Occasionally, relief pitchers get some really juicy cards for the few at-bats they accrue. There are plenty of examples of these among 1970s and early 1980s relief pitchers since they lasted more than an inning an appearance. Mustachioed Enrique Romo of 1980 is such an example. Aside from putting in…
The Boys of Summer National League Championship Series now moves from the cornfields of Urbana to the left coast of Portland, home of the Microbrewers. After being defeated by the Microbrewers in two straight one-run games, the Urbana Locomotives have some catch-up work to do in the seven game series. …
Will Doug Schuyler (right) have revenge on his mind after getting set down in the final game by Craig Christian in the Summer tourney? Set the date! It’s time for another Chicagoland APBA Tournament! Jim Saska has emailed me and told me that he and Doug Schuyler have settled on…
It’s hard to believe that the Urbana Locomotives who took the home field for the Boys of Summer League Championship Series against Brad Stark’s Portland Microbrewers was the same team that went 104-58 during the regular season. After two games in the LCS, we’re already down 2-0. Adding insult to…
It’s playoff time. The Urbana Locomotives will take on the Portland Microbrewers in the Boys of Summer APBA League National League Championship Series. Perhaps it was appropriate or even destiny that brought Portland and Urbana to BoS NLCS. The fans certainly have something in common. The city of the Microbrewers…
Reader Steve Ryan sent this Chicago Cubs 1975 Bob Locker card to me. At first glance, I thought “yeah, a D*ZZ is pretty rare” until Steve pointed out Locker’s stats to me. Then it hit me. It’s probably a mistake on the card. Baseball Reference confirms that Bob Locker walked…
In my spare time when I’m out with my laptop, I’ve been playing the 1961 season via APBA Baseball for Windows. It’s a no-frills set-up that I did real quickly. While I manage the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees teams, the computer plays the other teams. Mel Roach…
APBA released anther update for APBA Baseball for Windows 5.75. Here’s the link to download it. It’s simple enough to do. Just run the file once you download it. Here is what it fixed according to APBA: League Manager: Injury report displaying incorrect number of days if player was moved…
Historically, there are very few 1B-5 out there. To find one with a 15-7 on his card is even more rare. Yankee Don Mattingly of 1985 fits the bill. In 1985, Don Mattingly not only hit .324 with 35 homers but he also led the AL with 48 doubles, 145…
Maybe my Illowa APBA League got wind of the success of their Urbana Locomotives counterparts in the Boys of Summer APBA League. Or maybe I just took advantage of a last place team down on their luck. Either way, my Twin City Thunderchickens shook off a 6-12 August to begin…