
NED PAYNTER
Paynter, who’s now deceased, was the uncle of Uni Watch reader Bruce Jaynes. He’s a bit of a ringer, because he did his drawings when he was an adult, not during his childhood. Still, his East Central Saskatchewan Baseball League — a wholly fictitious circuit that popped out of his brain fully formed — is firmly in keeping with our theme here today. Paynter gave his teams their own uniforms, ballparks (most of which were either eccentric or futuristic), game accounts, lore, and even press releases. More from Ned can be found here
I saw this on the ESPN Uni-Watch Article today, it was all about people who created fake leagues, team uni’s, etc… this guy had some great stuff, it’s fun to flip thru.