Looking the APBA tournament calendar, we see that the Glass City APBA Baseball Tournament is almost here. The second annual GCABT will be held on August 27th at the Maumee-Bowling Green Elks Lodge. Organizer Ron Emch has been filling in the participants with the info, rules and of course, the…
Sometimes, people suggest cards for Monster Monday and I’ll say, “Nope, I’ve done that card”. I’ve been doing this column for that long. So when Ryan Morrison plopped this 1998 Craig Wilson card in my inbox, I was a little surprised. Wow! This card is quite the Monster! And I…
Ramon Hernandez was sure-gloved catcher with a decent arm. On occasion, he could jack one out of the park. In 2013, his last year in the majors though, he just ran out of gas. He could barely run out those ground balls, apparently. Hernandez grounded into six double plays in…
It just seems like once we finish one tournament, it’s time to get ready for another. For me, that means the Chicagoland Fall 2016 Tournament. But check this out! There’s a new guy in charge! Mr. Rob Spatz (right) will be calling the shots as the new tournament organizer. It…
Rich Zawadzki has a problem. He’s going to use the 1920 St. Louis Browns in Rob Spatz’ “sub-.500” Chicago tournament which is coming up in November. But check out his third baseman, Jimmy “Pepper” Austin. Something’s a little goofy with his 33 in the 2012 card printing. Split G PA…
Pastor Rich Zawadzki noticed that The APBA Blog has not given 1904 Jack Chesbro his due yet on Monster Monday. “Happy Jack” still holds the modern day record for wins in one season with his 41-12 record. In addition, he maintained a 1.82 ERA for the 1904 season for the…
Four and half years ago, I visited Pittsburgh and while there, I took some time to take in some baseball related sites. This past weekend, I went to P-burgh again on a last minute trip with my daughter. Well, I can’t stay away from anything that is baseball related especially…
With the CWS Summer Fantasy tournament over, there’s no time to dawdle. Two more APBA baseball tournaments have been added to the tourney schedule in the past week. 3rd Semi-Annual Capital of the Confederacy APBA Tournament Jim Saska is at it again. Jim, who helped get the Chicagoland tournaments going,…
When Ken Schulz sent me this Miguel Dilone card, I thought, “I think I’ve done this Weird card before”. Wrong. Dilone did have a Weird Wednesday card but it was for his 1984 season. This one, which I think is even stranger, came a full eight years before for Miguel’s…
Early Saturday morning tournament action You’ve already read my official news release of the 2016 Chicagoland Summer Fantasy World Series. Here’s my personal account. There’s a lot to tell. Friday- Tournament eve I arrived at the Grayslake Comfort Suites on Friday afternoon. Don Smith arrived from Davenport, Iowa soon after…