Canuck Larry Walker was a widely known for much of his early career as a five-tool player. He could do it all, hit for power, hit for average, field, and steal bases. This 1998 card when Walker was with the Colorado Rockies, pretty much epitomizes Walker’s abilities at his peak. …
We’re down to the wire with my Monsters vs Terribles project (more info here). My “winter” project is turning into a spring project but that’s ok. This will be the last poll for the Terribles team. And since we’re doing the outfielders so I’m giving you three votes. Of the…
The TGA Tour is off and swingin’! Last night the TableTop Golf Association had their initial draft over Facebook and here are the results… 1. Arnold Palmer ATG 2. Tom Watson ATG 3. Jack Nicklaus ATG 4. Payne Stewart 1985 5. Phil Mickelson ATG 6. Tiger Woods ATG 7.…
Think of this as an APBA League for Golf. Craig Small is spearheading an ambitious project involving the APBA Golf Game. It’s an interactive tournament which will include APBA players from everywhere using different pro golfers and courses. Craig is calling it the Tabletop Golf Association Tour or TGA Tour…
Not too long ago, Mel M updated us on his 1967 replay with a great recap of the National League. Good news! He just sent me a similar update of the American League. Both leagues are played up to the All-Star break in Mel’s replay now. Here’s the update that…
Today’s Weird Card isn’t really an APBA Card at all but was included in the 1970 set. It was an accompanying card that simply corrected the errors that APBA Company caught after the set was published but before it was shipped. Scott Veatch who sent this to me, says: “The…
Being April Fool’s Day, I toyed with the idea of maybe posting a Babe Ruth or Rogers Hornsby card for Terrible Card Tuesday but I figured you all have seen enough fake stuff on the web today. Brought to by Scott Veatch, today’s selection IS a Hall of Famer but…
This is a Monster Card that is well overdue. The pitcher who all pitchers are compared. It’s Ed Walsh of 1908. In 1908, ‘Big Ed’ went 40-15 with the Chicago White Stockings. In 464 innings, 66 games and 49 starts, he compiled 269 strikeouts, 42 complete games, and 11 shutouts,…
Hamels and Lewis are Tired, Price is Worn Out and Cook just has the Itch We’re a couple weeks into the BBW Boys of Summer APBA League and so far, I’m enjoying it more than I probably thought I would. One of more interesting features I find intriguing is Advanced…
I am so ready to play my Terribles vs Monsters series, I can taste it! Three more polls to go. Now, you get your chance to vote on the Monsters thirdbaseman. For a while, this position had been ignored by the Hall of Fame and had few inductees (that’s been…