Doug,
First Issue: the player must have a card from 1926-1946 to even be eligible for the League. Neither Heilmann or Cobb are eligible, since their cards are all 1925 or before
For this league, the best way to think of it is that this is an alternate reality where [b:2ccd32f874]ONLY WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN 1926-1946 EXISTS[/b:2ccd32f874]. Only players who [b:2ccd32f874]have a card [/b:2ccd32f874]from 1926-1946 are eligible, plus the assigned NeLs. [b:2ccd32f874]ONLY THOSE PLAYER/TEAM ASSOCIATIONS WHICH OCCURRED FROM 1926-1946 ARE ELIGIBLE AS WELL[/b:2ccd32f874].
EX....Babe Ruth...only his 1927 card is eligible.....BAbe is assigned to Murderer's Row......if M Row doesnt take him, the Bronx Bombers could grab him or the Boston franchise could grab him. The reason the Boston franchise can grab him is his 1935 association with The BRAVES.......since we only take 1926-1946 occurences fro this league, Babe's association with the Red Sox NEVER OCCURRED