[Syd Thrift]

I like the deadball era, as it’s nominally the same rules but the actual game is a lot different. My current league is in 1970 now and by and large I like the expansion era as well. I guess the one thing I don’t like is the 10 team, no-division leagues from 1961 to 1968 - if there’s a boring pennant race in one league, the entire season becomes a bit meh to watch - but the overall mix of offense and defense from the 70s to the early 90s is fun and nostalgic for me. Can’t wait to get to the DH and free agency and of course the return of Major League Baseball in Seattle.

I also had some fun doing a 19th century league a couple versions ago. These are kind of a pain to maintain but it’s interesting to see baseball move from small towns and have those “hey, St. Louis is the Far West and it takes a few days to travel by train to get there” and “wow, teams in Buffalo and Indianapolis” types of moments (hell, Louisville had a team all the way to 1899) and I think that it’s by and large a “set it and forget it” league during the season at least.