Two Weeks In

 Yes, I'm already falling behind.
  Playing Strat every day is enjoyable, but a grind.
  Ok, if you do the math, I haven't been playing every day, but you get the idea.
 

  I'm re-creating the 1994 Montreal Expos season using the classic board game Strat-O-Matic Baseball.  I've played a dozen games so far, and the Expos are an even 6-6 after losing 2 of 3 to Colorado.  Former Expo Andres Galaragga hit a walk-off three run homer to lead the Rockies to victory in the middle game of the series.
   The Expos road trip continues with two games in San Francisco, a pair with the Padres, and three in Los Angeles before Montreal returns home to return the favour with the west coast teams.

  I've adjusted the batting order, abandoning my earlier principles somewhat.  I had Will Cordero hit lead off over Marquis Grissom because of his superior OBP, but I've junked that for a lineup that Manager Felipe Alou used frequently in 1994:

Lansing 2b
Cordero ss
Grissom cf
Walker rf
Alou  lf
Floyd 1b
Berry 3b
Webster C

(Regular C Darrin Fletcher rolled a 20 on an injury roll in the second series, and is still out for 9 games)

  A couple of concerns have emerged already:
-the Expos have had trouble controlling the opposition running game
-defence has been a concern - the Expos have committed 21 errors already
-the bullpen has been inconsistent.
-the starters have lasted beyond the 6th inning only twice

  This team is simply too good for this small sample trend to continue, however, and I have no doubt the law of averages will win out in the end.

  I will post stats in another post, but due to a number of reader requests, here are a few players cards from that 94 set:

Larry Walker

Pedro Martinez

Andres Galaragga