Opening Day, delayed by a day

Final from Citi Field:

In the 9th inning I went online and played Edwin Diaz’ entrance music.

It felt good to play this particular game system, it brought me back to almost 40 years ago when I replayed the 1988 Mets season.

Here’s hoping I can actually complete this one in a reasonable amount of time.

*glares at 1921 and 1971 season replays*

I have missed playing this game.

I separated the team cards and skimmed the rules over the weekend.

Early Tuesday morning I set up the game and fired up Digital Diamond Baseball and chose Opening Day for the Mets (rain delayed from the day before, Brewers @ Mets).

I took the dice and paused for a moment before rolling, relishing the return of the the game engine that I played out my first season replay back in 1989.

I proceeded to play through the first inning, referring back to the rulebook and charts, and it felt like riding a bike as I got back into the flow of the game, it was so familiar.

And then…

Francisco Lindor steps up to the plate, the roll came up as a Deep Drive from Freddy Peralta’s (pitcher) card.

Check the direction of the hit, check the wind, roll on the wall chart, and it’s

a home run to the Coca-Cola Porch.

I forgot how much I love how descriptive this game gets.

After 1 inning, Mets up 1-0

I’ll finish up the game tonight.

Stay tuned!

The first replay, nay, the first replay GAME that I ever bought was 1989’s Pursue the Pennant.

It came with the 1988 season, which I replayed the New York Mets’ season in it’s entirety, all the way through the 1988 NLCS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Mets.

Over the years I bought every season that they produced, including an old time set with sepia-tone stadium inserts.

I believe the last set made was the 1994 season and the game became Dynasty League Baseball, which I believe I did pick up, along with the 1995 season.

Except for a few old-time card games, I never did play with any of the other seasons after collecting them all.

In 2012 I started playing Strat-O-Matic, among other baseball games, leaving Pursue the Pennant/Dynasty League behind.

While I kept the core boxes for both games, I believe all of the season sets have been lost in the move out from the house last year.

Flash forward to this year, where I recalled that the Dodgers and Mets again played in the previous season’s NLCS, and I pulled the trigger and picked up the 40th anniversary edition of Pursue the Pennant/Dynasty League, with the intention of replaying the 2024 New York Mets season, much as I did back in 1989.

Stay tuned!