http://www.sbnation.com/users/kings33 Posts made by kings33 on SB Nation http://www.minorleagueball.com/2007/11/14/154322/01 kings33 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:43:22 -0000 <p>Guys: &nbsp;Thought you might like this... <a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986">Sporting News</a> is rerunning every game of the 1986 baseball season using their online strat-o-matic product. &nbsp;They've got some celebrity managers running some teams, like Curt Schilling (Red Sox), Doug Glanville (Phillies), Will Leitch from Deadspin (Cardinals), and Sean Forman from baseball-reference.</p><p>Disclosure: &nbsp;I'm working at SportingNews these days, but I still think it's pretty cool. &nbsp;Glanville's been blogging, and it's been really interesting stuff.</p> http://www.minorleagueball.com/2007/10/11/1135/8614 kings33 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:03:05 -0000 <p>Hey guys:<br /> Any Strat o Matic players out there?<br /> I'm new to Strat, but I've kind of been bitten by the "bug"...</p><p>Where do Strat guys hang out online?<br /> Do you play the Computer game version, the original dice, or the online stuff at SportingNews.com?</p><p>If you play multiple versions, I'd love to know what the pros and cons are.</p><p>Thanks for any help/advice/suggestions</p> <fieldset class="poll-box"> <legend>Poll</legend> <h5 class="poll-title">What do you Play?</h5> <div id="poll_container_9908_394902470" class="poll_container"> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">19%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>Classic Strat-o-Matic... Dice, Cards, etc.</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">13</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">37%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>CD-ROM Based Strat</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">25</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">4%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>sportingnews.com online Strat-o-Matic</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">3</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">23%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>Other Simulations</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">16</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">14%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>None for me, thanks</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">10</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <p class="poll-total-votes"><strong>67</strong> votes | <span class="poll-has-closed">Poll has closed</span> </p> </div> <script> FastInit.addOnLoad(function(){ new SBN.Poll('poll_container_9908_394902470').animateResults({renderImmediately:true}); }); </script> </fieldset> http://www.minorleagueball.com/2007/3/17/174147/872 kings33 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:41:47 -0000 <p>Here we are, just 2 weeks away from the start of the seasoon, and TQStats comes out with a brand new release. &nbsp;And let me tell you, for a deep league - people who love minor leaguers - it's awful.</p><p>We've used them for more than 10 years, and they threw away all our history. They jumbled our rosters, and changed our salary structure, and every team is missing minor leaguers, and not even obscure ones, but the Yunel Escobars of the world.</p><p>No warnings, no beta - nothing. &nbsp;As commish of this 19 yr old league, I have to tell you I'm fuming.</p><p>I think All Star Stats is going to be my replacement, as others won't support our categories, and CBS has issues with their commissioner site navs... &nbsp;I'm an online marketer, and I'm lost trying to figure some things out, and whether or not they'll fit with our arcane setups.</p><p>AAArgh!</p><p>Any ideas?</p> <fieldset class="poll-box"> <legend>Poll</legend> <h5 class="poll-title">The new TQStats</h5> <div id="poll_container_9560_269839874" class="poll_container"> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">0%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>Saw it, Love it!</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">0</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">71%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>Saw it, Hate it!</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">49</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">28%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>Haven't seen it</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">20</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <p class="poll-total-votes"><strong>69</strong> votes | <span class="poll-has-closed">Poll has closed</span> </p> </div> <script> FastInit.addOnLoad(function(){ new SBN.Poll('poll_container_9560_269839874').animateResults({renderImmediately:true}); }); </script> </fieldset>