As-Played – Hardball Retro https://www.tuatarasoftware.com dedicated to the enrichment of casual and serious enthusiasts in all aspects of professional baseball Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:22:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-hardball_retro_icon-1-32x32.jpg As-Played – Hardball Retro https://www.tuatarasoftware.com 32 32 Hardball Retro Replays – 1985 Season https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2025/05/03/hardball-retro-replays-1985-season/ https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2025/05/03/hardball-retro-replays-1985-season/#respond Sat, 03 May 2025 15:19:49 +0000 https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/?p=20781 Read more]]> I decided to embark on a quest to replay an entire season, managing my favorite team (the California Angels) and using the as-played lineups, rotations, schedules and transactions. Therefore, any injuries or transactions that occurred during the actual season will occur in my simulation (I’m using Digital Diamond Baseball v13). All teams are using the actual lineups and starting pitcher for a particular game. The computer managers and I have the flexibility to use our bench players and bullpens at our discretion, but the pitchers’ availability is limited by fatigue incurred from pitching in the days prior to the current game.

Objectives

  • simulate seasons using As-Played lineups, rotations, schedules and transactions as outlined above
  • as the manager of my team (and not the General Manager), I am not permitted to manipulate my roster (or other teams’ rosters) in any way
  • compile and review those results, post recap videos of the current standings and leaderboards at the end of each simulated month on the schedule, then seed the top teams in playoff rounds that mimics the postseason structure from the given season
  • live-stream the playoff and World Series games and upload the resulting videos to YouTube
  • try to out-manage my real-life counterpart
  • have fun!

Monthly Recaps

Playlist for Opening Day plus April through August Season Recap Videos

April 1985

May 1985

June 1985

Playoffs and World Series

Playoff Recap – coming soon!

World Series – coming soon!

Standings

I will post the final standings for my season replay upon the conclusion of the regular season.

American League – Real-Life 1985 Final Standings

National League – Real-Life 1985 Final Standings

Leaders

I will post the league leader reports upon the conclusion of the regular season.

American League – Real-Life 1985 Leader Boards

National League – Real-Life 1985 Leader Boards

Team Totals

I will post the team total reports upon the conclusion of the regular season.

Team-by-Team Statistics

I will post the team-by-team reports upon the conclusion of the regular season.

Special Events

3+ Home Runs in a game

5+ Hits in a game

Hit for the Cycle

Inside-the-Park Home Runs

15+ Strikeouts in a game

No-Hitters

Please check back frequently to view the latest monthly recaps, playoffs and World Series videos!

Credits

Real-Life Standings and Leaders courtesy of Baseball-Reference

Digital Diamond Baseball is available on Steam.

]]> https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2025/05/03/hardball-retro-replays-1985-season/feed/ 0 Hardball Retro Replays – 1983 Season https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2025/02/15/hardball-retro-replays-1983-season/ https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2025/02/15/hardball-retro-replays-1983-season/#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 15:18:08 +0000 https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/?p=20396 Read more]]> I decided to embark on a quest to replay an entire season, managing my favorite team (the California Angels) and using the as-played lineups, rotations, schedules and transactions. Therefore, any injuries or transactions that occurred during the actual season will occur in my simulation (I’m using Digital Diamond Baseball v12.1). All teams are using the actual lineups and starting pitcher for a particular game. The computer managers and I have the flexibility to use our bench players and bullpens at our discretion, but the pitchers’ availability is limited by fatigue incurred from pitching in the days prior to the current game.

Objectives

  • simulate seasons using As-Played lineups, rotations, schedules and transactions as outlined above
  • as the manager of my team (and not the General Manager), I am not permitted to manipulate my roster (or other teams’ rosters) in any way
  • compile and review those results, post recap videos of the current standings and leaderboards at the end of each simulated month on the schedule, then seed the top teams in playoff rounds that mimics the postseason structure from the given season
  • live-stream the playoff and World Series games and upload the resulting videos to YouTube
  • try to out-manage my real-life counterpart
  • have fun!

Monthly Recaps

April – July

August 1983

September 1983

Playoffs and World Series

Playoff Recap

World Series

Game 1

Standings

I will post the final standings for my season replay upon the conclusion of the regular season.

American League – Real-Life 1983 Final Standings

National League – Real-Life 1983 Final Standings

Leaders

I will post the league leader reports upon the conclusion of the regular season.

American League – Real-Life 1983 Leader Boards

National League – Real-Life 1983 Leader Boards

Team Totals

I will post the team total reports upon the conclusion of the regular season.

Team-by-Team Statistics

I will post the team-by-team reports upon the conclusion of the regular season.

Special Events

3+ Home Runs in a game

5+ Hits in a game

Hit for the Cycle

Inside-the-Park Home Runs

15+ Strikeouts in a game

No-Hitters

Please check back frequently to view the latest monthly recaps, playoffs and World Series videos!

Credits

Real-Life Standings and Leaders courtesy of Baseball-Reference

Digital Diamond Baseball is available on Steam.

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