Modern Season Disk Generation for Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 – Lahman, R, and SeasonTool Integration

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The SeasonTool utility was created by Daniel Guenther in the late-1990’s to facilitate the creation of season disks for Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 for the IBM PC (EWB). SeasonTool relies on CSV files derived from the Lahman baseball database. However, modern Lahman releases (including SABR Lahman 2025) differ significantly from the Lahman 5.1 schema that … Read more

Diamond Mind Baseball 12 – tutorial – create/edit teams

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create and edit teams in Diamond Mind Baseball 12. Here’s a rundown of the requirements: Diamond Mind Baseball was developed by Tom Tippett and debuted in 1987 as Pursue the Pennant PC Baseball. Versions 1 through 5 were released through 1994 under the PTP license, then the … Read more

Micro League Baseball 6.0 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Micro League Baseball 6.0. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using either the Standard or Fantasy draft methods (see the game manual or in-game Help for additional details). I elected the solo option with the computer general manager configured … Read more

Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 – tutorial – create custom libraries with SeasonTool

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create custom libraries or season disks in Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 for the IBM PC using Daniel Guenther’s SeasonTool utility. You can download SeasonTool from the Files section of my Facebook group, Old Computer Baseball Simulations. Here’s a rundown of the requirements: Earl Weaver Baseball was … Read more

Digital Diamond Baseball 13 – tutorial – create custom libraries

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create custom libraries in Digital Diamond Baseball v13. Here’s a rundown of the requirements: Digital Diamond Baseball is developed by Mark Cohen and it was first published in 2011 for the IBM PC personal computer. I’m utilizing version 13.1.2 in my tutorial but the majority of … Read more

Action!PC Baseball 23 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Action!PC Baseball. I’m using Action!PC Baseball 23 but you can execute a draft in any of the recent releases. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using these methods – I elected the solo option with the computer general manager … Read more

Out of the Park Baseball 24 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Out of the Park Baseball. I’m using OOTP 24 but you can execute a draft in any of the recent releases. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using these methods – I elected the solo option with the computer … Read more

Diamond Mind Baseball 12 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Diamond Mind Baseball 12. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using these methods – I elected the solo option with the computer general manager configured to draft the remaining teams for the sake of simplicity. Here’s a rundown of … Read more

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 – tutorial – create/edit teams

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create and edit teams in Front Page Sports Baseball ’94. Here’s a rundown of the requirements: Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 was developed by Dynamix and published in 1994 by Sierra for the IBM PC personal computer. Please note that while the tutorial utilizes Front Page … Read more

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Front Page Sports Baseball ’94. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using these methods – I elected the solo option with the computer general manager configured to draft the remaining teams for the sake of simplicity. Here’s a rundown … Read more