Glen Head Tales
or 2001 a Strat-O-Matic Odyssey
  Welcome to my attempt at literature. While sure to be confused with Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Arthur C. Clarke's 2001 a Space Odyssey simply because of the titles, I can assure you there are no furthur similarities, either accidentally or intended. Sheesh, if I could write with any amount of skill, I wouldn't be doing this now, would I.
   This is an attempt to chronicle some of my lifetime of dedication to the hobby of Strat-O-Matic baseball. It is done totally light-heartedly, and I apologize in advance for any butchering of the king's english, similarities to anyone you may know living or dead, and for attempting this in the first place. This will be written piece-meal and a new chapter will be posted every few days or so.
   As some of you may already know, I take this game fairly seriously when playing, but outside the lines so to speak, I try to have fun with it. This website is just one of my many attempts to do just that...have fun. Believe me, when I took it too seriously, I was a complete mess. Here's a picture of me before I sought therapy and was living in a van down by the river.
Articles
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My Sandlot
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Chris Farley...rest his soul...not me...
as Matt Foley, motivational speaker on SNL
Phil Trygar
Peace...
Preface
(or In the beginning there  was only Extra Innings)
Chapter One
The Jester's Tale
(or One Crazy MF...Met Fan, that is.)
Chapter Two
The Priest's Tale
(or If wonder if Father McGowan still has that Jim Bibby card?)
Chapter Three
The Villain's Tale
(or Mulholland, gooooooddddd...McDowell, baaaaaaaaddd.)
Chapter Four
The Queen's Tale
(or Putting up with the obsession: The Strat Wives Club.)
Chapter Five
The Physician's Tale
(or To Phil, Always keep your eye on the ball.)
Chapter Six
The Bartender's Tale
(or Strat-O-Coasters.)
Chapter Seven
The Plumber's Tale
(or Never try and flush a Strat card down the toilet.)
Chapter Eight
The Glutton's Tale
(or How many cards do you think that kid has eaten, anyway?)
Chapter Nine
The Juggler's Tale
(or Quit throwing the dice off the table all the time...damnit!)
Chapter Ten
The Canine's Tale
(or I'm not using that card now, after it's been in HER mouth.)
Chapter Eleven
The Alien's Tale
(or Sometimes, even a Vulcan can get ticked off playing Strat.)
Chapter Twelve
The Giant's Tale
(or The Elite Giant's Tale, that is.)
Chapter Thirteen
The Moneychanger's Tale
(or Wait! I'll give you five dollars for your next draft pick!)
Chapter Fourteen
The Magician's Tale
(or If you think ballplayers are superstitious, wait until you meet a Strat player.)
Chapter Fifteen
The King's Tale
(or The day I met Hal Richman...sort of...)
Chapter Sixteen
The Neverending Tale
(or All the unique people I've met, and still meet, playing this game.)