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Originally Posted by Eugene Church
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Wow, the nostalgia is heavy there. I always have to laugh when these old timers complain that free agency, wildcards, changes in the pitching culture, the designated hitter, etc ruined the game.
Personally, like another poster stated, I really enjoy the birth of baseball up into the late 30s. Not only the game, but the politics around it, were constantly in flux. Teams and entire leagues arose and folded. The rules were being refined. The leagues weren't so concerned about their public image and wild, interesting characters emerged among the players (not that I think it's necessarily a bad thing now that the MLB is more restrictive about what kind of behavior it tolerates from its players, but I feel that change makes it much less likely to have larger than life personalities shine so brightly).
I try to do fictional histories and play through this era and it's quite exciting, if difficult, with managing all the rapid turnover and OOTP doesn't yet lend itself to this era of play.