arod wrote...
> As many of you have noted, the 2005 update to the Lahman DB
> (
www.baseball1.com) has not been posted yet. Typically, it is posted
> in early November. The reason is that there are discussions taking
> place about changing the format.
Actually, the main reason for the delay is that I'm behind on the deadline for my new book.
The new version of the Lahman database will be available on the web tomorrow (Saturday January 7), and there will be no changes to the underlying database structure. Importing past seasons should be transparent.
Arod is correct that changes to the design are being discussed, and if those are implemented, I'll let Markus know ahead of time so that he can make the necessary changes to the importing code.
Thanks to the hundreds of you who've sent emails asking when the new database would be ready ;-) I appreciate your patience.