Sorry I didn't reply sooner, I had a typo with my username that I didn't realize and couldn't log in.
I finally found the manual (with a friend's help) in the OOTP 8 section and realized this question better belongs there.
But it seems I just didn't finish setting up my league correctly, not realizing how complex it was. Or... I didn't see the baseball pull-down menu (as a pull-down) which is where I think I have to start the game.
In any case, thank you for replying to an incredibly stupid and premature question.
