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Originally Posted by ifspuds
I've wanted to do that for my ancestor, Ogden Wing. He's a huge baseball fan, but he barely understands the concept of computers, so the idea of explaining the concept of fantasy baseball leagues using fictional players is a little daunting.
How'd you handle it, metsgeek? I know he'd love the idea of being a baseball player in some alternate history. He's a huge baseball fan.
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I just didn't go into complicated details. I said I was playing a "video game" (didn't feel like explaining what a text sim was) with people all over the world that recreated the history of baseball. I then said we could rename the players...that I had added his name in 1930, and thathe was now a star CF for the Yankees. We also talked about his father, Campbell Ditty, now in the Hall.
If you don't get technical, it's pretty simple to explain.