leagues you may also enjoy: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Sim Baseball -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty Action Baseball League -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty The Players League, 1946 -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty Last edited by ZapMast; 08-16-2025 at 07:35 AM.