Here’s a 3+ hour discussion on the Beatles Eternally YouTube channel about our book, “Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds”. We talked about a wide variety of baseball sims, console, handheld, arcade and card & dice baseball games along with the designers, programmers, managers and broadcasters involved with the development of … Read more
Co-authors Derek Bain and John Racanelli discussed their recently released book, Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds at the January 2025 virtual meeting for the SABR Games & Simulations Committee. Derek Bain is the author of five baseball books and co-chair of the SABR Games and Simulations Committee. John Racanelli is the membership director for the … Read more
I created a survey for my latest book project – a history of baseball video games! This will encompass console, computer and arcade baseball games spanning more than 5 decades. I’m planning to include reviews, interviews, screenshots, box art and ratings from various sources. https://forms.gle/MfQp46x5BKVS2pJz5 Please consider filling out this survey – I’m looking for … Read more
Hardball Architects – Volume 2 (National League Teams) – on sale now! Kindle edition ($9.99), paperback ($19.99) order here -> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TPYMNSS (Kindle), https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YNH354F (paperback) Hardball Architects examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All … Read more
Tom Hoffarth’s post was updated yesterday to include a Q&A session with yours truly. Follow the link, search on my last name and check it out! https://fartheroffthewall.com/2021/06/23/in-our-book-the-2021-spring-baseball-book-reviews-are-done-but-can-there-be-more/ “Hardball Architects: Volume 1 – American League Teams” received a mention in Tom Hoffarth’s Off the Wall – 30 books in 30 days series with a possibility for … Read more
Hardball Architects – Volume 1 (American League Teams) – on sale now! – Kindle edition ($9.99) Paperback ($19.99) Hardball Architects examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All key moves are scrutinized for every … Read more
promotional video for Hardball Retroactive. Derek Bain (author) music – “Recovery” by Regression (Zack Seif) https://regressionmusic.bandcamp.com https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Derek_Bain_Hardball_Retroactive?id=gVFjDwAAQBAJ “Hardball Retroactive” chapter summary: “General Manager Scorecard” and the “Worst Trades” chapters evaluates the front office acumen of MLB executives since 1950. “Taking the Extra Base” examines the art of base running on an individual and team basis. … Read more
promotional video for Hardball Retrospective. Derek Bain (author), Marianne Landrum (editor), Don Daglow (foreword) music – “The Time Has Come” by Regression (Zack Seif) Hardball Retrospective – GooglePlay Would your favorite baseball team make the playoffs if player X had not been traded? Imagine your team’s roster from any particular year. Remove all of the … Read more
Hardball Retroactive – ** Available Now ** digital (Kindle) edition $9.99, paperback $22.99 “Hardball Retroactive” is a modest collection of selected articles that I have written for Seamheads.com along with my Baseball Analytics blog since 2010. Each piece is chosen based on audience response – a combination of social media “likes”, replies to a particular … Read more
