The Timeless Game

Some years ago, my buddy Chardon Jimmy and I wanted to have T-shirts made that simply said: “Twenties Happen.” This is a Strat-o-Matic reference. In Strat-O baseball, when something is close to a sure thing -- say a pretty fast guy scoring from second on a single with two outs -- the game would often give you a “1-19” chance. That meant you would roll t…