Suspensions happen in OOTP for realistic reasons - fighting, brawls, and all that comes with it.

But why on earth is there STILL not an option for the team to appeal, or better yet, a function whereby the PA comes in and appeals it on behalf of the player?

We see this all the time; players get suspended for six games, and appeal. The suspension gets reduced by three.

Players file an appeal, serve their suspension while waiting, and then we never hear...

I've eluded to this before, and I think now is a good time to present a more detailed version of this idea. I've noted that this has come up in a number of ways throughout the forums, but not altogether.

When it comes to pitchers, there's a lot to consider. And this game captures the idea of pitcher quality quite well. Being fair, it lacks capturing the nuance that goes into quality.

There are a number of ways that pitchers develop into peak performers, no matter where...

Baseball in the DC area is weird to be around.

For the record, I'm originally from Seattle, but grew up a Cubs fan. My dad grew up in the Chicagoland area in the depression era, and managed to have a chance encounter with Wrigley's son, and ended up getting to hang around The Field in the early 40's prior to his departure for the Army.

Hearing all those cool stories of yesteryear got in my brain, and growing up, Chicago had these two guys who were far more interesting...

We recently saw how abrasive the relationship between the players of the White Sox are with their management. They have fundamentally sound team that for the most part underperforms, based on the talent and experience their roster has.

The way their troubles manifested themselves publicly is how the clubhouse is being run.

The clubhouse has always been run by the players. Or should I say, it is run by the players when the team is successful. Teams that fail have many...

I mentioned this before in a thread I started, but I probably didn't give it as much attention and detail as it deserved.

I'm all about maximizing resources, and when you maximize resources, there's multiple ways to accomplish that. When it comes to raw materials, finding ways to fabricate, apply, or mix, or add to another raw material, and you have a product.

If you take that product and enhance it, you're maximizing it's potential as a product. And when you do that,...