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Baseball Podcasts and other stuff2 comments

scottsimkus wrote 1 year ago: Recently, I’ve had the fortune (or misfortune) of listening to several different baseball podc … more →

Tags: strat-o-matic, negro league baseball, baseball humor, Modern Baseball, Josh Gibson, Outsider Baseball Bulletin, OBB, Baseball Podcasts

Sim City Baseball

scottsimkus wrote 1 year ago: In this week’s Outsider Baseball Bulletin, I’m conducting a cool little experiment to se … more →

Tags: strat-o-matic, negro league baseball, Outsider Baseball Bulletin, Negro Leagues, Pittsburgh Crawfords, baseball sims

Outsider Baseball Bulletin (OBB)4 comments

scottsimkus wrote 2 years ago: We’re getting real close to a) posting Cuban and Negro League statistics at www.baseball-refer … more →

Tags: Gary Ashwill, Negro League statistics, Cuban League statistics, Outsider Baseball Bulletin

my wife is gonna be mad17 comments

scottsimkus wrote 2 years ago: This was in this morning’s USA Today (February 16), print edition, page 3 of the sports section. USA … more →

Tags: Negro Leagues, Gary Ashwill, Negro League statistics, USA Today, Cuban League statistics, baseball-reference.com

Funky Ball---1977 Style2 comments

scottsimkus wrote 2 years ago: Facsimile Mr. Cub signature; but a GENUINE Ivan Dejesus! PLAY THAT FUNKY BASEBALL I’ll have mo … more →

Tags: strat-o-matic, Jeff Polman, 1977 Chicago Cubs

Hangin' 'em Up!1 comment

scottsimkus wrote 2 years ago: Dear 42 People who Visit my Blog Everyday: It’s over.  Well… sort of.  No, no, it’s not what you thi … more →

Tags: Baseball History, gallows humor, Baseball Blogs

Strat-O-Matic is Here!!9 comments

scottsimkus wrote 2 years ago: “It may not happen when you want it to, but it’ll be right on time.”   I remember watching a documen … more →

Tags: strat-o-matic, Negro Leagues, baseball simulation

Satchel in Salina1 comment

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: This story was originally published over at seamheads.com. SATCHEL IN SALINA By Scott Simkus   He wa … more →

Tags: negro league baseball, Satchel Paige, Dempsey Hovland, Barnstorming

bigPumaLinks: The good king Kaufman edition

alamosweet wrote 3 years ago: bigPumaLinks Interview with Josh Wilker, of the inimitable Cardboard Gods blog. Scott Simkus For the … more →

Tags: bigPUMALinks, sportswriters, "Waiting for Berkman", mlb network, Media Ecology, King Kaufman, Cardboard Gods, Josh Wilker, Awful Announcing

Interview: Bill James8 comments

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: I pay three dollars each month to be “friends” with Bill James. This isn’t the first time I’ve trade … more →

Tags: Interview, Bill James, SABR, Sabermetrics, Bill James online, Baseball Statistics

Interview: Glenn Guzzo4 comments

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: Glenn Guzzo's Strat-O-Matic Fanatics Glenn Guzzo, former editor of The Denver Post and executive … more →

Tags: Interview, Baseball, strat-o-matic, Glenn Guzzo

Kid K: 1998 to 2008

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago:   Eulogy time.    I don’t usually write about modern baseball, because I’ve sort of lost contact wit … more →

Tags: Modern Baseball, Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs

Pimpin' What's Next...

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: We’ve got some fresh baseball information on the way! In the next couple days, we’ll hav … more →

Tags: Don't Bother, Baseball, Pimping, Gary Ashwill, NLRAG, house of David, McFarland

Simkus Inks SABR to 1-Year Deal4 comments

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: Simkus, seen here researching American baseball history, has signed SABR to a one-year deal. CHICAGO … more →

Tags: baseball humor, SABR, Baseball History

Fresh pancakes this week...

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: I’ve got two posts on tap this week, one baseball, one non-baseball.  That’s probably go … more →

Tags: Don't Bother, Baseball, Cool Papa Bell, writing

Ghosts Bark3 comments

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: There are no ghosts.   I’ve been slumming with the militant anti-paranormal crowd for quite awhile n … more →

Tags: Time Well Spent, Ghosts, Halloween, Stephen King, Paranormal

Satchel- 19332 comments

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: I know there’s been a lot of baseball nuts sniffing around the blog, looking for something interesti … more →

Tags: negro league baseball, Baseball, Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige, tangotiger, shades of glory, California Winter League, North Dakota

The Rookie1 comment

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: Roel Torres A couple years back there was a warm, feel good movie about a guy named Jim Morris.  It … more →

Tags: Interview, Roel Torres, Bill James, The Rookie

The Hit Kings: Rennie Stennett and Me5 comments

scottsimkus wrote 3 years ago: Rennie Stennett set the modern day record with 7 hits in one game. Yesterday I had 49. This “blog” t … more →

Tags: Time Well Spent, blogs, Rennie Stennett


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