[Eddie Paxil]

I spent the weekend testing the Gambo & Spritze's databases for my purposes. What I did was create a 1926 fictional league with fictional players. Then I set the Automatically Import Historical Rookies option on. I then set the database path to the db I was testing. I then simmed until 1936 looking at the draft classes all the way along.

Gambo's- Worked perfectly. There were no issues with the "bonus" players at all. I can whole heartedly recommend this database to be used for a league that either wants to start before 1871 and then bring in the real players once 1871 rools around, or a league that just wants to start fictional and bring in historical players after.

Sprtize's- Also worked beautifully. I can also say this one would be great for the previously stated purposes.

So which one am I using. The million dollar question. I'm going with Spritze's. In the ten year period I simmed both databases offered a nice array of Negro League players. However, in Spritze's db was what seemed like one to two Japanese players ever season. Also there were little things I saw that made me prefer Spritze's. I liked Josh Gibson's ratings better out of Spritze's. In Spritze's Joe Dimaggio arrives at 16yo. While in Gambo's he arrives at 18yo. You can never have too much Joe D.