May 24, 2012

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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 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.

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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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