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sporr · 03-22-2004, 10:37 AM

Here was my post on that topic on our boards:

This is a great question and I'm sure everyone has their own method of keeping in touch with the league. Of course, I probably have an easier time keeping up with the league than most since I check through to find something interesting to write about each sim.

Basically, after looking over your own team, my suggestion would be to read up on the league news log, the breaking news stories are also an excellent resource for who the news-makers in the league are. You can check the league injury file for the major injuries to other teams and maybe look at the individual player pages for players who are going to be out for a while. This gives you an idea of how much impact the other team will be feeling.

You can check out the league transactions to keep pace with player movement between teams and extension signings. Pay special attention to players that are getting big paydays since that usually means that they are one of the better players in the league.

I also read the Minor League Rankings, Top 100 Prospect report (which will tell you which ones are in the majors), and the Top Performances Report.

To get even more detail without taking a lot of time, you can view the financial history HTML page for each team and that will give you year-by-year team records at a glance so that you can see who the major movers are.

I do all of this after every sim in all of my leagues and find that it doesn't really take a lot of time. After a while, you'll start to get to know some familiar players.

Finally, be sure to read what other teams are writing about themselves on the message board. Scott (LA) does a great job of keeping you up-to-date on players that you should be watching on the Dodgers, and others do an excellent job of team writing as well.

Hopefully, this gives you someplace to start.

03-22-2004, 10:37 AM	#5
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	Here was my post on that topic on our boards: This is a great question and I'm sure everyone has their own method of keeping in touch with the league. Of course, I probably have an easier time keeping up with the league than most since I check through to find something interesting to write about each sim. Basically, after looking over your own team, my suggestion would be to read up on the league news log, the breaking news stories are also an excellent resource for who the news-makers in the league are. You can check the league injury file for the major injuries to other teams and maybe look at the individual player pages for players who are going to be out for a while. This gives you an idea of how much impact the other team will be feeling. You can check out the league transactions to keep pace with player movement between teams and extension signings. Pay special attention to players that are getting big paydays since that usually means that they are one of the better players in the league. I also read the Minor League Rankings, Top 100 Prospect report (which will tell you which ones are in the majors), and the Top Performances Report. To get even more detail without taking a lot of time, you can view the financial history HTML page for each team and that will give you year-by-year team records at a glance so that you can see who the major movers are. I do all of this after every sim in all of my leagues and find that it doesn't really take a lot of time. After a while, you'll start to get to know some familiar players. Finally, be sure to read what other teams are writing about themselves on the message board. Scott (LA) does a great job of keeping you up-to-date on players that you should be watching on the Dodgers, and others do an excellent job of team writing as well. Hopefully, this gives you someplace to start.