I HAVE BEEN PLAYING STRATO NOW FOR OVER 15 YEARS. I HAVE COMPETED IN STAR TOURNAMENTS, FACE-TO-FACE LEAGUES, AND INTERNET LEAGUES. 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 BASERUNNERS).

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 IS 30+ 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 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $12 PER ORDER ON MONDAY 29^TH, JANUARY. THE PO BOX WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH QUESTIONS AT ACHIEVER73@AOL.COM. GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR, AND GOD BLESS STRATO!!!!

ON A PITCHERS CARD YOU WILL FIND 30 CHANCES OF LANDING ON AN "X" RESULT (COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A FIELDING CHANCE). THERE ARE 108 TOTAL CHANCES THAT OFFER VARIOUS RESULTS ON A PITCHERS CARD. 30 OF THESE 108 GIVE THE FIELDERS A CHANCE TO MAKE A GREAT PLAY OR TO PULL A "KNOBLAUCH". EVERYTHING ELSE IS AN AUTOMATIC RESULT OR DECIDED BY A 20 SIDED DICE ROLL. MOST PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW THIS…. SO LETS LOOK CLOSER AT THE CARDS.

I HAVE HEARD MANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON WHAT POSITIONS ARE IMPORTANT DEFENSIVELY. IF YOU HAVE COORS FIELD AS YOUR HOME STADIUM, WHY BOTHER!! EVEN ONCE I WAS TOLD THAT A MANAGER COULD HAVE ALL 5’S IN THE OUTFIELD AND IT WOULDN’T HURT HIM BECAUSE THE BALL WILL NEVER HIT THE TURF!! NEEDLESS TO SAY, HIS LAST PLACE FINISH SPOKE VOLUMES.

THE FOLLOWING CHART BREAKS DOWN THE 30 POSSIBLE FIELDING CHANCES SO YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHO HAS TO FIELD THE BALLS.

POSITION # OF FIELDING

SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?? WELL, THAT YOUR SHORTSTOP AND SECONDBASEMAN ARE BY FAR THE 2 MOST IMPORTANT FIELDERS ON YOUR TEAM…. SIMPLE BECAUSE THEY SEE AS MANY AS 3 TIMES THE OTHER BALLS THAT SOME OTHERS GET TO FIELD. 7 CHANCES OUT OF 30 ARE ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE SHORTSTOP. THAT’S 23.3% OF ALL THE FIELDING CHANCES ON A PITCHERS CARD. THIS NUMBER HOLDS VITAL SIGNIFIGANCES TO YOU (THE MANAGER), BECAUSE NOW THAT YOU KNOW THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FIELDING POSITION, YOU NEED TO START LOOKING AT GUYS WHO ARE A "1" OR "2" RANGE RATING AND A LOW E-RATING. A LOW E-RATING AT THIS POSITION IS ANYTHING LESS THEN 15.

THE NEXT MOST IMPORTANT FIELDER ON YOUR TEAM IS THE SECOND BASEMAN. THERE ARE 6 CHANCES OUT OF 30 TO LAND ON HIS CARD. SO, ROUGHLY 20% OF THE TIME YOU LAND ON AN "X" CHANCE, YOUR SECONDBASEMAN WILL GET THE CALL. IF HE’S POKEY REESE THAT’S NO PROBLEM, BUT IF IT’S ERIC CHAVEZ, YOU BETTER EGT OUT THE ROSARY BEADS.

THIS IS HUGE!! YOUR SHORTSTOP AND SECONDBASEMAN COMBINE TO ACCOUNT FOR 43% OF ALL FIELDING CHANCES. THAT’S JUST 2 PLAYERS OUT OF 9 ACCOUNTING FOR ALMOST ½ OF ALL YOUR FIELDING!! IS THIS SINKING IN YET?!!! GET A GOOD FIELDER…. YOU’LL THANK ME LATER. THIS DOESN’T MEAN PLAY MICKEY MORANDINI OVER JEFF KENT ALL THE TIME. IF KENT IS OUT THERE AND ALFONSO AND REESE ARE GONE… SWEEP HIM UP!! JUST TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DRAFTING.

THE NEXT MOST IMPORTANT FIELDERS ARE TIED IN MY HUMBLE OPINION BETWEEN THE CATCHER AND THE CENTERFIELDER. MANY MAY ARGUE WITH THIS OPINION, BUT LOOK AT THE FACTS.

THE CATCHER NOT ONLY FIELDS THE BALL BUT ALSO CONTROLS PASS BALLS, AND HOLDS MEN ON BASE. IF YOU HAVE THE LUXURY OF HAVING PUDGE ON YOUR TEAM, YOU KNOW HOW VALUABLE A (-5) ARM CAN BE. (AND HOW INSANE IS HAVING A –5 ARM!!)

THE CENTERFIELDER NOT ONLY FIELDS THE BALL BUT, HOPEFULLY PREVENTS RUNNERS FROM ROUNDING SECOND OR THIRD WITH A MINUS ARM. (HINT—UNLESS YOU HAVE BERNIE WILLIAMS, THERE IS ALMOST NO ADVANTAGE TO DRAFTING A (+) ARM IN CENTERFIELD, AS IT WILL COST YOU MANY GAMES). WELL ONE MIGHT SAY, "SO DO THE OTHER OUTFIELDERS". AAHH BUT YES!! A CENTERFIELDER FIELDS MORE BALLS THEN LEFT OR RIGHT. NATURALLY SOME WILL POIT OUT THAT THE THIRDBASEMAN HAS AS MANY FIELDING CHANCES AS A CENTERFIELDER. BUT, A "RANGE" MISTAKE AT THIRD COSTS YOU A SINGLE. IN VERSION 6.0, A "RANGE" ERROR IN CENTER CAN COST YOU AN INSIDE THE PARK HOMER (ESPECIALLY WITH THAT +2 ARM YOU HAVE) AND MAY EVEN COST YOU THE GAME. CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE FAT FRANK (THOMAS) TRACKING DOWN A BALL IN CENTERFIELD THIS YEAR?? OUCH!!

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