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Originally Posted by ALB123
A question for Commissioner Luckyman...
I really enjoy the Player Spotlight feature. How do you choose a player for the Player Spotlight? Do you randomly pick a player to highlight? Are they players you've heard of before?
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Hey bud
Yeah it's one of my favourite aspects of this (ad)venture and basically the heart and soul of the Footnote League. The results and stats are important, but in the end this is a human interest story with the players at its core.
The process is a bit random, really. I go through the team photos - or as many as I get the time to; in 1901 I got from BAL to BRO. In 1902 I started at the other end with WAS - and search for them on SABR BIO. They must have an article on them there for me to be able to Spotlight them. If there is an article about them I'll usually just peruse it and make a couple of notes to begin with, then save the link. Then I try to read them all in full later.
From there a few things come into play. First and foremost, their story. I want this thread to be a great read, so their bio has to have some topical relevance or interesting elements to it. A weird nickname works for me as well because there is usually a fascinating story associated with it (Bill "Raw Meat" Rogers, for example!). My having heard of a player in most cases automatically rules them out because I am trying to unearth obscure players and promote them to the forefront, and if I have heard of them that pretty much guarantees everyone on here has as well. What's happening to them in the FL is another consideration, although I have other avenues to highlight those guys so it is a secondary one.
That's basically it as it currently stands although, as with many other aspects I am constantly honing and refining as I go along.
Glad you're enjoying it, let me know if a player grabs your attention and I'll try to include them at some stage.