Nick Castellanos needs a new nickname. Baseball Reference has “Artist” listed as the nickname for the Philadelphia Phillies slugger and that just isn’t good enough anymore. Castellanos blasted homer number five in the opening contest of the National League Championship Series in Philadelphia’s 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Florida native hit a pair […]
Category: 1970s Baseball History
Editor’s note: The 100-Loss Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Carlos Paula had five hits including a homer and a pair triples as he led […]
Editor’s note: The 100-Loss Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Doug Ault‘s three-run blast got things started for the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays on the […]
Editor’s note: The 100-Loss Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Delmon Young‘s walk-off homer in the 10th inning gave the 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays […]
Editor’s note: The 100-Loss Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Futility can be an interesting topic when it comes to baseball. There is a long […]
There are probably a lot of baseball players who dream about having a day like Nate Colbert experienced on this date 50 years ago. The San Diego Padres slugger is one of two players in the history of major league baseball to have hit five home runs in one day as he and St. Louis […]
Sometimes there has to be an ending. Although the recent Strat-o-Matic 1970s Cy Young Tournament on Press Room Pass was won by Randy Jones of the 1976 San Diego Padres, there seemed to be something missing. Jones won all of of his tournament contests and didn’t allow a run for 36 straight innings. Could there […]
Editor’s note: The 1970 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will be used for any games involving American League teams from 1973-79 when games are played at home. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching […]
Editor’s note: The 1970 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will be used for any games involving American League teams from 1973-79 when games are played at home. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching […]
Editor’s note: The 1970 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will be used for any games involving American League teams from 1973-79 when games are played at home. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching […]