Rod Caborn sends us a big update on his fascinating 1883 NL replay. He’s finished it! Here’s his great recap which includes standings and leaderboards: Boston Beaneaters win 1883 National League replay Win final six games of season edge Providence Grays Boston pitcher-OF Jim Whitney…
For those interested in online APBA play, there was information in the latest APBA newsletter that would be of interest: The first ever APBA Online Tournament came to a conclusion today. There were 11 teams, playing 50 games each, using the 1951 season. The tournament was close until the end…
With my vacation over, I’ve been turning my eye towards my 1966 replay lately. After playing a week or two early this spring, work got busy so it was put on hiatus. Now with more time, I’m thinking of picking it back up again. Two nights ago, I spent some…
I’m going back to Monster Cards of the Relatively Unknown this week. It’s Gene Ellis “Mickey” Klutts of the 1981 Oakland As. Klutts had a banner year in ‘81… for 48 plate appearances. In that time, he cranked out five homeruns and hit .370. As you can see, he started…
Some of us play (or rather replay) APBA sports to get away from the sordid aspects of our favorite sports… the million dollar contracts, the scandals and all the accusations of PEDs. Some of us like to play our sports the way it should be played. I know I do. …
I’m going back just a couple years for this week’s Terrible Tuesday entry. It’s Carlos Corporan’s 2011 season when he just came up with the Houston Astros. [Note: this isn’t an actual card. Since I’m on vacation, it was easier to snip a digital copy.] Corporan had a rough first…
Because I’m reading Big Hair and Plastic Grass (still working on it… it’s been a busy vacation), I thought I’d feature 1981 Bill Lee this week as the Monster Card. The colorful character that he is, Lee is featured quite a bit in that book. With a 2.94 ERA in…
This week’s Monster Card comes from our resident deadball expert, Scott Fennessy who writes about his current 1905 replay. Like last week’s entry, 1901 Jimmy “Nixey” Callahan is a duel threat. He can beat you with his arm or his bat. For that matter, he can beat you with his…
Right now, I’m vacationing in Alaska. Like our trip out East, I’m trying to see all things baseball. Fortunately, there is the Alaska Baseball League. The ABL is a summer league geared towards college players. The ABL is famous for their annual “Midnight Sun Game” which is played from 10:30…
A few weeks ago I touted the Facebook page Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride through Baseball in the 70s. You wouldn’t know it from the post content but the page is essentially a front for Dan Epstein’s book of the same name. He does mention his book…