Greatness: A sports collaborative timeline
August 1, 1990
The proposal for a new ballpark for the San Francisco Giants adjacent to the China Basin will appear on the November ballot.
The proposal for a new ballpark for the San Francisco Giants adjacent to the China Basin will appear on the November ballot.
August 2, 1990: “Tom Sawyer” releases the unedited photo of “Coach X,” confirming it to be Jerry Sandusky. The National Enquirer publishes it, making it the most sold issue of the Enquirer ever. (In order to comply with child pornography laws, the child’s face and genitals are blurred.)
August 4, 1990: The Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers are locked in a race for the NL West, with both teams tied for first and having won eight of their last 10 games.
August 5, 1990: The Big 10 announces it will add Notre Dame and Iowa State starting in the 1992 season. The conference will split into two divisions, with Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Purdue in the East and Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Wisconsin in the West. The same day, Colorado State announces it will join the Big 8 starting the same year.
August 7, 1990: An anonymous source out of Penn State writes an editorial appearing in the school paper that claims head coach Joe Paterno is innocent and in fact had no idea about Sandusky’s conduct. The source made no claims as to the existence of a coverup by Penn State officials but very clearly stated Paterno had nothing to do with it.
August 4, 1990: The Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers are locked in a race for the NL West, with both teams tied for first and having won eight of their last 10 games.
August 5, 1990: The Big 10 announces it will add Notre Dame and Iowa State starting in the 1992 season. The conference will split into two divisions, with Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Purdue in the East and Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Wisconsin in the West. The same day, Colorado State announces it will join the Big 8 starting the same year.
August 7, 1990: An anonymous source out of Penn State writes an editorial appearing in the school paper that claims head coach Joe Paterno is innocent and in fact had no idea about Sandusky’s conduct. The source made no claims as to the existence of a coverup by Penn State officials but very clearly stated Paterno had nothing to do with it.
Smith announces stadium
August 10, 1990: Rankin Smith, at long last, unveils his stadium blueprint. It is a 77,000 seat domed stadium in Downtown Atlanta, costing $217 million. As mentioned, a referendum will be held to determine if the stadium will be built or not on September 11, 1990.
August 13, 1990: The trial date for Jerry Sandusky is set for November 12, 1990. The trial is expected to go forward as scheduled, as Sandusky has rejected every plea deal presented to him.
August 15, 1990: Former Penn State center and recent Jets draftee Roger Duffy says he received money from school officials to keep quiet about Sandusky - and that many current players did as well. He also says Paterno never brought up the money or Sandusky’s conduct, and as far as he knows, Paterno had no idea.
August 15, 1990: Former Penn State center and recent Jets draftee Roger Duffy says he received money from school officials to keep quiet about Sandusky - and that many current players did as well. He also says Paterno never brought up the money or Sandusky’s conduct, and as far as he knows, Paterno had no idea.
August 11, 1990: The news South Sider baseball fans had dreaded for months finally arrived on this day. The White Sox were sold to COMSAT who would move the team to Denver, Colorado at the beginning of the 1991 season. The MLB also announced that the White Sox name, colors, logos and history would stay in Chicago and a "new" White Sox team would begin play no later than the spring of 1997. "This is disappointing" said Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr., who had publicly expressed support for the White Sox to stay in Chicago. "I wanted them to stay, but congrats to the city of Denver and the state of Colorado and welcome to the MLB." Expect attendance to decline as August becomes September at Comiskey Park this season.
OOC: Fuck. Also, is COMSAT Stan Kroenke? I couldn’t find anything about it online. At least they’re getting a replacement, and I guess that means expansion to 30 by 1997.
IC: August 20, 1990: The American League follows its proclamation to replace the White Sox by announcing it will expand to 16 teams no later than 1997. Over 25 cities submit bids for the other team, ranging from DC to Sacramento, Columbus to Phoenix. The NL announces it will accept two winning bids in November of 1990.
COMSAT - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
That was about all I could find, and I wasn’t sure why the hell they would want to move a baseball team to Denver. Based on their Wikipedia page, they’re a DC company.
Keep scrolling,they were the original Colorado sports overlords before Lockheed Martin bankrupt them and force to sell, if anything is to increase their sports power to launch their rsn later on
I wonder if Penn State will still have football by 1996 in this TL, assuming the SWC disperses then and causes a mass wave of realignment. And if they do have football, will they have a conference home or not?
I thought of a change in favour of Cameroon, to be honest.
August 19, 1990: “Tom Sawyer” makes another proclamation - he will reveal himself at Sandusky’s trial and then expects to disappear forever, perhaps in witness protection. Also, he says something shocking: “I was mistaken about one thing. Joe Paterno is probably innocent. Sorry, Coach.”
Paterno responds, Baseball chaos
August 20, 1990: Joe Paterno addresses the "Tom Sawyer" apology, saying "Tom Sawyer, thank you for the apology, and thank you for revealing what Mr. Sandusky had done. Your contributions should not be forgotten."
August 20, 1990: Baltimore beats Boston 3-2, and Toronto beats the Yankees 7-3 to get a three-way-tie in the East.
August 20, 1990: Baltimore beats Boston 3-2, and Toronto beats the Yankees 7-3 to get a three-way-tie in the East.
August 21, 1990: The Phillies score 9 runs in the ninth inning to stun the first place Dodgers 12-11, sending LA into a tie for first place in the NL West with the red-hot (no pun intended) Cincinnati Reds.
August 22, 1990: Miami appears to be a front-runner for an NL expansion franchise to begin in 1993. Tampa Bay, Buffalo and Charlotte are also top contenders for a franchise.
August 22, 1990: Miami appears to be a front-runner for an NL expansion franchise to begin in 1993. Tampa Bay, Buffalo and Charlotte are also top contenders for a franchise.