New York Giants pitcher Al Corwin didn’t have an incredible 1953 campaign on the mound with his 4.98 ERA. However, he did manage to get a few hits at the plate. As a result, the spot starter got a pretty tasty card. For his one double, one triple and two…
Playing my first two series of my 1966 NL replay while watching University of Illinois squash West Virginia 14-3 on Gametracker. Sundays can’t get much better than that.
This tip might be a shot in the dark but I thought it was useful for my 1966 replay. For those of you who are doing replays of past MLB seasons and strictly follow its schedule, you more than likely have a copy of that year’s schedule. However, people like…
Greg Barath has just started up a new web site dedicated to displaying the results of his many APBA football replays. A Jets fan, Barath has done replays spanning the 60s, 70s, 80s, and the 00s. You can view Oguard62’s Replays here. Stop by and say howdy.
I’m just about to begin my 1966 NL replay so I thought I’d describe my framework and plans in the form of a FAQ. I’m doing this just as much for myself as I am for everybody else. Having it written down is kind of contract I’m making with myself. …
As I said a couple days ago, I spent Sunday afternoon making progress in getting ready for my 1966 NL replay. I have decided to honor the real life transactions that took place during the season so I took the time to make those changes. I first found the list…
I found this week’s Monster Card while getting my 1966 card set ready for the replay. I was transferring those players traded during mid-season back to their original teams when I came across Baltimore Oriole Moe Drabowsky’s card. Myron Walter “Moe” Drabowsky, originally from Ozanna, Poland, did his part from…
A few days ago, we discussed pitching fatigue modifications in the basic game. That prompted John H to write in about a slightly different topic relating to pitchers’ use. Here are his thoughts: Perhaps this might be a subject to explore; Starters, unrated as relievers, being used in relief.…
I’ve been pleased to correspond lately with Robert S who just got back into APBA. He’s a reporter from the Denver area and is enjoying playing the basic game with his 8-year old daughter (seems to me there are two trends lately, more NEW APBA players and more YOUNG players…
Jack Beckman writes in recommending a program called iScore to help keep stats. “I am replaying the 1984 AL season, using the Master charts. I am scoring with a program called iScore Baseball on my iPad (also available for iPhone and Android devices). In addition to making scoring easy, it…