I’ve been having some unusual games in my 1966 NL replay. So much so that I even researched to see if it was a full moon during the time I’m replaying (no, it was a new moon at this time). some of the fun stuff happening… May 19th St. Louis…
Happy New Year!! Pastor Rich Zawadzki thought that Keith Hernandez’ 1979 card would make a nice intro to the 2017. At first glance, Hernandez wasn’t your stereotypical 1970s firstbaseman. He didn’t hit many homeruns; he only hit 11 for the year. Hernandez was more of the slick-fielding, hit the…
I shared a few highlights of my 1966 NL replay with Chuck Lucas, Scott Fennessy and Jim Saska over email recently. Chuck, who has done his share of replays, had a simple but rather poignant observation. He replied, “Once the season starts to have story lines it becomes easier and…
Buxton: speedy dude This is last post in the “2016 by the numbers” series. I’ve made an attempt to look at the data from the 2016 APBA Baseball disk and cover overall trends as well as spotlight the best (as well as the worst). I checked out the defensive ratings…
DJ: Most hit numbers and most 31s The last couple days, I’ve taken a look at some of the data from the new APBA Baseball set. First, I did an overall look at the defense. Then, I looked at the pitching grade distribution while showing a few of the best…
This card, which is actually generated by Scott Fennessy on Steve’s APBA Card Computer is “Weird” not because of what is on the card but because who the man is. Randal Poffo, who never made it to the big leagues, is otherwise known as pro wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage. …
Highest starting pitching grade of 17 Last night, I posted some breakdown number on defense from the new set. It’s time for the second in our 2016: by the numbers series which deals with pitching. The big stories? There are no A&C or A&B pitchers. Two of the highest graded…
Best C fielding rating and best throw rating The APBA disk is out! With it comes the numbers, grades and info we have all been waiting for. Each year for the last ten years, I have done a series of articles which breaks down the season data. It will be…
Kevin Weber suggested this 1912 Grover Hartley card for the Weird Wednesday column. Grover aka “Slick”, went 8 for 34 with two doubles and triple with two steals and one HPB for the New York Giants. For one, Hartley has power numbers 2-6-6, strange in of itself. As a catcher,…
With the Chicagoland World Series Tournament in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look forward to the new year. Specifically, the Prairieland APBA Baseball Tournament organizers are busy getting ready for the second annual tournament on April 1, 2017. Location change (for the better)!! Date: April 1, 2017 9am…