First
memory of Strat:
(Zaps) 1973, and deciding Jose Cardenas was the perfect
Strat leadoff hitter.
(Fungoes) Fungoes first memory of NASOMA strat is after
my first draft I faced the FFTs before any other team and after setting my
lineup and writing my lineup down and rolling the dice for my first batter I
realized I had a great lineup in the game for a RIGHT HANDED PITCHER! Unfortunately, Terry started a
LEFTY!!!!! I spent the first 6 innings
hoping against hope he wouldn’t realize my mistake….then I figured he would
just think I’m not smart enough to start Right handed batters against his LEFTY
starter!!!!!!
(Killer Bees) Seeing uncle Norm and my brother rolling
dice when I was about 8-9 years old wondering what the fuck they were doing.
(Drillers) Playing Derek at his house sometime back in
the early ‘70s with the Rangers vs his beloved Tigers.
(FFTs) Dave Kline's kitchen for AL draft. Went with
Klugh on a road trip.
(Sidewinders) managing FFT mail games against Tweeners in
Franklin KY when I was 15 or 16. In 1987 meeting Ab and Herman et al
for the first time in Cincinnati. (Eric Davis homered in that game.) They got
me in the "3rd World League" based in Columbia Mo. A remnant of that
league still exists. Drafting for Ab one year,taking Todd Zeile as his
prospect pick.
(Warpigs) I first played Strat at Kelly Armstrong’s house
in 1968, but my first lasting memories of Strat came a few years later, playing
almost non-stop with Derek, Jose, Tim Ferguson, and Steve Boyer. We drafted and
played and drafted and played all the time, using the very best cards available
from different years. Loved that 1977 Rod Carew card and Roger Freed from the
same set.
(Mavs) As a 7th grader trying to interpret the rule for
taking an extra base on a base hit
(Rhinos) Back in high school when we played those weekend
series and picking out of the brown paper bag...Amazing Rick got Rod Carew
again
(Tweeners) Shortly after we acquired the Trinity Linemen
franchise in 1982 and renamed the team, the Oilers talked us into trading him
young stud Eddie Murray for Pete Rose (other players were also involved). We continue our efforts to overcome the Curse
of Eddie Murray.
(DVs) The Buckeyes stopped by my desk at work and asked
if I was a baseball fan and we started talking about simulation games. At the
time Strat had just come out with the PC version that ran on DOS, and we had
one PC in the entire department, and somehow he loaded it on the machine (using
a 5 and ¼ inch floppy diskette) to show me what it looked like. I was hooked
from there.
(Wahoos) Talking with the Oilers at church about the game
... I'm sure Bill Doran was brought up.
(Inmates) @1970. My brother, a next-door-neighbor and I
had been playing “All-Star Baseball” for several years, and came across the
Strato game in a comic book. We played leagues via the selector set for a
couple of years.
Favorite memory of Strat:
(Fungoes) Each draft!
Seriously, the draft is always my favorite weekend of the year!!
(Killer Bees) Winning it all in 2008...I will always
remember the year, the same year we lost my dad.
(Drillers) The all night, cussing, slug fests held at the
Ponca House in Norman with the “white die” talking the brunt of the damage.
(FFTs) Randy
(Sidewinders) Zane Booner, that MAUBREE kid and Olerud
coasters. Breakfast at the Loveless Cafe. Track and Field meet between the Pigs
and Bees.
(Warpigs) Herman
(Mavs) Coming back from 14 runs down in the 8th inning
against the Fungoes to tie the game only to lose in the 10th
(Rhinos) Every draft weekend
(Tweeners) Hard to choose just one. I will go with our “unbreakable” record from
the 1991 draft in New Orleans when we rolled dice to play 49 games in 48
hours. I heard a rumor that some guys
enjoyed Bourbon Street that year, but I was too damn busy.
(DVs) Probably the DVs first draft in Little Rock. All of
us stuffed in a double room with the mattresses removed through the window,
Esque at the controls and me trying to figure out how the HELL all those damn
charts worked (I had never played dice and cards). On top of that, my first
game – with Bob Zupcic as my leadoff hitter, saw the Fungoes David Cone spin a
2 hit shutout. I remember thinking – “what the heck have I gotten myself into?”
