As a Cubs fan, I have mixed feelings about Greg Maddux. I guess I can’t really blame him. The fault lies with Cubs management who weren’t willing to pay out for quality pitching. After his first twenty win season in 1992, my Cubbies felt they couldn’t afford to keep Maddux…
A very intriguing announcement comes from Shawn Baier… One-shot, one-time APBA Baseball Tournament event, slated for Summer 2020 – “The Cherry APBA Baseball Roll-away by the Bay” Designed to be a week event of tourist stuff, that includes the family as well — so now there will be no…
It’s tough to announce the death of any APBA fan. When it’s someone like Howard Ahlskog, it’s like losing an APBA All-Star. Howard passed away this week at the age of 74. I was texted about it by Don Smith today. In his words, Ahlskog was a “legend among APBA…
If a player’s slugging percentage is in four digits, it’s sure to be a winner. It’s 1992 Domingo Martinez and comes from Howie Mooney. See, Howie and I are both attending Doug Schuyler’s Chicagoland Summer Fantasy World Series tournament next month. Howie is bringing the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays and…
I wrote this league profile about the A.P.B.A.L not too long ago. It turns out they are now looking for a new manager. Hugh Brown says: The APBA League is seeking a manager for its 2016-17 season (September-March). The league plays a 66 game schedule with series scheduled once a…
With Jake Arrieta now 9-0 with a tasty 1.56 ERA. He’s coming off a 2015 season where he went 22-6 and a similar 1.77. Barring injury, there’s nothing indicating he won’t duplicate these numbers again. Yet, Arrieta isn’t on any of the rosters of the Illowa APBA League. Why? Like…
There have been multiple calls by APBA fans for a comprehensive list of pitchers who were rated A&C or A&B. I don’t claim to have that list but Pastor Rich Zawadzki got me started with the pitchers below. Let’s consider this a working list. If anyone knows of any more…
When Pastor Rich Zawadzki suggested 1922 Ty Cobb for Monster Monday, I thought surely I had already done this one. I mean it’s a .400 hitting card of the Georgia Peach. I should know better than to doubt Pastor Rich though. He’s done his homework. I’ve done a few Ty…
Ken Schulz sent this 1908 Johnny Kling card in a while ago. I had it tagged as a Weird card but it took me a few seconds to figure out what was so strange about it. Can you? According to SABR’s bio of Kling, he was called “Noisy” because of…
"I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh." … -Beastie Boys Shawn Baier thought that since his 76th birthday is coming up, Sadaharu Oh would be a good choice for Monster Monday. Shawn submits this custom 1974 Oh card. Look at all the 14s!! Oh hit 49 of his 868 career…