Hi Fans, On the 2nd Annual APBA Blog Pitching Grade Ballot, I listed only Marcus Stroman’s American League stats as an assist. Some help, huh? I apologize. Somehow, I had him listed as a Tampa pitcher too (really not sure how that happened). The two mistakes have been fixed. I…
Update: the Challenge is now closed for further entries. A winner has been announced! Hey APBA Fans, With the World Series over and the announcement from the APBA Company that APBA GO cards will be released by the end of the month, it’s time for the APBA Blog Pitching Grade…
No doubt many of you baseball fans are watching or following Game 7 of the World Series, right now. In case you aren’t aware, APBA has made the 2019 Washington Nationals and Houston Astros available for free via their online platform, APBA GO. You do not need to pay to…
Kurt Bergland sends this snippet about next weekend’s tourney in Wauawatosa, WI. Saturday, November 9 is the date of the Wisconsin, 2019 Fall Tournament. We start at 9 AM and end at 4:30 PM. BATS 3 is the theme, with each participant randomly selecting a post 1961 upon arrival at…
Now that the 2019 Major League Baseball regular season is over, many of us are looking at stats. Lots of stats. Whether we are league members, (potential) replayers or just curious APBA baseball fans, we’re interested in how the numbers stack up. I know you all have your favorite avenues…
This Hurley McNair card comes via Pastor Rich Zawadzki. And wow, this Hurley APBA card can do it all; pitch, hit play outfield. It is NOT an official APBA card though as the disclaimer at the bottom of the card says. the familiar format was used with the Company’s permission.…
It’s been a while since I’ve done a League Profile. Recently though, Joseph Elinich wrote in to tout his APBA Baseball for Windows league called the Rock and Roll Rebels Baseball League. Not only does his league use BBW but it also a retro league playing seasons from the past.…
Third base is kind of odd position for my 1966 National League replay. Some of the better teams are divvying up the playing time like Los Angles (Kennedy, Gilliam and Lefebvre) and Philadelphia (Groat, Taylor and Linz). Yet, other teams have solid candidates and a few have outright stars at…
One weekend after the Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament, we see another juggernaut of the regional APBA tournaments take place. That is the Schulz Brothers’ Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball Tournament V in Slippery Rock, PA. I really have to hand to Ken and Darren who know how to…
Is the way Major League Baseball is being played going to affect how the APBA cards are going to be made? No, I don’t mean what individual numbers and ratings are placed on the cards. I am referring the overall “formula” which the APBA Company uses to make the cards…