Great Teams of the Past went on pause for a little while as I managed a different APBA baseball project: a replay of the 2025 San Francisco Giants season.
I got back into Major League Baseball in a big way in 2025, getting the MLB TV package and watching tons of games, and even going to a couple of games in person for the first time in a decade. I watched the Giants first and foremost, so I’ did my first modern baseball replay with them (after previously doing the 1989 Giants and the 1989 Athletics).
The 2025 Giants went 81-81 and finished in third place in the National League West. So it was the first replay that didn’t involve a “good” team. I was interested to see how the dice would help them to overperform or underperform, or finish around .500 again.
As it turned out, the dice were in the Giants’ favor. Not only did they improve by seven games to finish 88-74, they fared well enough against the Dodgers and Padres to win the National League West.
I utilized as-played starting lineups, and tried to use the relief pitchers that appeared in any given game (though situations sometimes dictated otherwise). Any injuries were for that game only.
I’m played a hybrid version of the APBA game, employing master pitcher ratings, lefty-righty splits and individual fielding. But stolen bases and baserunning were dictated by the charts.
Select games were shown on my YouTube channel.
This project began in March 2026 and ended in August 2026.
> March 27-30 at Cincinnati LLW (replay 1-2, actual 2-1)
> March 31-April 2 at Houston WLL (replay 2-4, actual 5-1)
> April 4-6 vs. Seattle LWW (replay 4-5, actual 8-1)
> April 7-9 vs. Cincinnati WLW (replay 6-6, actual 9-3)
> April 11-13 at NY Yankees LLL (replay 6-9, actual 11-4)
> April 14-17 at Philadelphia WLWL (replay 8-11, actual 13-6)
> April 18-20 at LA Angels WLL (replay 9-13, actual 14-8)
> April 21-24 vs. Milwaukee LWWL (replay 11-15, actual 17-9)
> April 25-27 vs. Texas WLL (replay 12-17, actual 19-10)
> April 29-30 at San Diego WW (replay 14-17, actual 19-12)
> April recap
> May 1-4 vs. Colorado WLWW (replay 17-18, actual 22-13)
> May 5-7 at Chicago Cubs WWL (replay 19-19, actual 24-14)
> May 9-11 at Minnesota WWW (replay 22-19, actual 24-17)
> May 12-14 vs. Arizona LLL (replay 22-22, actual 25-19)
> May 16-18 vs. Athletics WWL (replay 24-23, actual 28-19)
> May 19-21 vs. Kansas City WLW (replay 26-24, actual 29-21)
> May 23-25 at Washington WLW (replay 28-25, actual 31-22)
> May 26-28 at Detroit WWL (replay 30-26, actual 31-25)
> May 30-31 at Miami LW (replay 31-27, actual 32-26)
> May recap
> June 1 at Miami W (replay 32-27, actual 33-26)
> June 2-5 vs. San Diego WWLL (replay 34-29, actual 35-28)
> June 6-8 vs. Atlanta WWW (replay 37-29, actual 38-28)
> June 10-12 at Colorado LWW (replay 39-30, actual 40-29)
> June 13-15 at LA Dodgers WLW (replay 41-31, actual 41-31)
> June 17-19 vs. Cleveland LWL (replay 42-33, actual 42-33)
> June 20-22 vs. Boston WWL (replay 44-34, actual 44-34)
> June 24-26 vs. Miami WWL (replay 46-35, actual 44-37)
> June 27-29 at Chicago White Sox LWL (replay 47-37, actual 45-39)
> June 30 at Arizona W (replay 48-37, actual 45-40)
> July 1-3 at Arizona LLL (replay 48-40, actual 47-41)
> July 4-6 at Athletics LWL (replay 49-42, actual 49-42)
> July 7-9 vs. Philadelphia LWL (replay 50-44, actual 51-43)
> July 11-13 vs. LA Dodgers WWL (replay 52-45, actual 52-45)
> July 18-20 at Toronto LWW (replay 54-46, actual 52-48)
> July 21-23 at Atlanta LWW (replay 56-47, actual 54-49)
> July 25-27 vs. New York Mets WWW (replay 59-47, actual 54-52)
> July 28-30 vs. Pittsburgh WWW (replay 62-47, actual 54-55)
> August 1-3 at NY Mets WLW (replay 64-48, actual 56-56)
> August 4-6 at Pittsburgh WWW (replay 67-48, actual 58-57)
> August 8-10 vs. Washington LWL (replay 68-50, actual 59-59)
> August 11-13 vs. San Diego WLW (replay 70-51, actual 59-62)
> August 15-17 vs. Tampa Bay LLL (replay 70-54, actual 60-64)
> August 18-21 at San Diego WLLL (replay 71-57, actual 61-67)
> August 22-24 at Milwaukee LLW (replay 72-59, actual 63-68)
> August 26-28 vs. Chicago Cubs LWL (replay 73-61, actual 66-68)
> August 29-31 vs. Baltimore WLW (replay 75-62, actual 68-69)
> September 1-3 at Colorado LWW (replay 77-63, actual 71-69)
> September 5-7 at St. Louis WWL (replay 79-64, actual 72-71)
> September 8-10 vs. Arizona LLL (replay 79-67, actual 74-72)
> September 12-14 vs. LA Dodgers WWW (replay 82-67, actual 75-74)
> September 15-17 at Arizona WLL (replay 83-69, actual 76-76)
> September 18-21 at LA Dodgers WLWW (replay 86-70, actual 77-79)
> September 22-24 vs. St. Louis LLL (replay 86-73, actual 78-81)
> September 26-28 vs. Colorado WWL (replay 88-74, actual 81-81)
> Final season recap
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