Strat-O-Matic games offer a "basic", "advanced", and "super-advanced" version; the more advanced versions give more strategic options to players while taking into account additional nuances of an athlete's abilities (e.g., in baseball, differences in hitting vs. left-handed or right-handed pitchers). The computer adaptations essentially rely on the same algorithms as the tabletop games, but they have the additional advantages of faster play and statistics compilation. When the new Strat-O-Matic baseball cards are released each year in late January or early February -- an event that hundreds of players commemorate by showing up in the cold at the company's headquarters—controversy soon follows over the deservedness of such statistics. One such instance occurred in January 2008 when David Alan Tieche filibustered outside of the Glen Head headquarters for 42 hours in protest over Alex Rodriguez's card rankings being inflated due to steroid use. Additionally, there also is an Internet version of the Strat-O-Matic Baseball game. This was formerly hosted by The Sporting News, and is now hosted by the Strat-O-Matic Company. Influence Strat-O-Matic games are generally recognized as very influential; they have been played by a wide variety of sports fans, including professional athletes themselves. Former major leaguer Doug Glanville is an avid Strat-O-Matic player and advocate of the company, and his ex-teammate and noted gamer Curt Schilling also plays. Former New York Mets teammates Keith Hernandez and Lenny Dykstra also have proclaimed their devotion. After homering in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 1986 National League Championship Series, Dykstra said that the last time he had done such a thing was when he played Strat-O-Matic against his brother. Broadcaster Bob Costas often played Strat-O-Matic in his youth, and credits the game with teaching him about baseball, for instance the importance of on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Author Buzz Bissinger says that "Strat-O-Matic changed my life." The EMSBL (East Meadow Strat-O-Matic Baseball League), founded in 1972, is believed to be the oldest continuously playing fantasy sports league in the world. The league's 2022 season marked the league's 51st consecutive year of play. Based in East Meadow, N.Y., the league was founded by its first commissioner, Jim Drucker, who later became the commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association (1978–86) and Arena Football League (1994–96). Games of Strat-O-Matic were shown being played in the Spike Lee film Crooklyn. Computer sports game designers and producers such as Trip Hawkins and Richard Hilleman have