David Lancaster contacted me and asked if I had ever featured Orlando Cepeda’s 1961 APBA card on Monday yet. I confessed I had not. David was kind enough to provide a copy of this 2019 BATS version of the card. I can see why David asked about Baby Bull’s 1961…
I asked each of the four Illowa APBA League 2021 playoff teams managers to send me a photo of the APBA card of their favorite player from this season. From there, I worked something up. Okay, now we’re getting to the heavy hitters of the Illowa APBA League. No offense…
I asked each of the four Illowa APBA League 2021 playoff teams managers to send me a photo of the APBA card of their favorite player from this season. From there, I worked something up. Hey check it out! There I am. As the league’s unofficial photographer, do you know…
There’s something about C-9s. Especially if they can hit. This is Salvador Perez’ brand new APBA card representing the 2021 season. Perez led the AL in homers (48) and rbis (121) while playing 161 games for Kansas City. If you’re curious, Salvador actually caught in 124 of those games, mostly…
I asked each of the four Illowa APBA League 2021 playoff teams managers to send me a photo of the APBA card of their favorite player from this season. From there, I worked something up. Let’s start with 4th place and move on up. Chuck Lucas was in 5th place…
The Illowa APBA League finished its 47th regular season last weekend. It wasn’t until the very last series that we knew who the four playoff teams would be. Since July, the top five in the standings stayed the same… until last weekend. Chuck Lucas’ Northside Hitmen defeated Rob Moore’s Chicago…
Hank Greenberg is one of the most underrated first baseman of the past due possibly of playing in the same era as Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx. If he had not missed three years due in the prime of his career to serving his country, he would have racked up…
The Twin City Thunderchickens finished their regular season last weekend against the tough Colona Hustlers. In third place, we were five games up on the Molly Putts Marauders and six up on the Northside Hitmen. We just needed to stay in the top four to move on to the playoffs. …
If you’re a baseball fan, you probably knew that Trea Turner was the NL batting champion with a .328 batting average. And it wouldn’t surprise anyone that he led the league with 195 hits. But here’s something that caught me off guard a little… Trea Turner led the NL in…
It’s Monday, right? Days of the week always blur for me over the holidays. This week, I’m choosing 2021 Fernando Tatis Jr. who has a very juicy hitting card. The NL homerun champ with 42 dingers doesn’t disappoint. Padre shortstop Tatis hit .282 and barely missed the century mark in…