STRAT FAN BACK ISSUES
We've been reminded by many readers that we ought to list, from time to time, the available back issues and all card sets available from STRAT FAN. So here's an update of every back issue.
The first list includes the former STRAT FAN monthly, and its successor, the 4-Sport Special. All of these issues contained the popular "Talk Show" with answers to gamer questions. Early issues had cards in them as well.
The second list is the former Baseball Quarterly.
Keep in mind that some of these issues are in very scarce supply, so order soon to avoid disappointment.
Back issues are $8.50 each; two for $15.
ORIGINAL STRAT FAN (32 pages, incl. 16 pages of cards)
SEP 1991 (Charter Issue). SOLD OUT.
OCT 1991: Cards -- Corrected SOM cards (all sports) and additional 1978 pitchers. Also: Part II of interview with Hal Richman, 1990 football ratings (individual fumbles, team-by-team interception returns, team-by-team sack yardage, etc.)
NOV 1991: Cards -- Reprints of 1983 Redskins and Dolphins, 1982-83 76ers. Also: Part III of interview with Hal Richman and playing tip for football (super-advanced punting).
DEC 1991: SOLD OUT.
JAN 1992: Cards -- Hitting cards for 1991 NL pitchers. Also: A guide to how SOM decides fielding ratings. Playing tips for football (reverses) and basketball (managing playing time).
FEB 1992: Cards -- 1984 AL extra players. Also: Playing tips for baseball (how to finish a replay), football (alternate timing system), basketball ("automating" the other team's coach) and hockey (home-ice advantage).
MAR 1992: Cards -- 1984 NL East extra players, including pitchers' hitting cards. Football playing tip (safety blitz options).
APR 1992: Cards -- 1984 NL West extra players, including pitchers' hitting cards. Also: Features on ESPN's SOM players: Gary Miller, Dan Patrick, Jon Miller. Hockey playing tip (penalty shots).
MAY 1992: Cards -- Separate cards for 1991 two-team baseball players. Also: Playing tips for basketball (team defense for draft leagues) and hockey (quick-play power-play system).
JUN 1992: DEC 1992: SOLD OUT.
JAN 1993: Cards -- Individual hitting cards for 1992 NL pitchers. Also: Football playing tip (punting ratings).
FEB 1993: Cards -- Two-team 1992 baseball players; corrected card for 1941 Norm Branch; basic defense for '58 Colts, '62 Packers, '68 Jets. Also: Basketball team-defense cards for draft leagues; analysis of how hockey linemates affect the way SOM rates shooting columns.
MAR 1993: JULY 1993: SOLD OUT.
MONTHLY STRAT FAN (8-12 pages)
AUG 1993: Play by play for computer baseball; Basketball: ratings preview; Football: IDs for 79 nameless players; Hockey: ratings preview
SEP 1993: Bob Winberry interview, Part I; Baseball: 1993, 1967 sets preview; Football: More on '93 nameless players; Hockey: Who to draft; SOM to intro new ratings
OCT 1993: Bob Winberry interview, Part II; Basketball: New computer game on the way; Baseball: All-time franchise replay; Also: Great Moments in Strat
NOV 1993: SOM celebrates 35th anniversary; Bob Winberry, James Sanders elected to SF Hall of Fame; Card corrections: 1993 football, '92-93 basketball; Basketball: features for new computer game
DEC 1993: 1993-season baseball preview; computer to rank gamers; Confessions of a basketball playtester; computer basketball improvements; gamer wish lists.
JAN 1994: Baseball: Career Historical Disks announced; 1993 fielding preview; Hockey: Cam Neely and Brian Lawton cards; Also: Online options.
FEB 1994: SOLD OUT.
MAR 1994: Baseball: SOM's Opening Day; Swap-O-Matic; TBA championship; Also: Great Moments in Strat
APR 1994: Joining leagues online; 1991 Pirates replay; 1967 hockey memories; gamer card suggestios.