It’s been all downhill from there – LOL.
(Wahoos) Beating the Warpigs to advance to the World
Series in 2000. Before that and since then the Warpigs have crushed the Wahoos
at every turn including a 15-1 season series one year.
(Inmates) NASOMA. Things have changed over time, but this
is still the best thing about Strat-O-Matic.
NASOMA team you most like to play:
(Fungoes) Fungoes love playing the Inmates! You get so much information while the game is
going on and there is always the chance that you may catch a glimpse of the
Head Inmate kissing Gracie while you’re at the Baptist Bowl!!!
(Killer Bees) Wahoos
(Drillers) Zappers, lively banter and usually close
games.
(Sidewinders) Tweeners
(Warpigs) Inmates.
(Mavs) Fungoes
(Rhinos) DV's
(Tweeners) There is no such thing as a bad NASOMA game;
you can never go wrong rolling dice with Da Mavs; but the correct answer is the
Sidewinders.
(DVs) Zaps
(Wahoos) Bees or SSWs (highlight of the draft every year)
(Inmates) Everyone, face-to-face.
NASOMA team you least like to play:
(Fungoes) Fungoes hate playing the Warpigs! If you check our overall record you’ll see
why!!! Fungoes also hate playing against
the EVIL white die that the Drillers used against us in the playoffs in
2010! Who can read that damn die?????
(Drillers) Inmates, “Bases empty…VLADaMEER!
Shit! 1 – 11 groundball A…” “To where?” “Hell I don’t know, I
already turned the card over!” LOL
(Warpigs) The Bees. For one, we never seem to beat him,
and two, you have to be aware of falling lamp fixtures that are hell on the laptop’s
keyboard.
(Mavs) Wahoos
(Rhinos) Warpigs, because it usually equals a notch in
the loss column
(Tweeners) the Warpigs, because we usually lose.
(DVs) Buckeyes
(Wahoos) Zaps. His team ALWAYS seems to whip me.
(Inmates) Hybrids. Hands down.
NASOMA team you most like to beat:
(Fungoes) WARPIGS!!!!!
Check our overall record!!!!!
(Killer Bees) Pigs, who else
(Drillers) Pigs. Bitch always has a good
team! If you don’t beat him you ain’t winning shit.
(Sidewinders) Tie between the Pigs and Zaps
(Warpigs) The Inmates, because then you get to hear how
he outhomered and outscored you even though he lost. lol
(Mavs) Inmates
(Rhinos) Warpigs
(Tweeners) the Warpigs (see above)
(DVs) Bees
(Wahoos) Buckeyes/Warpigs. Always hard fought games with
the league's best minds. When you win, you earn it.
(Inmates) All.
NASOMA team most likely to return your call/email:
(Fungoes) FFTs, Warpigs, DVs, Wahoos, Bees, Snakes,
Tweeners, Buckeyes, Inmates, Zaps and Drillers!
(Killer Bees) Pigs
(Drillers) Zapper
(FFTs) Pigs and DV's
(Sidewinders) FFTs
(Warpigs) FFTs, DVs, Fungoes, and lately – the Rhinos!
(Mavs) FFT's
(Rhinos) Warpigs
(Tweeners) Warpigs
(DVs) FFTs
(Wahoos) Warpigs, DVs
(Inmates) Everyone, eventually.
NASOMA team least likely to return your call/email:
(Fungoes) Fungoes would like to take this opportunity to
apologize for not returning your call!!!!
(Killer Bees) Rhinos
(Drillers) Nads
(Warpigs) Nads
(Mavs) tie - Nads / Sultans
(Rhinos) Rhinos
(DVs) Varies depending on how crappy on offer I’ve made -
15 place tie for first and last
(Wahoos) It varies from month to month and year to year
Best NASOMA manager:
(Fungoes) Buckeyes.
(Killer Bees) Pigs
(Drillers) Buckeyes. Fucker could win our league with
a minor league team!
(FFTs) Buckeyes
(Sidewinders) Tweeners
(Warpigs) The Zapper. He’s the best at making moves just
to see how you react to them. Loved watching him catch the Buckeyes trying to
re-use a guy in the Series this year.
(Mavs) Buckeyes
(Rhinos) Warpigs
(Tweeners) Buckeyes
(DVs) Fungoes
(Wahoos) Buckeyes
(Inmates) Glenn (Buckeyes). Has shitty players with
shitty cards and wins anyway.
Best NASOMA general manager:
(Fungoes) Warpigs for trades. Rhinos for drafting youth.
(Killer Bees) Buckeyes...how the fuck does he do it every
year? No wait, the whole realignment thing, right. Nevermind, I
will go with the Rhinos (team is always stacked)
(Drillers) Rhinos. Dude can flat out draft.
(FFTs) Pigs
(Sidewinders) Pigs
(Warpigs) The Rhinos are the best at knowing who’s GONNA
be good. The best trader is the Snakeman.
(Mavs) Warpigs
(Rhinos) Snakes
(Tweeners) Warpigs
(DVs) Warpigs
(Wahoos) Buckeyes
(Inmates) Rick (Pigs). Always gets the players necessary
to win.
Favorite team to talk trade with:
(Fungoes) DVs!!!!!
Well, I suppose the DVs are pretty much the ONLY team we talk trade
with!!!
(Killer Bees) FFTs...easy to deal with
(Drillers) FFTs. No matter what, there will be a
deal made in some form or fashion.
(FFTs) Pigs
(Warpigs) FFTs, DVs, and Wahoos
(Mavs) Hate talking trades. I do that all day at
work.
(Rhinos) Warpigs
(Tweeners) FFTs
(DVs) Wahoos
(Wahoos) Warpigs or FFTs
(Inmates) All.
Favorite player currently on your team:
(Zaps) Chase Utley
(Fungoes) Lance Berkman.
(Killer Bees) Verlander
(Drillers) Buster Posey. Best name in
baseball! I bet his girlfriend liked it too!
(FFTs) Ichiro
(Warpigs) Wow, this used to be such an easy question.
Umm… maybe 2011 World Series hero David Freese!
(Mavs) Jason Heyward
(Rhinos) Braun
(Tweeners) Pablo Sandoval
(DVs) Matt Holliday
(Wahoos) Dustin Pedroia/Johnny Damon
(Inmates) Johan Santana.
Favorite player currently on someone else's team:
(Fungoes) Roy Halladay.
(Killer Bees) McCann
(Drillers) Troy Tulowitzki… You had two SSs
already! Ya Bastage!
(Warpigs) Albert Pujols. Duh.
(Mavs) Elvis Andrus
(Rhinos) Freddie Freeman
(Tweeners) Roy Oswalt
(DVs) Troy Tulowitski
(Wahoos) Nobody. Seriously. I only recognize my 30+
(Inmates) Whoever’s good.
Favorite player ever:
(Zaps) John Olerud
(Fungoes) Al Kaline.
(Killer Bees) In strat - Miguel Tejada, in real
life...Tony Gwynn
(Drillers) Barry Bonds
(FFTs) Andy Messersmith
(Sidewinders) Eric Davis
(Warpigs) Mark McGwire
(Mavs) Roberto Alomar
(Rhinos) Roberto Clemente
(Tweeners) Pete Rose
(DVs) Ted Williams
(Wahoos) Always have pulled extra hard for Johnny Damon
(Inmates) Ernie Banks. He was finishing his career when I
had his Strato cards (early 70s Cubs).
Favorite baseball-related websites:
(Zaps) Baseball America
(Fungoes) MLB.com
(Killer Bees) MLB.com, baseballcube
(Drillers) HQ
(FFTs) MLB.com
(Warpigs) mlbdepthcharts.com
(Mavs) mlb.com iPad app
(Rhinos) Can't say, that's a Rhino secret
(Tweeners) http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp ;
http://www.baseball-reference.com/ ;
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/index ;
http://nasoma.homestead.com/index.html
(DVs) (besides the porn ones) – baseballreference.com;
fangraphs.com; retrosheet.org
(Wahoos) Don't really look at any
(Inmates) mlb.com; NASOMA
website.
Favorite baseball movie:
(Zaps) Eight Men Out
(Fungoes) Bull Durham.
Just barely over The Natural.
(Killer Bees) Eight Men Out
(Drillers) Bull Durham
(FFTs) Bull Durham
(Warpigs) Field of Dreams (by a nod over Bull Durham and
Sandlot)
(Mavs) Bull Durham
(Rhinos) The Natural
(Tweeners) Bull Durham
(DVs) Field of Dreams
(Wahoos) Field of Dreams
(Inmates) Major League.
Favorite MLB team from your youth:
(Zaps) Dodgers
(Fungoes) Detroit Tigers.
(Killer Bees) Padres (Gwynn baby)
(Drillers) Athletics/Rangers
(FFTs) Giants
(Warpigs) 1969-71 Baltimore Orioles. Saw them play the
Angels in 1969 when we went to Disneyland. Also loved the Red Sox from the mid
to late 70s. And I’ve always loved the Cards.
(Mavs) Texas Rangers
(Rhinos) Reds
(Tweeners) Cincinnati Reds
(DVs) Cardinals
(Wahoos) Texas Rangers
(Inmates) Cubs/White Sox.
Favorite MLB team now:
(Zaps) Dodgers
(Fungoes) Texas Rangers.
(Killer Bees) Braves
(Drillers) Rangers
(FFTs) Dodgers
(Warpigs) Cardinals and Rangers
(Mavs) Texas Rangers
(Rhinos) Rangers
(Tweeners) Cincinnati Reds
(DVs) Rockies
(Wahoos) Texas Rangers
(Inmates) Rangers.
Favorite moment ever in the history of MLB:
(Zaps) Gibson’s tater off Eck
(Fungoes) Watching The Texas Rangers win World Series
games 4 and 5 at the ballpark. Hearing
the fans chanting NA-PO-LI, NA-PO-LI, NA-PO-LI!!!!!
(Killer Bees) Watching the 1986 Series (at age 9) and
seeing the ball roll through Buckner's legs. At that point, I realized
MLB players WERE human and did fuck up like the rest of us
(Drillers) Gibson’s late inning “Roy Hobbs” impersonation
tater for the Dodgers.
(FFTs) Saw Hank Aaron and Willie Mays hit homers in same
game.
(Warpigs) The family baseball vacation in 1998. We saw
major league games in 7 different parks, plus a minor league game, the Negro
League Hall of Fame, and we played a pickup game with other families on the
Field of Dreams field. Oh, and the Beakless Chicken went along for the ride.
(Mavs) Feliz strikes out ARod for the Rangers first AL
Championship
(Rhinos) Attending the Rangers first World Series
appearance
(Tweeners) The Sandberg Game. June 23, 1984, Wrigley Field, Cardinals vs.
Cubs. Against Bruce Sutter in his prime,
Ryne Sandberg homered in the bottom of the 9th to tie the score at 9. Cards scored 2 in the 10th, and in the bottom
half with Sutter still out there, Sandberg tied it again with a 2-run
shot. Cubs go on to win in 11. And they sold beer all the way to the 9th
inning in those days. Picked a great day
for my only visit to Wrigley Field.
(DVs) Attending game 4 of the Rockies 2007 NLCS when they
clinched the pennant. Prior to that would be going to KC Royals games in the
early 70s on the family vacation.
(Wahoos) Feliz striking out A-Rod to go to the World
Series
(Inmates) Aaron’s 715th HR.
Favorite moment ever in the history of your NASOMA team:
(Zaps) Calling a homer roll against JR in the bottom of
the 9th, rolling that exact homer, and JR looking across the table and saying
Fuck you Zapper. So out of character, but Strat explained it all.
(Fungoes) Winning the Higdon trophy in 2006!!!
(Killer Bees) 2008 WS
(Drillers) Second WS win for a back to back championship.
(FFTs) The Clock Chimed vs the Inmates
(Sidewinders) Tie The draft in Louisville
1994 and Is your infIeld?in 1998 WS. Honorable mentions "What in the
worrrlldd is that?", FART LINKS COLA. Favorite draft hotel Green Oaks,
worst draft sites Tulsa and Shreveport.
(Warpigs) Coming back from a 3-1 deficit to win the 2003
World Series against Barry Fucking Bonds and the hated Drillers in 7 games.
It’s his own fault – he should have never dissed the MavGirl.
(Rhinos) The near perfect game (only a walk) by Odalis
Perez against the vaunted Driller offense of Vald, Bonds, Rolen, Sheffield....
(Tweeners) I believe the year was 2005; Tweeners rose
from the ashes with 16 consecutive victories to end the regular season, forcing
a one game tiebreaker with the Sidewinders for the last playoff spot (which we
lost – WTF).
(DVs) Winning the 16 inning tie breaker game with the
Drillers that clinched the NERD in 2008.
(Wahoos) Winning Game 7 at the Warpigs in 2000 after
falling behind 3 games to 2 and winning Game 6 then watching the Pigs take the
team out to the pool for a pep talk before Game 7.
(Inmates) The famous softball playoff series vs Drillers.
We lost, but the offense was fun. Making the WS in ’94 was fun, too, but we
lost that as well, to the dreaded Shriveled Testicle Gang.
Favorite non-baseball sports memory/moment:
(Zaps) Bjorn Borg beating McEnroe in the 5th set of
Wimbledon in 1980.
(Killer Bees) The first time I ate pussy
(Drillers) Sooner’s 1985 National Championship win over
Penn State watched live in Miami’s Orange Bowl.
(FFTs) Ole Miss beating Notre Dame
(Warpigs) The Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA title last
year was pretty sweet.
(Mavs) In person, game 5 of last year's NBA finals; on
TV, game 6 of last year's NBA finals
(Rhinos) 1980 winter Olympic US hockey win over
Russia
(Tweeners) In the year 1965, at The Pines par-27 golf
course in Duncan Falls, Ohio (now pasture land), an 11 year old named Corky
Wheeler won the 3rd Flight Championship, besting 41 year old John Bumpus 2 and
1. When I rode my bike to the course
that day, in addition to my golf clubs I also carried a cardboard box, which I
knew I would need to bring home the trophy.
Good thing there was no such thing as “trash talk” in that era.
(DVs) KU winning the ’88 national basketball title with
Danny and the miracles
(Wahoos) Watching in person as the Dallas Mavericks beat
the Boston Celtics for the first time ever in March 1986. They did it despite
Larry Bird scoring 50 and Mark Aguirre sitting at home.
(Inmates) The first time I watched the Harlem
Globetrotters in the late 60s. Great entertainment.
Have you ever played Strat in any sport besides baseball?
(Zaps) Basketball and Football
(Fungoes) No
(Killer Bees) Hell no....who has time
(Drillers) NCAA Football
(FFTs) Football
(Warpigs) No, but I played APBA in a league with Tom
Grieve. I still have his game box that he gave me.
(Mavs) Basketball and Football
(Rhinos) Yes, Pro Football, actually played it before
baseball
(Tweeners) My first Strat-O experience was NFL football
with college mates in 1972-73. My little
nephew Glenn introduced me to the baseball game shortly after that, but I was
still a raw rookie when I joined NASOMA.
I bought the NBA board game one year, but it failed to capture my
interest.
(DVs) Dabbled in football, but the learning curve and
need for a human opponent ended it quick
(Inmates) No.
Why do you play Strat?
(Zaps) It is the closest to running my own MLB franchise
and managing that I can get
(Fungoes) The closest you can get to playing/managing in
the big leagues!
(Killer Bees) to keep up with the game and to compete
(Drillers) To stay young?
(FFTs) my escape.
(Warpigs) Because I can’t imagine NOT playing.
(Mavs) It is just a part of the season now just like all
of the Rangers home games. So I guess that makes it a pastime.
(Rhinos) I enjoy the fellowship and it gives
me guys to follow during the season
(Tweeners) What’s not to love?
(DVs) I love to compete, especially with and against guys
that share that same quality, while exhibiting good sportsmanship and
friendship
(Wahoos) It enhances my enjoyment of baseball. I also
enjoy the friendships I've built by playing.
(Inmates) It’s fun.
Ever played in a SOM baseball tournament?
(Zaps) Nope
(Fungoes) Yes
(Killer Bees) No
(Drillers) No
(FFTs) Yes
(Warpigs) Yes
(Mavs) Just the one hosted by the Warpigs
(Rhinos) No
(Tweeners) No
(DVs) No
(Wahoos) No
(Inmates) Yes.
Are you in other leagues besides NASOMA?
(Zaps) Yes
(Fungoes) No
(Killer Bees) No
(Drillers) No
(FFTs) just one, 32 years also
(Sidewinders) No
(Warpigs) Yes
(Mavs) No
(Rhinos) No
(Tweeners) No
(DVs) Nope
(Wahoos) Yes
(Inmates) No.
Would you continue to play Strat if there were no more NASOMA?
(Zaps) Yes
(Fungoes) Somehow, someway, YES!!!
(Killer Bees) probably not
(Drillers) No
(FFTs) only in SOMNADA
(Sidewinders) No
(Warpigs) Yes
(Mavs) No
(Rhinos) Probably not
(Tweeners) Most likely, if I could find an established
league that would have me.
(DVs) Most likely would play historical (30s,40s and 50s)
replays
(Wahoos) Yes
(Inmates) Probably.
Do you prefer face to face dice & cards, shoulder to shoulder PC, netplay, or CM play by mail games? And why?
(Zaps) Computer face-to-face I love the
flight of the ball on the computer.
(Fungoes) Face to Face dice and cards! Imagine what you would miss playing the
Inmates on netplay! What if the Cookoo
game was played by netplay! Who would
even know of the Cookoo game???
(Killer Bees) Shoulder to shoulder PC...dice is too fuckin
slow and I like to keep an eye out for all you fucking cheaters
(Drillers) FTFD&C because I like to see my opponent
squirm under pressure.
(FFTs) No Opinion
(Sidewinders) Face to face with dice
(Warpigs) FTF with dice, but sometimes, when my team
really sucks, knocking them out on the computer is less painful.
(Mavs) Shoulder to shoulder PC because you get to visit
but don't have to take time to do the stats
(Rhinos) Shoulder to shoulder PC
(Tweeners) Face-to-face, rattle the dice, read the cards,
read the charts. The way God and Hal
intended when it was created.
(DVs) Face to face with D&C – it really gives you the
feel of the game, much more realistic.
(Wahoos) I prefer face to face dice. It's the way I
learned to play the game. It makes the game PURE chance. It's the way Hal
intended for it to be played.
(Inmates) Face-to-face dice and cards is always best, but
anything allowing me to keep my own scoresheet and have a live opponent is
better than CM play-by-mail games. It’s just more fun to have a live opponent.
Which of those four methods do you actually play more? Is it your preference? And if not, why not?
(Fungoes) PC version.
Dice and cards are my favorite though I do understand how much better pc
versions and netplay are to the out of towners!!!
(Killer Bees) CM play by mail games...dont have a lot of
time at this point in my life to play netplay.
(Drillers) CMPBM is my preference at the moment due to
time obligations demanded by Seth’s year-round sporting endeavors.
(FFTs) Computer. No Opinion.
(Warpigs) I prefer dice, but I probably play more PC
games. I still like doing stats, and even if I play the game on the computer, I
do my own stats.
(Mavs) CM play by mail games. It tends to work out
better in terms of scheduling and it gives me something to do when I'm
traveling so it's ok with me.
(Rhinos) Shoulder to shoulder PC, Shoulder to shoulder
PC, I like that there is never a question with the dice
(Tweeners) Probably CM play. There would be a lot more dice rolling if I
lived closer to more managers.
(DVs) Netplay due to the geographic limitations – which
would be my second choice behind face to face with the D&C. It’s still
better than beating the crap out of HAL’s computer manager.
(Wahoos) In my other league it's 90 percent netplay. In
this league it's limited netplay with some computer face to face and some dice
face to face and some computer manager.
(Inmates) @50-50 ftf and netplay. See above.
