This card made the rounds of the Illowa APBA League group text this morning. If we made an APBA card of Chris Davis based on his 2019 stats right now, this is what it would look like courtesy of Steve Stein’s Card Computer. Davis is 0 for 28 so far…
Prairieland IV is this Saturday! It’s hard to believe that we are at our fourth tournament already. Here are the quick details When: April 13, 2019 (we will try to get started around 8:30-9am) Where: Springfield Ramada Inn, Springfield, Illinois (here is a map) Cost: $20 The team selection draft…
This 1949 Ed Sanicki card comes courtesy of Jim Fraasch. Jim has just completed the Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament XI! I’ll be posting about this soon but if you can’t wait, head over to Jim’s APBA Barn. Jim will be posting about it soon. Ed Sanicki must have felt…
The Prairieland IV teams have now been chosen! The draft for Prairieland IV which will be held April 13 in Springfield, Illinois was a little unique. In three rounds, each participant chose: a pitching staff an infield an outfield/catcher Each “squad” could be drafted from a different franchise or year.…
It’s been a while since I’ve done a fan profile and there’s probably no one more deserving than Chicagoland APBA Tournament organizer Rob Spatz. If you have met Rob, you’re probably his friend. He is that kind of guy. He’s humble, self-effacing yet at the same time, has made the…
Mel M. noticed that I had yet to feature Ken Griffey Jr. in a Monster Card Monday column. With his help, I am about to rectify that. Here is Junior’s 1997 APBA card. The Donora, PA native had one of his best seasons in 1997 helping the Mariners to a…
The Boys of Summer APBA Baseball League (16-team, BBW) has started their draft for the 2019 season. And well, it should not be too much of a surprise how the first round is going. It’s the usual gang of usual suspects. Ronald Acuna has gone first, a solid pick by…
In the “Because-it’s-fun-to-watch-guys-talk-about-APBA-cards” department, here’s a couple videos submitted by Steve Stein of the Transcontinental Baseball League. The TBL is a 24-team play-by-mail league and its name is no misnomer. Members of the league span the continent from New England, Midwest and the West. These two videos were recorded after…
Darren Schulz provided this fun 1969 Joe Morgan for our viewing pleasure. It’s a wild one! I actually remember this one as a kid. My brother bought this original set and I inherited it. Well, let’s say that I “appropriated” it from him. Before diving into the card itself, let’s…
Saturday, February 16, 2019 seemed to be a day of transactions for the Illowa APBA League. It was kind of an unplanned, impromptu Winter Meetings conducted over email, text and phone. I don’t think I’ve witnessed anything like it before. Within eight hours, a total five trades involving 14 players…