http://www.strat-o-matic.com © 2019 Strat-O-Matic Media, LLC Winter 2019 2018 : Happy New So Many Stars in the Year to all, Strat Fans Last year closed stronger than ever Strat-O-Matic Sky for Strat-O-Matic and its customers, with Strat-O-Matic’s unique ability to bring too. NL Rookie of the Year Ronald Acuna an easier-to-use, redesigned website, two pennant races and superstars to life will have and runner-up Juan Soto lit the sky with of- more sets of Diamond Gems great teams a special shine this year following a unique fensive fireworks while AL Rookie of the (bringing the total to 32 teams), a great year of . Gamers’ ea- Year was all the rage for his new Daily Fantasy Predictor app and ger wait will end on Feb. 8, SOM’s Opening skill and on the mound. Football 365. Day. They headline an exciting rookie class You will find details about all those on Then, you will get to see if , that includes the Yankees’ Miguel Andujar the following pages. J.D. Martinez and Chris Sale can dominate and Gleyber Torres, Miami’s Brian Ander- As you also will read on those pages, for the 108-win in an Amer- son, Tampa Bay’s .300-hitting Joey Wendle, the game company is not slowing down ican League with two other 100-win power- the Mets’ .329-hitting Jeff McNeil, Tampa one bit for 2019. houses in Houston and New York. You will 16-game winner Ryan Yarbrough, the Dodg- As always, the curtain-raiser is Open- get to see if Milwaukee, the Chicago Cubs ers’ Walker Buehler and three Cardinals: po- ing Day, when cards and Windows-game or Colorado – who all fell one game short of tential pitching ace Jack Flaherty, 100-mph rosters for the 2018 and 1980 Major greater glory in the – can reliever Jordan Hicks and speedy, 1-rated League seasons are released on Feb. 8. reach the ahead of the Los An- CF Harrison Bader. Then there are the pair Those much-sought-after seasons geles Dodgers. easily confused for rookies after forgettable have lots of company this year: A special You will get to see if your managing debuts years ago: St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas prize-winning contest celebrating the up- skills are up to the challenge in a season that, (18-4, 2.83) and the Dodgers’ sudden slug- dated card/roster release for the baseball for the first time, had more than ger, Max Muncy (35 HR, .973 OPS). Hall of Fame’s 80th anniversary; three hits, had a record low of sacrifice bunts and Mikolas, Buehler, Flaherty and Yar- new rosters for Negro League seasons and starting- durations so short that Strat- brough join deep ranks of impressive start- two new rosters for Japanese baseball sea- O-Matic has introduced new endurance rat- ing . 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If ers under a salary cap, set computer manager defensive-shift frequency relative to the sea- you have an encyclopedia database assigned instructions and receive detailed results of son being played: Much More, More, Nor- to your league, a new feature in the Team your latest three-game series each morning. mal, Less or Much Less. Or you can turn off Statistic Report will highlight any stat that Join a league of 12 from among friends or the shift altogether. The 2018 season teams is approaching the next 100 mark (e.g. when strangers of all experience levels. Use play- will come with settings reflecting their real- a player has hit 195-199 career home runs in ers from the 2018 season (ready in late Feb- life usage. your league, that stat will appear in red). Just ruary/early March), a past season or popular When using the 40/25 method for roster run the new “Career Totals” report before decade collections or all-time greats. management, you can give the computer each series. In 2019, Baseball 365 is better yet, fine- manager a target for how many pitchers Cloud Reporting: Want to tell the world tuned based on gamer feedback. Platoon should be active (10 to 13). The CM will about the fun you are having with Strat-O- players will be more useful – a new feature comply, within the constraints of roster Matic Baseball? It’s never been easier. When that lets you set a specific pinch-hitter for makeup, injuries, rest, etc. viewing any individual league, team or anyone in the lineup when facing a reliever Another option, not team specific, is a player report simply click “Send to Cloud” with different handedness than the -start new Max Rule that will allow any in the file menu. That uploads your report, ing pitcher. Your DH now can be a backup with an error rating above zero to make one- where it will be stored on Strat-O-Matic’s at other positions in case of injury. And the base, two-base and three-base errors. In the cloud server for 30 days. 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All the current players updated with new electronic Now there is Strat-O-Matic Football 365, too. Your drafted team will play a game a cards every day! day for a 16-game season. Even better for some, Football 365 now Strat-O-Matic and Fantasy has its own app that can be found in the Baseball rolled into one iTunes and Google Play app stores. The app includes an exclusive Game Replay feature not available on the website version of the details at www.strat-o-matic.com game. Strat-O-Matic News, Winter 2019 Page 4 Champion Phillies, ’s .390 Made 1980 Special The last of the original Na- Yankees in the ALCS. Brett still tional League teams to win a was hitting .400 on Sept. 19 be- World Series was Philadelphia. fore settling for .390, with a .454 The first expansion team to on-base average, .664 slugging reach a World Series was Kansas percentage, 118 RBIs and 135 City. After ’ .406 runs created – all league bests – batting average in 1941, George and the AL MVP award. Brett was the first to finish a Brett had help. Outfielder season at even .390. All of this hit .326 and stole happened in 1980, a season filled 79 bases, while leading the AL with drama and durable baseball with 230 hits, 133 runs scored memories. and 15 triples. Pitcher Den- Diamond Gems: The You will be able to re-live it nis Leonard won 20 games and all when Strat-O-Matic makes Larry Gura won 18. Closer Dan Best of the ‘80s, ‘90s 1980 its next classic-season re- Quisenberry led the AL with 33 The first Diamond Gems card set of top teams from the 1980s and lease in early 2019, complete saves, while winning 12 himself. 1990s was such an instant hit last fall that Strat-O-Matic followed it with expanded rosters and super- The was seldom with a second. Now, you can have each of the two eight-team sets of advanced features. The board- more popular in post-War base- ‘80s teams and two eight-team sets of ‘90s teams. game cards and Windows rosters ball. Oakland’s Rickey Hender- That these two-sided cards with full super-advanced features will be released at the same time son swiped 100 bags. Montreal’s would be highly popular should have been no surprise given that as the 2018 season. Ron Leflore had 97 steals and single-sided great teams, such as the 1927 Yankees, 1953 Dodg- For 124 years, the champi- Pittsburgh’s had ers and 1957 Braves have been a staple since Strat-O-Matic’s early onship had eluded the Phillies. 96. Houston had six men who years. The 32 new teams include 14 World Series winners and nine They did it this time with Cy topped 20. San Diego had three other pennant winners. Each eight-team set represents eight different Young winner , who topped 50. Major League franchises. who led the NL with 24 wins Many other stars shined Created to give gamers who missed out on sold-out seasons a and 286 strikeouts, MVP Mike brightly in 1980: n second chance at such sought-after teams as the 1986 Mets and 1998 Schmidt, who led the NL with Cecil Cooper (.352- Yankees, you won’t want to miss out this time. 48 home runs, 121 runs batted 25-122), Ben Oglivie (tied New in and a .624 slugging average, York’s for the charismatic closer Tug McGraw AL lead with 41 homers) and . 1980s Set A 1990s Set A (1.47 ERA) and superior de- (next with 38 fense. HR) powered Milwaukee. 