2015: Royals, Mets and Phenoms
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http://www.strat-o-matic.com © 2016 Strat-O-Matic Media, LLC Winter 2016 Live the Dream with SOM’s 2015: Royals, Mets All-Star Lineup This Year Year 55 in the life of Strat-O-Matic Baseball is destined to be the most exciting, as gamers will enjoy this addictive habit, er, hobby, and Phenoms more ways than ever. They include a pair of never-seen-before The most-anticipated card Baseball Ratings products that, for generations, gamers could only dream about. set in years will be in gamers’ Book – see page 2 Every year, the most recent Strat-O-Matic season is the leadoff hands soon – and, man, is the hitter. That’s still true after the thrilling 2015 Major League season, 2015 Strat-O-Matic Baseball set NL Cy Young winner Jake Ar- with its historic performances and phenomenal rookie class. But worth waiting for. rieta (1.77) and 21 relievers who this time, there’s extraordinary power behind it, including a glitter- You like underdogs? The pitched in at least 30 games. ing new version of the ultra-popular online game – freshly branded World Series-winning Royals You like strikeout-per-inning as Baseball 365 – and the revolutionary Baseball Daily, which will hadn’t won in 30 years; the Mets pitchers? They were everywhere. allow you to play the 2016 season as it happens, with constantly in 29. Toronto won the AL East Chris Sale’s 11.8 K / 9 IP rate – updated player cards and ratings. IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH LQ \HDUV the 10th highest in history – led Also on schedule for this year: A mobile app that will allow 7H[DV ZHQW IURP ZRUVW WR ¿UVW 19 qualifying starting pitchers. you to view every Strat-O-Matic Baseball card ever made. And the in the AL West. The Pirates won Aroldis Chapman (15.74) and PXFKDQWLFLSDWHGGRFXPHQWDU\¿OPRI6WUDW20DWLF¶VDPD]LQJ 98 games. The Cubs – the Cubs! PRUHWKDQDGR]HQFDUGHGUHOLHY- birth and growth. – won 97. Houston reached the ers topped Sale. post-season. Yes, the traditional Baseball Daily Card Viewer App You like no-hitters? There power Cardinals won most of all ZHUH ¿YH ± DQG 0D[ 6FKHU]HU Players have digital SOM Still in development, but ex- (100), but somehow did so de- threw two of them. cards that are updated daily, pected this year, this mobile-app spite more serious injuries than Who doesn’t like rising stars? based on the current season’s re- subscription service will allow any other team. The Mets rode Matt Harvey, Ja- you to view Strat-O-Matic cards al-life player performance. His- You like 40-homer men? cob deGrom and other young WRULFDOSHUIRUPDQFHLVLQÀXHQWLDO for every Major League season. There were nine, eight more 6RUW DQG ¿OWHU WR VHH IDYRULWH arms to the World Series. The at the start of the season, but players, favorite teams, or favor- than last year. Toronto, with AL &XEV KDG $QWKRQ\ 5L]]R .ULV current-season stats gain more ite seasons – up to 100,000 cards. MVP Josh Donaldson (41), Jose Bryant and four other lineup weight as the season progresses. Baseball Daily cards (changing Bautista (40) and Edwin Encar- regulars in the 25-and-under It’s a full game within a every day) will be available as nacion (39) just missed having club. Young studs Harper, Mike game, played on the Baseball well. Watch for announcements three, while outslugging and Trout, Nolan Arenado, Paul 365 online game platform, or as at strat-o-matic.com outscoring every other team – Goldschmidt and Buster Posey an add-on to the Windows game. Documentary Film by a lot. NL MVP Bryce Harper were MVP-quality. Jose Altuve For more details, see Page 2. hit 42 and also batted .330. That led the AL with 200 hits and 38 Managing to Win: The Story was almost as good as batting- Baseball 365 of Strat-O-Matic Baseball uses stolen bases. champs Miguel Cabrera (who Carlos Correa, a shortstop The same great draft and scenes from the 50th Anniver- won his fourth at .338) and Dee who hit 22 home runs at age sim game with a fresh interface sary convention, celebrity inter- Gordon (.333). 21, and Bryant (26 HR) led a design and mobile app access views, vintage photos and more You like sub-2.00 ERAs? phenomenal rookie class with (coming soon). to tell Strat-O-Matic’s remark- able success story from a young Hello, Zack Greinke (1.66, the For more details, see Page 3. boy’s invention to the best-sell- ¿IWKORZHVW PDUN VLQFH continued on Page 3 LQJJDPHLQLWV¿HOG6WD\WXQHG for details at strat-o-matic.com No one does baseball better than Strat-O-Matic. This year, no one Pre-orders begin: Jan. 27 does it bigger, with two new card sets and eight new Windows re- leases: Opening Day at SOM: Feb. 12 The 1982 Major League season and Hall of Fame 2016 (now 252 players, including the 6 elected since the last HOF card set). Pre-orders for Opening Day pickup will begin the 6 Windows game projects: 1874 National Association; 1908, same day as all other pre-orders. However, those 1917, 1935 and 1948 Negro League seasons, 2015 Japanese season. coming for Opening Day pickup don’t have to rush to See Page 5 and 6 for more details. 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