Welcome to the Wayback Baseball Syndicate!
The Wayback Baseball Syndicate (WBS) is a centralized, limited keeper, Diamond Mind Baseball (v12) simulation league beginning with the 1919 season. Our mission is to recreate an alternative, historical replay of the game of baseball.
If you are interested in joining the WBS, please email waybackbaseball@gmail.com for more information.
The WBS completes 1 full season, including draft and postseason, within a 4 month time span (~120 days).
General weekly sim schedule is MWFSa, with THSu off.
Wayback Date: November 1, 1925
Quick Links: Player Draft
Cumulative Wins Chart: Doubleday League ◊ Knickerbocker League
Wayback News Feed
February 1, 1926
Raleigh, NC (WBSP): The baseball town of Austin, Texas is selected by the Commissioner's office to host the 1926 Midsummer Classic. The game will be played at Austin's Yankee Stadium. Austin's very own Steve Wood will manage the Knickerbockers, making a his 3rd appearance as manager in the Classic. Wood won in both of his prior appearances in 1923 and 1924. Kinnaird Street's Chad and Sam Edwards-Kuhn will manage the Doubledays in their first appearance in the Midsummer Classic.
November 15, 1925
The Woodlands, TX (WBSP): In the first pick of the 1926 Draft, the Boston Colonials selected pitching outfield prospect Mel Ott.
November 1, 1925
Raleigh, NC (WBSP): The Boston Colonials win first pick in the 1926 Draft Lottery.
Raleigh, NC (WBSP): The baseball town of Austin, Texas is selected by the Commissioner's office to host the 1926 Midsummer Classic. The game will be played at Austin's Yankee Stadium. Austin's very own Steve Wood will manage the Knickerbockers, making a his 3rd appearance as manager in the Classic. Wood won in both of his prior appearances in 1923 and 1924. Kinnaird Street's Chad and Sam Edwards-Kuhn will manage the Doubledays in their first appearance in the Midsummer Classic.
November 15, 1925
The Woodlands, TX (WBSP): In the first pick of the 1926 Draft, the Boston Colonials selected pitching outfield prospect Mel Ott.
November 1, 1925
Raleigh, NC (WBSP): The Boston Colonials win first pick in the 1926 Draft Lottery.
Ballclub Map
Metrics and Such
The Herfindahl–Hirschman index is a measure of competetive balance. A low HHI value indicates greater competetive balance. The MLB HHI benchmarks in this chart are based on the real 1905-1945 final team W-L records.
