I wasn't a big believer in the MSDOS world so my computer baseball was played on a C64 (SSI Comp. BB, Microleague) and I purchased an Amiga with the main intention of playing Earl Weaver. Prior to DMB I purchased OOTP and although I enjoyed the customization of the screens with pics, the historical stats would not come out right and I didn't care to micromanage an entire baseball world year to year so I gave DMB a try and it took awhile for me to figure out I had gotten the best BB sim available (a little to spread sheety).
DMB4ME, you said you took to DMB immediately as I'm sure lots of fans did. Runhead, Skunkle and Purchasearea said the game had to grow on them and I'm curious as to their reasons.
Sposfan1, you said you made the switch after being a SOM lifer and I'm curious as to how you viewed the game the first few times you played.