Folks, there’s nothing like a dependable closer and Eric Gagne comes as close to that especially in the year 2003. As the Dodger closer, Gagne led the NL with 55 saves with a 1.20 ERA. He finished 67 of the team’s games for the season. The kicker: he struck out…
So far, I am two full days into July in my 1966 NL replay. To be sure, the mid-sixties is not an offense-laden period in baseball history and this bears out in the pitching stats so far. Even with pitching staffs like the Cubs’ and the Mets’, it seems to…
Thirty-eight APBA players descended on Toledo this past weekend for Ron Emch’s fifth annual Glass City APBA Baseball Tournament. What a turnout! When all was said and done, it was Bob McCurdy (top right) and his 1982 Philadelphia Phillies who were left standing. Bob defeated Jeff Boeding and the 1934…
One thing I’ve noticed about replaying the 1966 season is the relative ages of the players of that time. Those men are reaching the autumn of their lives. And sadly, on occasion I will see an obituary of someone who played an important role in the 1966 campaign. Such is…
I want to wish Ron Emch good luck this weekend. He’s hosting his fifth Glass City APBA Baseball Tournament on Saturday. Why “Glass City”? Because the tournament’s home Toledo, Ohio is dubbed as such for its industrial glass manufacturers. Nice touch, Ron! I’m not able to attend this year but…
If you’ve been following baseball lately, it seems that the Reds have something to cheer about. Aristides Aquino seems to be the real deal. Even the New York Post (who is taking a break from stroking Luke Voit now that he’s out) wrote a friendly piece on Double-A. Keep in…
Ken Schulz helps me out again this week. This time, it’s an APBA Football of player who I idolized from time when I loved the NFL. Sweetness! It’s the APBA card for 1976 Walter Payton. 1976 Splits Table Game Rush Rush Rush Rush Rush Rush Rece Rece Rece Rece Rece…
This mistake-laden card comes from Sonny Hall who says he is soon starting his Mother of All Tournament (MOAT) project. He ran across this 1999 Robin Ventura card while prepping for the project. Looking at the stats on the card, you can see something is amiss. Checking Baseball Reference, it…
As the APBA Newsletter says, “This is why we play APBA”. Congratulations to Vincent Cavanaugh! Vincent won the Robert Henry APBA tournament with the 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers!! The story behind the Robert Henry tourney is a fantastic and Brian Cavanaugh has done wonders to pass on the game of…
Last week, I wrote about the 1965 Willie Mays card. In reference to Mays’ 52 homers, I said: I remember when George Foster tied his mark of 52 dingers in 1977. To me, that was uncharted territory. Well, Mel M comes to the rescue. He helped me out with George…