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SABR Baseball Games & Simulations Committee
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explore baseball gaming in all forms and fashions, including tabletop, fantasy, computer and video/mobile games - research how various simulation games work, what statistics are generated, and how organized baseball might benefit from strategies & tactics
meeting: Thursday, January 22 @ 8p ET/5p PT

Our guest speaker is Brian Davis, Ph.D., the creator of FastScore Baseball, contributor to Replay and APBA, and designer of tools for various baseball games.
fastscoregames.com/fastscore-ba...

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November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
meeting reminder - Tuesday, December 9 @ 8p ET/ 5p PT

guest speaker: Steven “Doc” LeShay, Ph.D., game inventor (SherCo Grand Slam Baseball Game), author, retired university professor and Naval Air Reserve Commander.

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#SABR #simulation #Sherco #baseball
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
meeting video: Richard Dombrovski.
A discussion of Dombrov Baseball Sim including game demo in tournament mode, and how the game engine is based on Sports Illustrated Baseball.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pym...

G&S Event Archive: sabrbaseballgaming.com/events/

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November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
meeting reminder - Tuesday, November 18 @ 8p ET/5p PT.

guest speaker: Richard Dombrovski, developer of Dombrov Baseball Sim, a desktop app for Windows & Mac based on the original Sports Illustrated Baseball board game

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#SABR #baseball #simulation #pcgaming
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
meeting video: Keith Avallone discussed his tabletop game, History Maker Baseball, including design choices, player characteristics, ballpark factors and highlight reel plays!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=07-n...

G&S Event Archive: sabrbaseballgaming.com/events/

Upcoming events: sabrbaseballgaming.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
meeting reminder - Tuesday, October 21 @ 8p EST/ 5p PST

Our guest speaker, Keith Avallone, launched PLAAY Games in 1999. History Maker Baseball offers a narrative approach to the game rather than numerical.
plaay.com/history-make...

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October 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our December 2025 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9 @ 8p EST/5p PST.

Guest speaker: Steven “Doc” LeShay, Ph.D., game inventor (SherCo Grand Slam Baseball Game), author, retired university professor, Naval Air Reserve Commander.

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September 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Our November 2025 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18 @ 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST.

Guest speaker: Richard Dombrovski, developer of Dombrov Baseball Sim, a desktop app based on the original Sports Illustrated Baseball board game.

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#SABR
September 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
meeting video: Steve Shaw discussed his tabletop game, High Leverage Baseball, including design choices, optional rules for fatigue, injuries, ballpark factors and rare plays!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iogV...

G&S Event Archive:
sabrbaseballgaming.com/events/

Upcoming events:
sabrbaseballgaming.com
SABR Virtual: Steve Shaw, High Leverage Baseball
YouTube video by SABRvideos
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August 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Meeting reminder - Tuesday, August 26 @ 8p EST / 5p PST.

Our guest speaker is Steve Shaw, the creator of High Leverage Baseball, a tabletop simulation game that blends statistical accuracy with fast-paced gameplay.

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August 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
meeting video - Dean Patino discussed the evolution of the Baseball Classics: Legends on the Diamond tabletop game over the past four decades, the differences between the Classic and Crossfire editions, along the GM Suite and other offerings on their website.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-GD...
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SABR Virtual: Dean Patino, Baseball Classics: Legends on the Diamond
YouTube video by SABRvideos
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July 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Our October 2025 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21 @ 8p EST/5p PST.

Guest speaker Keith Avallone launched PLAAY Games in 1999. History Maker Baseball offers a narrative approach to the game rather than numerical.

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July 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reminder - our July 2025 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 8 @ 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST.

Our guest speaker is Dean Patino, founder of the Baseball Classics Legends on the Diamond (www.baseballclassics.com).

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#SABR #tabletopgaming
June 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Here's the link to our meeting with Kenneth and Roswell Miller. They discussed the development of the #APBA computer games and various add-ons while sharing stories about the technology and recording process for the Broadcast Blast game with Ernie Harwell.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sZp...
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SABR Virtual: Kenneth and Roswell Miller, "APBA Baseball / Broadcast Blast"
YouTube video by SABRvideos
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June 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
meeting reminder - Thursday, June 12 @ 7p EST/4p PST. Please note earlier start time!

Guest speakers: Kenneth Miller & Roswell Miller, designers of APBA Major League Players Baseball and the
APBA Baseball for Windows / Broadcast Blast series.

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#SABR #APBA
May 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our August 2025 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26 @ 8p EST / 5p PST.

Guest speaker: Steve Shaw, creator of High Leverage Baseball, a tabletop simulation game blending statistical accuracy with fast-paced gameplay. tabletoplegends.store

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May 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
new article - "The 1970s Decade Sim Auction: Go Big Or Go Home!" by Andy Palomino

sabrbaseballgaming.com/2025/05/19/t...

#simulation #APBA #BaseballForWindows #BaseballSimAuctions #auction #SABR
May 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Here is the link to our meeting with Steve Etzel. Steve discussed the card & dice baseball games that he designed as a teenager along with a deep dive into the process of analyzing, reverse-engineering and creating player cards for vintage tabletop baseball sims.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNf8...
SABR Virtual: Steve Etzel, "Reverse Engineering Baseball Simulation Games"
YouTube video by SABRvideos
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May 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Reminder: Our May 2025 meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 8 @ 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST.

Guest speaker Steve Etzel analyzes tabletop baseball sims and builds spreadsheets to create player cards for sims no longer on the market.

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April 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Here's the link to our meeting with Nate Edwards. Nate's presentation includes the evolution of baseball video games in Japan and a demonstration of Professional Baseball Series 2024 by Konami along with a Q&A session.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do_D...
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SABR Virtual: Nate Edwards, Baseball Games and Simulations
YouTube video by SABRvideos
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April 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Our July 2025 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 8 @ 8p EST / 5p PST. Guest speaker: Dean Patino, founder of Baseball Classics Legends on the Diamond, bringing immersive MLB board game experiences to fans around the world.

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April 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Due to technical issues, we rescheduled our meeting with Nate Edwards for Thursday, April 24th @ 8p EST / 5p PST. Nate will discuss the evolution of foreign baseball video games. Check out Nate's blog and YouTube channel
@30-30.club

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April 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Our June 2025 meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 12 @ 7p EST/4p PST. Guest speakers: Kenneth Miller and Roswell Miller, designers of APBA Major League Players Baseball and APBA Baseball for Windows / Broadcast Blast series.

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April 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We are over the moon that our co-chair Derek Bain and member John Racanelli were authors of one of the three books that received the 2025 Sporting News-SABR Research Award for their book. The brainstorm happened at SABR 51 - Chicago. Congrats!!! #SABR #SportingNews
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April 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
meeting reminder - our April 2025 meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 10 @ 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST.
Our guest speaker is Nate Edwards, a writer whose passion is baseball video games new & old, foreign & domestic.
@30-30.club

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March 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM