TrueYankee26 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I made a website relating to my 2100 series at trueyankee26.wordpress.com Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Since there's a ton of talk about MLB expansion, here's my hack at it: Two divisions per league, eight teams per division. The two division champions and two wild cards make the postseason in each league. The LDS would be expanded to seven games. The two LDS matchups in each league would be Division Champion 1 (best record in league) vs. Wild Card 2, and Division Champion 2 vs. Wild Card 1. In the LCS and World Series, division champions would always receive home field advantage over a wild card team (in a matchup between two division champions, or two wild cards, the team with the better record would receive HFA). The divisions would be as follows: AL East: Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays AL West: Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics Portland Beavers (expansion) Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers NL East: Atlanta Braves Cincinnati Reds Miami Marlins Montreal Expos (expansion) New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Nationals NL West: Arizona Diamondbacks Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCreep Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 22 hours ago, kroywen said: Since there's a ton of talk about MLB expansion, here's my hack at it: Adding some to this: Interleague would continue but I would limit Interleague Play to a 2 Weekend Series, 1 in June and 1 in July. I would add 1 more WC team to each division. 2 Wild Card games on Tuesday and then 2 more on Wednesday. The LDS will stay a Best-of-5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Put the Astros back in the NL West, move the Cubs and Cardinals back east, abandon hopes of Montreal. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJimmy Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Here, have my super unrealistic ideal NBA. Atlantic Division -Boston Celtics -Charlotte Hornets -Miami Heat -New Jersey Nets -New York Knicks -Orlando Magic -Philadelphia 76ers -Washington Wizards Central Division -Atlanta Hawks -Chicago Bulls -Cleveland Cavaliers -Detroit Pistons -Indiana Pacers -Milwaukee Bucks -Minnesota Timberwolves -Toronto Raptors Frontier Division -Dallas Mavericks -Denver Nuggets -Houston Rockets -Kansas City Kings -Memphis Pharaohs (Grizzlies) -New Orleans Jazz (Pelicans) -San Antonio Spurs -Utah Bobcats (Jazz) Pacific Division -Las Vegas Bandits (expansion) -Los Angeles Lakers -Phoenix Suns -Portland Trail Blazers -San Diego Clippers -San Francisco Warriors -Seattle SuperSonics (Thunder) -Vancouver Grizzlies (expansion) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 9 hours ago, Jimmy Lethal said: Here, have my super unrealistic ideal NBA. Pacific Division -Las Vegas Bandits (expansion) -Los Angeles Lakers -Phoenix Suns -Portland Trail Blazers -San Diego Clippers -San Francisco Warriors -Seattle SuperSonics (Thunder) -Vancouver Grizzlies (expansion) Vegas, but no OKC? I'd rather have the successful existing market than the wild card that is Las Vegas. I do like the reinsertion of Vancouver into the fold, though. Frankly, that market got screwed by a weak Canadian dollar and five years' worth of a 1962 Mets-quality expansion team. The NBA ditched Vancouver right as it was taking off as a fashionable and hip destination for young people - another five years (maybe not even), and I think the idea of leaving Vancouver would've become unfathomable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJimmy Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 6 hours ago, kroywen said: Vegas, but no OKC? I'd rather have the successful existing market than the wild card that is Las Vegas. My basis being that I hate both the Thunder's entire identity and the state of Oklahoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Over the last few months I've been working on an NHL omniconcept for a universe better than ours, where the '90s relocations never happen and the league more or less leaves the South alone. SMYTHE DIVISION Calgary Flames, Denver Avalanche (1993 expansion), Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, San Francisco Sharks (1991 de-merger of the North Stars playing in a new arena next to the Cow Palace, explicit continuation of the Oakland Seals), Phoenix Coyotes (2000 expansion), Seattle Evergreens (1993 expansion), Vancouver Canucks NORRIS DIVISION Chicago Black Hawks, Dallas Renegades (1993 expansion), Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets ADAMS DIVISION Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Hamilton Tigers, Hartford Whalers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Nordiques PATRICK DIVISION Florida Panthers (2000 expansion), New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals The scheduling matrix is pretty much the one the NHL used from 2008-2012, with some nips and tucks. It's an 84-game season, as the league flirted with from 1992-1994. To make up for the two