I am from Sweden and got a chance to see the World Series on TV, when the Twins won in in -90(?) against the Braves. Since I didn't understand the rules that well, I bought Earl Weaver and just studied games letting the computer manage both teams. I learned some of the tactics and was then hooked on baseball... Unfortunatley their is no baseball on TV here now, but I keep playing baseball on the computer (OOTP of course

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By the way, Championship Manager has been and still is the #1 game for me. Soccer is the greatest game to me.