What’s this? A weird season? Well, Rodney Woodward and I were trading emails after he submitted Red Ruffing for last week’s WCW. He informed me of a very strange anomaly that occurred with the 1931 set that was published in 2012. It seems that the pitcher’s stats on the cards…
Rodney Woodward’s suggestion for WCW made me giggle just a bit. It’s Red Ruffing of the 1927 Boston Red Sox. Eventual Hall of Fame pitcher Ruffing is graded a D RXW pitcher on the 2012 release of his 1927 card. That’s the first (and probably last time) I’ll see that…
I was beginning a game in my 1966 replay the other day and while I was writing in lineups for the Cardinals that day, I noticed that they were starting a new shortstop for the first time that season, Jimy Williams. I thought it was interesting that I hadn’t seen…
I’ve posted about 1970 Johnny Bench before but Chris Esposito’s card is from the actual ‘70 set. The one from before was from an All-Star set I believe. This image is much clearer too (with a cool background!). Bench had a career year in 1970 with the Reds. Playing in…
Chicago APBA fan Rob Spatz had a chance to beta test the new APBA Online Baseball game. The new game has new features which many fans have been clamoring for. Here is Rob’s quick review of the game… I have the pleasure of being one of the beta testers for…
The Toledo Glass City APBA Baseball Tournament is in the books! On Saturday after the dust settled, Dick Butler and his 1969 Baltimore Orioles were left standing out of the 22 teams that participated. I’ve gotten to know Dick pretty well in the last couple years and I can say…
It seems like I’ve been stuck on May 8th of my 1966 NL replay for a while now. I know I’ve played a couple games here and there but it just took a while. But now I can cross it off. May 8th is a big day in baseball history…
The info below comes from Brian Cavanaugh. It’s hard to believe that the Bridesburg APBA League has been around for six years now. It’s one of the best APBA stories around. What started six years ago as a simple way to keep the kids in his Boys and Girls Club…
The date for the second Prairieland APBA Baseball Tournament has been set! On April 1, 2017, we will re-convene in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois for APBA fun. This time around, there will be a couple twists. First, you can select any MLB team from 1970-2000 (inclusive). You can also select one fantasy…
APBA has its share of father-son bonds. In the Illowa APBA League, my commissioner Mike Bunch has passed on his love of the game to his two sons, Marcus and Dan and they are now both in the league. At the Chicagoland tournaments, I’ve met Joel Pike and his…