There are a lot of good ideas in this thread. The thing I really like to get into, so that I learn a lot of the players, is the Inaugural Draft. I'll spend days researching all the players, ratings, ages, L/R throwing/batting, etc. I 'll record a lot of the data in Excel spreadsheets and sort it. For my 2007 league I ran Facegen on all players BEFORE the draft. It was strange... I found myself identifying with players before the draft even started.
I also use a serpentine draft, so that if I give myself an early pick I have to wait a LONG time before my next pick. This is a great way to get to know the players as, one by one, they all go to other teams. I certainly remember them when the season starts.
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by Unoriginal Name
I would like to know what are some of the ways that those who play fictional leagues learn the players of their leagues?
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