1957 Replay Preparation (Part 2)

(06/28/2020) I really didn't intend to start the replay this soon ... but all of my set-up tasks are completed, ATMgr is configured ... so maybe not today, but it just might be time to get this thing started.

In the previous replays, there have been at least two blog entries for every week of gameplay - a quick game-by-game recap that includes a listing of the player transactions of the day and then a week summary. The summary includes a recap of the week, where the year sits, what's coming up, standings and stats output, and in general just how the replay is going.

I will get this started in the next few days, so stay tuned for details. I am really looking forward to this.

Who's ready for some baseball action?

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1957 Team-by-Team Recap

Background This replay was completed using BBW 5.75 and a 1957-3R season disk. Actual gameplay started in mid-June 2020 and completed in mid-January 2021, so seven months to complete the regular season. There were probably 2-3 months of set-up and pre-season work time put in before gameplay started, but I haven’t actually played the World Series yet, so I am not quite done. If you want to just round it off and say it took me a year to complete, that is fine with me. The 1957 disk and cards are actually a 3R set or a third revision. I do like the revised sets. Every player is carded (or disked), the cards include the Master Game symbols, and the offensive, defensive, and pitching numbers have been adjusted according to the current algorithms. The changes are not drastic, but I do think they even out some of the rough edges, especially in the area of pitching grades. I previously completed a replay using the 1949-R disk previously and was pleased with the outcome just as I wa...

1957 World Series and Finale

World Series Preparations I have the lineups and pitching rotations from the actual World Series available, so that at least covers the Milwaukee side of the coin. The only real question for the White Sox is who plays first base and that is dependent upon a left or right-handed pitcher, so I will utilize their standard lineup and platoon accordingly. Both teams have a pretty set rotation that I will plug in, with Warren Spahn and Billy Pierce getting the game one, four, and seven assignments. All of the regulars are hereby deemed healthy and ready to play, and I decided that Larry Doby was healthy enough to go full speed in the event of a World Series. He was "rested" for much of the last month of the season as it was, so I am going with "the White Sox were getting him ready for post-season play." I intend to bring a regular late-game defensive replacement for Doby, as needed. When New York played Brooklyn in the 1949 World Series there were no off ...

Week 15 Results (07/22/1957 - 07/28/1957)

Monday, July 22, 1957 Transaction List: Milwaukee infielder Dick Cole made his final major league appearance on 07/21/1957. Milwaukee pitcher Taylor Phillips was injured (?) on 07/21/1957 and did not return to the mound until 08/18/1957 Chicago (NL) pitcher Don Kaiser made his final early-season appearance on 07/21/1957 Brooks Robinson Brooklyn catcher John Roseboro was injured (?) on 07/21/1957 and did not return to play until 08/08/1957 Baltimore third baseman Brooks Robinson was recalled from San Antonio before 07/23/1957 Note: It's a travel day and there are no games on the schedule for today. All eight AL teams will be leaving the Midwest to start games somewhere along the eastern seaboard tomorrow while in the NL all eight teams are moving towards the great Midwest. Tuesday, July 23, 1957 Transaction List: Chicago (AL) outfielder Ted Beard made his season debut on 07/24/1957 ...

Roger's 1957 APBA Replay

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