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Originally Posted by DavidWatts
baseball is the one sport that is yet to have a gm that also manages the team.
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Actually, there were a number of managers who also handled player personnel in the early decades of baseball. The most prevalent was Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics. He handled all aspects of baseball operations, and he even became the owner of the franchise in 1936. He was a manager/owner/GM from 1936-1950.
John McGraw of the New York Giants was another example. He became part-owner of the Giants in 1919 and was manager/owner/GM until 1932.
In a way, OOTPBB is a throwback to those early baseball roots, where it was fairly common for a manager to have total control over baseball operations. It's unrealistic for contemporary leagues, but it's a realistic option for historical play. However, you can always have the AI serve as the GM and stick to being a field manager.