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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
I like the Kansas City idea here, start a KC/StL rivalry. Buuuuuut ...
The 1901 start date did cause me to go find a list of U.S. cities by population in 1900 though. Of notable baseball cities not definitely in use, Cleveland was #7, Cincy was #10, Detroit #13, Milwaukee #14, Washington #15, Minneapolis #19, Kansas City #22 ... which made me like the KC idea less than I did at first.
But I overcomplicate shit like this quite readily. New York was still twice the size of Chicago in 1900, so I'd put the Giants back in NY and move them later. And do likewise with the Braves and have them begin in Milwaukee and make a move later. And .... well, you get the idea.
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In that case, I would move Milwaukee Braves West, keep the San Francisco Giants where they are, and put in the New York Mets to fill the East hole since San Francisco is #9 in population in 1900.