[Cobbiusto]

I find that I enjoy almost all the options mentioned here already. I have tried managing an expansion team and also disliked the workaround of having to play a season leading up to the expansion draft. It would be nice if maybe there was an option to start an expansion season game before or after the expansion draft.

I have enjoyed games using the random debut option. Its so cool being able to see matchups like Nolan Ryan vs. Cobb or maybe Ruth, Mantle, and Bonds in a HR race down to the wire in Sept.

I have enjoyed doing the fictional leagues for the reasons mentioned above of there being no real clue how players might turn out. But I am such a fan of history, I miss seeing those names I've read of all my life actually playing on the field.

I am currently replaying the Tigers '93 season managing every game with historical transactions turned on to see if I can find a way to get that awesome lineup to overcome their lack of pitching and improve on a 3rd place finish. With the only extra options being calling up different minor leaguers early, it can be quite a challenge. The biggest problem with this mode is if you do take a team to the playoffs that didn't make it historically, you have to remember to uncheck the historical transactions box in the playoffs or you are liable to lose players right in the middle of a series.

I also find myself caught up in the PT mode of playing games with cards out of a pack, like i used to imagine doing when I opened them as a kid. In short, OOTP has so many, many, different ways to enjoy the game of baseball and I just can't seem to get enough of any of them.