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. …
I’ve seen reports of some APBA fans having some trouble accessing Steve’s APBA Card Computer so I thought I’d pass on a quick tip to help fix it. I’ve encountered a Java error and so did a fellow manager in the IAL. It’s a quick fix and once implemented, it’s…
Pastor Rich comes up with another great suggestion for Monster Card Monday. This card, I admit, I’ve never seen before. It’s Jimmie Foxx’s 58-HR season in 1932. Wow, what a card! Foxx did a lot in 1932. Aside from leading the AL with 58 homers, 169 rbis and 151 runs,…
Mel Maricic sends me an update on his 1967 replay. Hi Tom, Baseballs are flying out of the park in my ’67 replay. For the weekend series of 7/21-7/23 69 homeruns were hit in 35 games. Harmon Killebrew had his second 3-homerun game of the season, he singled in the…