extra games, the preseason is reduced from six to eight games to just four. Additionally, one in every four home preseason games is to be played at a neutral site. The regular season will always start no later than the 1st of October so as to make an informal holiday out of NHL Opening Day. The schedule would break down thus: 64 games within the conference: - 4 games against each team in the opposite division of the conference, 28 for Smythe and Patrick teams, 32 for Norris and Adams. - 12 games against sustaining divisional rivals. Each team would have two teams designated for six-game season series every single year. In the case of Chicago, Toronto, and Detroit, all three are each other's two, same with New York, Long Island, and Jersey. Others would interweave: Boston would be locked into six with the Habs and six with the Whalers, but the Whalers would have their set series with the Bruins (Battle of New England) and Nordiques (WHA rivalry). - 12 games against rotating divisional rivals: the other division teams rotate between six-game and four-game season series from year to year. So some years, the Hawks would get six with the Stars, other years four. Same with the Flyers and Devils, Bruins and Sabres, Leafs and Jets. The Smythe and Patrick have an extra four-gamer in their rotations. - 8 (Norris/Adams) or 12 (Smythe/Patrick) games with divisional teams who are out of the six-game rotation. 20 games against the opposite conference: - 5 games against five teams you only play at home - 5 games against five teams you only play on the road - 10 games against five teams you play home and away. There's another wrinkle here, which is that of sustaining conference rivals. They're pretty much what you expect: for the Original Six, Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto will always play Boston, New York, and Montreal home and away. For the WHA, Edmonton and Winnipeg will always play Hartford and Quebec home and away. Toronto will always play Hamilton home and away. The prior season's Stanley Cup matchup will be guaranteed a home-and-home (. From there, priority will be given to setting up Canadian and Sun Belt home-and-homes, like Calgary-Montreal or Dallas-Tampa. Toronto's fifth pair would rotate between Ottawa and Buffalo unless they win the Cup against a team that's not Ottawa or Buffalo. For remaining games, teams should cycle through groups: if an opponent is in the Only @ Campbell group, next year it should be Only @ Wales or Home/Away, and vice versa, so you're getting to each town at least once every two years. A team in the Home/Away group can repeat as such the next year if the participating teams are amenable to it. Would this make more sense as a picture? I think it ends up being rather pretty! Dark gold cells are the sustaining matchups, purple means the Campbell team hosts, green means the Wales team hosts. Here's what the broadcast territories would end up being. I put this together a while back with Census data, media market maps, and a hypomanic phase. Closer look at the overlaps in the northeast/midwest: As you can see, lots of mutual territories (Rangers/Islanders/Devils, Maple Leafs/Tigers, Senators/Canadiens/Nordiques) and overlaps (Pennsylvania, Iowa, the whole West; Winnipeg shares Saskatchewan with the Flames and Oilers and shares Thunder Bay/Kenora/Rainy River with the Leafs and Tigers, how nice, rights to three teams for a total population of like 200,000). I like this non-exclusivity. Give fans options, try to supersaturate the market. Capitals and Penguins fans brawling in the streets of Harrisburg. Also, look how nice and cozy that Adams Division is! Patrick minus the Floridas, too! The Wales can get by with a whole lot of Amtrak and really keep costs down. Here's where I admit it's not a perfect system: - Hey dickweed, you left most of Ohio unserved, and the parts that are served are by the hated Penguins and Red Wings! Yeah, I feel bad about that one, but I had to hit my marks elsewhere and couldn't get to Columbus in 30. If my NHL went to 32, Cleveland/Columbus/Cincinnati would definitely be 31. My preference is actually Cincinnati, I've never been 100% sold on Columbus because of the OSU factor, and Cincinnati seems to be of a kind with Milwaukee (another expansion candidate) and St. Louis. They have nothing but mid-major hoops between the Bengals and Reds. - Hey dickweed, you left LIKE THE ENTIRE SOUTHEAST unserved! I don't feel bad about that one. They have enough to do. Let the NHL largely be one of those weird northeastern things, like being really into Bruce Springsteen. But maybe there could be an "NHL on Fox Sports South" package where they get a quasi-national slate of featured games from other FSNs, primarily from Dallas, Tampa, and St. Louis (but also Florida, Detroit, Minnesota, L.A., and Phoenix in a pinch). - Leafs in the West? Well, it worked before, and if this is going to be a primarily Great Lakes/St. Lawrence/East Coast league, someone's gotta go west. I like Toronto playing 2x2s with VAN/CGY/EDM for TV purposes. I wouldn't have the Leafs or Wings visit Phoenix while Arizona is with Pacific Time, though, just to throw them that small bone. - Why do the Flyers have a permanent six-game season series with the Florida Panthers? Yeah, that was precisely where my whole sustaining/rotating system broke down. It was working so well right up to that point! Everything else made sense! I'm thinking of really fleshing this out and doing all sorts of concepts and alternate timelines if there's any interest. 