1950s for certain... 1920-1950 were also a lot better than post 1970 baseball.
No free agency in the Fab 50s, which ruined the game for the fans.
No Divisions... just two 8-team leagues... leagues should always be in 8-team increments... and feature 4-team playoffs (Shaughnessy Playoffs) with best-of-seven series in each round... no wild cards or single-game playoffs.
No left-handed specialists and overuse of relievers.
No pitch counts.
A minor league that featured veterans players and teams that were playing to make the playoffs, not just to develop overpaid rookies.
Back in the old "Golden Days of Baseball" the teams did not have constant change... I could always give the basic starting lineups of all 16 teams in the Major Leagues... you could really get immersed in those leagues... also knew all the lineups in the Southern Association (I lived in two cities that had teams).
And I read the Sporting News each week and was fairly familiar with the Pacific Coast League, International League, American Association and Texas League... plus I would read in a general fashion about the A, B, C and D leagues.
I also followed the Evangeline League... a Class D league set in Louisiana.
Even bought The Sporting News Annual Guides which gave the standings, team stats and player stats for all the leagues including the minors... an absolutely wonderful publication... I wish I had a complete set of them... think they started it in early 1900s.
Ah, those were the good old days... life was good for yours truly in the 50s.
