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2002 FOOTBALL GUIDE
Version 3.0 Computer Football Review - How Do I Use the SOM Running Back? - How Many Flat Passes Do I Throw? - Using the V3 Linebackers - Running Back Column Strengths - Beating the Strat Ball Defense - Strat-O-Matic Football:  A Brand-New Game - Drafting the SOM Football Team - Picking the Right Offensive Formation - Strat-O-Matic Football - Catch The Buzz!!! - 2002 (Files) - Third Receivers Chart - Running Back Strategy & Guidelines - Big Trouble in Flat Pass City - Introduction:  FB Strategy Article #1 - Q/A About Strategy Articles - Strategy:  Beware the Short Pass Right - Strategy:  Embrace the Short Pass - Strategy:  The Win-Win Scenario - Strategy:  Defensive Play Calling - Tutorial:  U sing Uneven Running Cards - Tutorial:  Rotation of Players - Tutorial:  The First Down Strategy - Tutorial:  Flat Passes Only - Tutorial:  Emphasizing Michael Vick - Tutorial:  Double-teaming - Summary:  Revisiting the Strategies - Evaluating Individual Fumbles - Counting Chances Improves Coaching Decisions - Does The Dump-Off Rule Influence Scoring Totals? - QB Passing Chances - WR/TE Receiving Chances - RB Receiving Chances - Version 3.0 Preview - Understanding the Football Additive Model - How To Use This Guide - Reading the Board Game Information - Quarterbacks Analysis- Quarterbacks Passing  Chart - Running Back Analysis - Running Back Columns Chart - Wide Receivers Analysis - Team Defense Charts - Team Defense Cards Analysis - The Weird, Wacky, and Nutty World of the 2002 Quarterbacks - Version 3.0 Autoplay Results - Rule Changes for Version 3.0 - The New Dump-Off Rule - What to Look for in Version 3.0 - Debate:  Board vs. Computer - SOMFB Works for Draft Leagues - SOM 2002 FB Playcalling Tendencies- 2002 AFC Offensive Linemen - 2002 NFC Offensive Linemen - The FB #1 Picks - 2002 Team Interception Charts - Strat-O-Matic Draft Leagues - 2002 Defensive Linemen - 2002 Linebackers - 2002 Defensive Backs - The Team Position Draft  - 2002 FB Rookies Draft Sheet - FB 2002 - DNP List  - Who's The Number One Pick? - Football:  Version 3.0 Quick Hits - SOM Franchise Football Players - Drafting Wide Receivers - 2002 Rookie WR/TE  - 1965 - Brown, Sayers, Hayes - Top Running Backs of the 1960s - The Advanced Linebuck Columns - Expectations for Version 3.0 - All Star Leagues/Winter Drafts  - 1965 NFL Review - Is SOM Football Losing Its Luster - Formulating the SOM Dump-off Rule - Rookie Review - Quarterbacks - Making A Team Interception Chart  - Running Back Card Creation - TSN:  Different Approaches - Evaluating Elementary Defense Cards - Strat-O-Matic Draft Leagues - 2002 Rookie WR/TE 

2002-2003 HOCKEY GUIDE
Version 3.0 Computer Hockey Review - Overvalued NHL Players for 2003-2004 - Building the SOM Hockey Team - The Avs: Rocky Mountain Six Pack - Screenshots - 2002-2003 Hockey Ratings File (uncorrected version) - 2002-2003 Goalies - 2002-2003 Card Set - Top Ten Cards - 2002-2003 Hockey Leaderboards - SOM Hockey Rookie Players - 2002-2003 Defensive Pairings - 2002-2003 Schedule (Anaheim-Dallas) - 2002-2003 Schedule (Detroit-New York R) - 2002-2003 Schedule (Ottawa-Washington) - 2002-2003 Shooting Ratings Totals - 2002-2003 Shooting Ratings (OS P, I) - Version 3.0 Hockey Preview (Draft-O-Matic)  - How Does The New Hockey Draft-O-Matic Work? - Version 3.0 Hockey Preview (Part Two) - 10 Reasons to Play SOM Hockey

SEPTEMBER 2003
Andruw Jones Deserves A CF-4 - Don't Criticize A-Rod's Salary - The Dangers of A Zero Sum Game - Hal Beats The Zone - Somworld.com BB Rookie Report - Got Strat Cred? - More SOM Placekicking Issues - The Win Shares Debate - How Big is Strat-O-Matic?  -  Strat-O-Matic's Dirty Laundry??
Is WHIP Worth It?

