With a 0.78 ERA, there was no doubt Oakland All-Star reliever Blake M. Treinen was going to have an ‘A&something’ card. While he is no Ed Walsh, Blake Treinen (9-2, 38 saves) still received a Master Game grade of 26 which translates to a deserved Basic Game grade of A&B*.…
The Transcontinental Baseball League held their online draft Saturday. Two outfielders went first and both went to the same manager, the Nationals’ Juan Soto and the Braves’ Ronald Acuna were chosen by Joe Auletta of the Brobdingnag Barbarians. Per Steve Stein’s correction in the comments section: Warrenton had traded the…
Reader Mike McCune was so excited to see a non-baseball Monster Card last week that he inquired if I could do an APBA Football one this week. I am happy to oblige. It’s been a while since I played APBA Football but in the days of Walter Payton, Terry Bradshaw…
With a 4-5 series loss against Marcus Bunch and his Moline Upperdeckers this weekend, my Twin City Thunderchickens have concluded the 2018 Illowa APBA League (10-team, Basic Game) season with a 75-87 record. As late as July, the T-Chicks had a winning record and were very much in the playoff…
Craig Christian is helping me expand my horizons a little. He suggested 2001-02 Dominik “The Dominator” Hasek for this week’s Monster Monday featured card. Craig is a big advocate of the APBA Hockey game so I’m happy to oblige. That said, I am a bit out of my wheelhouse so…
Wow, big news! Contributing editor Kevin Weber has joined his first league! Kevin is now a member of the World Baseball Organization. Kevin made his announcement on The APBA Blog Facebook page and asked about trades and drafts. How does an APBA manager prepare for a league draft? What are…
Kevin Weber sent me an APBA GO snip of Adalberto Mondesi’s 2018 card recently thinking it would be a candidate for Weird Card Wednesday. Indeed, it was strange for several reasons. So I logged in to APBA GO to check myself. It seems that Mondesi’s incorrect stolen base total of…
To end the 2018 year, let’s bring out Dandy Don Drysdale from 1965. I think it was Doug S. who posted this earlier on the APBA Baseball group on Facebook but boy, it is indeed a Dandy card! Giving up 30 homers didn’t affect Dodger Drysdale’s effectiveness in 1965. He…
I want to take the time to reflect on 2018, wish everyone a happy holiday season and look forward to a fantastic 2019! The past year was full of countless regional tournaments. Probably more than I have seen previous. That is great to see. The good news is that there…
I saw a question online recently inquiring about APBA mail leagues and how exactly they work. It’s a fair question because not every league is a mail league and those that are, do it in their own special way. With evolving communications technology today, the line between face-to-face (FTF) leagues…