This week’s Monster Card is AL MVP Shohei Ohtani of the Angels. It’s Ohtani’s third year in the MLB but this year, he really put it all together and showed that his multi-level talents weren’t just a gimmick. He was able to pull off a full season as a quality…
As you may have read, three APBA fans tied for first place in the 2021 Pitching Grade Challenge. Each one guessed 19 out of 20. So far, you may have read interviews of Pitching Grade Challenge winners Mark Fitzkee and Shawn Robuccio. This interview is with Nick Tegeler. Fair warning,…
As you may have read, three APBA fans tied for first place in the 2021 Pitching Grade Challenge. Each one guessed 19 out of 20. This is the second interview I’ve done with each of the winners. This time, we learn about Mark Fitzkee. The APBA Blog : Tell…
Wait, what? An APBA Soccer card? I’m out of my element now. Fortunately, I have Craig Christian guiding me through this. Craig suggested a 1958 Pele APBA Soccer card and walked me through it a bit. Craig gives this quick summary You set your lineup according to the offensive rating…
As you may have read, three APBA fans tied for first place in the 2021 Pitching Grade Challenge. Mark Fitzkee, Shawn Robuccio and Nick Tegeler each correctly guessed 19 pitchers out of 20. Fortunately for all of us, all three have agreed to be interviewed! Today we are graced with…
This is the second 2021 Monster card after last week’s Bryce Harper. 2021 Vlad Guerrero is just as good and some of you may find it even juicier. Firstbaseman Guerrero missed just one game of the 2021 season for the Toronto Blue Jays. He made the most of it too.…
If you haven’t heard, the results of the 2021 Pitching Grade Challenge have been announced. Mark Fitzkee, Shawn Robuccio and Nick Tegeler topped all 242 entrants by correctly guessed 19 out of the 20 pitchers in the Challenge. I thought I’d post a few comments about the data I found…
Now, I couldn’t resist posting a Monster card from the brand new 2021 baseball set just released by APBA, could I? I had a lot of choices but I’m going with the Phils’ Bryce Harper this week. NL MVP Harper hit .309 and 35 homers while leading the NL with…
The 2021 set is out, the pitching grades are in and the ballots have been counted. When the dust settled, three APBA fans have come out winners in the 2021 APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge. Out of an amazing 242 participants, Mark Fitzkee, Shawn Robuccio, Nick Tegeler topped everyone with…
The APBA Blog continues with revealing the official grades of the pitchers in the 2021 Pitching Grade Challenge. Here are Robbie Ray and Alex Wood. This concludes the 20 pitcher grade reveals for the Challenge. The Winner will be announced tonight!! Robbie Ray – TOR W L G GS IP…