A New Mystery To Solve?

I'd definitely prefer to see the 2000-2010 set. My son is getting into playing the game fairly frequently now, and he's far more interested in playing with players he knows. I can only assume that he isn't the only one who feels that way, and keeping the game new and fresh will be better for attracting new, younger players. And it's not just a generational thing, because other 50-something friends I've gotten interested in the game don't want to play pre-WW2 for the same reason, they don't know the players.

Good points Falcon!

I find that interesting Falcon. And completely understandable.
To me, baseball has always been timeless and that has been it's charm. I grew up in the 60's and 70's but always appreciated all the eras of baseball and found the ones predating my "golden era" to be mystical and magical. Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb meant as much to me as Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench and Tom Seaver. They were all a part of this great thing I loved, this game of baseball. Sure there was discrimination and it was horrible and the PC police will run me out of town on a rail for liking Ty Cobb but what I am trying to say is your son should want to play the 50's game, and the 60's game. He should want to be able to go to Cooperstown and know who everyone on those busts is (or was). And besides, I believe every single season since 1999 is available to be played online, not so for seasons prior to that. Unless you like to play the mystery card games (which I do) or the ATG game (which I don't)

A 1950's or 40's/50's mystery card set would be like a dream fulfilled for me. The 60's set had many fewer players than the more modern sets probably in part due to fewer teams. I'm guessing they would have trouble coming up with a great variety of players if it was 50's only (just 16 teams) but I'd be happy with a 40's/50's set. I'd be most happy with 50's only but 40's/50's would be great too.

I find that interesting Falcon. And completely understandable.
To me, baseball has always been timeless and that has been it's charm. I grew up in the 60's and 70's but always appreciated all the eras of baseball and found the ones predating my "golden era" to be mystical and magical. Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb meant as much to me as Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench and Tom Seaver. They were all a part of this great thing I loved, this game of baseball. Sure there was discrimination and it was horrible and the PC police will run me out of town on a rail for liking Ty Cobb but what I am trying to say is your son should want to play the 50's game, and the 60's game. He should want to be able to go to Cooperstown and know who everyone on those busts is (or was). And besides, I believe every single season since 1999 is available to be played online, not so for seasons prior to that. Unless you like to play the mystery card games (which I do) or the ATG game (which I don't)

Hey, I completely understand your perspective, and we must be about the same age since we have the same memories of the game. But my son's Mickey Mantle is our Ty Cobb. Cobb's last game was almost 30 years before I was born, over 86 years ago. 86 years is an awfully long time, (just ask Red Sox fans!) People today can barely relate to the 60s; there's no way they understand the Roaring 20s. It's like us hearing about soldiers dying on the beach at Normandy - it's tragic and historically very significant, but we can't relate to it.

Now having babbled on too long about all that, I'm doing my best to try to teach him about Jackie Robinson, Gene Mauch and the Phailed Phillies of Sixty-Phour, and how the Tigers could have Mickey Lolich and Denny McLain each start 3 games in the same World Series. He gets it, but his buddies and contemporaries don't. So he either plays the 2013 season over and over with his friends, or he's forced to hang around with his old man.

BTW, totally off topic, (and probably a shameful plug), but if anyone is interested he's set up his first league, a 1999 season and he's looking for players to fill. If anyone's interested in a brief divergence from the Mystery Card sets check out Party Like it's 1999.

Good stuff guys!

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But my son's Mickey Mantle is our Ty Cobb. Cobb's last game was almost 30 years before I was born, over 86 years ago. 86 years is an awfully long time, (just ask Red Sox fans!) People today can barely relate to the 60s; there's no way they understand the Roaring 20s. It's like us hearing about soldiers dying on the beach at Normandy - it's tragic and historically very significant, but we can't relate to it.

This is all very astute and true, although all hedonistic youngsters can relate to the Roaring 20's...even if they don't know it. The way my friends and I have a limited interest in players before the 70's, our kids have no idea who Dave Parker, Dave Concepcion, and Cecil Cooper were and have limited interest in baseball before the 90's. As I told Falcon, my son hates any sport without a board.

I think it's great some people have interest in older baseball, but even they have limited interest. Few would play an 1890-s or 1910's league. Building on Falcon's cogent analogy, our kids' Mickey Mantle is our Joe Delahanty or Paul Hines. They don't know who Mantle (or Cobb) was and have little interest playing a game with him, just as few of us would want to play with the great HInes. So, if we want to revitalize and replenish the SOM community, a 2000's Mystery Game would be perfect for that. Young players could feel they were playing a living game from their own experience, not just an enjoyable history lesson

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Personally I would like '50s but if we had the 2000s you could use Rays and Rox in franchise leagues. Those leagues seem to be popular here.