This is the owners list for ATB 2, way back in early 2001. Some familiar names are still with us - Mike, Brad, Lou, Justin, and TJ. Others we've lost touch with - Adam, Ron, Bruce, and Devon. And sadly, one has even passed away - rest in peace Scott Carter*. Some things have remained the same though - Mike is always the last to submit a team name, TJ lists one of his 43 email addresses in the past 15 eyars, and Brad again has some wierd animal team name (Thunder Chickens, Honking Seals, Spider Monkeys, Pandas, etc).
*Scott actually was the commissioner of Sean's dream league - a progression league where player years advanced along with the new league seasons. It was a brilliant idea, but oh so difficult to administer. And it brought great questions - when do you draft Ruth? How much later do 1-hit wonders like Norm Cash go?
ATB II was our first experience with Diamond Mind Baseball, which took the place of Tony Larussa III (which will always have a place in my heart). John Clarkson was the Cy Young winner and Babe Ruth the MVP. Drafting was done by owner spreadsheet rankings, and I am pretty sure Mike and Justin came to my apartment one evening to try and work through the lists with me.
There were some odd first round draft picks back then: Luis TIant, Jack Clements, Dutch Leonard, and Carl Lundgren - all because Tony Larussa 3 didn't factor era into the game engine.
Oh, and Pedro was drafted 28th and Lou Gehrig 32nd.
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