Don Smith rolls in last year’s All-Star Game What to do when one of your APBA teams gets knocked out of playoffs? Well, thank goodness there’s dice action going on this weekend. On October 3-5, the Illowa APBA League will be congregating in Downers Grove for the IAL All-Star weekend. …
1981 Mike Vail is this week’s Terrible card. I remember Mike as Chicago Cub but by 1981, he was playing for Cincinnati. Unfortunately, not very well. Vail played in 31 games in 1981 for the Reds but didn’t start any of them. He went 5 for 31 with no extra…
Yesterday, Scott Fennessy asked me if I was going to feature Mr November in today’s article. Good idea, Scott! Derek Jeter is one of those players whose presence in the game of baseball surpasses his stats and and even his play on the field. In that way, he’s like a…
by Scott Fennessy New York, NY 10/18/1905 The World Series returns to New York as the Indians find themselves on the brink of elimination. The Giants have had to deal with many more close calls than ever this year, but manager John McGraw was confident this would be the day…
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…