Welcome. Try the demo for 13 to get a feel for things to ease the wait. Check out ootpmods for things that may interest you such as logo's, ballparks, etc while you wait to.
There are so many different ways to play the game, GM'ing, managing, doing both. Fictional, historical, current season. What type of league are you interested in? That might help with some of the advice.
You may also want to check out this thread too:
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...w-players.html