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Author’s Note

Unfortunately, real life (my MBA classes) is going to make it difficult for me to continue this at its current pace. I have a lot of work coming up. I’ll probably leave it for a few weeks and come back to it once things settle, most likely in December. It’s been fun so far. I’ve never enjoyed a historical league so much. I’m looking forward to making it to the 80s, when I’ll see players with whom I’m a bit more familiar.

I like how the tension has increased between Chadwick and Jack Harrelson. It wasn’t something I was planning, but it’s very hard not to pin the poor performance of the team on Jack, whether or not he’s Chadwick’s son. The big trade was a real risk, and I’m not sure how good or bad a deal it will turn out to be. McCovey was obviously a great player in real life, but he’s just a big prospect and he may take the Roger Maris or Don Drysdale path and flame out (Maris, by the way, ended up hitting .198 with 17 homers and 43 RBI in 338 AB – I’d be very surprised if he breaks any HR records by 1961).