With the Boys of Summer APBA League getting into the swing of things (we’re finishing up our draft on Sunday), there’s talk of how to use Baseball for Windows MicroManagers. With that in mind, I thought I’d feature this manual from 1991 for MicroManager for Flashback Friday. This early version…
Mel M. sends me the ultimate in the all or nothing card. It’s Jim Gott’s 1987 card. Gott split his time between the Pirates and the Giants that year and didn’t do too bad as a pitcher. He sported a 3.41 ERA and struck out 90 batters in 87 innings…
Ok, disregard the pitching grade here. There is obviously nothing “terrible” with 1987 Frank Viola’s AXZ grade. In fact, his 17-10 record and 2.90 ERA for the Twins was good enough to rank sixth in the Cy Young voting. But now look at his hitting card. Are there enough 13s…
by Scott Fennessy 9/10/1905 Cincinnati, OH The Cubs only got to face the Cardinals in a one game series due to schedule cutting to meet my season limit of 140 games. That is disappointing as they are really in a free fall, and the Reds team they now face features…
Finally, here it is! As I mentioned earlier, this 1930 Bill Terry card should have been one of the first posted. Pastor Rich Zawadski had even forwarded it to me. But for months, I was under the assumption I had featured him. Now, Terry finally gets his due. Those who…
With the less than formidable cards you saw with the Terribles secondbasemen, you’ll be happy to see the choices for the Monsters. They were so good, I actually included one player twice for two different seasons. I’m sure Pastor Rich knows who I’m talking about (more info here on my…
Sometimes even I am amazed by what happens when APBA fans get together. When faced with a pretty major setback, a group of baseball fans will find a way to get things done. The Boys of Summer APBA Online League, spearheaded by commissioner Shawn Baier, were ready to draft for…
Jason sent me a question which really deserves an article: He asks: Do you have any guides, tips, hints, plug and play templates, magic wands, etc for helping me create and maintain a league? I admit, that’s quite a question with a lot of answers. I did check back with…
by Scott Fennessy 9/8/1905 St. Louis, MO The Cubs arrive in St. Louis to face the struggling Cardinals and renew their rivalry. The Cards have made a ton of moves now that they are officially eliminated from the pennant chase, and send their hottest pitcher, Jake Thielman (right) to the…
Amado Samuel’s card from 1962 was suggested by Scott Veatch. Samuel was an infielder for three years in the early 60s for the Milwaukee Braves. This 1962 card represents Samuel’s rookie year for the Braves. He actually got in over 200 at-bats that season and hit three homers with a…