Recently, a discussion occurred over text among my fellow Illowa APBA League members prompted by Dennis Jennings. The topic? The critical and heavy issue of pitchers’ fielding ratings. Dennis got things going: Okay my APBA query (from a Cub fan): how can Jon Lester be rated as a 2 (good…
Hard to believe this 1904 Napoleon Lajoie APBA card hasn’t been featured on Monday yet. Thanks to Scott Fennessy for suggesting it. As baseball historians know, Lajoie was so good, they named the team after him. This card is from the Cleveland Naps. In 1904, his .376 led the league. …
Ryan Morrison wants to play this 2004 Jeremy Reed card… he’s just not sure where. Seattle Mariner Reed is rated as an OF-2 but according to the Master Game symbols up top, he has ratings appropriate for a pitcher. Reed is rated as a WP1, BK0, MF+1, L and Q3. …
It started with twenty people and it came down to one game. And what a game it was! Last Saturday, at the Prairieland 3 APBA Baseball Tournament in Springfield, Illinois, Joe Schall’s 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers fended off Kyle Daniels’ 1928 Philadelphia Athletics in hard fought championship game by…
Prairieland 3 is almost here! On Saturday, over 20 participants will take part in the third Prairieland APBA Baseball Tournament. This year, it’s the Golden Era tourney with non-World Series teams from 1920-1960. April 28th, 2018 9:00am Location: The Ramada Inn, Springfield Illinois 3281 Northfield Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62704 Conference…
I heard back from Anthony Stevens who hosted the Happy Days themed Florida’s Spring Break from Reality APBA Baseball Tournament. Tony sent me the standings of the tourney. Congrats to Arthur Sparks who won the tournament with the 1950 New York Yankees! Here are the full standings: The Finals Standings…
The divisions are set for the Prairieland 3 APBA Baseball Tournament! The Prairieland Tournament will take place on Saturday, April 28th at the Ramada Inn – Springfield. It’s the Golden Age tourney so divisions are named after Golden era players from Illinois. April 28th, 2018 9:00am Location: The Ramada Inn,…
Giving due attention to the pitching cards, here is Clayton Kershaw. More specifically, it is his 2017 APBA card. He of course was a Grade A pitcher that year. In fact, he had the second highest Master Game pitching grade after Corey Kluber. You can see it down the grade…
The Prairieland 3 APBA Baseball Tournament is three weeks away! This year’s tournament theme is the Golden Age Participants can select any team from 1920 to 1960 which did not participate in the World Series. April 28th, 2018 9:00am Location: The Ramada Inn, Springfield Illinois 3281 Northfield Drive, Springfield,…
Scott Fennessy sent in this 1974 Herb Washington APBA card. The “weird” thing about this card is that all things considered, it’s not that weird at all. As most baseball historians know, Washington was used by Oakland A’s owner purely as a pinch runner in 1974. For his original card,…