MLB killed the fan boards pretty quickly as well, with little notice. That's why I moved over here, since I can only deal with a limited number of Rookie Monsters who throw said rookies under the bus after 40 at-bats or 20 innings pitched.
Like you, the reason I liked the MLB boards is that you could easily check in on the other teams. I loved reading the Mets board in 2016 when Daniel Murphy hit home runs practically every game against them.