Box Scores from the Basement- A Celebration of Sports Sim Gaming

This week, the guys are joined by APBA Hall of Famers, John Asalon and Gilles Thibault to talk all things APBA. With Marc heading to the convention to film the first footage for our documentary "Box Scores from the Basement", John and Gilles talk about their passion for the hobby, John talks about his time spent as a member of the Cincinnati Reds grounds crew in the '70s and much more! PLUS, PODCAST ONLY bonus content- Marc and Ron talk about how to handle players who get traded or suffer serious injuries mid-season in your replay leagues. 

About Box Scores from the Basement

Celebrating sports simulation gaming one story at a time. Join hosts Marc Unger, John Turnbull, Michael Canestrari, Mike Dobreski and Ron Juckett for conversations with the players, creators, collectors, broadcasters, and fans who have kept the hobby alive for generations.

🎲 APBA • Strat-O-Matic • Action PC • Dynasty League Baseball • Paydirt • Title Bout- "The Games of our Youth... The Stories of our Lives"

Watch full episodes and live streams on the Box Scores from the Basement YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@basementboxscores and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

This week, the guys are joined by Nolan Wysocki, a nineteen-year-old kid from Wisconsin who found his way into the hobby and represents the next generation of sports sim gamers to talk about how to increase the reach of the hobby among younger people. Plus, HUGE NEWS about Ron Juckett and podcast only bonus content that might be a great idea for your next project- Worst teams to make it to a World Series

About Box Scores from the Basement

Celebrating sports simulation gaming one story at a time. Join hosts Marc Unger, John Turnbull, Michael Canestrari, Mike Dobreski and Ron Juckett for conversations with the players, creators, collectors, broadcasters, and fans who have kept the hobby alive for generations.

🎲 APBA • Strat-O-Matic • Action PC • Dynasty League Baseball • Paydirt • Title Bout- "The Games of our Youth... The Stories of our Lives"

Watch full episodes and live streams on the Box Scores from the Basement YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@basementboxscores and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

This week, the guys are joined by Wynette Yao, a long time documentary filmmaker whose work has been featured on PBS, Discovery, Nat Geo and many other networks.  She'll be acting as supervising producer on the sports sim documentary and offers Marc and the others important strategies in how to make a quality documentary. Plus she shares some great stories from her time in the industry!

About Box Scores from the Basement

Celebrating sports simulation gaming one story at a time. Join hosts Marc Unger, John Turnbull, Michael Canestrari, Mike Dobreski and Ron Juckett for conversations with the players, creators, collectors, broadcasters, and fans who have kept the hobby alive for generations.

🎲 APBA • Strat-O-Matic • Action PC • Dynasty League Baseball • Paydirt • Title Bout- "The Games of our Youth... The Stories of our Lives"

Watch full episodes and live streams on the Box Scores from the Basement YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@basementboxscores and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

Although friends forever, Stephen Adly Guirgis (Pulitzer Prize winner for his 2015 play "Between Riverside and Crazy") plays APBA for the first time in 40 years with his college roommate Dr. Michael Kennedy. They talk about their experiences playing the game and Steve tells a great story about acting opposite the amazing Michael Keaton! This time we include audio from the game played on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@basement box scores PLUS Podcast Only bonus content! A great discussion about athletes you may not feel comfortable replaying on your tabletop! Enjoy! 

About Box Scores from the Basement

Celebrating sports simulation gaming one story at a time. Join hosts Marc Unger, John Turnbull, Michael Canestrari, Mike Dobreski and Ron Juckett for conversations with the players, creators, collectors, broadcasters, and fans who have kept the hobby alive for generations.

🎲 APBA • Strat-O-Matic • Action PC • Dynasty League Baseball • Paydirt • Title Bout- "The Games of our Youth... The Stories of our Lives"

Watch full episodes and live streams on the Box Scores from the Basement YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@basementboxscores and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

This week, community favorite, Marco Scola, appears on our live youtube stream to talk about overcoming some serious health issues and finding solace from the hobby we all love. We learn a good deal about Plaay games and how different games like "Second Season Football" and "History Maker Baseball" are from other sports sim games. 

About Box Scores from the Basement

Celebrating sports simulation gaming one story at a time. Join hosts Marc Unger, John Turnbull, Michael Canestrari, Mike Dobreski and Ron Juckett for conversations with the players, creators, collectors, broadcasters, and fans who have kept the hobby alive for generations.

🎲 APBA • Strat-O-Matic • Action PC • Dynasty League Baseball • Paydirt • Title Bout- "The Games of our Youth... The Stories of our Lives"

Watch full episodes and live streams on the Box Scores from the Basement YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@basementboxscores and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

 For our inaugural episode, we're joined by legendary baseball writer, commentator, and die-hard APBA and Strat-O-Matic fan Tim Kurkjian. The longtime ESPN analyst shares his love of sports simulation gaming, recalls the first time he met Earl Weaver, and tells stories from a lifetime spent around the game of baseball. 

About Box Scores from the Basement

Celebrating sports simulation gaming one story at a time. Join hosts Marc Unger, John Turnbull, Michael Canestrari, Mike Dobreski and Ron Juckett for conversations with the players, creators, collectors, broadcasters, and fans who have kept the hobby alive for generations.

🎲 APBA • Strat-O-Matic • Action PC • Dynasty League Baseball • Paydirt • Title Bout- "The Games of our Youth... The Stories of our Lives"

Watch full episodes and live streams on the Box Scores from the Basement YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@basementboxscores and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.