Tag Archives: San Francisco Giants

Getting there…

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My second attempt at playing the Opening Day game of the Giants 1971 season using Box Seat Baseball seems to be going smoother than the first one.

I found myself making so many mistakes that I couldn’t justify that first play through as a legitimate game.

And I’m leaning toward not wiping the current game because I think I’ve made fewer mistakes in game play, the flow of which I’m getting used to.

I’ll probably end up replaying this one, though, once I feel that I have a more solid grasp of all the rules.

Dice AND flip cards.  What a concept.

Through 4-1/2 innings the Giants are up 4-1 on the Padres.  I’ll finish the game up later.

Stay tuned!

Plodding Through

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My brother was right about the rules for Box Seat Baseball: they’re a bit much to get through after one read-through.

Plus I’m distracted by the arrival of other games (sport and non-sport), and I’m trying to fit in a round of golf as suggested by another friend on Facebook.

Hopefully all this will clear by the beginning of next week.

Stay tuned!

Postponement

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I think I figured out why I’m not too interested in playing the 1939 Giants replay.

It’s too close to the 1917 MLB replay.

At least in my mind.

So, I’m going to suspend the 1939 season replay, and start another replay in a year that’s near and dear to me.

That’s the 1971 San Francisco Giants team card from Topps.

1971 was the year I remember going to a baseball game for the first time.  This may or may not be true.

1971 was the year a rookie by the name of Chris Speier started playing for the Giants.

1971 was the year the Giants lost the NLCS to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

I’m also going to switch games from Ball Park Baseball to Box Seat Baseball.  That game as been collecting dust for about 5 years now (along with way too many other sports games) and I think it’s high time I finally learned how to play it.

Stay tuned!

Replay Revisited: 1958 Giants, Game 144

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In one of the last 1958 games that the Giants played versus the Cincinnati Redlegs, Frank Robinson hit a solo homer off Marv Grissom.  The Giants lost to the Redlegs, 6-1.

This season was the only time I had Frank Robinson in play, he had been traded to Baltimore in 1966 so my 1967 replay didn’t have him available.

Frank Robinson is the first San Francisco Giants manager who I can remember off the top of my head.  He became manager in 1981, right around the time that I started to get more into baseball.

I remember seeing him in commercials with the Crazy Crab and his players.

He always seemed so intense.

I later learned that his intensity served him and his players well, with ex-Giants like Mike Krukow and Bill Laskey praising Robinson in his ability to make his players better.

I even saw Yoenis Cespedes post a note of thanks to Robinson, on his Facebook page.

Aside from the lack of any roster moves, this has been a sad offseason for Giants fans, with the loss of Willie McCovey, Peter Magowan, and now Frank Robinson.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Robinson.  Thanks for all you did for baseball.

1967: Giants Replay, Game 157

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Final from Candlestick Park:

The Giants take 2 of 3 from the Mets.

I had to sub in a couple of pitchers for the Mets (Jerry Koosman, Tug McGraw) in these last two games, because the starters who pitched didn’t have enough innings pitched to qualify for a card in this game.

Next up: the final series of the season, against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Stay tuned!