Congratulations on your first Substack anniversary. If have enjoyed following your 1908 and 1949 replays as well as the range of articles on other subjects.
I found this posting about the APBA Journal personally relevant. As is this case with many baseball simulation gamers, I got my start with APBA. My first card set was the 1958 season and I purchased many others over the years.
I also subscribed to the APBA Journal. I was fascinated by and a little envious of folks who managed to replay an entire APBA card and dice season. I started a number of season simulations. But, in part because I was still working and in larger part because record keeping by hand was almost impossible I never came close to finishing one.
My season replays had to wait until the advent of PC's and my purchase of DMB in 1998. Since then I have completed 13 (1908, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1963, and 1967). I am now working on a replay of the 1924 season. All of my replays, except for 1922, have been of the American League. I so much fun with my replay of the 1922 AL season so much that I decided to work on the 1922 NL season and then played a World Series between the Browns and Reds.
All of the season simulations have been interesting and enjoyable in one way or another. It's fun to watch the pennant races unfold and the individual stats evolve as each season progresses.
Congratulations on your first Substack anniversary. If have enjoyed following your 1908 and 1949 replays as well as the range of articles on other subjects.
I found this posting about the APBA Journal personally relevant. As is this case with many baseball simulation gamers, I got my start with APBA. My first card set was the 1958 season and I purchased many others over the years.
I also subscribed to the APBA Journal. I was fascinated by and a little envious of folks who managed to replay an entire APBA card and dice season. I started a number of season simulations. But, in part because I was still working and in larger part because record keeping by hand was almost impossible I never came close to finishing one.
My season replays had to wait until the advent of PC's and my purchase of DMB in 1998. Since then I have completed 13 (1908, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1963, and 1967). I am now working on a replay of the 1924 season. All of my replays, except for 1922, have been of the American League. I so much fun with my replay of the 1922 AL season so much that I decided to work on the 1922 NL season and then played a World Series between the Browns and Reds.
All of the season simulations have been interesting and enjoyable in one way or another. It's fun to watch the pennant races unfold and the individual stats evolve as each season progresses.