[Baseball Ray!]

I am new to OOTP (and having way too much fun)! I have an "easy" question regarding the occasional updates/patches and the lingo you guys use that I am still trying to get used to.

For example, I understand the "game" cannot be open when an update is being downloaded, however, when the instructions state that the update (in this case player ratings) are not applicable to previous games, are you referring to games already played in the current season (ie "save")?

Also, instructions state that a new game must be started for the update to be applied. Does that mean a whole new season/save has to be restarted, or simply that another game, within the season already underway must be played before the updates are effective? I'm not exactly sure how to interpret the instructions with my current season (save) already underway, and I really don't want to start a new save from day 1.

Thanks for explaining,
Steve