Category Archives: Deadball

1909: On Hold

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I came up with the rosters for the Deadball 1909 league, but then decided not to build it further for now, since I still have:

  • 1967 SF Giants season replay
  • 1917 MLB replay
  • 1921 NY Giants replay
  • 1967 Denver Broncos replay
  • 1958 NFL replay
  • 1979 Winston Cup replay
  • 2016 SCRAM season
  • 2016 SCRAM trucks season

on top of the Deadball 2018 SFBAL season.

That’s a lot of stuff. That list doesn’t even include the mini-replays (John D’Acquisto rookie season, Doc Gooden Cy Young season, various Giant-Dodgers replays, MLB Postseason replays, etc.).

And then there’s the occasional golf tournament, wrestling event and boxing match.

And the non-sports table top games.

So little time.

The Deadball 1909 season may or may not ever materialize.  At least not in the near future.

Stay tuned!

Deadball 1909?

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Only 2 of 90 games played in the SFBAL that I created, and I’m already planning on making a second league, based on the Deadball 1909 rules.

The major difference is that it will truly play like the deadball era, with less homers and more squeeze plays and stealing bases and strategy that I usually don’t use.

And this time I’ll used themed teams, including real life people who I know.  And the teams will be co-ed.

Stay tuned!

News Brief

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Renovations Coming to PepsiCo Park: The rumored color change will happen soon.  A darker shade of (Pepsi) blue will be the official color of the stadium.  In addition, there will be a few more imaginary skyboxes and seats added to the stadium.  Ticket prices are expected to remain the same.

MGD Strikes Again: Not so much a new game (for Multiple Game Disorder), but the Silverado Golf Course has been ordered for ASG Golf, even though I have the course set in History Maker Golf.

SFBAL Schedule: It appears a 90-game schedule will be played, with the 10 teams playing each other twice.  Schedule particulars will be announced later.

Stay tuned!

 

SFBAL Inaugural Game

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I’ve decided to make this a 10-team league, with an expansion team coming out of Santa Cruz County: the Santa Cruz Slugs!

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I played a game between the Bay City Armadillos and the Daly City Fog.

Final from Serramonte Center:

Now that I’ve played the game I find that it’s a pretty good game engine, more than a quick play game, but less play time than most of the other tabletop baseball games that I’ve tried.  This may simply be a casual play league, with no real organized format or playoffs or even a championship.  Unless I change my mind.

Stay tuned!

For my next trick…

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I think I get more enjoyment out of creating sports leagues than actually playing them.

The latest: the San Francisco Bay Area League, to be played out in Deadball.

The 8-team league consists of teams from the largest cities in the 8 counties surrounding San Francisco.

The teams and their home stadiums:

Concord Jazz, Six Flags Waterworld Stadium
Daly City Fog, Serramonte Center
Napa Vintners, Bill Buckner Field @ Silverado
Oakland Larks, Lake Merritt Park
San Jose Piranha, Cisco Stadium
San Rafael Porgs, Skywalker Ranch
Santa Rosa Herons, Coddingtown Mall Park
Vallejo Commodores, Sutter Health Park

Play will begin sometime in the future.

Stay tuned!