AUGUST 2003
Bad Trades or Blockbusters??? - Hitters' Paradise: The SOM Ballparks - The Great Strat Homer Cards (More and More...) - Top Homer Cards (LHP) - Top Homer Cards (RHP) - More Great Homer Cards - BB Fringe Player Creation - Great Strat Homer Cards - Managers/Teams Announced (Pt. 3) - Can Sabermetrics Help the SOM Player? - Overvalued Players for the 2003 Card Set - Men of Muscle (Pt. 4) -1936 Negro Leagues Replay - An Alternative to Microsoft Excel - Great Barnstorming Tour - Part Two  - The Greatness of Strat-O-Matic Basketball - Getting the Wife to Love Strat-O-Matic - Why SOM Is Silent Regarding the Computer Basketball Game - Fantasy Baseball Top AL Choices - SOM Revenue Enhancements
 

JULY 2003
1946 - A Board Game Replay - Ranking the Hockey Past Season Sets - The Future of Strat Hockey - Somworld.com eBay Pricing Guide - Will Strat-O-Matic Need a New Cash Cow? - 2002 Draft Follies:  Was Hinske Worth It? - Creating All-Time Franchise Teams - Hit By Pitch "Reaction" Chart - 2003 Strat Cards:  Rookies - 2003 Strat Cards:  Best, Worst, Surprises - The Perception of Negativity - Rob Neyer's Big Bag of Nothing - Do Salary Systems Really Work - Bret Boone or Alfonso Soriano - Hockey Advanced Action Deck - Ranking the SOM Board Games - New Past Sets on the Way!!  - Slick Fielder over Heavy Hitter   (reprint) - Sustaining Interest in Past Season Replays - Thoughts for the Straight Draft - All Star Leagues/Winter Drafts - The SOM Sammy Sosa Rule - The SOM Out Distribution - The Sounds of Silence in Philadelphia - Bill James, Win Shares, Strat-O-Matic - Memorial Day BK Tournament - The Great 1956 Home Run Race

JUNE 2003
Did Strat-O-Matic Jump the Gun? - Teixeira and the Upcoming SOM Rookies - 1963 Supplement - Dominating with the Long Ball - 2003 Strat Clutch Terrors- Not All Criticism is Bad - What's Wrong with Strat-O-Matic? - Troubling Indicators for Buehrle and Zito- Winning at Coors - Winning at Pac Bell - What if Bill Clinton Played Strat-O-Matic? - Working Through Injuries - Creating As Played Files - Four Wasn't In The Cards - The New King of Roto - Building a New Encyclopedia - The Great Barnstorming Tour of 1929 - The Next Ted Williams? - SOM Basketball Tournament - 3 On 3 Basketball Game Rules - The Protean Hal Richman

MAY 2003
2002 NFL Rookie Review - Quarterbacks - Making A Team Interception Chart - Running Back Card Creation - TSN:  Different Approaches - Evaluating Elementary Defense Cards - TSN - Building A Team with Barry Bonds - TSN:  Playing the Waiver Game - Super Hal Logic Lines - Super Hal Baserunning Template - Essential Hitting Indicators - 2002 NFL Rookie Review:  Running Backs - Keeper League Strategies - The Essential Pitching Indicator - In The News with Strat-O-Matic (reprint) - Gary Altman:  Putting the Puck in the Net - Dogs Soar, Blue Chips Down - 2002-2003 NBA Rookies - Strat-O-Matic Basketball Issues  -  SOM Basketball: The Defensive Cards - Somworld.com Letters - Winberry Talks Basketball - Pitcher Batting Cards  - Understanding the SOM Rebounding System

APRIL 2002
The Strato Closer Rule - Rocky "Blockhead" DeMarco - Aubrey Huff:  The Hot Corner - Johan Santana - A 20 Game Winner? - Mid Draft Crisis - The Great Koufax Replay - The Post Draft Analysis - Analyzing Strat-O-Matic Fielding Results - Ranking the Computer Baseball Upgrades - Gold Glove Award - SOM Pitcher Warm-Up Rule - The Piazza Principle - Opening Day at Legends Field - Review of Dell's Strategy Guide - Jose Contreras - Hideki Matsui Strat Cards

