Thanks to a lot of people, the Prairieland 3 tournament is starting to take shape. The tourney’s home in 2018 will appropriately enough, be in the Prairie State’s capital, Springfield, Illinois. The theme? It’s the Golden Age and managers will be picking any team from 1920 to 1960 which did…
No, not Sammy. Jorge. Season Totals Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG 2006 Totals 43 13 32 24 4 3 0 0 3 3 0 2 11 .125 .192 .500 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 2/21/2018. Jorge…
Hey APBA Fans, I’m back with the second segment of 2017 by the Numbers. I took a look at the fielding numbers and ratings from the 2017 APBA Baseball set a couple days ago. Today, I’m going through the Pitching. For most of us, that means grades and ratings. Before…
Hey APBA Fans! The 2017 APBA Baseball card set is out and I thought I’d take my annual trip into “By the Numbers” by breaking the set down into the nitty-gritty. Putting into perspective by ranking the defense, pitching and hitting. Who has the best (like maybe the 3B fielding…
Doug Schuyler showed me this 1970 Jim Palmer and I was all like “Huh? I don’t get it.” Then it hit me. If you’re lucky enough to hit “Cakes”’ second column, what happens when you roll a 36? There simply isn’t a number there. Palmer has a 36-33 and that’s…
This is a case of getting the most out a player’s stats. The Angels certainly did that with Albert Pujols in 2017. Why? This card is supposed to drive in 101 runs. Season Totals Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG…
My buddy John Brandeberry who lives out in Montana sent me this pic of Joe Lillard’s card. While it may not pitch, it is a pretty tasty-hitting card! This is Lillard’s 1933 card while he played for the Chicago American Giants in the Negro National League. I’m going to throw…
This is the third Monster Monday card from the 2017 season. I may have to take a break from the new set after this. Courtesy of David Hawkes, it features Yankee right fielder and AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge. As a rookie, he is most certainly a favorite…
The APBA Blog is taking on a new writer! His name is Kevin Weber and many of you may be familiar with his name. It all started with a thread on Facebook’s APBA Group centered around a Mickey Mantle card. I won’t give away too many details on that discussion…
Yesterday, I posted about D.V.A.L., an NL-only league. That kind of league has its own intricacies. Well, today, how about a retro league? Rather than a current league, a retro league uses players from a past season. Avid APBA fan and friend Stray Corrado contacted me to let me know…