2 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 10 hours ago, the admiral said: - 12 games against sustaining divisional rivals. Each team would have two teams designated for six-game season series every single year. In the case of Chicago, Toronto, and Detroit, all three are each other's two, same with New York, Long Island, and Jersey. Others would interweave: Boston would be locked into six with the Habs and six with the Whalers, but the Whalers would have their set series with the Bruins (Battle of New England) and Nordiques (WHA rivalry). - Why do the Flyers have a permanent six-game season series with the Florida Panthers? Yeah, that was precisely where my whole sustaining/rotating system broke down. It was working so well right up to that point! Everything else made sense! I'm thinking of really fleshing this out and doing all sorts of concepts and alternate timelines if there's any interest. I would consider making the Devils and Flyers as the permanent rivals and sticking the Islanders with the Panthers. I don't think the Isles and Devils have much of a rivalry. Yes, you do get a good number of Devils fans when they play in Brooklyn/Uniondale, and likewise many Islanders fans make the trip to Newark. But the intensity isn't really there. I'm an Islander fan, and I hate the Penguins and maybe even the Flyers more than I hate the Devils. On the other hand, Devils fans hate the Flyers almost as much as they hate the Rangers, and I don't think Flyers fans are fond of the Devils either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Yeah, I wanted to get Penguins-Islanders in there, but that felt like #3 behind Capitals and Flyers. For the sake of travel costs, guaranteeing the New York metro teams always get three and three seemed like the natural thing to do. The Panthers just break everything, I guess. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimalCookie Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Why not just replace the Panthers with Columbus, or if you’re really against that then the Predators? I really don’t think that the Panthers are that important to save, especially with Tampa Bay’s success (both on and off the ice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Even my wildest fantasies accede to the relative necessity of a presence in South Florida. It's like beating off to anyone you want but choosing the girl who works at the grocery store, or like being a Democrat. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 All things being equal, the Flyers rivals are the Rangers and Devils. Sure, right now the fans get all amped up for the Penguins games, but that's only because they're really good. All things being equal, the Phi / Pit "rivalry" is more of a Pittsburgh thing than a Philadelphia thing - unless they went to Penn State, most Philadelphians probably don't even know where in the state Pittsburgh is. New York is our rival - mostly for the same reason Pittsburgh thinks PHiladelphia is theirs - "little brother" complex. 1 Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I get all that, and it's not that they would cease to be rivals, just that they'd have to give up a pair of games every couple years. (I wouldn't even be averse to rigging the rotation so that we'd get Flyers-Devils x6 more often than not, same with Blackhawks-North Stars.) I mean, as it stands, no one's playing six with anyone anymore because of this idea that we need every team to play home and away. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 On 10/21/2017 at 8:04 PM, kroywen said: Since there's a ton of talk about MLB expansion, here's my hack at it: Two divisions per league, eight teams per division. The two division champions and two wild cards make the postseason in each league. The LDS would be expanded to seven games. The two LDS matchups in each league would be Division Champion 1 (best record in league) vs. Wild Card 2, and Division Champion 2 vs. Wild Card 1. In the LCS and World Series, division champions would always receive home field advantage over a wild card team (in a matchup between two division champions, or two wild cards, the team with the better record would receive HFA). The divisions would be as follows: AL East: Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays AL West: Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics Portland Beavers (expansion) Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers NL East: Atlanta Braves Cincinnati Reds Miami Marlins Montreal Expos (expansion) New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Nationals NL West: Arizona