Tom Zuppa alerted me to a very odd Kenny Rogers card that Keith Reifsnyder was commenting on a Facebook post. The card is from 2002 and The Gambler gets a Henderson-esque APBA card despite just one stolen base. Rogers went 13-10 with a 3.84 on the mound for the Rangers…
by Scott Fennessy New York, NY 10/11/1905 The Indians and Giants meet for game two after a thrilling game one. Today’s game features Earl Moore (32-10) and Joe McGinnity (37-10). Considering how great these two are, I am expecting another low scoring game. The Indians strike quickly as they used…
When Austin Kearns came up as a rookie, he had a lot of potential. I certainly thought he did. I drafted him early in the Illowa APBA League. He was a “five tool player”, the experts said. “He’ll be better than Adam Dunn”. Okay, let’s stop right here. I can…
Reader Dale Vanyo reminded me of this Shane Spencer XB card from 1998. Spencer was a late call-up for the Yankees who from all reports had a lot of potential. He certainly did all he could in 1998 to get baseball people to pay attention to him. That included APBA…
This comes from Rod Caborn who had quite a game in his Great Teams of the Past replay. –Tom In all my years playing APBA, had an offensive explosion to match this game. Came in my 1940s Great Teams replay. The 1948 Boston Red Sox came into the game 56-46,…
Done deal, Tom Zuppa. As per Tom Z’s challenge, I participated in the #alsicebucketchallenge. Needed a shower anyway.
At first glance, J.R. Phillips’ 1999 card looked to be a Terrible Tuesday contender but how could I do that with his power numbers 1-5-6-6? My general rule of thumb is if a card has characteristics of a Monster Card AND a Terrible Card, it probably belongs in Weird Wednesday. …
Maybe journeyman catcher Bill Fahey thought a return to his hometown of Detroit would bring his bat to life. After playing for three teams in eight years in the majors, he was purchased by the Tigers in 1981. While he did bat .254 in 1981, his average plummeted to .149…
Pastor Rich Zawadzki suggested 1976 Joe Morgan APBA card for Monster Monday. A fan of the 70s, I remember this one well. It’s one of my favorites with a perfect blend of speed, power, on-base not to mention awesome fielding. In 1976, Little Joe led the NL in OBP (.444)…
Brian Cavanaugh sends me a postseason wrap-up for the Bridesburg APBA League… Hard to believe that the league has just finished it’s 5th season of play. I was just hoping that the game would catch on, I never thought it would grow into what it has become. I owe all…