point me in the right direction (please)

Never played Mystery Leagues before. A group of managers (kindly) invited me to join them, they are going to be running a 70s Mystery no -DH league.

I said sure, but realize I don't have a clue. Can you point me toward Mystery League 101 info, if any exist? Or is it more, take your lumps like everyone else and you'll figure it out?

Thanks for your consideration. Chompsky

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=634688

The key to mystery leagues is trying to determine which season a player has. In a few cases, when the player's seasons are all good, it really doesn't matter. However, most players have a season or two or three that you'd rather not keep.

Sometimes, you can determine exactly which season a player has--most commonly by an "injury reveal." Other times you can narrow it down or perhaps eliminate some seasons.

Check out the link above, and there is another link in the second post in that thread that you will want to read. Then read them again! You can't do well in mystery leagues if you don't educate yourself on figuring out which season a player is on.

I also have a post about what I feel is the most common error made by novice mystery league managers here:

forum.365.strat-o-matic.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=648542

Note: Item #7 in visick's post--leaving your lineup blank--no longer works.

Thank you jjii66 and coyote303. Much appreciated.

I look forward to reading those threads and educating myself. Thanks for your kindness--it is appreciated.