1981 Dodgers 1990 Reds To reach the Series, the Phil- n Reggie Jackson hit a 1983 White Sox 1990 Pirates lies had to overcome Houston career-best .300 with 41 HR and in a five-game NL Champion- 111 RBIs. Teammates Tommy 1984 Cubs 1993 Phillies ship Series that some consider John (22 wins), Rudy May (15- 1985 Cardinals 1993 Giants the most exciting ever. Four of 5 with AL-best 2.46 ERA) and those games went extra innings, closer 6-2, 2.27, 1985 Blue Jays 1994 Expos including the final two Phillies’ 33 saves) shined on the mound. 1986 Mets 1996 Braves come-from behind wins. n Montreal, just one The Astros, bidding to reach game short of Philly in the NL 1986 Astros 1997 Orioles its first first Series, had to over- East, had Leflore’s speed, Gary 1989 A’s 1998 Yankees come much, too. J.R. Richard, Carter’s power (29 HR, 101 1980s Set B 1990s Set B off to a 10-4 start with a 1.90 RBIs) and Andre ERA, suffered a career-ending Dawson’s all-around brilliance 1981 Yankees 1990 A’s stroke. Then they beat the Dodg- (.308-17-87, 41 doubles, 34 SB 1982 Brewers 1991 Twins ers in a one-game playoff to and a cf-1(-2) defensively). reach the NLCS. n Steve Stone won a 1983 Orioles 1992 Blue Jays The Astros got there on top- Majors-best 25 games and the 1984 Tigers 1995 Indians flight pitching (Richard, Joe AL Cy Young award. Teammate Niekro won 20 and Scott McGregor and Oakand’s 1985 Royals 1996 Yankees fanned 200 while Dave Smith Mike Norris also won 20. 1986 Red Sox 1997 Marlins and Frank LaCorte Keith Hernandez, Bruce Sut- formed a deep bullpen). ter, , , 1987 Twins 1998 Astros In their third attempt, the Ken Singleton and 1988 Dodgers 1998 Padres Royals finally overcame the were among many others who had special seasons. Page 5 Strat-O-Matic News, Winter 2019 New Website’s Winning Formula: Form + Function = Fan Favor Strat-O-Matic customers are a demanding lot. It’s always been Thanks to new mobile-friendly features, shopping for Strat never true. So when the game company’s re-designed website debuted to has been easier when on the go. With so many new ways to enjoy practically unanimous acclaim, it attested to the site’s visual appeal, Strat-O-Matic, the site may turn out to be your constant companion. ease of use and versatility. Use it to find games and accessories. 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Follow us on Twitter (@StratOMatic) n Card Viewer The Stars n Strat-O-Matic 365 n Strat-O-Matic in SOM’s Football 365 App Universe n Daily Fantasy Sports Predictor Strat-O-Matic News, Winter 2019 Page 6 New Windows Rosters: 3 Negro League, 2 Japanese Seasons Strat-O-Matic’s commitment to capture Ne- gro League history and Japanese baseball contin- 1933 Negro League ues wih five new Windows rosters ready for play with Strat-O-Matic Baseball 2019. They will be The mighty Pittsburgh Crawfords of the 1930s available to play at the same time as the the 2018 had all they could handle this year, winning the Major League season rosters. pennant by one game over the Indianapolis Giants This year’s Negro League issues are the 1912, (88-56, and by two games over the pitching-rich 1919 and 1933 seasons, bringing the number of Philadelphia Stars (87-57). Negro League-season rosters available to 22. Chicago had the top winners, Big Championship Logo There will be 11 Japanese seasons available with (24-7) and Willie Powell (24-10). the new 1998 and 2018 rosters. (10-8; 2.30 ERA) of the Crawfords compiled the Shirt: Get ‘em Negro League counting stats below are higher lowest ERA, though in only 23 starts/184 innings. than actual, pro-rated from shorter seasons and The Crawfords’ (.359; 40 HR; While They Last normalized for era and competition level. 