How do leagues work?
 

I'm about to generate the schedule for my first league, and I'm a bit confused. Next to the user names are city initials like DET, MIA, PHI, MIL, etc. Next to mine is MIA for example, even though my only team created is CIN. I know that no one else in the league selected whatever these cities are either. What are they for, and how does the team select process work? When do you get to pick your team for the season?

What if a player doesn't end up showing up to play his games? Is the entire League then prevented from progressing?

Can you select several different teams throughout? Any info is appreciated, because the game itself offers no info.

Re: How do leagues work?
 

Anyone???