{"id":5419,"date":"2025-07-15T16:13:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T23:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/d6s\/?p=5419"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:13:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T23:13:55","slug":"first-impressions-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/d6s\/2025\/07\/first-impressions-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impressions, Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have missed playing this game.<\/p>\n

I separated the team cards and skimmed the rules over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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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).<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

And then…<\/p>\n

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

Check the direction of the hit, check the wind, roll on the wall chart, and it’s<\/p>\n

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a home run to the Coca-Cola Porch.<\/p>\n

I forgot how much I love how descriptive this game gets.<\/p>\n

After 1 inning, Mets up 1-0<\/p>\n

I’ll finish up the game tonight.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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