Essays

From time to time we send out some important information (or trivial rambling) to league members. While some of this stuff might tend to be of the read-it-and-toss-it variety, some of it might prove useful for reference. So we’ve begun to archive it.

The Undesired Peace (12/2/18) How OOTP forced us to have a postseason series in 1946

New GM Startup Instructions (12/13/18) Step-by-step "how to" for getting started in the Circuit

Do The Right Thing (1/12/19) Mandatory reading for prospective league members

Ask A.I. (2/8/19) Manage or be managed

The Reserve Clause (2/17/19) A quickie primer on what it was, and how it works in OOTP

Doubleheaders, Rainouts, and the Four-Man Rotation (3/11/19) They don’t play well together

Dee-fense, Dee-fense… Part I (4/11/19) How Bill McKechnie got into the Hall of Fame

Dee-fense, Dee-fense… Part II (4/11/19) How you can get there too

Expansion/Relocation/Realignment (5/5/19) A vision of the future to get the discussion going

Keepin’ It Real—Late 1940’s–Early 1950’s (6/5/19) How to look “period” as opposed to "time traveler”

Stretching the Defense (8/21/19) Cepeda or McCovey—a nice “problem” to have