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Players League

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Organization

The Resume

    (1890-1890)
    Teams were the Boston Reds, Brooklyn Wonders, Buffalo Bisons, Chicago Pirates, Cleveland Infants, New York Giants, Philadelphia Quakers and Pittsburgh Burghers
    Lone championship won by the Boston Reds
    Also known as the Brotherhood
    Formed by the Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players

Why Players League might be annoying:

    It sounds like the name of a rap posse or gambling organization.
    It only lasted for one season.
    The league was created by players who wanted to build both their salaries and their careers.
    Instead, they went back to square one or the end of their careers once the league folded.
    They named a team the New York Giants, the same name as an already existing National League club.
    To add confusion, the PL Giants built a stadium right next to the NL Giants.
    The league's formation led to the weakening and eventual folding of another major league, the American Association.

Why Players League might not be annoying:

    It was the only 'major' baseball league owned by the players themselves.
    The players formed the league after the NL owners kept reserving players' contracts with smaller salaries.
    Their games usually outdrew even the National League's.
    It used two umpires instead of the then-customary one.
    Its formation led to the building of new facilities that were eventually used by other major league clubs.
    The famed Polo Grounds stadium was built by its version of the Giants.

Credit: Hoxy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 71.79% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 141 Votes: 75.89% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 110 Votes: 60.91% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 41 Votes: 48.78% Annoying