MAY 1994: Richman reflects on the past year; reader survey results; 1993 baseball corrections; Great Moments in Strat; hockey replay; computer basketball analysis, Part I
JUN 1994: Basketball: computer analysis, Part II; Football: Gamers' wish lists; Hockey: Gamers' wish lists; Great Moments in Strat
JUL 1994: SOLD OUT.
AUG 1994: Baseball: '56 Indians best in cross-era play; Basketball: Computer upgrade info; 1993-94 carded players; gamers review computer basketball; Football: IDs for nameless cards; Hockey: Who to draft; Also: Great Moments in Strat®MDBO¯
SEP 1994: SOLD OUT.
OCT 1994: SOLD OUT.
NOV 1994: Baseball: Version 6.0 preview; How the strike affects SOM; Bullpen playing tips; 1994 fielding contest; Football: Corrected solitaire chart; Playing tip: Tackle stats; Hockey: '92-93 Senators replay; alternate injury system
DEC 1994: Ron Brammer elected to SF Hall of Fame; Card corrections: '93-94 basketball, '59-60 hockey; Great Moments in Strat; Baseball: Richman calls '94 season "best modern set"; Playing tip -- infield defense; Version 6.0 review; online options; Hockey: Playing tip -- individual forechecking ratings
JAN 1995: Baseball: strategy -- stealing; ratings preview; Basketball: Dream Team I vs Dream Team II; Football: 1992 NFL replay; Hockey: '93 Canada Cup replay; 67 NHL replay
FEB 1995: Baseball: Ratings lesson -- AA stealing; computer update review; Muldrow wins fielding contest; '83 Dodgers replay; '91 Phillies replay; "birthplace" league; Basketball: computer tips; '71 NBA replay; Football: playing tip -- the Medium Pass; Hockey: 1967 replay; gamer's best-of-7 -- '80 Isles vs. '94 Rangers; '93-94 schedule/goalies corrections
MAR 1995: Baseball: SOM's strike plans; report on SOM's Opening Day; fans campaign for favorite past-seasons; '27 Yanks win cross-era "replay;" Football: Updated 1973 OJ Simpson card; '91 Redskins win tournament; Also: Great Moments in Strat
APR 1995: Pros and cons of future computer games; the votes on SOM's greatest teams; league champs crowned; Baseball: 1994 card corrections; strategy -- when to steal; Basketball: Computer critique; Football: '93 Packers replay; Hockey: strategy -- winning faceoffs; '93 Sharks replay
MAY 1995: SOLD OUT.
JUN 1995: Baseball: Winning strategy -- lineup construction; SOM's tech tips for computer game; cross-era "replay"; Basketball: Analysis of computer game options; Football: Updated '68 Gayle Sayers and '76 Walter Payton cards (new format)); '94-season ratings preview
JUL 1995: SOLD OUT.
AUG 1995: SOLD OUT.
SEP 1995: Baseball: Cross-era "replay"; gamer wish list; Basketball: All the names for NCAA disk; NBA ratings preview; Football: Playing tip -- defensive stats
OCT 1995: Baseball: How to Win a draft league, Part 1; Basketball: Analysis of 1980-81 season; Football: Complete 1992 NFL replay w/playing tips for solo play, player usage and turnovers; Hockey: SF offers great teams set; '93-94 Lightning replay
NOV 1995: James Williams, Chris Rosen elected to SF Hall of Fame; Baseball: How to Win a draft league, Part 2; fielding contest; Basketball: computer preview; analysis of 1983-84 season; Hockey: Playing tip -- Shoot, Penetrate or Pass?
DEC 1995: Computer tips; Baseball: Computer upgrade preview; How to Win a draft league, Part 3; Basketball: Review of college game w/tourney replay; Football: Flat Pass falls short; gamer wish lists; Hockey: '59-60 replay; Also: Great Moments in Strat
JAN 1996: SOLD OUT.
FEB 1996: SOLD OUT.
