The Urbana Locomotives’ postseason came to an end Friday night in another exciting finish which came down to the wire in Game Seven. This time however, the Locomotives came up short. Pinch runner Nate McLouth, the potential tying run, was called out at the plate on a Yorvit Torrealba double…
Down 0-2 in the Boys of Summer National League Championship Series, it didn’t look like a World Series berth was too likely for my Urbana Locomotives. Now, after defeating the Portland Microbrewers 2-1 in walk-off fashion in Game 6, Brad Stark’s Microbrewers and the Locomotives head to the deciding game…
Another suggestion from Brando’s 1938 set. First of all, you can’t beat a name like “Johnny Dickshot”. The New York Giant outfielder has a pretty odd card too. With no power numbers but two 11s and a 10 plus six 14s, his card is all over the place. Dickshot went…
My buddy John Brandeberry who recently moved out to Montana has started a new 1938 AL/NL replay. He sent me this Gene Corbett card and laments that he’ll have to get in 75 at-bats for him in his replay. Firstbaseman Corbett not only played in 25 games but started in…
We think we can… we think we can! The Urbana Locomotives survived Portland. Going into Portland down 0-2, the Locomotives won two of the three games at the Microbrewers home stadium. Win or lose, the Boys of Summer National League Championship will be decided in Urbana! A quick summary of…
Occasionally, relief pitchers get some really juicy cards for the few at-bats they accrue. There are plenty of examples of these among 1970s and early 1980s relief pitchers since they lasted more than an inning an appearance. Mustachioed Enrique Romo of 1980 is such an example. Aside from putting in…
The Boys of Summer National League Championship Series now moves from the cornfields of Urbana to the left coast of Portland, home of the Microbrewers. After being defeated by the Microbrewers in two straight one-run games, the Urbana Locomotives have some catch-up work to do in the seven game series. …
by Scott Fennessy Cleveland, OH 10/15/1905 The Giants hope to continue their roll in game 5 of the series and send Joe McGinnity against Earl Moore of the Indians. So far this has been a very competitive series, and with the exception of game 3 has been very low scoring.…
Will Doug Schuyler (right) have revenge on his mind after getting set down in the final game by Craig Christian in the Summer tourney? Set the date! It’s time for another Chicagoland APBA Tournament! Jim Saska has emailed me and told me that he and Doug Schuyler have settled on…
It’s hard to believe that the Urbana Locomotives who took the home field for the Boys of Summer League Championship Series against Brad Stark’s Portland Microbrewers was the same team that went 104-58 during the regular season. After two games in the LCS, we’re already down 2-0. Adding insult to…