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,…
Last weekend, the Transcontinental Baseball League held their draft not in the freezing cold of the Northeast but rather in Phoenix, Arizona where there are fun distractions such as baseball spring training. Great idea! It was Cody Bellinger who topped the TBL draft (just like the Illowa APBA League and…
On the same weekend as the Illowa APBA League postseason and draft, the Transcontinental Baseball League World Series was taking place. Let’s give some congrats to Brobdingnag Barbarians manager, Joe Auletta, the new reigning TBL champion! He defeated Mark Bloom’s Grand Cayman Havens in a seven game series. Barbarian Sean…
My Twin City Thunderchickens didn’t know what they were getting into when sat down for the very first game of the Illowa APBA League season. By the time we were done, my guys needed a nap. Facing off against Keith Smith’s Kentucky Kernels at last weekend IAL draft weekend, we…
John Brandeberry traveled 1,582 miles to get to the 44th Illowa APBA League convention but it was well worth it. Last weekend, Brando who manages the Missoula Rattlesnakes flew into Chicago O’Hare airport and won the Illowa APBA League Championship over runner-up Marcus Bunch’s Moline Upperdeckers. Ryan Schimpf was a…
Okay, 2017 Cody Bellinger may not be 1941 Ted Williams or 1911 Ty Cobb but for a draftable rookie, he’s a monster. In honor of the Boys of Summer 2018 draft which happened Sunday, he’s my pick for Monster Monday. For the Dodger, Bellinger hit 39 homeruns in 548 plate…
On Sunday, the Boys of Summer APBA League conducted their 2018 draft. The BOS league is a 16-team which uses APBA Baseball for Windows. Put very simply, the rules of the drafts are any player that isn’t already on a BOS team is eligible to be picked. Thanks to Brad…
The initial team selection draft for Prairieland 3 is finished and 23 APBA fans have chosen their teams for the April 28th tourney which will take place at the Ramada Inn Springfield (IL). We certainly have more room if you weren’t part of the draft. If you would like to…