tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post9168366703855507043..comments2024-01-10T07:15:23.341-05:00Comments on Shawn's Blog: Strat-O-Matic Baseball: Best game ever? YesShawn Furyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17793191424034185309noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-49969271150323065642011-05-16T14:04:25.791-04:002011-05-16T14:04:25.791-04:00I grew up playing strat-o-matic each year from 198...I grew up playing strat-o-matic each year from 1985-1991 with five friends. It was some of the best times of my life. We also kept score sheets for 162 game seasons by hand. Tim Burke brings back awful memories. Two other players come to mind that didn't get much playing time but had incredible cards were Thad Bosley (a journeyman OF) and Luis Medina's 1990? Cleveland Indians Card. I believe there were 5 automatic home runs and a 1-6 chance for a sixth.<br /><br />PS we loved the stolen base. I believe that in our league Vince Coleman stole 189 bases.Billy Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-42985612470539615582010-08-12T10:39:00.535-04:002010-08-12T10:39:00.535-04:00Oh, by the way. I also had Strat-o-matic Football...Oh, by the way. I also had Strat-o-matic Football and Basketball. I liked the Basketball almost as much as baseball(of course, my favorite team is the Bulls, and the years I played it there were these guys named Jordan and Pippen on the team). Football....not so much. I actually bought another Football board game "APBA football". It was better than the Strat version.<br /><br />I believe I did, at some point, play the game Maris was advertising, although I wouldn't have known the name of it. I played it when I think I was about 5 years old. The only thing I remember is that bat.StratMasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-17941343378458965112010-08-12T10:19:11.104-04:002010-08-12T10:19:11.104-04:00He did finally gave it up for the video games, fan...He did finally gave it up for the video games, fantasy leagues etc. I should mention that my screen name is actually in reference to a Stratocaster guitar, but I thought it appropriate to use it here too.<br /><br />I haven't played the game in years just due to lack of time. But I think when I am finally too old to play guitar in bands anymore (and that time is approaching soon lol) and my hair turns gray I will buy it again and start playing anew.<br /><br />Didn't they come out with a computerized version too? If so, have you ever played it and does it have the same feel to the game?StratMasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-77201881241196630902010-08-04T23:34:56.588-04:002010-08-04T23:34:56.588-04:00Does your son still play? When you introduced him ...Does your son still play? When you introduced him to it, was he like, "What are you talking about, dad? Where's my video game?" I've had an itch to have a draft again but rarely get together with our old league members anymore.Shawn Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793191424034185309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-16978812931351410622010-07-27T14:09:18.179-04:002010-07-27T14:09:18.179-04:00Embarassed about 18/19 year olds playing a dice ga...Embarassed about 18/19 year olds playing a dice game? Are you kidding? I started playing Strat-o-matic in 1970 (before they had lefty-righty cards and many other things you mention here)... and i taught my son to play it as soon as he was old enough (about 7) around 1991.<br /><br />OK, maybe I am a geek, but it didn't keep me from procreating1 lolStratMasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-4826455046444969652010-05-21T21:17:36.101-04:002010-05-21T21:17:36.101-04:00Just met my Little League team tonight that I am c...Just met my Little League team tonight that I am coaching. You'll be happy to know that there is no stealing or bunting in the league. I hope I remember how to keep book.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-77129798682714495832010-05-21T19:04:25.848-04:002010-05-21T19:04:25.848-04:00Thanks for the comment Harvey. It looks like on yo...Thanks for the comment Harvey. It looks like on your site you're a Strato nut as well. Manny Mota sounds like Keith Miller from 1987. He was 19 for 51 that year in obviously limited duty. His card was incredible. Matt always had him, along with Tim Burke. To his credit, he only used him very, very rarely, because it was almost a guaranteed hit.Shawn Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793191424034185309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-32333783248167470082010-05-21T14:50:42.367-04:002010-05-21T14:50:42.367-04:00Reading your post about players that had killer ca...Reading your post about players that had killer cards made me think of Manny Mota. Cant remember if if was 1976 or 1977, but one of those years I think he batted like .390 with at or less then 100 AB. The urge to start or pinch hit him in every crucial situation was incredible.<br /><br />Good stories. Made me smile.Harvey Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694947583723744075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-74427721991774090312010-05-21T07:53:51.886-04:002010-05-21T07:53:51.886-04:00I am lucky I still had a girlfriend after she witn...I am lucky I still had a girlfriend after she witnessed 18 and 19 year olds playing a dice baseball game. In my defense, her appearance was only one time in the Fury basement and it was spontaneous, she followed my car to your house and then I had to let her inside with me. I don't know who was more shocked about a girl entering the Fury basement, you, Matt, or Brandon or your mother when she let us in the house!Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-82383475215174693962010-05-20T23:21:39.991-04:002010-05-20T23:21:39.991-04:00You had Juan Samuel. Lots of power at second base....You had Juan Samuel. Lots of power at second base.<br /><br />She's allowed, but I don't know if she's spent more than an hour there in one sitting, or even total. She senses that it's not a place for a lady. And an evening of Strato was not a place for a lady. I think Matt might have used the word soiled, as he was upset because he wasn't allowed to curse when Charlie Hudson let him down.Shawn Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793191424034185309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-38978159605242562812010-05-20T22:31:34.843-04:002010-05-20T22:31:34.843-04:00Ok, I never had much for power hitters, I had to p...Ok, I never had much for power hitters, I had to play small ball. I didn't cheat and look for the worn-edge cards. However, if you thought "I'm stealing" was a sin, I can still see the look of disgust on your face when my high school girlfriend, your words not mine, "soiled" the Fury basement. I should have been a heroic figure to you three for breaking the barrier and instead all I got was scorn and ridicule. Is Louise allowed in the Fury basement?Mikenoreply@blogger.com