MAR 1996: Baseball: SOM's Opening Day; How to Win a draft league, Part 6; Basketball: 10 Tourney replays with college disk; Football: More debate on Strat realism; Hockey: Settling rules disputes
APR 1996: Interview with Del Newell, 5 years after the Strat-O-Matic Review; League reports; Baseball: Tips from the 1st STAR Tourney; Playing tip -- hit & run or bunt?; '67 Cardinals replay; all-time NL project; Basketball: Name game on college disk; Hockey: Rink of Dreams tourney
MAY 1996: Reader survey results; Baseball: CD-ROM features; Football: '93 Browns replay; Hockey: '66-67 replay; a ratings primer; Also: Great Moments in Strat
JUN 1996: Baseball: Confessions of a STAR Tourney rookie; How Valuable is a 1 at SS?; computer tech tips; The Small World of Strat-O-Matic; 1967 AL Replay; Football: Ratings preview
JUL 1996: SOLD OUT.
AUG 1996: Baseball: Draft-O-Matic debut; CHUM roster utility; Basketball: '95-96 ratings preview; 48-minute stat projections; Football: Who to draft; Hockey: Who to draft
SEP 1996: SOLD OUT.
OCT 1996: Baseball: CD-ROM debut; playing "face-to-face" online; Draft league tip -- free agency; Football: Analysis of the eye-opening Barry Sanders card; 1964 (Buffalo) Jack Kemp card
NOV 1996: SOM/SF share Internet site; Baseball: 1965 wins reader poll; gamers lobby for older seasons; Draft league advice -- preventing disaster; All-Time Worst Players; Basic game cross-era season; fielding contest; Football: Gamer memories; Hockey: '91-92 Capitals replay.
DEC 1996: SOLD OUT.
JAN 1997: Baseball: Ratings preview; CD-ROM upgrade features; Playing tip -- minor leagues; '66 Yankees replay;
FEB 1997: Sampling league newsletters; Baseball: IDs for nameless players; '96 card corrections; suggested rules for draft leagues; fielding contest winners; Great Moments in Strat; Football: How to play-by-mail; Reader poll
MAR 1997: Baseball: SOM's Opening Day; STAR Tourney champ; Playing tip -- home-field advantage; Items for your Strat library; Gamer memories; Football: Playing tip -- flexibility for the 4-3 defense
APR 1997: Baseball: Tournament of Champions -- rosters; Playing tip -- lineup chemistry; 1964 Replay; CD-ROM Version 2 features; Basketball: Playing without the cards
MAY 1997: How to draft by teleconference; Baseball: Tournament of Champions winner; Playing tip -- stranger rare plays; Great Moments in Strat; Basketball: Tone down the scoring; Football: Analyzing your defense
4-SPORT SPECIAL (24 pages)
JUN 1997: SOLD OUT.
SEP 1997: Card set previews for Football, Hockey, Basketball. Also -- Baseball: Understanding how SOM rates lefty-bashers; advice for a startup draft; Home Run Derby, Strat-style; past-season poll. Basketball: Playing tips for 3-point shooters; strategy -- when to run the fastbreak. Football: SOM's new defensive fumble ratings. Hockey: Rookie draft rankings. Strat Chat by gamers.
NOV 1997: Baseball: Preview of new cards, computer upgrade; results of past--season poll; gamer poll on computer features; list of pictured players in new "Baseball All-Stars" set; gamers' alternative leagues. Basketball: Review of V4.0 computer game; tips for drafting with the computer. Football: A new way to key on running backs. Hockey: How much forechecking do you need?; Canada wins World Cup replay w/rosters of 1996 World Cup teams. Strat Chat by gamers. Great Moments in Strat.
MAR 1998: Baseball: 1997 card corrections and IDs for nameless players; reports on SOM's Opening Day and Opening Day West (Akron); 1994 replay; Meinhardt wins nationl S.T.A.R. tourney; review of computer upgrade w/a CD-ROM wish list. Basketball: Outside, Penetrate or 3-pointer? Football: results of gamer leagues; playing tip -- defensive playcalling. Hockey: pre-expansion all-franchise teams. Strat Chat: At war w/SOM, and how a single split chance changes games. Great Moments in Strat. Gamers go head-to-head in football, hockey.
