A Saturday Night Baseball Chinwag with Authors Derek Bain and John Racanelli

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

Discussion: Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds

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

Hardball Retro Replays – 1984 Season

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 … Read more

Hardball Retro Replays – 2015-2019 “Actuals”

The objective and methodology for my Hardball Retro Replay half-decade, multi-season simulations can be found here: https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2024/01/26/hardball-retro-replays-sim-seasons-with-original-and-actual-half-decade-rosters/ 2015-2019 “Actuals” – Simulation Recap 2015-2019 “Actuals” – Simulation Results Standings Batting Leaders Pitching Leaders Season 1 Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 2 Season 2 Season 3 Season 3 Season 3 Season 4 Season 4 Season … Read more

Hardball Retro Replays – 1990-1994 “Originals”

The objective and methodology for my Hardball Retro Replay half-decade, multi-season simulations can be found here: https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2024/01/26/hardball-retro-replays-sim-seasons-with-original-and-actual-half-decade-rosters/ 1990-1994 “Originals” – Simulation Recap coming soon! 1990-1994 “Originals” – Simulation Results coming soon! 1990-1994 “Originals” – Point Totals coming soon! 1990-1994 “Originals” – Playoff Videos coming soon!

Hardball Retro Replays – 1995-1999 “Originals”

The objective and methodology for my Hardball Retro Replay half-decade, multi-season simulations can be found here: https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2024/01/26/hardball-retro-replays-sim-seasons-with-original-and-actual-half-decade-rosters/ 1995-1999 “Originals” – Simulation Recap coming soon! 1995-1999 “Originals” – Simulation Results coming soon! 1995-1999 “Originals” – Point Totals coming soon! 1995-1999 “Originals” – Playoff Videos coming soon!

Hardball Retro Replays – 2000-2004 “Originals”

The objective and methodology for my Hardball Retro Replay half-decade, multi-season simulations can be found here: https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2024/01/26/hardball-retro-replays-sim-seasons-with-original-and-actual-half-decade-rosters/ 2000-2004 “Originals” – Simulation Recap coming soon! 2000-2004 “Originals” – Simulation Results coming soon! 2000-2004 “Originals” – Point Totals coming soon! 2000-2004 “Originals” – Playoff Videos coming soon!

Hardball Retro Replays – 2005-2009 “Originals”

The objective and methodology for my Hardball Retro Replay half-decade, multi-season simulations can be found here: https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2024/01/26/hardball-retro-replays-sim-seasons-with-original-and-actual-half-decade-rosters/ 2005-2009 “Originals” – Simulation Recap coming soon! 2005-2009 “Originals” – Simulation Results coming soon! 2005-2009 “Originals” – Point Totals coming soon! 2005-2009 “Originals” – Playoff Videos coming soon!

Hardball Retro Replays – 2010-2014 “Originals”

The objective and methodology for my Hardball Retro Replay half-decade, multi-season simulations can be found here: https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2024/01/26/hardball-retro-replays-sim-seasons-with-original-and-actual-half-decade-rosters/ 2010-2014 “Originals” – Simulation Recap coming soon! 2010-2014 “Originals” – Simulation Results coming soon! 2010-2014 “Originals” – Point Totals coming soon! 2010-2014 “Originals” – Playoff Videos coming soon!

Hardball Retro Replays – 2015-2019 “Originals”

The objective and methodology for my Hardball Retro Replay half-decade, multi-season simulations can be found here: https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/2024/01/26/hardball-retro-replays-sim-seasons-with-original-and-actual-half-decade-rosters/ 2015-2019 “Originals” – Simulation Recap coming soon! 2015-2019 “Originals” – Simulation Results coming soon! 2015-2019 “Originals” – Point Totals coming soon! 2015-2019 “Originals” – Playoff Videos coming soon!