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Curtis · 07-23-2006, 08:48 PM

Longball was the game that me a stat geek, too. We kept track of everything, including fielding percentage.

The game was highly customizable, too. We made adjustments to the error charts to make more of a difference between, say a '2' and a '5' fielder. We toned down the hit-and-run charts so it was still worthwhile, but not a run producing machine. (My Phillies were set up to generate three to six runs in a big inning doing nothing but the hit and run.) We came up with fatigue ratings for pitchers based on batters faced vs. their S/MR/R rating.

When I say it was superior to Stratomatic, I mean after we were done tinkering with it. The only real problems were lack of ballpark effects, no righty/lefty interaction and no position player fatigue. That last meant that Manny Mota, who was a .400 pinch hitter, played outfield for me every day and led off. (Just to punish me, he barely hit .300 in our league.)

One of the best things about it was that we could play twelve games in six hours (there were three of us, and whoever wasn't playing would keep score), and that included the time neccesary to beg for a double zero, deliberate substitutions, do the "Kong" chant for Dave Kingman, scream at Kingman for striking out again, run around the table when a home run was hit, kiss Tug McGraw when he closed out another one, etc.

Good times. We each ran four teams, and if you wanted to trade between your own clubs you needed the permission of one of the other two players. My Phillies, who won the regular season and playoff championships in 77 and 78, were well balanced, with great pitching, great defense, high on base percentage and excellent hit-and-run abilities. My Dodgers, who finished third and fourth and went out in the first round of the playoffs both years, were solid pitching with extreme power and speed. My Rangers just managed to nose above .500 both years and didn't make the playoffs. They were scrappy and relied on a catcher with a '10' arm, Nolan Ryan and a relief staff that was accustomed to making its appearance in the first inning. The Royals finished eighth or ninth each year, and I have no clear memory of them.

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07-23-2006, 08:48 PM	#23 (permalink)
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 2,734	Longball was the game that me a stat geek, too. We kept track of everything, including fielding percentage. The game was highly customizable, too. We made adjustments to the error charts to make more of a difference between, say a '2' and a '5' fielder. We toned down the hit-and-run charts so it was still worthwhile, but not a run producing machine. (My Phillies were set up to generate three to six runs in a big inning doing nothing but the hit and run.) We came up with fatigue ratings for pitchers based on batters faced vs. their S/MR/R rating. When I say it was superior to Stratomatic, I mean after we were done tinkering with it. The only real problems were lack of ballpark effects, no righty/lefty interaction and no position player fatigue. That last meant that Manny Mota, who was a .400 pinch hitter, played outfield for me every day and led off. (Just to punish me, he barely hit .300 in our league.) One of the best things about it was that we could play twelve games in six hours (there were three of us, and whoever wasn't playing would keep score), and that included the time neccesary to beg for a double zero, deliberate substitutions, do the "Kong" chant for Dave Kingman, scream at Kingman for striking out again, run around the table when a home run was hit, kiss Tug McGraw when he closed out another one, etc. Good times. We each ran four teams, and if you wanted to trade between your own clubs you needed the permission of one of the other two players. My Phillies, who won the regular season and playoff championships in 77 and 78, were well balanced, with great pitching, great defense, high on base percentage and excellent hit-and-run abilities. My Dodgers, who finished third and fourth and went out in the first round of the playoffs both years, were solid pitching with extreme power and speed. My Rangers just managed to nose above .500 both years and didn't make the playoffs. They were scrappy and relied on a catcher with a '10' arm, Nolan Ryan and a relief staff that was accustomed to making its appearance in the first inning. The Royals finished eighth or ninth each year, and I have no clear memory of them. Uhm. We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread. (Oops!)