Diamondbacks Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals i think if the Expos come back, they should be in the AL East (more games against the Blue Jays). Quote so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Pro sports in an alternate 1985... MLB AL East Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics Toronto Blue Jays AL West Chicago White Sox Kansas City Royals (formerly Washington Senators) Los Angeles Angels Oakland Oaks Portland Beavers Seattle Rainiers Vancouver Mounties NL East Atlanta Braves Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Montreal Expos Pittsburgh Pirates St Louis Cardinals NL West Denver Zephyrs Hollywood Stars Houston Astros Minnesota Twins (formerly NY Giants) San Diego Padres San Francisco Seals Texas Rangers (formerly Philadelphia Phillies) NBA Atlantic Boston Celtics New Jersey Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia Warriors Washington Squires Atlanta Hawks Central Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks Minnesota Lakers Midwest Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Houston Rockets New Orleans Jazz San Antonio Spurs Spirits of St Louis Pacific Hollywood Blockbusters Phoenix Suns Portland Trailblazers Salt Lake Royals San Francisco Clippers Seattle Supersonics NHL Smythe Calgary Flames Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Kings Portland Buckaroos Seattle Totems Vancouver Canucks Norris Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings Houston Aeros Minnesota North Stars St Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets Adams Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens New England Whalers Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Patrick Cleveland Barons NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals PRO FOOTBALL NFL Capitol Baltimore Colts New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins Century Atlanta Falcons Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Central Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers St Louis Cardinals Coastal Los Angeles Rams Portland Lumberjacks San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks AFL East Boston Patriots Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins NY Jets Central Dallas Texans Houston Oilers Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints West Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers WFL European Berlin Brewers London Monarchs Paris Musketeers Rome Gladiators Atlantic Jacksonville Sharks Norfolk Neptunes New York Stars Orlando Thunder Central Birmingham Vulcans Indianapolis Wheels Memphis Grizzlies San Antonio Gunslingers Pacific Hawaiians Hollywood Moguls Phoenix Firebirds Salt Lake Seagulls Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 2 hours ago, goalieboy82 said: i think if the Expos come back, they should be in the AL East (more games against the Blue Jays). I didn't like this line of thinking when the Rangers pissypantsed their way into making the Astros change leagues and I don't like it here. Montreal was a National League town and an affiliate of a National League town. Given that Bell would almost have to own the team, this would have the American League on Sportsnet and the National League on TSN, a fair split. The Blue Jays shouldn't need Montreal to draw or they have big problems. 3 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 On 12/8/2017 at 1:44 PM, the admiral said: - Hey dickweed, you left most of Ohio unserved, and the parts that are served are by the hated Penguins and Red Wings! Yeah, I feel bad about that one, but I had to hit my marks elsewhere and couldn't get to Columbus in 30. If my NHL went to 32, Cleveland/Columbus/Cincinnati would definitely be 31. My preference is actually Cincinnati, I've never been 100% sold on Columbus because of the OSU factor, and Cincinnati seems to be of a kind with Milwaukee (another expansion candidate) and St. Louis. They have nothing but mid-major hoops between the Bengals and Reds. I'm shocked that you of all people left the Coyotes in the league at the expense of a team somewhere in Ohio! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I've maintained that Phoenix as an expansion planned well in advance would have been good-not-great, like Dallas. The relocation from Winnipeg set off a chain reaction of bad decisions that no franchise could recover from. 1 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimalCookie Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 13 hours ago, the admiral said: I didn't like this line of thinking when the Rangers pissypantsed their way into making the Astros change leagues and I don't like it here. Montreal was a National League town and an affiliate of a National League town. Given that Bell would almost have to own the team, this would have the American League on Sportsnet and the National League on TSN, a fair split. The Blue Jays shouldn't need Montreal to draw or they have big problems. The Blue Jays may not need Montreal, but Montreal would definitely need the Blue Jays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.