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About Steve Treder

Steve Treder has presented papers to the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, and to the SABR Annual Convention. His articles have been published in Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture, as well as in The National Pastime. A lifelong San Francisco Giants’ fan, he is Vice President for Strategic Development for Western Management Group, a compensation consulting firm headquartered in Los Gatos, California.


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2012

The virtual 1969-76 Phillies, Cardinals, and Mets (Part 5:  1972-73)

December 26, 2012
Eddie Kendricks got to keep on truckin'. How will our three franchises roll?

The virtual 1969-76 Phillies, Cardinals, and Mets (Part 4: 1971-72)

December 18, 2012
Your mama don't dance, and your daddy don't rock and roll. Will our heroes do better than that?

The virtual 1969-76 Phillies, Cardinals, and Mets (Part 3:  1970-71)

December 11, 2012
Don McLean drove his Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry. What will our franchises discover this year?

The virtual 1969-76 Phillies, Cardinals, and Mets (Part 2:  1969-70)

December 04, 2012
Let's swing into the '70s with our latest fictional fun.

The virtual 1969-76 Phillies, Cardinals, and Mets (Part 1:  1968-69)

November 27, 2012
Join Steve as he launches another virtual scenario, triple-franchise style.

NL West: a shift in the balance of power

August 20, 2012
Spilled Melky, deeper Dodgers, and a raging race

NL West: a race at last (and for last)

July 09, 2012
Recent weeks in this less-than-highest-quality division have brought an innovation, a swoon, and a challenge.

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 8:  1975-76)

June 26, 2012
It's the nation's one and only Bicentennial. Will any of our many prove beneficiarial?

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 7:  1974-75)

June 19, 2012
Jaws is showing at the drive-in. On the radio, Billy Swan is singing, "I Can Help." Get your leisure suit on and check out the scene in the American League East.

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 6:  1973-74)

June 12, 2012
The Watergate scandal is swirling into such a force that it drives the President to resign from office. Will any of our American League East franchises be flashing the "V" sign?

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 5:  1972-73)

June 05, 2012
For our franchises three, what will it be in '73?

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 4:  1971-72)

May 29, 2012
The Winter Games are in Sapporo, and the Summer Games are in Munich. Will any of our three ball clubs perform Olympian feats?

NL West:  Magic lonely at the top

May 29, 2012
Not quite one-third of the way into the season, so far it's been a runaway.

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 3:  1970-71)

May 22, 2012
The Beatles are going their separate ways. All in the Family and Soul Train are debuting on the tube. Will our ball clubs be having fun in '71?

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 2:  1969-70)

May 15, 2012
In season one, our Yankees got Tommy D., our Red Sox kept The Hawk, and our Indians got The Boomer. What might be in store this time around?

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 1: 1968-69)

May 08, 2012
It's time for another virtual-franchise triple-header. This time it's the Yankees in the Roy White era, the Red Sox in the Rico Petrocelli era, and the Indians in the, um, Eddie Leon era.

Five questions:  San Francisco Giants

March 23, 2012
Will the 2012 Giants escape the lousy hitting that doomed them in 2011?

The virtual 1958-68 Giants, Reds and Cardinals (Part 11: 1967-68)

February 15, 2012
Nixon is squaring off against Humphrey in what will turn out to be a squeaker, with Wallace in as a third-party spoiler. Our final race makes that one look like a snoozer.

The virtual 1958-68 Giants, Reds, and Cardinals (Part 10: 1966-67)

February 08, 2012
And remember, if you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.

The virtual 1958-68 Giants, Reds, and Cardinals (Part 9: 1965-66)

February 01, 2012
Batman and The Monkees are on TV. In Cold Blood and Valley of the Dolls top the bestseller lists. How might our contenders gain notice?

The virtual 1958-68 Giants, Reds, and Cardinals (Part 8: 1964-65)

January 24, 2012
In Washington DC, marchers are protesting the Vietnam War. In San Francisco, the term "hippie" is being coined. In Los Angeles, Watts erupts into riot. What will our counterfactual trio be doing?

The virtual 1958-68 Giants, Reds, and Cardinals (Part 7: 1963-64)

January 17, 2012
The Beatles are invading, it's all the way with LBJ, and we understand that Brock kid might be available.

THT Live: Is there an asterisk in Brandon’s future?

January 14, 2012

The virtual 1958-68 Giants, Reds, and Cardinals (Part 6: 1962-63)

January 10, 2012
In a world in which Boyer is a Giant, Flood is a Red, and Alou is a Cardinal, who will reach The Fall Classic?

The virtual 1958-68 Giants, Reds, and Cardinals (Part 5: 1961-62)

January 03, 2012
Cue Wolfman Jack, baby. Our American Graffiti-era competitors are ready to deliver quite a show.

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