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1965 Gowdy Inside Pitch Project: Chapter 7 Report

May 01, 2024 GOWDY 65 INSIDE PITCH PROJECT : CHAPTER 7 REPORT ORIOLES GO 5-1 IN CHAPTER 7 PROJECT TOOLS Inside Pitch Board Game 1965 MLB IP Cards Digital Diamond Board Game Companion PROJECT FORMAT 180 games split over 9 chapters using a king of the hill format. Top 6 teams go to the playoffs. […]

Hardball Retro Replays – 1980-1984 “Originals”

My objective with this project is simple: simulate multiple seasons using “Original” and “Actual” team rosters that I’ve created using the Methodology outlined below compile and review those results, then seed the top teams in a playoff structure live-stream the playoff games and upload the resulting videos to YouTube have fun! Methodology The “Original” rosters […]

Hardball Retro Replays – 1985-1989 “Originals”

My objective with this project is simple: simulate multiple seasons using “Original” and “Actual” team rosters that I’ve created using the Methodology outlined below compile and review those results, then seed the top teams in a playoff structure live-stream the playoff games and upload the resulting videos to YouTube have fun! Methodology The “Original” rosters […]

SABR 51 All-Time Greatest Teams Tournament – What team was really the best?

During the SABR 51 convention one of the events that took place was a 64 team tournament of all time greatest teams using Dynasty League Baseball as the simulation engine. During that tournament Olin Simpson did a masterful managerial job in leading his 2006 Detroit Tigers over my 1954 Cleveland Indians. The contest was fun […]

Retro World Baseball Classic, Revisited

The World Baseball Classic features ballplayers from various geographical regions competing in a tournament which culminates in bragging rights for the winning team and the country that they represent. I devised a slight twist on this theme back in 2017 to retroactively create a computer-based simulation of the best baseball players in the World based […]

Reliving 1962 On My Tabletop

Awhile back, I grabbed a copy of David Krell’s book 1962: Baseball and America in the Time of JFK. In pouring through the pages, I became nostalgic for what I feel was an easier time in American history. It was this book that got me to thinking about playing the ’62 NL season (with Strat-O-Matic, […]