by rschwartz51 » Fri Dec 09, 2005 6:17 pm
Under ATG2 I put together 12 combinations of team combining teams that related to each other and then after lottery was run we had a draft of those 12 combo teams.
Examples were Phil A's and Oak A's, NY & SF Gts, Phil Phillies & Pitts Pirates, NY Yankees, Bkln & LA Dodgers. For teams with fewer than 3 teams I combined using some other relationship.
For the 1969 game I would combine primarily on state location or some other basis with the idea being to balance each team.
Though I personally like the combo theme it is obvious that some managers have such a distinct advantage based on where they pick that it may discourage participation.
One possible option is to have a 12 round tournament with each manager using a different combo and the goal is to measure the total wins. The problem is that some managers always bail out.