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Author: Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

Tale of Two No-hitters

Two no-hitters in APBA-land… one replay and one in league play. First, Mel M wrote in before the holidays about a Earl Wilson no-no during his 1967 replay: June 4, 1967.  Detroit at New York, game 1 of a Sunday twin bill. Earl Wilson no hits the Yankees.  Wilson walked…

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 26, 2012 November 26, 2012League Updates, replay league, no-hitter, replay 1

Terrible Card Tuesday: 2011 Reid Brignac

When word got out at the Illowa APBA League All-Star weekend about this Terrible Card Tuesday feature, our commissioner, Mike Bunch, got inspired.  He started flipping out cards from his Green Rock Bombers team saying they would make good candidates.  Indeed, he came up with four or five possibilities.  It…

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 26, 2012 November 26, 2012Card Analysis card analysis, reid brignac, terrible card Tuesday 0

Monster Card Monday: 1911 Ty Cobb

I’ve been doing this Monster Card Monday thing for quite a while.  It’s about time we saw a Ty Cobb card here, don’t you think? This card represents Cobb’s 1911 season and certainly is deserving of being here.  In 1911, Cobb delivered his highest career batting average which is no…

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 25, 2012 November 25, 2012Card Analysis card analysis, Monster Card Monday, ty cobb 6

The Dice Shaker Project: Brando gives me the “shot” I needed

My buddy John “Brando” Brandeberry is always surprising me with something.  Most of the dice shakers I use are given to me by him, most of them handmade.  This past weekend was no different.  This time, however, it wasn’t homemade.  It was ‘imported’ all the way from Boston’s Fenway Park. …

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 23, 2012 April 10, 2013Fun dice, The APBA Blog Dice Shaker Project 0

League Talk: How do you reward your winners?

Chuck Lucas (right) receives the IAL World Championship trophy in 2009 I got an email from my friend Dom Provisiero who is the commissioner of the O.Z. League in New York.  He’s trying to get some ideas for trophies for his league. For most of us, bragging rights is reward…

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 21, 2012 November 21, 2012League Issues awards, league 0

League Profile: The Baseball League

It’s not often I hear from a league that’s older than my league but The Baseball League (TBL) predates the IAL by a good eight years.  Started in 1967, they have a rich history and have implemented some innovative modifications that manager John Wert talks about below. Info on TBL:…

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 21, 2012 November 21, 2012League Directory league, league profile, modifications, TBL 3

Terrible Card Tuesday: 1968 Ray Oyler

Last week’s Terrible Tuesday post got more positive feedback than I anticipated so I’ll continue the series.  The theme is simple.  Bad APBA cards.  Unlike Monster Card Monday, these will only include cards with a sufficient amount of playing time.   I’ll officially start it with a suggestion I got a…

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 20, 2012 November 20, 2012Card Analysis card analysis, Ray Oyler, terrible card Tuesday 7

IAL All-Star Game goes to the City Boys

This photo all about why I like our league All-Star Games… …all eyes are on the dice as they come out of cup.  The people you see are the newly-named City Boys Division (formerly East Division) of the Illowa APBA League.  The roller is Mike Raisanen who was helping us…

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012League Updates All Star Weekend, ial, league 0

Monster Card Monday: 1968 Gates Brown

Gates Brown is your quintessential pinch hitter.  On his Baseball Reference page, he’s listed first as a pinch hitter and then as a left fielder.  Of his total 1051 games played in the majors (all for Detroit, by the way), an even 500 were as a pinch hitter.  Overall, Brown…

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012Card Analysis card analysis, Gates Brown, Monster Card Monday 2

Managers to vote on 2012 IAL Hall of Fame

The Illowa APBA League All-Star weekend is coming up this Friday.  One of our annual duties that happens on these weekends (besides playing the actual All-Star game) is voting on new IAL Hall of Fame inductees. Here are the current players up for inductions from the IAL online ballot: Pedro…

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Thomas Nelshoppen November 13, 2012 November 13, 2012League Updates All Star Weekend, hall of fame, league 4
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