MARCH 2003
SOM Draft Leagues:  Ten Secrets for Success - Common Strat Mistakes - Van Pelt Better Than McNabb? - Understanding the Success Cycle - Searching for Sandy Koufax  - SOM 2003 PBP Update - TSN Report Card  - Optimizing the Strato Lineup - 1963 Set Analysis - Selected 1963 Strat Scale Scores - 20 TSN 2003 Projected Salaries - Cheating Scandal at SportingNews.com - 2002 Strato Draft Essentials - Jumping The Gun, As Usual - 2003 Sleepers - Building The Strato Bullpen - Credit Card Fraud

February 2003
1963 Set Analysis - Selected 1963 Strat Scale Scores - 20 TSN 2003 Projected Salaries - Cheating Scandal at SportingNews.com - 2002 Strato Draft Essentials - Jumping The Gun, As Usual - 2003 Sleepers - Building The Strato Bullpen - Credit Card Fraud - Opening Day 2003 - Review of Version 8.0 - Grading Version 8.0 - Draft Hard 2003 - Draft Day Strategies for Rebuilding Teams - 2001 Hall of Fame Vote -  Strat-O-Matic Bullpen Management Part One  -  Those 40-40 Guys -  The Art of Scoring Runs -  Where Did They Go? - Strat-O-Matic Bullpen Management Part Two

January 2003
Being BASIC!  -  Predicting Catcher Throwing Arms  -  2002 Strat-O-Matic Rookies (Hitters)  -  The Decline of Derek Jeter  -  TSN:  News & Updates  -  TSN:  Takin' The Bait (Part Two)  -  Chip Hilton & His Pals  -  1913:  A Good Choice for Strat Fans  -  SOMWORLD Goes to the Movies -  Neyer "Baseball Dynasties" Semifinals
 
2002 Draft Guide
Introduction  -  Ballpark Index  -  Catchers  -  First Base  -  Second Base  -  Third Base  -  Shortstop  -  Left Field  -  Center Field  -  Right Field  -  Measuring Pitchers  -  American League Pitchers  -  National League Pitchers  -  Top 30 Starters  -  Top 30 Closers  -  Prospects Report #1  -  Top 70 Rookies -  Rookie Draft Sheet  -  Draft Guide Questions  -  McAllister Notes -  First Look - 2002 Ratings Book

December 2002
Veteran Rising  -  Inside the SOM Comp Manager  -  New Age Baseball  -  Negro Leagues 3,4,5  -  Age and Productivity  -  Top Ten Projected Hitting Cards  -  1913  -  Alternatives to 1913  -  2002 Rookie Relievers  -  Will The Real Junior Please Stand Up!!

November 2002
Gold Glove Projections  -  Three Guys and a Pencil  -  Shortstops & High E Ratings -  Hit and OB Rankings  -  2B and HR Rankings  -  2002 Surprises  -  Thinking Through the Range Ratings  -  Interpreting the Super-Adv X-Chart  -  Playing the Averages  -  Forty Rolls, Forty Licks:  1969 Replay

October 2002
TSN:  Winning Championship Formulas  -  Clutch This!!!  -  Hal Richman in Da Zone  -  Expansion Blues  -  The Strange Case of Adrian Beltre  -  Quick Takes - 2002 MLB Review  -  2002 Rookies:  Starting Pitchers  -  TSN - Takin' The Bait -  You Coulda Had 'Em for a Song 

September 2002
Rolling the Dice with Doug Glanville  -  Total Range Factor -  Total Range Factor:  Historical Teams  -  Hall of Fame: A CDROMBB Improvement  -  Throw Out the Clutch

August 2002
Looking Back at Opening Day 2002  -  Proposed Super Hal Development  -  The Rare Play  -  Rare Play Chart  -  The Auction Draft  -  Stranger Than Fiction:  Women and Strat  -  The "Bootleg" Negro Leagues Set  -  Cards and Dice:  Doing it the Strat Way!!  -  1950 AL Replay

July 2002
 2003 Top Carded Rookies  -  The SOM Patch Problem  -  Improving Starting Pitcher Performance  -  Drafting Pitchers  -  SOM Drafting Tips  -  Making Your Draft League Competitive  -  Getting The Quality Cards -  Review SOM Baseball 7.02

 
 

 

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