Tribe-O-Matic Update

Hey everyone! I have been trying to keep the airwaves clear so that the Tourney sign-up was first on the site, but I've decided to put the key in the ignition and turn this baby on.  Now, the tourney does not start until after the sign-up deadline.  I'm not putting this in gear, just warming up the bullpen car - as it were.

I am working with Strat-O-Matic to try and get each manager a roster of his/her team so that YOU as a manager can pick your starting lineup and your starting pitcher!  I am trying to automate that process rather than have me type in each and every one of them.  We'll see how that goes.

I am also hoping to provide the detailed play-by-play for each game, so you can read along as your team wins or loses throughout the tourney.  I think it will make things a lot of fun for those of us with vivid imaginations.  For those of you that just want the facts, I plan to post the results of each game (and each round) in a concise headline as the title for each post.  That's the plan, anyway.

Due to licensing, we cannot use the MLB names for the teams, so if you want to give your team a nickname, let me know and I will try to update the game's settings to reflect your choice.  I am still learning my way around the computer version, so forgive me if that doesn't pan out.

In the meantime, we still have plenty of slots open for anyone wanting to join in the fun, FOR FREE!  This is a chance to win either a Strat-O-Matic Baseball board game or computer game!!  Just read the previous post (HERE) for details!

Tribe-O-Matic Update #356

I am still awaiting the arrival of the prizes for my own Strat-O-Matic Giveaway.  Does that mean you have to sit there twiddling your thumbs, sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for me to announce the official launch of my tournament/giveaway?  Heck no!

WhiteSoxCards also took up the fine folks at Strat-O-Matic to give away some games, and he and I decided our collective readers would be better served by not competing against each other for prize handouts!  Head over there and keep watching, as his contest will run THIS WEEK!!

In the meantime, after I get my prizes in the mail and work out the "deets" of my own contest, you still have chances to win copies of the board game or the computer version from Steve @ WhiteSoxCards!

Just be sure to check in here for more updates.  BTW, did you know you can call Strat-O-Matic? Yeap: 1-800-645-3455.

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Cards and a CD from BaseballDad

When I got home from work the other day, I found a small cardboard box in my mail.  As soon as I saw the return label, I knew at least one thing that was inside:

My new edition of The Card Collector!  BaseballDad worked out a deal where collectors could get a copy of the software on the cheap, and I took advantage of it!  I am currently using Version 7, like what is on the disc, but I am painfully behind with set updates.  My hope is that I can install this, have the updates and still have my currently entered cards show up in the new system.  I'll keep you posted. (See below)

But, that's not all!  Also inside the box were four Tribe cards!

Peralta and Martinez on 2006 UD SPx!  UD could have used V-Mart's pic for this year's cards, since there are no logos involved.  Just saying.  Well, never mind he isn't a Triber anymore...

Then we have Pronk and CC on 2005 UD cards! Awesomeness!

The Card Collector update:

I installed the CC program to the default location.  When prompted for my collection database location, I pointed to what I *thought* was my current collection.  A quick perusal of inventory (not to mention a "Summary Inventory report) showed things were grossly amiss.

Inside the CC, I pointed to another location I thought data might be stored, and it at least had a 2010 date on it.  I took that as a sign, and opened the file.  After a while (it took a long time to import), I double-checked and found recent entries like the custom Phungo cards I had put in a month ago.

The total card count shows 9510, though, and I'm not sure that is accurate.  I thought I had closer to 10,000 than that.  So, I will have to do some random pulls to see what comes up and what comes up missing (if anything).  Perhaps this will encourage me to put a running card count on my site, so at least I'll know what I think I should have...

Regardless, THANK YOU very much to BaseballDad for his work in putting this together!

Bo knows interviews!

If you're not reading "Baseball Cards Come to Life," you are seriously missing out on some great entertainment!  Bo asks baseball players about the hobby and about their favorite card of themselves!  It's amazing what people will divulge about themselves - not to mention what their spouses may say!

You have got to check it out next time you are poking around online, looking for some fun card-related posting.