1913 Walter Johnson is wondering what the big deal is. The Big Train came out in Game 5 of the Monsters vs Terribles series and pitched a no-hitter, the second of the young season for the Monsters. Not only that, he contributed with the bat. Johnson went 2 for 5…
This one’s going to be a quickie since I’m running out of time this week but it’s well deserved. Scott Veatch had recommended 1963 Jim Duckworth as a Terrible Card for a while but I resisted since, you know, he’s a pitcher after all. There are plenty of DWs out…
Big news from Jim Saska! He just emailed me today to let me know that the 3rd Chicagoland APBA Tournament has been scheduled for Saturday, July 19th, 2014. It will take place at 9:00am at the same location as before, the Woodstock, IL Public Library. Doug Schuyler rolling dem bones…
This is Joe DiMaggio’s APBA card for 1941, the year he won the MVP and of course, hit in 56 straight games. This was the game that ended the streak in 1941. In fact, had he gotten a hit on July 17, DiMaggio’s streak would have extended until August 2,…
There was joy in Terribles Nation today. In their first game of the Monsters home series and the fourth overall game of the season, they scored. It came on a one out, two-run homerun by ‘67 Johnny Bench in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the Monsters vs. Terribles…
Matthew writes with questions on starting a replay: Hello, I’m enjoying your blog, especially the ’66 replay. I did single team replays growing up with pops, all late 80s to 90s. I’m just reentering the APBA world in my early 30s. I’d like to do a replay of an earlier…
John Brandeberry is done with his 1930 replay! Last night, my family had Brando over for dinner and while he was over we played the World Series. The Philadelphia Athletics finished first in the AL in his replay as in real life but in the NL, the New York Giants…
Last night, it was a treat to have my buddy John Brandeberry help me out with the Monster-Terribles project. I gave him the Monsters, of course and they responded with quite an offensive display winning 20-0. Starter Ed Walsh did what he does best by pitching a one-hitter (thank you,…
On Facebook, Tom Zuppa had a few predictions for my Monsters vs. Terribles series before I started, • The Monsters will average at least 10 runs per game. • The Terribles will score a total of 10 runs. • A Monster starter will hit .500. • There will be a…
A couple days ago, John Cochrane informed me in a comment on a past article about APBA’s fake names from the 1990s that I had a name missing on the list. Thanks John! That reminded me that I’d hadn’t posted this list in a while. It’s worth doing so since…