125 RBI; 1.112 OPS) won rhe Crown, with stiff competition from teammate Oscar Charles- Here’s the first look at Strat-O-Matic’s 1912 Negro League ton (.319; 33; 119; 1.016) and the Giants’ Turkey 2019 shirt. It’s called the “Championship Stearnes (.338; 28; 118; .999). The Stars had (.352; 12; 76; .955) and Rap Dixon (.328; Logo” shirt and it’s navy with red text. Won- Until this year, the New York-to-Philadelphia 18; 100; .951). der what championship team that commem- corridor was the fulcrum of Negro League base- orates? Can’t be Da Bears. Like all sports ball. The power shifted to Chicago, where the champions, this shirt will have a limited run. brilliant (89-61) led the 1998 Japanese leagues league in runs scored and trailed only the Havana Cubans (78-72) for least runs allowed. The Yokohama BayStars forged the best re- New York’s (77-73) Smokey Joe Williams, cord in Nippon Baseball (79-56-1) to win the the league’s 30-game winner (30-10), formed a with its “Machine Gun Offense” mighty tandem with Dick Redding (26-12). Ha- and MVP (45 saves, 0.64 ERA). Time to Update vana also boasted a 20-win pair, Jose Mendez Then the BayStars won the Nippon Series against (23-8; league low 1.85 ERA) and Jose Junco (20- the Seibu Lions, winners of the hard-fought Pacif- Your Career 10). Brooklyn (65-85) boasted of Frank Wick- ic League, where five of six teams finished within ware (25-16; league-high 224 Ks), Chicago’s Pete five games of first place. Historical Rosters? Hill (.361; .918 OPS) was the champion batsman, Major League fans should recognize Sasaki, though Brooklyn’s emerging double-duty star who saved 129 games in four seasons with Seat- If you haven’t acquired the latest Ca- Hurley McNair batted .383 (1.008 OPS) with 9 tle, future Mariner (who hit .358 in reer Historical Rosters for a few years, or HRs in his 90 games. in ’98) and future Yankee Hideki “Godzil- if you’ve never tried this digital monument la” Matsui (.292-34-100, 104 walks, 103 runs). to baseball history, the time to do so may be 1919 Negro League ideal. 2018 Japanese leagues In just the last several seasons, many This 100th anniversary season showcases exciting rookies have made splashy debuts ’s superb Chicago American Giants The Hiroshima Carp won their third straight and many baseball legends have retired. The (87-53), the league’s second-highest scoring team Central League pennant but lost four straight 2018 season alone brought us Shohei Ohtani, and the league’s toughest to score against. games in the Nippon Series to the Ronald Acuna and Juan Soto and ended the (83-57), a team that Foster helped to create, came runner-up, the SoftBank Hawks. One of the six games was a . The Hawks won a game careers of Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, closest to denying Chicago’s glory. The Stars, in their bandbox, could hit with Chicago but didn’t 9-8, and another on a walk-off . The 2-0 Chase Utley and David Wright. have the pitching to compensate. finale was won only after Hawks catcher Takuya With full-career averages for nearly Chicago featured a pair of 20-game winners, Kai threw out eight Lions trying to steal – in one 15,000 Major League players – all who ever Dick Whitworth (28-8) and School Boy Johnson game. Though he hit only .143 for the Series, Kai appeared in a big-league game – the Career (23-13). Detroit had Samuel Crawford (22-13). was honored as the Series MVP. Historical Disk allows you to form all-time New York’s (75-65) Smokey Joe Williams was Nippon Baseball’s stars were spread around franchise teams, era teams, decade teams an outstanding 27-5. Chicago’s this year. Major League Baseball fans may want and unique combinations of players limited wore the (.383; 17 HR; 94 RBI; an advance look at left-hander , a only by your imagination. Many gamers 1.025 OPS). Detroit’s (.352; 14; .988) candidate to be in Seattle’s rotation in 2019 af- spend whole evenings in creative drafts (for and Edgar Wesley (.318; 12; .848) took full ad- ter going 14-4, 3.08 with 153 strikeouts in 164 innings for the Saitama Seibu in ’18. The Seibu instance, seeing who Draft-O-Matic ranks vantage of their home park. New York’s Zack Pettus (.349; .896), Brooklyn’s Pop Lloyd (.345; Lions, who had the season’s best record (88-53- highest). .872), Chicago’s hard-working Cristobal Torri- 2), had the Central League MVP in Hotaka Ya- The updated Career Historical rosters of- ente (.335; .947; 11-4; 2.84), and Philadelphia’s makawa (.281-47-124). Hiroshima had the Cen- fer you more than 140 seasons worth of play- Dick Lundy (.348; .882) and (.338; tral League MVP, (.306-39-97, ers for the bargain price of $55. .889) flashed with the bat. 130 walks).