1971: Giants Replay, Game 89

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Chris S.

Final from Dodger Stadium:

Highlight of the game was Tito Fuentes’ unassisted double play in the bottom of the ninth.

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 3

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Chris S.

March 17, 2013: the Gulf Oil 500 @ Gulf Coast Motor Speedway.

Race results:

Wayne Montana wins his first race in over a year.

Current standings:

Mark Forth holds a 1-point lead over Wayne Montana after 3 weeks of racing.

Next: the Sun Coast Capital 400 @ Sun King Speedway.

Stay tuned!

1971: Giants Replay, Game 88

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Chris S.

Final from Dodger Stadium:

A late inning homer by Bobby Bonds gives the Giants a 1-0 win over the Dodgers. Juan Marichal pitches a 4-hit shutout.

1971: Giants Replay, Game 87

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Chris S.

Final from Candlestick Park:

Next: the Giants hit the road with a series against the Dodgers.

Stay tuned!

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 2

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Chris S.

March 10th, 2013: the Ice Brew 600 @ Northern Lights MotorDome.

Race results

Russ O’Casey wins his first race of the season.

Current standings:

Kurt Bryson leads the point standings after two races.

Next: the Gulf Oil 500 @ Gulf Coast Motor Speedway.

Stay tuned!

Curbing my Enthusiasms

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Chris S.

As a side note, I seriously have to curb the number of ‘active’ projects I have going, and stick with games (and sports) that I like to play.

Baseball and racing will always have a spot in my rotation. Soccer and hockey take the next tier, with football and basketball lower on my list.

I also have golf, tennis, boxing, wrestling and lacrosse in various forms. Of those, I have to be in the right mood/mindset to play any of those. None of those games are ones I consider playing with a long-term ‘season’ or replay.

And then there’s the least played games: bowling, roller derby, demolition derby, and some interesting fictional sports. Someday, I keep telling myself.

I just started the 2013 SCRAM season, and the 2024 SCRAM/SCRAM-B sets arrived in the mail today. Yikes.

So yeah, I need to curb my habit, considering the vast amount of other hobbies I have and would like to pursue as well.

Stay tuned, I guess…

No

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Chris S.

Sometimes I have to tell myself that. Like now.

No, I’m not going to complete the APBA base game collection with the football game.

I have a very old set from 1996, with two teams from 1995: San Francisco and Kansas City.

I looked at the price of the game online: $44.

I then looked at the price of an NFL season set: over $100 for anything post-1966! And they don’t even have 1997 available!

I also perused a couple of videos on YouTube, one stating that I’d have to get the new base game to play with the new card sets, I couldn’t play the seasons with my old game.

And seeing how I hardly play football games anyway (have yet to finish a season replay), this purchase is a big fat no.

Second Season/SS Express will scratch that football itch when I get it, along with the two quick play options I have, Game-Winning Drive FB and Fast Drive FB.