Reader Dale Vanyo reminded me of this Shane Spencer XB card from 1998. Spencer was a late call-up for the Yankees who from all reports had a lot of potential. He certainly did all he could in 1998 to get baseball people to pay attention to him. That included APBA…
This comes from Rod Caborn who had quite a game in his Great Teams of the Past replay. –Tom In all my years playing APBA, had an offensive explosion to match this game. Came in my 1940s Great Teams replay. The 1948 Boston Red Sox came into the game 56-46,…
Done deal, Tom Zuppa. As per Tom Z’s challenge, I participated in the #alsicebucketchallenge. Needed a shower anyway.
At first glance, J.R. Phillips’ 1999 card looked to be a Terrible Tuesday contender but how could I do that with his power numbers 1-5-6-6? My general rule of thumb is if a card has characteristics of a Monster Card AND a Terrible Card, it probably belongs in Weird Wednesday. …
Maybe journeyman catcher Bill Fahey thought a return to his hometown of Detroit would bring his bat to life. After playing for three teams in eight years in the majors, he was purchased by the Tigers in 1981. While he did bat .254 in 1981, his average plummeted to .149…
Pastor Rich Zawadzki suggested 1976 Joe Morgan APBA card for Monster Monday. A fan of the 70s, I remember this one well. It’s one of my favorites with a perfect blend of speed, power, on-base not to mention awesome fielding. In 1976, Little Joe led the NL in OBP (.444)…
Brian Cavanaugh sends me a postseason wrap-up for the Bridesburg APBA League… Hard to believe that the league has just finished it’s 5th season of play. I was just hoping that the game would catch on, I never thought it would grow into what it has become. I owe all…
A few weeks ago, I wasn’t sure my Urbana Locomotives could get much better but they have. My Boys of Summer APBA League team have really pushed the envelope in the past three series. In that time, they have gone 15-3 including a 6-0 drubbing of commissioner Shawn Baier’s Traverse…
Ok, before anyone asks, it’s obviously a joke. Scott Fennessy passed this on to me a while ago. Apparently, it’s been making the rounds of the Internet. What, no speed numbers for Chuck?
You might have read about Billy “Bill” Cowan in the update by Mel Maricic on his 1967 replay posted on Sunday. Cowan has started to make a name for himself, at least in Mel’s replay. Namely, Cowan already has three homers in limited play. Well, Mel showed me Cowan’s card. …