JUN 1998: Strat Convention Preview; Baseball: Profile of Doug Glanville, Strat gamer. Basketball: NBA stats per 48 minutes. Football: Playing tip-- run-blitz rule; playing on the Internet; Computer utility preview; '86 Giants win all-time teams tourney. Hockey: In search of the perfect game. Strat Chat by gamers
SEP 1998: Strat Convention Roundup; Baseball: How to get the most out of your pitching; roster for SF's Negro Leagues set; playing tips -- third base coach, stealing third; holding runners. Basketball: Analyzing the Action Deck; 1990-91 and 1991-92 replays. Football: Near miss for '69 Vikings. Hockey: 1998-99 forecast.
NOV 1998: Corrections, updates and patches for baseball, football, hockey. Also -- Baseball: Ratings preview; writing a league constitution; Humorous gamer memories. Basketball: How to rate shooting cards; team-by-team analyis of 1997-98 ratings; '97-98 team defense cards for draft leagues; playing tip -- '97-98 team-by-team "automated" lineup guides. Football: IDs for nameless players; How to program the computer coach. Hockey: Review of new computer utility.
MAR 1999: Baseball: Report on SOMs Opening Day; Predictions on how players' Strat value will change in '99; How draft leagues should prepare for expansion; Negro Leagues biographies: Homestead Grays; Review of Version 4.0 computer-game features; Mike Nowakowski is S.T.A.R. Tourney champ. Basketball: How to value passing ratings; Analysis of needed upgrades for computer game. Football: Critique of computer utility. Hockey: Playing tip -- intimidation. Also: The Talk Show; Great Moments in Strat.
JUN 1999 (48-page double issue). SOLD OUT.
BASEBALL QUARTERLY
WINTER 1993 -- A Look Back at 1930: A crazy year like no other (with 1930 AL supplementary stealing). Cardmaking formulas. 1993 lefty-righty stats. Strat-oriented crossword.
SPRING 1994 -- SOLD OUT
SUMMER 1994 -- SOLD OUT
FALL 1994 -- A Look Back at 1950: An important year in board-game history (with 1950 AL supplementary stealing). Building the perfect draft team, Part I. Draft-O-Matic ranks the top players on the Career Historical disks. Updated pitcher hitting grades, 1930-71. Fun facts from 1967. SOM statistical accuracy. Computer tips. 1968 replay and 1994 "preplay." Commentary: How to get even with today's owners and players. Strat-oriented crossword.
WINTER 1994 -- A Look Back at 1956: Retro Gold Gloves and list of all "1s" from 1927-56 (with 1956 supplementary stealing). Building the perfect draft team, Part II. Strategy: Building the perfect bullpen. 1994 lefty-righty stats. Reader replays. Strat-oriented crossword.
SPRING 1995 -- SOLD OUT.
SUMMER 1995 -- A Look Back at 1961: Which was the best expansion team ever? (with 1961 supplementary stealing). Choosing a play-by-mail league. Updated pitcher hitting grades, 1972-81. 1960 tops readers' list for past seasons. SOM computer tips. Reader replays. Predictions on how players' Strat value will change in '95. Strat-oriented crossword.
FALL 1995 -- A Look Back at 1962: Were the Mets really that bad? (with 1962 supplementary stealing). Updated pitcher hitting grades, 1982-84. Evaluating lineups for draft tourneys. How cards change in SOM reiusses. Strategy: Bunting to win. Computer codes for past-season ballparks. Comparing the sultans of swat. Strat-oriented crossword.
WINTER 1995 -- A Look Back at 1968: 1927 Ruth vs. 1968 Gibson, McLain (with 1969 supplementary stealing). Fun facts from 1934. 1965 replay. Preparing for draft day. Dear Strat-O-Claus: A wish list for baseball-game improvements. 1995 lefty-righty stats. Reader survey. Strat-oriented crossword.
SPRING 1996 -- SOLD OUT.
SUMMER 1996 SOLD OUT.
FALL 1996 -- A Look Back at 1971 -- 25 years of Strat-O-Matic. Supplementary stealing and e-ratings for 1971. Analysis of 1964 NL card set. How to add stolen base variety to the Career Historical Disk. Statistical analysis: The demise of pitching. Lessons from the STAR Tour. Ideas for unusual off-season gaming projects. Preview of CD-ROM Version 2. SOM past season poll.
