Monster Card Monday: 2023 Ronald Acuña Jr.
Yeah, I’ve been waiting for this for a while. Now that the 2023 season is available on APBA GO now, we can gaze upon the glory that is Ronald Acuña Jr.
2023 Pitching Grade Challenge: Tom Doran sees 20/20!
The wait is over and now APBA baseball fans can order the 2023 season on APBA GO. More to the point of this article, we can find out who won this year’s APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge.
How to remember when the R rating stops a 13-Strikeout
If you are playing a pitcher with an R rating (and using the APBA boards that reflect this rating), we’ve all been there. We all have to “keep an eye out” on the 13s that get changed to standard ground outs and fly outs.
Monster Card Monday: 1948 Dale Mitchell
I was really hoping to feature a 2023 APBA card courtesy of APBA GO but they’re not quite ready. Kudos to Jeremy of APBA GO who has been giving regular updates on the forums at APBA GO to those checking. I appreciate how understanding folks are too. It’s out of…
Happy Thanksgiving from The APBA Blog!
Happy Thanksgiving from Turkey Mike and me to all you APBA fans out there!
How did Tom vote in the 2023 Pitching Grade Challenge?
Now that the 2023 Pitching Grade Challenge balloting is over and we’re all waiting to see who won, I thought I would post my ballot for you to peruse.
Monster Card Monday: 1986 Kirby Puckett
APBA friend Kevin Burghardt is doing a “franchise’s best 30 men from 1982-1986” project and posted this 1986 Kirby Puckett card on Facebook along with his update.
Have you voted in the 2023 Pitching Grade Challenge? Do it soon!
This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for voting in the 2023 APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge is the end of the day on Sunday, November 19th.
Monster Card Monday: 1923 Lou Gehrig
I ran across this unusual 1923 Lou Gehrig APBA card on Facebook and it really intrigued me. It’s unusual in the sense that this card represents a season before his ‘Iron Man’ days and his playing time is extremely limited.
The hot stove league is upon us. Will my Thunderchickens compete in 2024?
We’re in the homestretch of the 2023 Illowa APBA League season now. At this point, we’ve played 135 games with three 9-game series left to play. That’s not preventing the hot stove league from taking full swing. There is lots of trade talk happening, at least for my Twin City…