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Obie (The Tiger) says

I played a number of different fantasy baseball formats before migrating to BBM. What attracted me was the uncommon parrallel that BBM has with real baseball. You play 162 games, you can only play a player that has played at a specific position, you use lefty and righty stats and you concentrate on real MLB performance stats in lieu of team oriented stats like batter RBIs and pitcher wins and losses. Further, the draft is extremely unique in the world of fantasy sports. In lieu of a free-for-all blitz, serpentine drafts or a fantasy auction; BBM uses a draft that balances budget constraints with manager positional emphasis and player projections.

If you are tired of being bored after your draft with weekly games, tired of loosing games to teams that got lucky enough to draft players on winning teams rather than really having the best players, or tired of drafts that leave the mangers that figured out the system with a team that George Steinbrener would envy while other teams can't even field rosters; migrate to BBM. It's been the closest thing to real baseball for the last two decades.

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Merlin says

I have played BBM for 19 years and every year, I look forward with great anticipation for the beginning of spring training which means another great BBM season is just a few short weeks away. If you are a fantasy baseball player, you absolutely owe it to yourself to experience Baseball Manager, the most realistic and addictive game on the internet. Every day for at least 6 months, you will be challenged to make the same type of decisions as a real life manager as well as acting as General Manager. Be prepared for a drafting experience which is unequalled by other fantasy baseball games. Every day for 8 days, you will draft a different position. You will rank the players in the order which you determine. The player's salary will be determined by how you and the other 9 managers have ranked the players (from best to last). We call this experience the 8 days of Christmas. BBM is famous for this!

BBM goes far beyond the simple points accumulation of rotisserie type games. BBM uses real life baseball statistics from the previous night's games, depending upon which version of BBM you are playing (Lightning, Express or Ultimate). Each day, you will be provided with a personalized front page which will applaud you for having won your game or will perhaps challenge you when you have lost a game.

Should you ever have any question at all about BBM, be assured that the Diamond Club includes many managers such as myself who have played this game for a long time. We are always willing to answer any question you may have and it is a great place to not only increase your knowledge of the game but it is a great place to make friendships. I think you will like what the DC has to offer.

These are just a few of the many, many reasons why I have played this game for 19 years and will continue to do so.

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bruno says

I've played ESPN and CBS Sports roti and head-to-head leagues before. They have their own attraction, but neither had daily results andnor results that mirror real MLB games.

I'm playing 2 AL keeper leagues right now. I enjoy them because of the ability to (try to) create a team nucleus of 7-10 players and add the other pieces each season. Spring training becomes a time for wheeling and dealing, and the draft is a strategic game of trying to guess what the other 9 teams will do, and which players might be available in the draft.

I've been playing BBM since 1992. I like seeing the daily boscore (at least when I win), searching the free agent pool for relievers who have some long relief gems hidden within their otherwise awful ERA, some scrappy bench players who are LHP specialist....it's all part of the game.

Over the years I've played countless Ultimate, Lighning and Express leagues. I definitely suggest new players try out a free lightning league or a full-season express league before trying out Ultimate. Express is slightly less complicated than ultimate, an easier transition from roti to BBM. (As an aside, I think adding long/short relief rankings and playoffs would make express even more attractive).

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Jason says

To me it is the "hands on" and involvment of it all. I love the fact that have the opportunity to control (somewhat) what happens. I realize that there are some things in BBM that we can't control, but definitely more so than the other games out there.

I also have enjoyed the opportunity for interaction with other players that the DC provides. The camaraderie that exists here doesn't seem to exist in other fantasy baseball games and consequently has actually for several years now, been a big part of my life that I look forward to every day.

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