WINTER 1996 -- SOLD OUT.
SPRING 1997 -- SOLD OUT.
SUMMER 1997 -- CD-ROM Version 2 computer tips. Predictions on how players' Strat value will change in '97. Successful drafting strategy. A baserunning playing tip. A Look Back at 1974: Are these the good old days? Supplementary stealing and e-ratings for 1974 players. Bringing the Career Historical Disk to Life, Part II. Lessons from a gamer's 1901 Draft League. Analysis of 1960 NL card set.
FALL 1997 -- A Look Back at 1975 and 1976 -- The "Big Red Machine's" Ideal Lineup. Supplementary stealing and e-ratings for 1976. How tough would it be to duplicate Denny McLains' 31 wins in '68? Team-by-team analysis of the 1960 AL. What If? -- Each season's all-stars in a league. Preview of SOM's new baseball products for '98. Reader polls on SOM computer features and past-season cards. Playing tip: Hit-and-Run alternative.
WINTER 1997 -- 1997 Fielding preview. List of all '97 carded players, their positions and lefty-righty stats. Preview of SOM's CD-ROM upgrade. A Look Back at 1977 and 1978: Analyzing why the Yankees beat the more powerful Dodgers. Supplementary stealing ratings for 1977. Reader poll results: SOM will re-create 1966 season in 1999. STRAT FAN will do Negro League stars in '98.
SPRING 1998 -- Scouting Report on all newly carded '97players. Analysis of the 1997 cards: The best set since the '70s. IDs for nameless players in card set and on computer disk. Most-frequently used lineups for '97. Hitting statistical norms by position for '97. A Look Back at 1979: Last SOM cards of players who died suddenly. Supplementary stealing ratings for 1979 players. Gamer projects: The "alphabet" league; and a league of better runner-up teams. Wish list: Jim Nancarrow proposes a baserunning alternative.
SUMMER 1998 -- How the computer game is breaking away from the board game. Predictions on how players' Strat value will change in '98. Playing tips: Alternate injury system; and making the best use of HAL, the computer manager. Team-by-team analysis of 1965 NL cards. A Look Back at 1980: When AAAs roamed the basepaths. Supplementary stealing ratings for 1980. Career Historical Disks: Two-way (pitcher/position) players in 1901.
FALL 1998 -- Highlights from 1920, SOM's next oldtimer season. Team-by-team analysis of 1965 AL cards (with, "A Warning About Prospects"). A Look Back at 1981: The strike year offered lessons for gamers. Supplementary stealing ratings for 1981. Gamer replays: 1996 NL, All-franchise teams. Computer gaming: Details on SOM's patch for CD-ROM version 3.0; Dick Hunt's suggestions for "SuperHal" computer manager; computer manual suggestions; reader poll on most-desired features.
WINTER 1998 -- How to calculate the value of defense. Gamers interview with former ML pitcher Sid Hudson (of the 41 SOM set). A Look Back at 1982 -- Ripken, Gwynn and other great rookies. Historical notes on 1920, SOMs next past-season project. Computer-features poll. Preview of new board, computer features. Fielding preview. 1998 lefty-righty stats for carded players.
SPRING 1999 -- Scouting Report on newly carded players. Analysis of 1998 card set. Nameless players on the 98 cards/disk. Version 4.0 review: HAL gets smarter. A Look Back at 1983. Negro Leagues profiles: Chicago American Giants. How an e-mail league got started.
SUMMER 1999 -- Card corrections (1998, 1920, 1965). Review of SuperHals computer bullpen management. Details on Version 4.01 patch. Wish List for Version 5.0. First 98 Mark McGwire replay. Playing tip: Catchers blocking home plate. Team-by-team 1920 analysis. Negro Leagues biographies: Kansas City Monarchs. A Look Back at 1984 -- Teams with all 1 fielders up the middle. Glenn Guzzos personal reflections on STRAT FAN and the hobby.