I’m surprised I haven’t posted this 1977 Johnny Bench card already. I was thirteen in 1977 and despite being a Cubs fan, I had a healthy respect for Mr. Bench. I was certainly glad he was on my side when All-Star Game came ’round. Johnny Bench was 29 in 1977…
Good news! The Toledo-based Glass City APBA Baseball Tournament-VIII is back on! Tournament organizer Ron Emch had to cancel the GCABT-VIII (for a very good reason). Enter father-son duo Norm and Zach Zavela. They have both volunteered to organize the tourney for this season. The GCABT is back on for…
The Schulz brothers are at it again. Ken and Darren have scheduled their ninth Pittsburgh-based APBA tournament named after their mother. The Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball Tournament is set to roll on October 28, 2023. Ken and Darren Schulz with last year’s LBS champ Tim Rounds (center) Here…
This is a Babe Ruth card I don’t think I have seen before. It was posted on Facebook recently by Charles Cox. It’s Babe Ruth’s 1918 APBA card when he was with the Red Sox. It proves how versatile Ruth was. Not only was he coming into his own as…
There were plenty of cancellations due to nasty weather but Rich Zawadzki still hosted 48 participants in his 9th annual Greater Michigan APBA Baseball Tournament. The 9th annual GMABT was held March 4, 2023 at the Loomis Park Baptist Church in Jackson, Michigan. Of those 48, Norm Zavela came out…
Steve Stein sent me a report on the Transcontinental Baseball League draft which was held last weekend. Unfortunately, his recap was laden with some bad news. Two TBL managers passed away in the week prior to the draft. At the draft weekend, a moment of silence was held for Paul…
Last weekend, the managers of the Illowa APBA League met in Downers Grove, Illinois for their 49th consecutive draft. Not only that, the postseason from the previous season played out and then we got a head start on the 2023 regular season. The IAL is a 10-team APBA basic game…
This weekend, the Illowa APBA League will meet in the Chicago area. We will conclude the 2022 season with the postseason. Once that’s over, we will draft for the 2023 season and play the first 30 games of the regular season. The IAL is a 10-team APBA basic game league…
This Monster Card might be a little different and some of y’all will most likely disagree with it. But here goes… It’s 2021 Mike Zunino. My Twin City Thunderchickens faced Zunino and the Colona Upperdeckers in the last series of the 2022 Illowa APBA League season. I was amazed by…
What’s this? Julio Rodriguez was not picked first in an APBA League draft? Indeed. Dom Provisiero sends his draft report of the O.Z. League and the Braves’ centerfielder Michael Harris went numero uno. What gives? Dom explains, “Julio & Adley (Rutschman) were already picked last year un-carded”. Here are the…