[David Watts]

Originally Posted by Ty Cobb

I (shameless plug alert!) designed a mixed real and fictional league for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and I'm kicking around expanding it. What's the challenge? Take the worst team in the league, run it up till you wins a WS. Then quit and start over again with the worst team. A big part of my enjoyment has come in starting to go to the towns I put teams in. Just Sunday, Mrs. Cobb and I went to Grand Marais (Lake Superior shoreline town) for the first time. It was breathtaking, and the sunset incredible. That trip helped me to connect my real life with my fantasy league...made it more alive.

Bottom line in my humble opinion: Offline mode is as much fun as you make it. If it isn't a challenge, you've got your settings wrong, or you've not put enough time and effort into it.. Work at it, nurse it, create a league of your own, don't always draft the best players, try winning with the 59 White Sox or turning around the 1930 Phillies...use the game to its full potential! Manage a minor league team...THAT is a fearsome challenge.

Your mileage may vary.

Do you have a team in Paradise Michigan with a catcher named Alex Mcknight?