Joke Insurance

I remember reading somewhere that during the 1902 and 1952 MLB seasons, there was a proposal for the current cities with a single team, to have a second team. Not sure how accurate this information was. Maybe someone can verify this?

Anyways, maybe someone can do a series showing expansion teams in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Washington DC?

On 5/14/2021 at 6:02 PM, tp49 said:

No corporate base to draw from, no stadium site, no political will to build a stadium suitable for an MLB team, and murderous summer temperatures just to name a few reason why not.

Could Sutter Health Park be upgraded to MLB standards?

14 hours ago, walkerws said:

Someone at oeast started a WNBA concept thread in October. I think there was an AUDL concept with additional teams. 

Would you happen to know the URLs so I can look at them?

On 5/12/2021 at 4:17 PM, McCall said:

SAN ANTONIO & AUSTIN (One or the other, basically close enough to be considered one market): Possibility.

SACRAMENTO: Not really.

Between San Antonio and Austin, which city do you feel would be better suited?

And why 'not really' for Sacramento? Just curious.

On 11/6/2019 at 11:21 AM, Joke Insurance said:

Has anyone considered doing concept ideas for the following leagues?

 

WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)

 

NWHL (National Women's Hockey League)

 

MLR (Major League Rugby)

 

MLL (Major League Lacrosse)

 

AUDL (American Ultimate Disc League)

Since this comment was made back in 2019, have any of those possible concepts listed above been attempted/made?

Could any of these cities be in contention?

San Antonio

Austin

El Paso

Tucson

Fresno

Inland Empire (San Bernadino/Riverside)

Salt Lake City

I'll also throw some Mexican cities into the mix:

Mexico City

Guadalajara

Monterrey

On 11/18/2019 at 11:26 PM, buzzcut said:

In light of the leaking of the list of the 42 teams targeted for elimination from Minor League Baseball, I have worked out a potential alignment of MiLB's New World Order. Some of it is simple, some very complex:

 

AAA

International League

Buffalo, Lehigh Valley, Rochester, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Syracuse, Worcester

Charlotte, Durham, Gwinnett, Norfolk

Columbus, Indianapolis, Louisville. Memphis, Nashville, Toledo

Iowa, Omaha, St. Paul, Wichita

 

Pacific Coast League

Albuquerque, El Paso, Oklahoma City, Round Rock, San Antonio

Las Vegas, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake, Tacoma

 

AA

Eastern League

Akron, Altoona, Bowie, Brooklyn, Dayton, Harrisburg, Hartford, New Hampshire, Portland, Reading, Trenton, West Michigan

 

Southern League

Arkansas, Biloxi, Birmingham, Jacksonville, Mississippi, Montgomery, Pensacola, Richmond, Rocket City, Tennessee

 

Texas League

Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Frisco, Midland, NW Arkansas, Springfield MO, Sugarland, Tulsa

 

High-A

California League

Fresno, Lake Elsinore, Modesto, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, San Jose, Stockton, Visalia

 

Carolina League

Aberdeen, Asheville, Carolina, Down East, Fayetteville, Fredericksburg, Greensboro, Hickory, Kannapolis, Lynchburg, Salem, Winston-Salem

 

Florida State League

Bradenton, Charlotte, Clearwater, Dunedin, Fort Myers, Jupiter, Lakeland, Palm Beach, St. Lucie. Tampa

 

Low-A

Midwest League

Beloit or Quad Cities, Bowling Green, Cedar Rapids, Fort Wayne, Great Lakes, Kane County, Lansing, Peoria, South Bend, Wiscnsin

 

New York-Penn League(For lack of better options)

Delmarva, Hudson Valley, Lake County, Lakewood, Staten Island, Tri-City(NY), West Virginia Black Bears, Wilmington

 

Northwest League

Boise, Eugene, Everett, Hillsboro, Spokane, Vancouver

 

South Atlantic League

Augusta, Charleston(SC), Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Rome

 

Any suggestions, thoughts, and/or blind rage at my realignment?

So the following farm teams are both not geographically close and do not have direct flights between each other.

How would you better realign the following teams? Do a parent/farm swap? Or move a farm team closer to their parent team?

AAA

• Rochester Red Wings with the Twins
• El Paso Chihuahuas with the Padres

• Fresno Grizzlies with the Nationals
• Oklahoma City Dodgers with the Dodgers
• San Antonio Missions with the Brewers
• Wichita Wind Surge with the Marlins

AA

• Hartford Yard Goats with the Rockies
• Richmond Flying Squirrels with the Giants
• Biloxi Shuckers with the Brewers
• Jackson Generals with the Diamondbacks
• Pensacola Blue Wahoos with the Twins
• Rocket City Trash Pandas with the Angels
• Amarillo Sod Poodles with the Padres
• Arkansas Travelers with the Mariners
• Midland Rockhounds with the A's
• Tulsa Drillers with the Dodgers

Has anyone considered doing concept ideas for the following leagues?

WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)

NWHL (National Women's Hockey League)

MLR (Major League Rugby)

MLL (Major League Lacrosse)

AUDL (American Ultimate Disc League)

I recall also reading that some MILB teams could become more geographically aligned with their big league counterpart.

If this is the case, who can you see being moved around and to where?

Since it seems that the most generic nicknames are of the Defenders, Dragons, Battlehawks, and Wildcats, what nickname would have you given DC, Seattle, St. Louis, and Los Angeles?

On 4/15/2019 at 8:13 PM, Ferdinand Cesarano said:

 

Here we imagine a scenario in which the three biggest leagues of arena/indoor football, the AFL, the IFL, and the NAL, merge into one grand reconstituted Arena Football League.

 

ATLANTIC CONFERENCE			CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE
NORTHEAST	MID-ATLANTIC	SOUTHEAST	NORTH	CENTRAL	WEST
Albany Empire	AC Blackjacks	Carolina Cobras	Bismarck Bucks	Columbus Destroyers	Arizona Rattlers
Massachusetts Pirates	Baltimore Brigade	Columbus Lions	Green Bay Blizzard	CR River Kings	SD Strike Force
New York Streets	Philadelphia Soul	Jacksonville Sharks	QC Steamwheelers	Iowa Barnstormers	Tucson Sugar Skulls
	Washington Valor	Orlando Predators	Sioux Falls Storm	Nebraska Danger

For filling in the two gaps for the NE and the West, could you see teams in either Hartford, Bridgeport, Providence, Quebec City, London, or Halifax for the NE Division? And Reno, Spokane, Fresno, Portland, Boise, or SLC for the West Division?

6 hours ago, Punchy_Gungus said:

Right now I'm going with Griffins mostly because I really like Griffins as a mascot, but I might change to fit more.

Is that a take on the old Griffith stadium?

What nickname did you choose for Washington DC?

On 1/20/2019 at 2:02 PM, mcrosby said:

I'm struggling to think of a replacement name for Real Salt Lake. I know, I know, as terrible as the name is, it has become a staple of the league. Fooey to that. Anyone have name ideas? 

• Crossroads FC
• SLCity SC
• Hive Salt Lake

 

Would you be interested in starting a concept where all MLS clubs have Americanized nicknames?

Then after that, maybe the USL?