Micro League Baseball 6.0 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Micro League Baseball 6.0. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using either the Standard or Fantasy draft methods (see the game manual or in-game Help for additional details). I elected the solo option with the computer general manager configured … Read more

Hardball Retro Replays – Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – 1901 Season

I created a Facebook group, “Old Computer Baseball Simulations”, as a place to gather people who enjoy our National Pastime from a managerial and front office perspective – primarily games that are no longer actively supported by the publisher, designer or programmer. I would like to encourage the sharing of user-created season disks. In order … Read more

Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 – tutorial – create custom libraries with SeasonTool

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create custom libraries or season disks in Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 for the IBM PC using Daniel Guenther’s SeasonTool utility. You can download SeasonTool from the Files section of my Facebook group, Old Computer Baseball Simulations. Here’s a rundown of the requirements: Earl Weaver Baseball was … Read more

“Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds” honored with the 2025 Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award

I am honored and humbled to be recognized, along with my co-author John Racanelli, as one of the winners of the 2025 Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award for our book, “Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds.” I’d like to offer a heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to our effort! Special … Read more

Diamond Mind Baseball 12 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Diamond Mind Baseball 12. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using these methods – I elected the solo option with the computer general manager configured to draft the remaining teams for the sake of simplicity. Here’s a rundown of … Read more

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 – tutorial – create/edit teams

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create and edit teams in Front Page Sports Baseball ’94. Here’s a rundown of the requirements: Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 was developed by Dynamix and published in 1994 by Sierra for the IBM PC personal computer. Please note that while the tutorial utilizes Front Page … Read more

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Front Page Sports Baseball ’94. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using these methods – I elected the solo option with the computer general manager configured to draft the remaining teams for the sake of simplicity. Here’s a rundown … Read more

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

Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – tutorial – create/edit teams

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create and edit teams in Tony La Russa Baseball 3. Here’s a rundown of the requirements: Tony La Russa Baseball 3 was developed by Stormfront Studios and published in 1995 by Stormfront Studios for the IBM PC personal computer, the third of four titles in the … Read more

Old Time Baseball – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Old Time Baseball. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using these methods – I elected the solo option with the computer general manager configured to draft the remaining teams for the sake of simplicity. Here’s a rundown of the … Read more