Welcome to my blog/wiki about the Southern Union, a place for me to build a wiki of sorts fleshing out the eight fictional nations that make up the Southern Union.
I’ve always had an interest in maps, cartography, sport and Microsoft Excel, so I set about creating a world where I can simulate sports scores of fictional teams, based on fictional locations that I dreamt up and drew on a map.
Some of those greetings above are fictional languages, and whilst I’m not into conlang (constructed languages or fictional languages) they certainly help me to imagine these locales in greater detail.
If you have no idea what this is all about, please consider reading the two intro posts below; my first ever blog posts. I’ve subsequently written dozens and dozens of articles, fleshing out my world and suspending people’s belief that the countries do actually exist! I’ve had a few magazine articles written about me, including this one that featured on Wired.com, feel free to check it out.
If you want to dive in and read about the eights nations making up the Southern Union, you can do so by clicking on the links above in the menu. Alternatively, you can check out my latest articles by scrolling down, or look to the right and you’ll see two random articles that could get you going down the rabbit hole, or on the far right is the most recently updated articles of the Southern Union.
Some of you may be familiar with the fictional countries Koana Islands, Ianoia or Gunsovolk of which I am the creator. I tried a few times to start up a dynasty over on the Out of the Park Baseball forums for Koana Islands’ Super Ligan that went for over 100 in-game years and manually did…
Something that I don’t think I’ve ever really discussed is how the the Islands came to be which is actually quite an interesting story, albeit one where most proof has been lost through time. I’ve really enjoyed going down the rabbit-hole and looking back at old forums, message boards and e-mails to get exact dates…
PREVIOUS SEASON← 1897 Baseball Season NEXT SEASON1899 Baseball Season → The 1898 Southern Union Baseball Season was the fourth season of professional baseball within the Koana Islands and the first season of a 12-team Super Ligan following expansion during the off-season. It was also the first season of professional baseball within…
PREVIOUS SEASON← 1896 Baseball Season NEXT SEASON1898 Baseball Season → The 1897 Southern Union Baseball Season was the third season of professional baseball within the Koana Islands that began on the 2nd of April 1897, and concluded on the 1st of August 1897. The season saw Vizhune IS win their second…
Litenstat Jarnekdal Social Baseboll Klub, more commonly known as Litenstat Jarnekdal SBK, or simply Litenstat Jarnekdal, is a baseball team in Jarnekdal, Litenstatlig, Koana Islands. Formed in 1893, they were founding members of Förenade Litenstatliga Baseballklubbsligan in 1896, and won the majority of titles before joining an expanded Division Ett…
Rovaniemi Förenta, or simply Rovaniemi, are a baseball team based in Rovaniemi, Reykjaholar, Koana Islands, situated 80 kilometers south of Omfattandestad. The club was established in autumn 1894 as an offshoot of the local association football club by Calle Eriksson, a prominent Rovaniemi local. They were founding members of both…
Division Ett, sometimes known as the second tier or Första Divisionen, is the second-highest division in the Koanian baseball league system after the Super Ligan. It has been operating since the 1900 season and run by the Koanian Basebollförbundet since 1901. It had been run as a standalone rival competition…
The Günsovölk Baseball-Bund (GBB) is a governing body that oversees professional and semi-professional baseball within the country of Günsovölk. Established in 1892, the GBB is the oldest baseball governing body in the Southern Union and holds a prominent role in the development, regulation, and promotion of baseball in the nation.…
Gemenskapsklubb Udde Korall (Community Club Udde Korall) is a baseball club located in Udde Korall, Toivakka, Koana Islands. They are officially the 31st team to turn professional in the Koana Islands, joining an expanded Division Ett for the 1914 baseball season alongside Litenstat Jarnekdal SBK. They are affectionately known as…
The Houtmansland Professionele Honkbalvereniging (HPHV) is a baseball association that serves as the governing body for all baseball activities within the country of Houtmansland. Originally established in 1901 with the aim of overseeing professional baseball, the HPHV now plays a pivotal role in the development, organization, and promotion of the…
The Ianoian Baseball Association (IBA) is a governing body that supervises all levels of competitive baseball within the nation of Ianoia. Its origins can be traced back to 1890 when a consortium of clubs united with the common objective of establishing a standardized set of rules for exhibition games. However,…
The Koanian Basebollförbundet (Koanian Baseball Association or KBF) is the governing body for baseball in Koana Islands. Founded in 1901, the KBF is one of the oldest and most influential baseball associations in the world. It is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the sport within Koana Islands and represents…