Hi everybody! Just wanted to check in and let you know that I’m working on something and I want to get it ready before I make the next post! Something happened in OOTP that caused me to shift my plans around a little bit. Nothing bad I promise! Just that something happened in OOTP and I was like, ooh! I should do something about it! SO.... with that being said.... two teams will be receiving new looks! (No expansions yet). 

Stay tuned  

2528 – 2535: Sweet Sixteen, Pt. 1




Even with the expansion teams, the league remained at 162 games for the regular season. Each team faced their 3 divisional rivals 22 games (11 home, 11 away), 4 teams from the other division within their league 12 games (6 home, 6 away), and the 8 teams from the other league 6 times (3 home, 3 away).
 
The playoffs expanded slightly. The two division winners plus one wild card team from each league advanced to the postseason. The league regular season received a bye into the League Championship Series, while the 2nd divisional winner faced the Wild Card team in a best-of-three, play-in series, with all three games at the 2nd division winner’s home stadium. So teams were encouraged to win their league if possible, if not, then try to win the division for the home field advantage at minimum.
 
In 2528, the Apollos dominated the postseason, by sweeping nearly all the way to their sixth Galactic Series title. Their record was 9-1 in the postseason, losing just one game in the first ever League Play-In Series.
 
In the next two years, the Ganymede Giants owned the league as they won two straight Galactic Series in eight games, meaning they swept both times; one over the Apollos and one over the Astronauts.
 
The Apollos responded by winning their seventh Galactic Series title in franchise history by snapping the Giants’ streak in 2531.
 
During these four years, the Ceres Belters were the top team in the Astro League every season, clinching the no. 1 spot in the postseason and a bye into the League Championship Series. Each time, they all lost in the League Championship Series.
 
In the next “mini-era” of the early 2530’s, they did finally get the monkey off their back as they made it to the Galactic Series in 2532. However, they ran into the red-hot Saturn Halos, who defeated the Belters for their first title in franchise history.
 
For the next two seasons, there were also two first-time winners of the Galactic Series, as the Valles Marineris Canyons and Callisto Cubs won in ’33 and ’34 respectively.
 
In 2535, we saw the return of an old time powerhouse, the Mercury Mets, as they won their first Galactic Series title in 29 seasons, as they defeated the Giants.
 
In other news, unfortunately the PUA Emperors have been sold to a new owner who plans to relocate the team. The Emperors struggled mightily after their Galactic Series win in their first season, finishing last in nearly all of their seasons except for a fluke season in ’31. The location and team name will be announced in the coming days.
 
Galactic Series
2500 – Ceres over Luna
2501 – Mercury over Earth
2502 – Mercury over Ceres
2503 – Earth over Mercury
2504 – Earth over Mercury
2505 – Mercury over Earth
2506 – Mercury over Venus
2507 – Luna over Earth
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2508 – Venus over Luna
2509 – Earth over Luna
2510 – Ceres over Luna
2511 – Luna over Earth
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2512 – Jupiter over Ceres
2513 – Mendez over Earth
2514 – Mendez over Ceres
2515 – Mendez over Earth
2516 – Luna over Mendez
2517 – Venus S. over. Jupiter
2518 – Mars over Saturn
2519 – Luna over Ganymede
2520 – Mars over Venus R.
2521 – Mendez over Mars
2522 – Mars over Kennedy
2523 – Kennedy over Mars
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2524 – PUA over Mercury
2525 – Ganymede over Mercury
2526 – Luna over Venus R.
2527 – Kennedy over Ceres
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2528 – Luna over Venus R.
2529 – Ganymede over Luna
2530 – Ganymede over Earth
2531 – Luna over Ganymede
2532 – Saturn over Ceres
2533 – Valles Marineris over Callisto
2534 – Callisto over Saturn
2535 – Mercury over Ganymede
 
All-Time Standing


 

Yet again, the Emperors are moving. You really do hate to see it, but hopefully they'll make a return like in the old thread. We still have our one championship to hold on to, after all.

Sign me up, boys. I'm taking the Emperors look absolutely wonderful with that colour scheme.

Mendez looks amazing! That new logo made me audibly gasp when I saw it. Love the blue and cream look on the unis, but it feels almost criminal not to use all those colors in the uniforms somehow. Great seeing Pamoja back as well, although I kinda wish there was more of that blue. Great work all around!