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I remember a thread not to long ago where members wrote up histories of alternate baseball teams. Well, just thought it was fun and rather then necro post I would make a new one. See below for info to include (Though only a few are critical :p) There's only so many world series wins and appearances as well, so try not to hog them.

TOTAL WORLD SERIES WINS AVAILABLE: 24
TOTAL APPEARANCES AVAILABLE: 82

National League

East
1. Albany Wendigos
2. Philadelphia Bombardiers
3. Boston Kelley Caps

4.
5.


Central
1.
Dayton Pilots
2. Mexico City Salamanders
3. Milwaukee Beans
4.
5.

West
1. Las Vegas Gamblers
2. Wichita Aviators
3. Oakland Wolves
4. Seattle Rainiers

5. Dallas Rebels

American League

East
1. Winston Salem Hornets
2. New Amsterdam Raiders
3. Brooklyn Baseball Club
4.
Equipo San Juan Unido
5. Pittsburgh Yankees

Central
1. Chicago Shields
2.
St. Louis Steamers
3.
4.
5.

West
1. San Francisco Bay Bombers

2. Los Angeles Bullets
3. Honolulu Islanders
4.
5.


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Team Name: Albany Wendigos (Formally Yellowjackets)
League: National
Division: East
Year Founded: 1903
Stadium: Vanderbilt Field (Built 1928)
World Series Championships: 6 (1909, 1911, 1928, 1949, 2006, 2009)
World Series Appearances: 11 (1904, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1981, 2006, 2009)
Division Pennants: 16
History: The Albany Wendigos started as the Albany Yellowjackets in the very early 1900's, and in fact won there two world series under the name with help from star players and future Hall of Famers Joe Jackson and pitcher Jake "Shutout" Swanson. However with the need for a new stadium and also lessening attendance, the team remade itself as the Wendigos, a vicious mythical Iroquois creature, and in a new stadium with a 50,000 capacity including standing room sponsored by the Vanderbilt family. The new stadium was inaugurated with a World Series win punctuated with a down by three walk off grand slam by star slugger Lou Gehrig in Game 7 to secure the win, known as one of the most famous shots in baseball, going all the way into the new upper decks of the stadium.

The team would then hit a skid, thought to be initiated by the trade of Gehrig in 1930 when funds where tight, having multiple straight seasons at the bottom of the standings throughout the 1930's and 40's before acquiring new blood in the form of ace pitcher Kyle Kennson and also by getting the first round of black players from the Negro leagues in 1946 including the slugging catcher Josh Gibson. After a slow revival, the team finally made and won the World Series in the 1949.

The team would make it and drop the series next year and fall upon a slump only broken by a lone appearance in the 80's before the 90's showed the Wendigo's new light as a contending team. Ace pitcher Andy Pettitte, outfielder Bernie Williams, and stealing prodigy Dan Greggs, the shortstop, formed a powerful core that would power the team through the 90's as a contender, winning the division three time but always choking the play offs before, in Williams and Greggs last season, 2006, the team pushed and won the Series in a hard fought 7 games. The deciding factor would be a hit n run by none other then Williams and Greggs, with Greggs making it home in the bottom of the 8th on a bloop single by Williams to score what would be the go ahead run.

With the main stars of the team gone, the team drifted for a few years barely in contention before the signing of the new star, first baseman Mark Teixeira. He and the still playing Pettitte helped secure the recent and so reigning 2009 World Series bid, making the Wendigos on top of the baseball world.....for now.


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You don't need to go into sooooo much detail :)o) but feel free if you want to. I would like to try and weave a definitive (alternate) baseball history with the help of the board. Feel free to add a logo to your team as well if you wish.
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