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http://www.tuatarasoftware.com/baseballanalytics

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Sports, Nonfiction, History

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Derek Bain is a New Jersey native with a passion for baseball, statistics, computers and video games. He has written more than 50 articles for Fangraphs, Seamheads & Baseball Analytics and enjoys spending quality time with his family.

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Hello, Our family loves baseball and its history, will there be individual team books available for purchase? ( especially interested in Yankees, Rangers, Cubs) thank you

Derek Bain Individual books are under consideration but I don't have any concrete plans at this time. I just completed a book with co-author John Racanelli cover…moreIndividual books are under consideration but I don't have any concrete plans at this time. I just completed a book with co-author John Racanelli covering the history of baseball video games and electronic handhelds, titled "Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds". Please check it out!(less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Derek Bain My fascination with baseball and video games began in the early 1980's. Our family received an Intellivision for Christmas in 1981 and I spent the bet…moreMy fascination with baseball and video games began in the early 1980's. Our family received an Intellivision for Christmas in 1981 and I spent the better part of the next two years playing and acquiring games for the system. In 1983 I acquired a Commodore 64 which sparked a lifelong interest in programming and baseball simulations. One of my early favorites was MicroLeague Baseball which allowed you to manage a team, trade players and compile statistics. Several years later we acquired an Apple IIe computer and I discovered Earl Weaver Baseball. An amazing step forward in baseball simulations, you could generate your own stadiums, create schedules and on the Amiga version, the game would allow you to tweak the pronunciation of each player's name! Years later I purchased a PC and spent numerous hours with the Tony LaRussa Baseball and APBA (Baseball for Windows) games.

When I was playing computer baseball simulations I always found myself tinkering with the team rosters and lineups. I usually ended up creating All-Time teams for each franchise. I began writing a few articles about the Angels for Seamheads in 2010 and I was working on another project when I found myself asking the question, "what if I put every baseball player on their original team, and tried to determine who had the best and worst organizations on a yearly basis?" After reading "Baseball Hacks" by Joseph Adler, I realized that I could merge the Lahman Baseball Database with the Transactions Database on Retrosheet along with the Baseball Gauge @ Seamheads to accomplish this task. I spent countless hours crunching the data, first incorporating the Pythagorean Winning Percentage, and later Wins Above Replacement and Win Shares. I am thrilled to share the results with the baseball and sabermetric community!
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Average rating: 4.52 · 23 ratings · 4 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Hardball Retrospective: Evaluating Scouting and Development Outcomes for the Modern-Era Franchises 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds by Derek Bain (Goodreads Author), John Racanelli 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hardball Architects - Volume 1 - American League Teams it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hardball Retrospective - Addendum 2014 to 2016 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hardball Retroactive 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations by Derek Bain (Goodreads Author), Steve Etzel, Andy Palomino really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hardball Architects - Volume 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – 4 – Old Time Baseball

"Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – 4 – Old Time Baseball"
retro game review - the twentieth entry in a series focusing on computer baseball simulations https://www.tuatarasoftware.com/baseb...
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