Strat-o-Matic is a baseball simulation that began as a cards and dice game in the early 1960s before entering the computer age. These featured games on Shoestring Catches are part of season replays or tournaments played with cards and dice with a few exhibitions thrown in for fun. Today’s game is a rematch of game […]
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Playing minor league baseball has always been difficult with long bus rides and sleepless nights between stops. There is also a certain amount of anonymity that goes with being in the minors. A popular question from fans is “Who is that guy?” As I sat in the stands at Victory Field in Indianapolis, no one […]
Everyone loves a trophy. In 1960, Topps created an All-Rookie Team and the baseball cards of outstanding young players had trophies added to their pictures. There were a pair of National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees on the squad 40 years ago along with several all-stars and most valuable players. The fourth member of the […]