Why did I start doing this?

My name is Terry Dell. I have been playing for Strat-O-Matic Baseball for over 20 years now, competing and winning many face to face leagues, Star Tournaments, and internet leagues across the country. I have made a detailed study of how managers win in Strato using a wide variety of strategies. Over the years, many good managers drop out of leagues and even stop playing the game of strato because they were frustrated.

So many times, managers say that "Nothing changes year to year. The same guys win the divisions and the rest of us are always fighting for that one wild card spot." Lets face it...although many of us play the game to have fun, it simply is more fun when you win. Nobody actually enjoys getting spanked around year after year. It hurts to watch good managers leave the game because of this frustration. This is why I developed a strategy guide to expose new tactics to all the managers over the country. It is my personal hope that by showing how managers position their team to win, we can have more parity among the leagues. When more managers are winning... the game becomes that much more enjoyable!

While most guys simply play the game for enjoyment, I have made a detailed study out of Strato and it's inter workings. It is more like a riddle to me then a game-- although the game aspect monopolizes a large amount of my time too!! Hahha!!

The riddle is how to win at Strato using a particular path that will place any team in the playoffs and most teams in the World Series. Of course there is also a managerial factor in this equation (where managers who consistently make poor choices, can affect the normal outcome to following one of my proposed paths)

I have tried to figure out how to win Strato for many years... And not to be just content with winning the World Series, I wanted to win every year. So, I naturally started to hypothesize the formula for which solves the game of Strato baseball. Over the years, I documented the pro's and con's of every strategy chosen and started to turn these hypotheses into theories. These theories that I have developed might appear to be complex on the surface because they involve managing effectively all the essential variables of the game which are (starting pitching, player card maximization, unbalanced teams, aggressive run production, statistical defense, late round drafting choices, stadium selection, and PAMOB (placement and movement of base runners).

What I have concluded is that if any team follows basic and advanced strategy guides they will increase their chances to make the playoffs by 100%, and they will increase their chances to make the World Series by 300%. These numbers might sound staggering. But I assure you, they are 100% true. The game of Strato baseball is a riddle that can be solved if you know the clues, which make every team max out their potential of winning.

In this publication, which would be put out once per year, I would include basic and advanced strategy techniques specific to that year (because every card set is different and will need fine tuning of strategies), rookie reports, top 40 minor league players, undervalued cards in the set, key acquisitions, stadium strategy break downs, late round steals, the top 20 at each position vs. righty pitching, and the top unbalanced pitchers. There are 60+ pages in all!!!! Nowhere else can you find a guide that dedicated to taking Strato to the next level. Nowhere else can you find a strategy guide period!!

This guide is currently available (for ordering information, click to the link to the far left of the page). As always I welcome your thoughts and suggestions. Feel free to email me with questions at Achiever73@aol.com.

Good luck this year!!!!
Terry Dell