Some news on the upcoming July 19th Chicagoland APBA Tournament. A reminder… here are the rules announced by tournament organizer, Jim Saska. If you’re planning on attending, learn them and commit them to memory (or at least go over them). There’s also a new way to register this time around. …
Mel M who is in the middle of his 1967 replay, sent in his suggestion for Terrible Tuesday. It’s Smoky Burgess of the White Sox. On Baseball Reference, six-time All Star Burgess is listed as a “Catcher and Pinch Hitter” for his career. That about sums it up. in fact,…
“Gotta be Mr. Gwynn today”, says Pastor Rich. In light of the sad news of Tony Gwynn’s passing, I agree. Tony Gwynn was simply Mr. Padre, playing for the team for his entire career (1982-2001). Not only that, he represented the town of San Diego growing up there as well…
Our Boys of Summer APBA League is on its All-Star break now. Last night was the big game between the National League and the American League. For those who want a good recap, check out Shawn Baier’s game summary. Shawn has a career as a sportswriter, in my opinion. Well…
Judging by his 1934 card, it’s pretty evident that James ‘Cowboy’ Winford didn’t hit ball much. Sure enough, in three plate appearances, the Cardinal pitcher walked twice and struck out once. Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG 1934 Totals…
The first game was what I expected to be a blowout as the 1905 Giants were matched up against the lowly 1901 Reds. Instead the Giants were lucky to escape with their lives. You would not know it by the final score of 5-1, but despite the fact that Christy…
Here’s a recent Terrible card. It’s 2013 Danny Espinosa of the Washington Nationals and to my interests, also of the Illowa APBA League’s Green Rock Bombers. I faced him this past weekend when playing the IAL’s commissioner Mike Bunch. For the Nats, Danny Espinosa hit just .158 in 2013. He…
This past weekend, the Illowa APBA League got together in a hotel in Bettendorf, Iowa for some league action. All ten teams were represented. Don Smith never forgets his homerun duck call. It seems he got plenty of chances to use it last weekend, too. According to Chicago Highlander manager…
The younger version of this guy has been getting a lot of press in the Monsters-Terribles Series. Johnny Bench may have been “Terrible” in his rookie year of 1967 but by 1970 he was an MVP. The Reds catcher won the award as well as getting an All-Star nod and…
Last night at our favorite coffee shop, my friend John Brandeberry and I got together for a little APBA. We played our June Illowa APBA League series. The score doesn’t matter. We just had a great time. We played our series instead of at this weekend’s league get together because…