by Scott Fennessy Funny when the Beatles sing this phrase it’s a great song. Unfortunately when you hit that 23 with runners on the corners it just ended your game. For me the upside is that there is one less third baseman headed for the trainer’s room. I know it’s…
What do you get when you have part Monster Card and part Terrible Card? It’s certainly a candidate for a Weird Card Wednesday. Scott Veatch found this Tommy Harper card of 1969 which is pretty wild. I’ve not found one quite like it. Definitely a card in need of…
Brian Ross recommended this week’s Terrible Card, 2011 Adam Rosales. It’s so recent, I’m surprised I missed it. After a decent year in 2010 for the A’s (.271, 7 HR in 255 AB), Rosales didn’t get much playing time in 2011 and didn’t do much with what he had. He…
Pastor Rich Zawadski made a pitch for 1961 Wally Post for this week’s Monster Card Monday. Now here’s a clutch card! In limited play, Wally Post hit 16 homers in 282 at-bats for the Cincinnati Reds in 1961. I didn’t even bother putting his steals down below since he didn’t…
Tony DiEgidio has a good question regarding speed numbers: “I would like to better understand how 10s and 11s are awarded on cards. I have only played the master Game – perhaps my question is simply answered by how the two results differ in the Basic Game??” This is a…
For the first time in a couple decades, I’m in two leagues and as of last week, we have begun both of our seasons. We started the Illowa APBA League (10 team Basic Game) the night after we drafted a few weekends ago. As for the Boys of Summer League…
I’m on to the thirdbasemen now and it’s the Terribles poll up first. I have to say this is one most ‘Terrible’ groupings I have seen. Yikes! American League pitchers can hit better than most of these guys. I even threw in 2011 Jayson Nix for those purists out there…
Mel M is halfway through his 1967 National League replay. At the All-Star break, Mel thought he would send me a recap of the first half of the season. Clemente pacing the league with a .384 average NL standings 7/9/1967. The All-Star break 1) St. Louis Cardinals…51-34 The Cardinals…
Maybe it’s just from where I’m sitting but it seems that Michigan has a high density of APBA players. I just seem to know a lot of them from that fair state. Now, here’s a league based from there. John Modzinski just emailed the APBA Blog about the Motor City…
Scott Veatch is becoming one of my favorite contributors, I tell you. He suggested another 1969 XB, Danny Murphy of the Chicago Cubs. Pitcher Danny Murphy’s batting stats in ‘69 are quite simple. He came to bat twice and walked once. Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR…