April 15, 2004
Strat-o-matic Memories
In a post about the rise of Sabermetrics, Martin Devon reminisces about the glories of Strat-o-matic Baseball:
Regular Yankee fans could argue about who was the best hitter on the 1977 Yankees -- was it Reggie Jackson with his .280 average and his 32 homeruns? Thurman Munson hitting .308 with 18 homers? Or was it Craig Nettles who hit .255 with 37 homers?
We were all Expos fans, but we could tell you in a New York minute that the best Yankee hitter that year was Cliff Johnson by far. He hit 12 HR's in 142 at bats, and because he walked 20 times he had the best Strat-O-Matic card on the team. Had he played for Billy Beane he probably would have started!
I still have my copy of Strat-o-matic, including cards from the 1984, 1982, and 1978 seasons, packed away somewhere in my house. I have to break them out again sometime soon.
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