Existential Compulsion
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My compulsion is this: every game I play has to be part of a larger project. I can’t just pick two teams and play a game. Recently, I received a bumper crop of APBA baseball cards and I’m dying to play with them, but I have so many projects in the works that I’m can’t [...]
1965 Strat-o-Matic NL Replay: Marichal 2-hitter
Juan Marichal dominated the Pirates in an Opening Day 2-hitter where the only runs of the game came on an 8th Inning grand slam off the bat of Willie Mays. Both Pirates hits were singles by Don Clendenon. It was precisely this kind of game that got me excited for a 1965 replay in the [...]
1965 Strat NL Replay – game 39 Reds v Cubs
Great 10 inning ballgame between the Reds and Cubs this morning. Relief Pitcher Ted Abernathy gets the walk-off hit for the Cubs. click on the scorecards below to see at full size.
Strat-o-Matic 1965 NL Replay (54 game season)
It started on a whim. In fact, I’d just finished creating all the team rosters and cards (see below) for Season III of my PUB League. I had the spreadsheet all setup to keep stats. But then, and I don’t know why, I had a sudden urge to use the 1965 season cards that had [...]