It has taken me a little less than 3  years to play about 400 games of table top baseball.

I have over 1200 more games to play in just the 1917 season alone.

So even if I were to focus on just that replay project, it would take me a little under 9 more years to complete it.

I’ll give myself until December 2027 to get it done, just to stay on the safe side.

Stay tuned!

Had to post this recap.

Yankees Opening Day, Polo Grounds, April 11, 1917

Final from the Polo Grounds:

Babe Ruth had a no-hitter through 7-2/3 innings, and Ray Caldwell, the OPPOSING PITCHER, hits a double to break up the no-hit bid.

Damn.

… 1200+ to go!

I don’t think I’ll be posting an entry for each game, I’m thinking of doing daily boxscore recaps of that day’s games, with updated standings.

Work in progress.

Stay tuned!

I seem to find a new thing about this game whenever I start a new project.  A chart that I should have been looking at more often is what I usually find.

This time I’m actually taking the time to check the solitaire strategy charts which I should have been using, but didn’t.

It’s mostly because I’m playing games in 1917, the Deadball Era, where most runs were scored by what SF Giants broadcasters call the Ground Attack: bunts, steals, simply putting the ball in play and not relying on the longball.  I need these charts to keep me honest, and truth be told, I don’t call for most of the regular Ground Attack strategy, like sacrifice bunts or hit and run plays.  Heck, I hardly call for a steal of second, but that changes now.

Through two and a half innings, the Indians and Tigers are tied 0-0 with 1 hit for each team.  It’s been mostly ground outs, with one ball leaving the infield for a fly out.

Bottom line is that I have to adjust my style of play for 1917 baseball.

Stay tuned!